i'm in my home town visiting family and the local farm supply store. anybody need an auger or a bedding fork?
Monday, March 31, 2008
greetings from wisconsin.
limited edition serie.
limited edition serie tee from almost naked. you pick the number and they make the shirt. [via formfiftyfive.]
simplicity system.
simplicity system by emanuele andrea patton.
simplicity system is a project that wants to redesign the way of laying the dining table. Inspired by traditional customs, the project composes a logical and esthetical distribution of the tableware using a series of white porcelain objects that joined together create the appearance of the dining table. dining is a moment of relax, but it can however be nice to remember some traditional rules and in a simple way prepare a fine looking table.
Friday, March 28, 2008
15 ways to sleep on a train.
15 ways to sleep on a train by olimpia zagnoli.
i decided to create this little book when i started hanging out with ale. he lives in seregno which is almost 25 km far from milan. i’m not so good at driving so i thought about taking the train. obviously i already had the occasion to travel by train but i had never been part of the everyday groove. when i began taking trains at rush hours i realized how stressful, alienating and sometimes smelling a travel could be...
Thursday, March 27, 2008
public umbrella.
public umbrella submission from the parckdesign competition in brussels.
with urban space already being sufficiently saturated, this furniture is above all designed as something that is grafted onto what is already present; it hangs from posts to offer something to pedestrians. it provides shelter while you rest and contemplate during a shower the architecture that surrounds you. the shape of this furniture is that of an umbrella to symbolize shelter from the rain, but this will of course be more robust, it will be made entirely of metal and then painted.
glo pillow.
glo pillow by embryo. [via crib candy.]
the glo pillow is an alternative to the traditional alarm clock. it was designed with teammate eoin mcnally in response to a brief to create a product which helps to combat the pressures of a "24 hour" lifestyle.
the pillow uses an led fabric substrate below the surface to wake the user using light. this substrate also functions as a display, showing the time on the pillows surface using the grid of leds below.
40 minutes before the pre-set alarm time the pillow begins to glow and gently brings the user out of sleep. this natural waking process helps to set the circadian rhythm or "body clock" and results in more healthy sleep/wake patterns.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
african necklace multicolor
african necklace multicolor and african necklace black by reality studio. [via some notes on napkins.]
to-do tattoo.
i admit i'm one of those people who write things on their hands then days later its still there because it won't wash off. to-do tattoo by andy ward of oof collective. (i just hope it washes off.)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
the four (gold).
the four (gold) by meat bun.
screw you ringo and dr. dre. let's see you turn a humble hanafuda card shack into a billion dollar waggle empire. ha! you don't even know what the hell i'm talking about. i would so kick your ass at wii tennis, you wouldn't even be able to return one of my smokin' serves.
micro-compact home (m-ch).
micro-compact home (m-ch) by prof. richard horden and his student design team at the technical university in munich. [via inhabitat.]
inspired by the intimate scale of a japanese tea house and the compact efficiency of a smart-car, students working on a joint project between the technical university of munich and the tokyo institute of technology have come up with a tiny, transportable dwelling called the micro-compact home (m-ch). the lightweight structure is only 2.65 m cubed (roughly 77 sq ft), but incorporates everything a person needs in a home in its super compact design.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
thank you edgar.
thank you to edgar allen beem of yankee magazine for including me in his list of the best art blogs in new england! i'm always humbled when people notice my little blog.