Designer: MoMA Location: New York, New York Image Credits: MoMA In a gift to the city’s subway riders, MoMA takes over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue/Pacific Street subway station, filling the station with reproductions of over 50 works of art in the MoMA collection. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, walk through the station to see images of works by Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh, Charles Eames, Cind..
Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo. A short animated film about the feedback loops likely to lead to catastrophic climate change, by Leo Murray. The script, with extensive peer-reviewed references and additional information and links, is available at wakeupfreakout.org/ from vimeo by Leo Murray
Or: Sylvia Lavin - Practice Makes Perfect. This spring Sylvia Lavin gave a lecture at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam about why she discards iconography in architecture. She started her lecture by stating: “We do not need any more penis-buildings”. That statement was illustrated by some penis-buildings in architectural history, the penis-building in Hong Hong, the penis-buildings by Jean Nouv..
[+] GIRL: Not yet? - - - - - [+] GIRL: Are they really going to do it? BOY: I’m telling you, they’ll do it. Watch. - - - - - [+] DOCTOR: So… what seems to be the problem? - - - - - [+] PATIENT: Uh, it’s just some pain in one of my back teeth. Uh… DOCTOR: Mmm hmm. - - - - - [+] DOCTOR: I see. The root of your pain does not exist in our dimension. Kishikawa-kun, go get the usual stuff. NURSE: OK. ..
Dezeen podcasts: in this episode of our series of podcasts for the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan talks to Josephine Chanter at an exhibition of his work, on show at the museum. The exhibition is a comprehensive presentation of Chalayan’s projects in the UK, spanning fifteen years. It continues until 17 May. Top image: Hussein Chalayan, INERTIA Spring,Summer 2009. Abo..
(photo: Peter Turo) The UFO flew in along the coast from the nearby town of Sopot, and then circled the centre of Gdansk. The UFO made its startling and surprising appearance soon after sunset. It appeared to be covered in lights displaying a series of geometric colour patterns. “ (photo: Peter Turo) “Untitled (UFO)” is an art project conceived by established New York artist Peter Coffin. Cinimo..
The fifth of our Design Miami Chat Shows filmed in Miami last month features British designer Ross Lovegrove. The fifth of our Design Miami Chat Shows filmed in Miami last month features British designer Ross Lovegrove. Filmed at Design Miami in front of a live audience, Lovegrove talks about the five images (which all happen to be of his own work) he selected in response to the Design Miami Cha..
The Dedar Collections: A Summary 90 fabrics for sheers in 450 colours - 130 fabrics for decoration in 1300 colours - 70 fabrics for upholstery in 820 colours 1000 extra-wide fabrics from 300 to 330 cm: of which 263 used for curtains - 365 taffetas; plains, stripes and matelasse 125 cottons: plains and stripes - 125 silks: plains, large patterns and stripes - 418 fabrics on permanently fire retar..
Clarence House is considered the foremost style-setter in thedecorative fabric industry and is the first choice of many of theworld's top interior designers. The company was founded in 1961 by New York interior designerRobin Roberts on the premise that design integrity was a goal thatcould be achieved through uncompromising artistry and technicalquality. Eventually, Clarence House became involve..
Still image from generative software Process 16 2006 Software Variable SizeProcess 16 is a text that defines a process and a software interpretation of the text. The text can be read in the Process Compendium. QuickTime Movie The text is displayed next to a dual projection surface. The process executes simultaneously on both sides. The mechanisms are exposed on the right and the process surface ..
