Here are new photos of the shoes Zaha Hadid Architects designed for Brazilian brand Melissa. The moulded plastic shoes were launched last month. Photos are by David Grandorge and used with permission. More Dezeen stories about designer shoes: Campana Brothers for Melissa Jaime Hayon for Camper Apprentice shoes by Doshi Levien eBoy trainers for DKNY Electric Light Shoe by Freedom of Creation for ..
Thailand-based designers Ango showed a range of lights at 100% Design London last month. The lights are made from a range of materials including silk worm cocoons, rattan and mulberry tree bark. Above: Ebony Sky. Top Image: Chrysalis Wall Ango was founded in 2003 by Architectural Association graduate Angus Hutcheson. Above: Seventh Stone. The following captions are from Ango: – Product: Snow Cir..
Bubble table lights The Cluster table light is hand-blown in Brooklyn and measures 16" in diameter. The form evolved out of my interest in Slow Design, manifesting here in barnacle-like vessels fused together, in murky translucents. Two 40-watt double-loop Edison bulbs are included, with cloth-covered cord. It is also on view at the Met Home Showtime Showhouse in rooms designed by Tori Golub. Bu..
French designer Philippe Starck has designed a motorbike for French motorcycle manufacturer Voxan. According to Motorcyclists Online, it’s a prototype and it’s called the Café Racer Super Naked. More information to follow soon hopefully but for now here’s some images. Update 01/02/08: Here’s some info from Starck’s office: “VOXAN the exclusive and unique French motorbike brand presents its new e..
Berlin-based Mashallah Design & Linda Kostowski have created items of clothing by scanning human bodies and using the data to create sewing patterns. Above: Wolf The human form is turned into 3D patterns of polygons, which are then turned into 2D files and used to laser cut fabric. Above: Wolf. Above: Juki Above: Juki Above: Swimmies The following information is from Mashallah Design: – THE T-SH..
Following our story last week about Olafur Eliasson’s latest addition to the BMW Art Cars series, here are some photographs of the other 15 cars in the series, which invites leading artists to work with the marque’s vehicles. Above: Alexander Calder (1975). The collection began in 1975 when French racing driver Hervé Poulain commissioned his friend Calder to paint his BMW 3.0 CSL (above). Below:..
The GINA Light Visionary Model by BMW is a concept featuring a flexible fabric skin stretched over an articulated metal frame, meaning the car can change shape. Developed by BMW Group Design and unveiled yesterday, the concept is meant to provoke discussion about the possibilities of car design in the future. Doors open upwards and outwards, creating folds in the material that disappear when the..
Architects Foster + Partners have designed the 40 Signature Series yacht for YachtPlus. The 41-metre yacht is under construction at Rodriquez Cantieri Navali boat yard in Italy and will be available from September. The following information is from YachtPlus: – Exclusive to YachtPlus, the Foster designed 40 “Signature Series” is a new concept private luxury super-yacht for a new generation of ya..
The Toyota iQ, a compact city car that is thought to be the smallest four-seater on the market, is about to go into production. The production version, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, has seating for three adults and a child and is 2.985 metres long and 1.5 metres high. Toyota expect to produce 100,000 iQs a year when it goes into production in October. The following is from..
