Heavy Stuff

So new Core77 article on Concrete Tableware. Although it doesn;t have a ton to do with web design, or even the design I'm necessarily looking not, it was definitely something that caught my eye. It shows how innovative design are, and need to be, in order to come up with new idea that will be original, effective and make use of an resource not tapped into yet.

Are you kidding me???

"An aluminum Lockheed Lounge chair by designer Marc Newson sold today at Phillips de Pury in London for 1.1 million pounds ($1.6 million), an auction record for a piece of contemporary design art"

Obviously I need to get into the chair business.

When In a Recession....

So my new favorite my new favorite thing to blog about is an kind of recycled item. I.e. anything that saves the environment, is reused from something old, etc etc. Soooo since obviously core77 knew this, here's an entire article on re-manufactured art pieces.
One example below:

Too Much?

"The internet isn't full, but we are"
In this post by Seth Godin, he discusses how we've just about had enough with every kind of thing that was possible to put on the internet....ergo, in a sense the internet is full. He clarifies that everything only has a certain amount of space and the internet's space has run up. Or, even more clearly, we have decided the internet space is run up. People can keep creating more and more and more place to put stuff, but how much until we just stop looking because there is just oo much to go through?

Take some Time

core77 article here

Sander Mulder Studio's awesome "About Time" clock doesn't have moving hands; instead the whole thing moves.

Poetry in motion; this innovative clock reveals the passing of time by rolling around your desk. The hours are spelled out in one long continuous sentence and the part that touches the surface marks the time.

Designed in reaction to our stressed lives, where we tend to plan our daily life to the minute, this clock only tells you 'it's about six o'clock' or 'it's almost seven now'.

While rolling around your desk, the slow but constant, almost meditative motion allows you to relax and maybe even forget about time for a few minutes.

Is it hot in here???

Read the dezeen article here

Architects RMJM have launched a concept for apartment blocks that do not require heating

By using innovative ‘Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery’ (MVHR) technology designed by award-winning Max Fordham Consulting Engineers, combined with an exceptionally high level of air tightness, heat generated within the home – such as body heat and heat from household appliances - is reused to maintain indoor air temperature at a constant level. MVHR negates the need for a traditional heating system.
In the summer, the dual aspect, double height loft-style and open plan living space will provide natural ventilation in high temperatures, reducing the requirement for air conditioning for hot climates. Rain water is collected from the roof and redistributed for toilet flushing.

Potato/Potatoe

"Design research," a term invented by the design community, is not recognized or known outside of this group; the term recognized by other individuals in business (and as an established profession) is "market research."

So if it only matters to the design community, who cares? They're all a bunch of hippies anyway...

Career Change

If I could do this for a living maybe I would? Whose to say building materials are only relegated to steel brick or wood. Whats next? Peanut butter?? Architects are invited to submit designs that will be made into jellies that will be exhibited (and eaten) at a special Architectural Jelly Banquet during the London Festival of Architecture 2008.

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