This is part of Dezeen podcasts, features an interviews with Sam Hecht and Kim Colin (above) of Industrial Facility talk to Design Museum curator Gemma Curtain about Some Recent Projects and Under a Fiver, an exhibition of their work at the museum until 7 September 2008.

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This audio piece have loads of information, especially the principle of industrial design. The sound quality is generally well recorded and the topics discussed in this podcast are easily recognized by every industrial designers. It gives a really good sense of profession in designs and how this area of industries work today. the describsions of the products in this podcast are terrific, i can pictures how they look like without seeing the pictures...

a series of objects collected by Hecht. (each costing less than five pounds)

Picturemate printer for Epson Japan, new approach on consumer electronic products.

Enchord table for Herman Miller

must listen.. fellow industrial designers

thx dezeen

"Pasa de los residuos"

Dos iniciativas en un objeto destino a los deshechos.

La primera muestra los lugares donde hay uno de estos "containers" y su contenido de modo que otros puedan reutilizar lo que está destinado al vertedero. ¡Eso es sostenible! (Y hay gente que tira cosas valiosas por puro desconocimiento.)

http://www.andrewhilton.net/oli/nav.php

La segunda trata de convertir los "containers" en espacios públicos como jardines, piscinas o rampas de patinaje. ¡Simplemente genial! Una idea fresca y subversiva que debería hacerte pensar sobre la cantidad de espacios en la ciudad que cedemos a causas inútiles y que deberían ser lugares de uso y disfrute.

Merece la pena echar un ojo a las "transformaciones" (skipconversions)   +info

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This is the first sofa that we've seen that's designed for both outdoor and indoor use. There is nothing greater than a multifunctional piece of furniture. Christian Vivanco designed it and it looks perfect for lounging around at home while working on your laptop. It's design is reminiscent of a chaise longue, but it can seat more than one person.

My latest from Unplggd...

Bien, nueva vez el Blog Day unifica links y Blothers.
Acá les va una selección de 5 blogs (aunque hay muuuchos más), que leo a diario y que de una otra forma, me hace sentir más deseos de crear y seguir bloguiando.
A pesar de que es el 31 de Agosto, nunca es tarde para dar créditos a las personas que nos influyen en esta comunidad.

http://abduzeedo.com/
En realidad, aunque lo mio es la radio y la arquitectura, este site siempre tiene algo nuevo y cool para los seguidores del arte grafico. Actualizacion diaria, y unos wallpapers de puta madre.

http://www.dosisdiarias.com/
Sarcasmo, realidad, humor negro, pero sobre todo, unas viñetas que nos dejan pensando muchas cosas.

http://www.pedrogenaro.com/
Me encanta la fotografia, y este buen dominicano, como lo es el Sr. Genaro, no puede faltar en ningun Reader. Fotografias que demuestran lo ´inagotable´ que es esta isla.

http://www.dezeen.com/
Arquitectura, pasión e ingenio. Actualizaciones tras actualizaciones, que nos dejan claro el papel del arquitecto en la historia de la humanidad.

http://www.mymusikita.blogspot.com/
Of course, Music. Una impresionante colección de música de varios géneros para los melomanos empedernidos de la blogosfera.

Feliz Dia Blothers.

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Flagstore Louis Vuitton, Japan

The design for the 10 storey (54 meter tall) flagship Louis Vuitton store in Japan aims to establish an architectural equivalent of the identity of Louis Vuitton in which classical and modern qualities are blended, reinforcing each other. The design inspires the visitor with a feeling of being in the House of Louis Vuitton by celebrating the qualities that make up the essence of the company, its products, its history and its future.

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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.

Well, all this concentration on emotions naturally leads sellers into the abstract and visceral worlds of good art and design...So, we get some pretty stores and products for all our trouble. Check out the first London outlet for Aesop, a skincare line from Australia. The store was designed by Ilse Crawford, and is both stellar and exquisite...like your humble narrator.

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As part of their Top Ten series dezeen.com have posted a top ten list of the best skyscraper designs based on the visits to the different posts on their website.

The number one design is the LEGO towers by Bjarke Ingels Group. It is a proposal for a residential, retail and hotel development in Copenhagen.

Here is a small timelapse clip of how the LEGO Tower was build over the course of five weeks...

LEGO Tower Bjarke Ingels Group - 03:16 min

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http://www.dezeen.com/ is great. Here are some favorite links to or from that site:

• The photo above is from:
  • http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/17/mountain-dwellings-by-big/
• Forget "green." The avant garde is now "motorcycle friendly building":
  
  • http://www.dezeen.com/2008/04/03/ne-apartments-by-yuji-nakae-akiyoshi-takagi-and-hirofumi-ohno/#more-11013
• An auditorium by Serero:
  • http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/25/saint-cyprien-vthr-by-serero/#more-10775
• The whole room is a gigantic Eames chair:
  • http://www.nmda-inc.com/index.php?/projects/mufg-umeda/
• The sheer advertising possibilities blow my mind:
  • http://www.klein-dytham.com/project/architecture/billboard-building/1
• I don't really like the face of the building, but I think the interior is elegant:
  • http://www.dezeen.com/2008/04/03/esherick-house-by-louis-kahn/#more-10985
• Maybe just the windows:
  • http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/13/6302%c2%b0-house-by-schemata-architecture-office/
• Lighting:
  
  • http://www.dezeen.com/2008/01/30/hand-blown-light-bulbs-by-dylan-kehde-roelofs/
    • These remind me of the collection of x-ray tubes at the Int. Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago
• Stephen Holl:
  • http://www.dezeen.com/2008/03/06/construction-of-linked-hybrid-by-steven-holl/#more-10202
    • Stephen Holl Architects is also responsible for this building on the University of Iowa campus.
    • More: http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/26/sliced-porosity-block-by-steven-holl-architects/

Ooh, fun...more design links (left mysteriously unlabeled to increase your delight):

• http://www.pixagogo.com/7180565202
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/triborough/334746135/in/set-72157594441672864/
• http://www.bibliothequedesign.com/#
• http://www.pxlpark.com/index.php?cat=14

Aujourd'hui LVMH (grand mécène de l'art) lui commande un joyau, un diamant pour le couronnement du luxe. Ce que l'on prenait chez Gehry pour des carapaces, tel un tatou géant, s'élève vers de nouveaux horizons. Et si ces formes n'étaient en sommes, depuis le début que des nuages. Où l'on entendrait claquer en signe d'orage les tôles d'un trucage sonore ?

Mais la pluie est passée et maintenant le nuage lourd et inquiétant laisse place à des volutes blanches. Tel un coton, où l'artiste, d'une position confortable, n'a plus qu'à exprimer son art.

dossier de presse du pavillon de l'arsenal

Bijoux d'art, nuage de protection, les choses rares s'effacent dans un reflet blanc et transparent. Tel un brume qui nous permet de commencer à voir. Nuage de perception.

On est loin, à mille lieux au-dessus, du mauvais goût de Dubaï avec son projet de cité céleste. Nuage stylisé, qui plairait temps aux enfants mais qui n'en ai pas moins une prétention d'une sur-humanité élevée à la cité des dieux. Dubaï - d'où bye bye !

Cette sorte d'île aux enfants colossale, pour prouver quoi ? Que le nuage de Dubaï peut pisser plus loin que les autres ? Bref ! ça reste amusant quand même. Comme tout concours de quequettes n'est ce pas ? Mais bon je préfère re-garder les nuages comme des forces inatteignables que seul la sensibilité, l'humilité et la patience permettent de nous effleurer.

Gilles Clément nous parle du nuage comme forme (qui a ses contours) qui contient ( de l'eau, des résidus, de l'énergie) mais que l'on peut traverser sans même en connaître les limites. Sorte d'enchevêtrement de goulettes d'eaux sans cesse en mouvement, en perpétuels déséquilibres, se reconstituent tour à tour en direction du ciel. Echafaudage instable et lourd comme une forêt et léger comme un souffle.

Arne Quinze (designer) lui garde la tête dans les nuages. Nuages précaires de bois, échafaudage d'allumettes. Enchevêtrement, tissage de bâtonnets. Charpente fractale. Ardente construction. Voûte céleste qui ferait chavirer n'importe quelle église.

pour en savoir plus sur son travail, rendez vous sur le superbe site Dezeen design Magazine : Arne Quinze

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