Saturday, August 31, 2013

Design Details No. 15 - Car Shaped Bicycle Rack, Helsinki...


A bicycle-rack outside a library in Helsinki which also illustrates (makes a point about) how many bicycles can be stored in the volume of a single car parking slot... 

Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Bouroullecs at the Arts Decoratifs, Paris...


A few images from the, still ongoing, exhibition at the Arts Decoratifs in Paris, showing the work of the Bouroullec brothers, who, in their own unique way, provide a take and a somewhat scaleless rendition of interdisciplinary design... 
















Sunday, August 25, 2013

Designs Details No. 14 - Shaded Hardhat, Seoul...


An interesting, five-pence-worth, contribution from Korea to the debate regarding the regional blue-collar workers' battles with heat... 

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Cu3o in Pages...


The Cu3o cabinet is featured in the inaugural issue of the Pages magazine, published by AoK Publishing. 

Please click here for more info and images of the design... 

Design Details No. 13 - Stirring Rod, Amsterdam...


A truly simple and straightforward idea I'm surprised I haven't come across elsewhere. A stick to stir a citrus-fruit-slice accompanied beverage that allows one to also conveniently squeeze, crush and pulp it for additional gustatory enjoyment... Brilliant..! 


Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Design Details No. 12 - Step up to a Mall, Doha...


The pedestrian step-up to the Gate Mall, one of the more exclusive shopping locales in Doha. Considering that the mall has been open for over a year it becomes clear that, as it stands, ambulatory means of moving in the city aren't really prioritized or even considered... 

Design Details No. 11 - Short Bicycle Path, Education City, Doha...


A, very short, two lane bicycle path outside the Virginia Commonwealth University in Education City, Doha...


Tuesday, August 20, 2013

QF Headquarters Rising (Further) - Doha...


A few updated images of the rising QF headquarters designed by OMA. For earlier images (from last September) of the building please click here...