Ars Electronica
Sept. 4-9, 2008
Linz, Austria
London Design Festival
Sept. 13-23, 2008
London, UK
Polar Opposites Conference
Sept. 10-13, 2008
Phoenix, AZ
Neubauism
Sept. 5-Oct. 5, 2008
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
VITRA DESIGN MUSEUM SUMMER WORKSHOPS
Participants live & work for 1 week w/ renowned designers, architects and artists at the Domaine de Boisbuchet.70 images
BICYCLE
A 100-day Dutch event anchored by an exhibition at the Designhuis in Eindhoven.100 images
FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW 2008
The greatest display of aircraft on the planet. In Hampshire, UK.194 images
CERAMICS AND SOUND EXHIBITION
The works of artists and designers recently at the European Ceramic Workcenter (.ekwc).55 images
100 PERCENT DESIGN SHANGHAI
Designers Richard Hutten, Michael Young & Patrick Jouin join creative directors Tobias Wong & Aric Chen.61 images
HAMBURG HARLEY DAYS 2008
Bill Davidson and some 75,000 (custom) motorbikes.80 images
BERLIN DESIGN FESTIVAL 2008
"The Sky Is Not The Limit" at the Berlin Design Festival.64 images
NEW YORK DESIGN WEEK 2008
A hearty collection of the best the Design World has to offer.224 images
MAKER FAIRE 2008
A wonderland of populist & homespun tech, courtesy of Make Mag. In San Mateo, CA.48 images
The cocktail umbrella: Does it really do anything? It definitely opens and closes like a real umbrella, so it seems the dead-end functional charm of the miniature rain shield has single-handedly managed to keep it alive over the years. In celebration of this long summer weekend, we leave you with a tribute to the cocktail umbrella.
via coudal
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And don't forget the hidden, exotic bonus that many cocktail umbrella's provide: when the sliding mechanism gets disassembled, one is treated to small pieces of Chinese newspapers.