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
Knock knock. Who's there? It's Jesus! Kiel Mead recently debuted some new wares including "The Grand Entrance", shown above. Inspired by a Catholic upbringing and memories of a crucifix greeting him upon each home arrival, Mead decided to cram some function into the religious tchochke with this two-for-one spiritual reminder/door knocker.
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Comments
As a former catholic, the knocker can be funny --- and maybe even to Baptists as well. Who didn't have one of these things on the wall.
Problem is, ours was in the guest room, and I didn't really think about it until after I brought a girlfriend home who slept there. She was Jewish, and related how she found it creepy and difficult.
It's kind of a militant martyrdom where you force your guests to view a golden corpse of someone they (if they're Jewish) have been accused of being responsible for killing, and even have had their people have one or two problems over the millenia as a result. It can, in those instances be a disturbing thing to throw at guests.
Want an ironic use without offending the guests? How about a set of crucifix-form personal care products: brush your teeth with the crucifix, clip your nails with the crucifix, or a nice corn-buffer.
this is wrong..