Lot 617 is a full-scale replica of John Harrison's first sea clock, the first portable timepiece used successfully at sea. This Monday evening, Dava Sobel and Will Andrewes (
Timex 2154) will lead a panel discussion at
Sothebys, "Navigation Through Time."
Michael Kuehn told 90 designers, architects and artists to "think of things the world has never seen" and presented the products in a one-month
exhibition-cum-shop called
Sin Berlin. they include
Chanel hand grenades, gold-chained tampons, designer clothes with sewn-in hangers meant to be hung and admired, custom handbags from scans of any part of your body,
an amulet that exudes biochemical substances that boost your self-esteem,
'anti-violence stuffed toys' that emit a soothing Lavender scent when pummelled. their plan is to do this in different cities. next up is Helsinki.
Design Times Square is a public/private effort to raise awareness of design in the vicinity of Times Square in NYC. A jury has nominated 39 places, spaces, signs and buildings as distinguished examples of design. When you
vote online, make sure to choose a Core77 favorite, the Howard Johnson's restaurant at 1551 Broadway - a classic!
the latest in
biomimetic textiles is inspired by pinecones. it consists of a top layer of microscopic "spikes," possibly made of wool, that opens up when the wearer is hot and sweating and closes when the sweating stops. the bottom layer is water-repellent. the University of Bath's
Centre for Biomimetics and the
London College of Fashion are jointly researching the material, which they think could be in everyday use by people within a few years.
Hans Hagen's incredible
QTVR from inside a sealed potato chip bag. Makes us think, does the light really go off when you close the refrigerator door?
A parody site, put up by IKEA:
ELITE DESIGNERS AGAINST IKEAWe are the Elite Designers. We design profound and beautiful furniture for those with wealth and taste. Which is why IKEA makes us furious livid and angry. Do their designs live, breathe and growl? Are they born from tears of pain? Do they gently touch the bottom of the human soul? Pah! Of course not, no more than weeds can attract a bee. The big blue place is odious, its affordable design is sickeningly shallow and we loathe it even more than we loathe football. Please join us in our unqualified hatred.Interesting positioning strategy. And definitely check out the merchanise, or try to buy something...
You know you really believe in your work when you decide to live in it. Such is the case with
Charlie Lazor's Flatpak House, a modern prefab, now for sale to the general public.