31
July
2008
I’ve scoured 2 sites for the most creative and most unique drive designs. Thanks to chipchick
and mimoco.
1 These look like skateboards.
2 These took their inspiration from food. Yum!
3 For Poker addicts
4 You can also opt for rubber clothes, a USB dress me up
5 These were my favorites, mimobots
Posted: cute stuff
9
July
2008
Really Clever! These are some pieces of furniture that can be used in several ways. I found most of them from Urbanist’s article and I’ve added a few of my own.
1 sofa+lounger+chair by Roel Verhagen-Kaptein
2 wall art+chair by Studio Dror
3 Mealbox by Igland Design
4 side table + bookshelf by Bertrand Pinceman
5 cabinet+kitchen+dining table
6 Tona Chair designed by Diego Gonazalez King.
7 Ilo by Carmela Niederhauser & Nadine Grau - designed to be converted from infant to teen years
8 one complete bedroom package in a box
Many thanks to Weburbanist and to Yanko.
Posted: furniture
7
July
2008
Most of these are concept clocks, found them at the Yanko Design website. Way cool.
1 The Digital Time concept by Freddie Yauner - tells time up to the millionth of a second.
2 “D/A Clock” by Alvin Aronson - this clock works with LED inspired bas reliefs.
3 Inverted Clock by Jason Linde - as a twist, the minute hand remains stationary
4 Keychain Pocket Watch by Francisco Cubides - shines even in total darkness
5 Verbarius by
Art Lebedev Studio - instead of the usual clockface, this design offers to show what time it is in words
6 Blowfly Flying Alarm Clock by Ena Macana - for those of us unconsciously pressing the snooze button all the time…this clock literally flies about you in an attempt to annoy you to consciousness much like when you get irritated by a buzzing mosquito near your ear
7 Pixel Perfect Hour Glass by Pavel Balykin - for a retro feel
Posted: cute stuff
7
July
2008
Fried egg candle by Jaehyung Hong
clipped from Yanko.
Posted: cute stuff
7
July
2008
Style
• geometric and angular shapes
• chrome, glass, shiny fabrics, mirrors and mirror tiles
• stylised images of aeroplanes, cars, cruise liners, skyscrapers
• nature motifs - shells, sunrises, flowers
• theatrical contrasts - highly polished wood and glossy black lacquer mixed with satin and furs
Influences
• art nouveau - deco kept the nature motifs of its predecessor but discarded its flowing organic shapes and pastels for bolder materials and colours such as chrome and black
• cubism -painters such as Picasso were experimenting with space, angles and geometry
• early Hollywood - the glamorous world of the silver screen filtered through to design using shiny fabrics, subdued lighting, and mirrors. Cocktail cabinets and smoking paraphernalia became highly fashionable
The names
• Eileen Gray - furniture
• Raymond Templier - jewellery
• Clarice Cliff - china
• René Lalique - glass and jewellery
At the time
• 1912 RMS Titanic sails
• 1922 Tutankhamun’s tomb is discovered
• 1922 Ulysses by James Joyce is published
• 1931 Empire State Building is completed
• Film stars - Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire
• The charleston and tango are the latest dance crazes, jazz is born and the singer Josephine Baker thrills Paris
Get the look
• Furniture - choose strong, streamlined shapes for furniture and in single pieces rather than suites.
• Fabrics - stick to plain or geometric fabrics and add highlights with cushions also in one solid block of colour.
• Floors - plain polished parquet is perfect for floors. Linoleum in abstract designs or black and white chequerboard vinyl tiles are also typical.
• Rugs - floors would have been overlaid with a large rug in geometric patterns. These were often handmade by artists such as Duncan Grant (of Bloomsbury Group fame).
• Fireplaces - fireplaces should be rectangular and bold. Surrounds were often tiled in pink, green or beige. They were made of concrete and not many survive today.
• Colour - halls suit bold colour schemes such as silver, black, chrome, yellow and red. Creams, greens and beige, or oyster and eau-de-nil suit living rooms and bedrooms.
• Cupboards - cabinets, wardrobes, etc should be in pale veneered wood and simple shapes in keeping with the light, airy feel.
• Design - the stepped profile is the epitome of the art deco shape, found everywhere from uplighters to picture surrounds. Also look for zigzags, chevrons and lightning bolts.
• Lighting - lights featuring female figures holding the ball of the lamp are typical and good reproductions abound. Also look for chrome, a brand new material at the time, and glass. Glass would have been etched, sandblasted or enamelled rather than coloured.
clipped from bbc.co.uk.
Posted: style guides
