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Parsons Festival 2012: Thesis Exhibition—Architecture, Interior Design, Lighting Design, and Product DesignMay 15, 6-8pm 25 East 13th Street, 2nd floor studios, New York, NY 10003 More Info
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David Ericsson’s Product DesignA beautifully crafted and designed collection of furniture by Swedish industrial designer David Ericsson, called “Carl Malmsten Made Me Do It”. Carl Malmsten was the university Ericsson attended and this was his thesis project. “The aim with this work is to try to create processes and products deriving from humanist values. I have developed a [...]
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Old Chinese Scissor RebrandedChinese industrial designer Xun Ye had the idea to create this great re-branding campaign for the 348-year old Chinese scissor brand Zhang Xiao Quan. The oldest Chinese scissor brand has been passed down for several generations and is facing serious problems due to a lack of design consistency from
· ILLUSTRATION, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
“Take a Seat” by Parsons Sophmore’sDesk Chair by Yun Hsin Lee It is my favorite time of year again and it’s not Fashion Week! It is getting to be close to the end of school semesters and final design projects. All the design schools worldwide have already started showcases student projects in different departments. Featured here are a select group [...]
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Chromly’s Everyday WeaponsTwo of Chromoly’s past designs, the Ninja Tack and especially Bourgeois Brass Knuckle, emerged as problematic to market. Potential manufacturers were consulted by their lawyers to stay away from them, and Scandinavian retailers had the products taken off their shelves by the police. The objects were being treated like the weapons from which they borrowed [...]
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A Digital Holga ?Holga D is a digital camera inspired from the extremely popular cult of the Lomography Holga and other toy cameras of its kind. Invented by Indian product designer Saikat Biswas this digital Holga (prototype), retains the qualities and simplicity of the original Holga camera and brings back the joy and delayed gratification (your photographs remain
· DESIGN, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ·
Ana Kras : Product DesignAna Kras is a young Serbian product designer with a great aesthetic. Her graphically minimalistic approach seems to be greatly inspired by Swedish design.
· CULTURE, DESIGN, FEATURED, HEARSAY ·
Every Party Needs a BehiveI love the Behive concept designed by Dutch designer and “Big Boss” of Extremist, Dirk Wynants. The entire Extremist website is a great resource for party/event planners…
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New Concept: Light-Emitting WallpaperAs if Wonderland Wallpaper wasn’t whimsical enough, i stumbled upon a delightful light-emitting invention from product designer Jonas Sampson. The paper would contain LED lights in any pattern conceivable. The concealed lighting would turn on a few moments after a person enters the room.
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Keyboard BagNEWS FLASH! Portuguese product designer Joao Sabino has just made his keyboard bag available. all you have to do is email him. I saw the the illustration for this awhile back but it looks even better sampled
· INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, TECH ·
THE LIFE-SIZE ROBOT SOUND SYSTEM26 year-old product designer, Vladi Rapaport has created a beautiful life-size leather robot, complete with …