In the same spirit as Visions of the Future Project, Philips generously shares with us their research findings of what our possible lifestyles could be in the era post 2020. Called Design Probes it is:
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Ok the secret is finally out and one of the reasons why I have been "extra" busy during my down time!
After months of work sorting submissions, we have officially launched the Dandelion On-line Exhibition featuring work of designers from...
A while back I started this non-profit social-entrepreneurship endeavour called IDAsia.org as a means to network, uncover and perhaps showcase Industrial Designers from Asia.
As a result of these efforts, my team of volunteers (py, ec, kk and
1) It's Time To Call One Laptop Per Child A Failure It breaks my heart to see such wonderful design work from so many talented designers go to waste but the announcement that the One Laptop Per Child Foundation is offering a 2-for-1 sale in the...
I'm probably now one of the millions of "children" that have finished reading the last installment in the Harry Potter series. But the interesting part of this is the amazing cultural fall out of this book series has created. My cousin was telling...
1) Toshio Iwai's much anticipated Tenori-On is finally available today. Check out the videos to see how it works. It's a totally rad music making device. (Thanks Drew) 2) Ravi Chhatpar, Strategy Director in frog’s Shanghai studio, has written an interesting piece called "Innovate Faster by...
1) My iPod is like my model girlfriend, and my Zune is like the girl next door. Who would you marry? 2) "Sense and Simplicity" in the Philips brand really communicated in their designs? 3) The conversation sketching tool kit. Use sketching as a means...
Wallpaper Magazine has done a nice write up on the history of the Singapore Girl and her fashionable Sarong Kebaya uniforms. A true design classic that embodies all aspects of the Singapore Airlines brand, in fact, I would go as far as to...
1) What do you do when an executive says "I don't like orange" or "can we use circles in stead of squares"? Visual designer Nick Meyers of Cooper explains how the right kind of research with, not only the user, but also the stakeholder can...
Sorry guys. I just had to drag myself out of bed to post this. Really made my day! Via: Technabob ...
The latest August issue of Icon Magazine has a super-human collection of 50 manifestos of the word's leading designers on their view of design in the future and today. It's a great read on insights in the mind of some of our greatest design...
The latest August issue of Icon Magazine has a super-human collection of 50 manifestos of the word's leading designers on their view of design in the future and today. It's a great read on insights in the mind of some of our greatest design...
Heh-heh this has been doing the rounds in the boutique design blogs. Great watch and very funny as it's all about "Why good design comes from hot designers". NOT! But hey it's eye candy all the way. Gosh I'm so shallow. Via: Architectradure...
I've always been told to get my mouth out of the sink or never drink from a public facet as it is a festering hole of germs. You know the things people tend to do in sinks, like rinse their after dinner mouths, clear...
A collection of some of the most creative graffiti ever. Though annoying, graffiti continues the best means of understated social commentary. Check out the rest of the images at Dark Roasted Blend. Via: Stray dog scraps. ...
Puma collaborated with Philip Starck for their 2007 Spring/Summer range of body wear, aptly named Starck Naked. I am just amazed, as the lycra outfits are just sleek, understated, and incredibly sexy. Now I need to get back to nursing my bad backache...
I stumbled over some very interesting work by Nina Katchadourian, a multi-media artist. The Sorted Book Project, started in 1993, takes place in may locations from public libraries to private book collections. The process is the same in every case: culling through a collection of...
Leonardo da Vinci, the famed artist, inventor, scientist, and my all time favorite renaissance man, really knew what he was talking about when he drew this. From what I can see he got it right and way before the time of the X-Ray. ...
Check out Blaise Aguera y Arcas' presentation at TED on his Photosynth technology that focuses on a new way of manipulating our digital images. Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth (based on Seadragon technology) creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces...
Take a look at these amazing tree drawn artworks by a very innovative London based artist Tim Knowles. From his online exhibition: Drawings produced by pens attached to the tips of tree branches, as the branches move in the wind the tree draws on to...