LIGHTS OUT: Earth Hour Goes Global on March 28th!
Earth Hour is a worldwide event that encourages individuals to unite in the fight against global warming by turning off their lights and spending sixty minutes outside with friends and family. Over the past two years the simple idea has grown into a monumental movement, and this year’s event is aiming for 1 billion participants. Earth hour 2009 takes place on March 28th at 8:30pm local time, so save the date, flip the switch, and see how this simple individual action can make a profound collective statement!
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red dot award: product design 2009
Although design is only half as popular as love, compared with Barack Obama or David Beckham it is very high up on the international popularity scale. This, at least, is the result yielded by the international search engines in the world wide web. Design is also currently a hot topic for many manufacturers worldwide, who hope to reanimate their share prices with the help of good design. The results of this year’s “red dot award: product design” in Essen provide further evidence of this development. Never before has the level of participation from companies been as high as in this year. This is despite the fact that the competition for the sought-after red dot awards has been the first choice for global industry for a long time now.
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Herzelia Pituah House 3 by Pitsou Kedem
Tel-Aviv, Israel based architect Pitsou Kedem’s Herzelia Pituah House 3, has won fourth place in the buildings category in the Project of the Year Competition organized by Architecture of Israel Quarterly. A monochromatic architectural line is granted by a 3D encounter between horizontal spaces and vertical walls, while architectural richness is achieved through non-material components – light, transparency, and reflection. Within this, the openings regulate the light and shades, accentuating the difference between the various masses, each made of a different material – bare concrete, wood, glass and metal.
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The Morro Sofa by deQuinta
Brazilian designers Marcelo Damm, Rafael Roldão, Renato Mosci of deQuinta Design, with the help of Giuliano Mello, have created the Morro Sofa. It all started with a mess. And it was beautiful. Living in Rio, a city surrounded by a bit of chaos here and there, favelas, and thinking that besides all that it works, we figured out that this mess was also functional. And how to incorporate it into a project, how to build upon it? Perhaps even more important, how to make it socially and ecologically relevant and also inspire some criticism? Bring the discussion to your home?
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Modern Sinks & Sink Art from Bandini
The Ocean series of modern sinks from Bandini are like interactive bathroom art for the user to explore. So sculptural, yet entirely functional, the eye-catching organic forms bring to mind the soothing motion of ocean waves. The rippled surface is realised in ‘technoform’ – which is a modern resin that is at once both hard-wearing and lustrous. The Ocean wash basin is available in two colors, black and white, and two sizes which can be combined into different formations due to their modular nature.
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Front: Black & White Collection for Porro at Milan Design Week 09
Swedish group Front has designed black and white collection for Porro. The range will be launched during Milan Design Week 09 in April.
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Finland Plans for a New Embassy Building in Tokyo
“AIKI”, the entry by Architects Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Ltd, has taken first prize in the architectural competition arranged by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for the Finnish Embassy building in Tokyo. The winner was announced by Mikko Paaso, Director for Real Estates, at an event to publicize the competition results held at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on March 13.
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Arik Levy: ‘Hoop Sofa’ for Living Divani at Milan Design Week 09
Arik Levy will present his ‘Hoop sofa’ that he designed for Italian company Living Divani during Milan Design Week 09. Its coloured, tubular metal structure is a geometric pattern of hoops that join together and intersect to create a light illusion of full and empty spaces. The sofa is covered with cushions for maximum comfort.
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The Homology Lamp by Giorgio Gurioli
Italian lighting manufacturer Kundalini have released some preview images of their new Homology Floor Lamp that has been designed by Giorgio Gurioli. The lamp will be on display at the 2009 Euroluce Lighting Exhibition in Milan, Italy.
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Luis Eslava for Almerich at Milan Design Week 09
Designer Luis Eslava will launch his new range of lamps he created for Spanish company Almerich at Milan Design Week 09. The range includes ‘Magnificent’, ‘B.I.Y’ (bend it yourself), ‘Lets’, ‘Cap Flexo’, ‘Boomerang’ and ‘Tria’.
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