Call for entries to Good Design Awards 2009
Like good design? Well, you’ll like Good Design even better! The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) is now accepting entries for the 53rd annual award, the ‘Good Design Awards 2009.’ Visit the website for further information: www.g-mark.org/english/
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Incremental Housing Strategy in India by Filipe Balestra & Sara Göransson
The problem with social housing has been how to give the most with less money. We have very good examples in Europe, but the constrains are way different than the ones in developing countries. In these countries, almost all the constructions are done by anyone but architects. Clearly, in these countries architects can do something way better than just designing or constructing, developing strategies together with communities to achieve housing solutions that not only address today´s necessities, but that can also be extended over time as families grow, once again by themselves and without architects.
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Pal’s by Joseph Dirand
Bold shapes and contrast in form and colour set the tone for this restaurant. Joseph Dirand is known for designing the interior of Distrito Capital, Mexico City and Hotel Habita, Monterrey, Mexico. Pal’s, by Joseph Dirand.
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Little House by FORM | Kouichi Kimura
This house was built at a reasonable cost and designed for a young couple and their dog. While reflecting the client’s simple lifestyle, the house was designed to incorporate spatial drama that integrates familiarity with the landscape.
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NY Design Week 09 Preview: DIVIS table from Mike and Maaike
Mike and Maaike have collaborated with Council to bring us DIVIS, a solid wood, 8-person dining table, debuting this year at ICFF. This table emphasizes “strength, pliability and the natural character of wood…through a structural narrative of planned imperfections.”
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The Battle of Trafalgar by Jaime Hayón
Spanish designer Jaime Hayón will create a giant chess set in Trafalgar Square, London, as part of this September’s London Design Festival. The installation, announced today at the festival’s press launch, is billed as “a design reinterpretation of the Battle of Trafalgar”.
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Wheelbench by Weltevree
Weltevree is a Dutch product label. Weltevree develops and produces authentic products for the living environment. Appliances that satisfy our primary desires: distinctive, original and of excellent quality. Weltevree was born out of the need to make these products accessible to all.
Wheelbench is a mobile bench, made of ecologically preserved Accoya wood with a built-in wheelbarrow wheel. The surprising combination of familiar elements strengthens the active ‘exterior feel’ of the bench. Rogier Martens on the Wheelbench: “Moving a bench with two people has always been a chore… This is a bench you can easily manoeuvre into position. The eye-catching wheel is an invitation to find the best spot. An invitation to be active, to create your world the way you want it, time and again.”
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Mozia Clocks by Giovanni Levanti
Italian architect Giovanni Levanti has designed the Mozia clocks for Diamantini & Domeniconi. Colourful Mediterranean abstraction. Clocks characterized by a wide, thin and cone-shaped face housing, in an unusual relationship, the minute and the hour hands. Solar synthesis turning time into an aesthetic experience.
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IF-Mode by Mark Sanders for AREAWARE
The IF-Mode, by acclaimed industrial designer Mark Sanders, is now available for purchase in the USA. Winner of the 2008 Eurobike Award, and the 2009 iF Gold Award (along with the Apple iPhone, the Macbook Air and the VW Golf Mk6), the IF-Mode is a rolling, folding work of art and a bike collector’s dream machine. The clean and striking IF Mode (Bike Weight: 14.7 kg) is aimed at commuters of the mobile generation who, until now, may have not considered cycling or folding bikes to be an option. IF Mode avoids oily chains, complex tubes with hidden dirt traps, and the clutter of traditional bike features. Meant for city commuters rather than bicycle warriors, it looks at home folded up on a subway or in an office, like other well designed accessories in your life. It also performs on the street like any lightweight, well-balanced full size bike.
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