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Luminaire presents salvatori to miami.

PRand — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:02:52 +0000

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event: luminaire presents salvatori
date: thursday, 9 february | 6 > 8p

venue: luminaire lab | 3901 ne 2nd avenue | miami design destrict
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Report from nyigf 2012: neo-utility.

Perrin Drumm — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:36:52 +0000

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With almost 3,000 exhibitors, its easy to get overwhelmed at the annual NYIGF, a convention debuting new kitchen gadgets, home goods and children’s products. But neo-utility‘s booth always manages to capture my attention. Representing brands that are both playful and grown up, neo-utility brings thoughtful, well-made design to the work and play space with companies like ANYTHING, IDEA International, Miller Goodman and Very Good & Proper. Here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect to see.

ANYTHING (pictured above) is a collaboration between UK designer Michael Sodeau and Japanese company Suikosha. Together they produce colorful, minimal desk accessories.

IDEA International is a Japanese company representing the designers that made the now famous Music Balloon, the Icon Watch and to:ca, the wooden LED clock.

Miller Goodman makes children’s toys so beautiful you wish you were a kid again. But there’s really no shame in having a set of handmade, wooden blocks on your work desk.

Very Good & Proper is on a “mission to create practical, beautiful and reasonably priced products that last a long time.” Their tables and and stackable chairs will soon be available for purchase online.

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Discounted designer power. Target and missoni.

PRand — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:48:44 +0000

Missoni and Target collaboration maybe too successful. via chicago tribune [RK]

Patricia urquiola. Luminaire.

PRand — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:34:29 +0000

more design happenings in miami.
Luminaire is hosting an event with Patricia Urguiola. Urquiola was selected to Fastcompany’s 2010 Masters of Design and most recently featured in Surface in a special icon issue. above: “fat” seating system

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World’s 50 most innovative companies. 2009.

PRand — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:21:08 +0000

from FastCompany. compiled the old fashioned way—no cut and paste.
above: #26 synthetic genomics—super-algae made biofuels.

above three photos: #25 bmw group designworks usa—saeco coffee | bavaria deep blue 46 | metro 40 bench

above: #21 gilt groupe—offers up to 70% off on designer goods—mq ankle boot.

above two photos: #16 byd—model byd fo

above: #6 first solar—$.85/watt, lowest solar cost in industry.

above two photos: #45 alstom—tgv’s and agv’s capable of 225mph/362kph.

above two photos: #44 mvrdv—dutch design firm—gwanggyo power center.

The 50—a whopping 31 are new![last year]
1) Facebook [15]
Amazon [9]
Apple [4]
Google [2]
5) Huawei [new!]
First Solar [18]
PG&E [new!]
Novartis [new!]
Walmart [33]
10) HP [12]
Hulu [3]
Netflix [new!]
Nike [27]
Intel [8]
15) Spotify [new!]
BYD [45]
Cisco Systems [5]
IBM [19]
GE [11]
20) Disney [22]
Gilt Group [new!]
Indian Premier League [new!]
Patients Like Me [new!]
Grey New York [new!]
25) BMW Group Designworks USA [new!]
Synthetic Genomics [new!]
FiLife [new!]
Frito-Lay [new!]
Alibaba [new!]
30) Mitre [new!]
HTC [new!]
Diller Scofidio + Renfro [new!]
Firstborn [new!]
Sportvision [new!]
35) Ideo [10}
Samsung [new!]
Glam Media [new!]
Ngmoco [new!]
VNL [new!]
40) Aldi Süd [new!]
Fast Retailing [new!]
Huayi Brothers [new!]
Athenahealth [new!]
MVRDV [new!]
Alstom [new!]
Quantcast [new!]
Good Guide [new!]
Microsoft [34]
Politico [new!]
50) Twitter [new!]

Resources:
andscape forms
metro 40
bavaria deep blue 46
saeco
model byd fo
first solar company
mvrdv
alstom
fastcompany

Stitch chair.

PRand — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:45:08 +0000

Stitch was selected as a Best design in the concepts category of the 2004 American International Design Review. Now we learn Cappellini has put it into production.

Fun folding chair completely manufactured with aluminum plate. Polished lacquer in white, blue, yellow, grey, red and black colors or in a multi-colored version in a fixed combination of the same colors. Feet in white polypropylene. Stitch Chair is a new typology of product for Cappellini and allows, thanks to its hinges, to have a chair that can fold up. Comes with personalized cardboard packaging.

Designer: Adam Goodrum
Producer: Cappellini
Retailer: Ponoko — Luminaire

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Moof. Bicycle.

PRand — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:49:02 +0000

New York design brand Areaware have launched Moof, an aluminium bicycle by Dutch designer Sjoerd Smit that features built-in solar-powered lights.

Designed in Amsterdam, MOOF’s unique aluminum construction houses two solar powered lamps – one to light the way and the other to make you visible from behind.

This single speed sleek and smooth urban cruiser is both smart and conscientious.

Bike Weight: 28.5 lbs (13 kg)
Frame: 6061 Series Powder-Coated Rustproof Aluminum
Drive Train: Chain Drive
Wheels: Alloy 28″ (71 cm)
Tires: Kenda Cosmos
Lights: Solar powered LED
Brakes: Rear Coaster
Saddle: Adjustable springless leather saddle
Grip: Semi-leather
Weight Limit: 264 lbs (120 kg)
Height Limit: 5’10″ – 6’6″ (179cm – 200cm)

Available for pre-order. Approximate ship date: April 2009

Designer: Sjoerd Smit
Producer: areaware
Retailer: areaware
via dezeen

McDonald’s cooks up minimal. No logo.

PRand — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:03:33 +0000

McDonalds recently opened two of their latest Tokyo outlets. To say that it surgically has removed their corporate voice — well its really closer to a lobotomy. Wow.

above: They have done away with the golden arches, Ronald McDonald, Hamburglar, Happy Meals, and McMuffins in this McDonalds. They have even done away with a (the) logo. The only thing they retained is the color red.

above: The only products served are the QP (Quarter Pounder) and the QPC (Quarter Pounder with Cheese) simply in red, white, and black packaging. The fries come with the burger as a menu set, no option here.

above: the interior is very lounge-like. one can imagine what the background music is — country ?

Quarter Pounder may look low key, but there is the viral online marketing to the hired hands handing out flyers to passersby. The “Quarter Pounder Big Secret” campaign.

We see the “no logo” look for bars and clubs and fewer restaurants. The “mystique” of a somewhere making all of its patrons feel a bit exclusive and in-the-know. If it looks like a club and sounds like a club. Its a club. The stores are next to H&M, etc.

What it will do for the QPC? More than a singular design theme to one product. McD´s is attempting to make an iconic product out of the QPC by wagering an entire restaurant investment on it. Feedback and crowds say good.

This is case study material for the brand police. Let’s keep an eye on how it does. Could you put up one of these in your town?

via watashi to tokyo — meta tame — neil duckett

Atomic coffee maker.

PRand — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:33:28 +0000

Mid–twentieth–century Milan designer Giordano Robbiati achieved a spiritual union between form and function when he devised a new type of coffee maker in the late 1940s. Ciao bella.

If you “love” retro modernism and espresso, go no farther. Loved around the world, Robbiati’s patented coffee machine is a classic design of the ‘Atomic Age’(1945–1960). Known as the ‘Atomic’ it embodies the explosive energy and creativity of the post-war era of Italian coffee machine design.

It would be impossible to improve on the organic lines and sleek modernism of Robbiati’s extraordinary machine or to find a more versatile stovetop coffee maker. The quality and simplicity of the machine ensures trouble free operation for a life–time.

The all new “La Sorrentina” Coffee Machine is the result of close collaboration between Ikon Exports, Australia and the Bellman Company in Taiwan. Our goal was to produce a new product worthy of the Atomic style machine. A love of coffee and reverence for the beauty and functionality of the original design united us in this endeavor. After years of refinement the end result is a premium reproduction of Robbiati’s patented coffee machine, manufactured to the same dimensions and high standard.

Having just visited the Wolfsonian museum’s Streamline Show, this coffee maker shoulda been there.

More info at made in england
Designer: Giordano Robbiati
Producer: Ikon Exports (?)
Retailer (exclusively) : atomic coffee house

Caillou boats.

PRand — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:36:39 +0000

Beautiful handcrafted kayaks.

Specifications:
LOA: 17.5 feet
Beam: 41 inches
Draft: 6 inches w/dagger board up
Weight: 100 pounds standard
Sail area: 27 square feet
Seats: 2

Producer: Caillou
Retailer: Clearly First — Louis Boston — 20ltd