Sanyo ultra-bath circa 1970.
Looking back. What you get when you cross Sanjo ultrasonic bath, the 1970 World Expo, and Barbarella. via boingboing [PR]
SparkAwards. 2009
Welcome to the Spark 2009 Competition, Designers! The SparkAwards are the new competition created to promote great design and designers and encourage people to explore their creativity. Sparks invites everyone to participate–designers, art directors, architects, design firms, manufacturers, institutions, ad agencies, students and non-professionals may enter. Call For Entry begins February 1, 2009. (more…)
Uncle Sam wants your green ideas.
Uncle Sam wants your green ideas. via forcedgreen [PR]
USA companies are greener in 2008.
USA companies are greener in 2008. via treehugger [PR]
Bird's eye view of playgrounds.
A bird’s eye view of playgrounds from photographer Hosang Park. via Hermenautic Circle Blog [PR]
Live blogging TED 2009.
Peruse’s the blogging/twitter link to TED 2009. via BusinessWeek [PR]
Objectified. Objects meet designers.
From the creator of Helvetica the Movie, Gary Hustwit, comes a new documentary.
Above: sidewalk + snow + stereo in nyc = a production still
Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our relationship to manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about industrial designers, the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.
World premiere: South by Southwest Festival 2009 ( March Visit 13 – 22 )
Designers featured include: Featuring:
Paola Antonelli (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich)
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec (Paris)
Andrew Blauvelt (Walker Art Center, Minneapolis)
Tim Brown (IDEO)
Anthony Dunne (London)
Dan Formosa (Smart Design)
Naoto Fukasawa (Tokyo)
Jonathan Ive (Apple, California)
Hella Jongerius (Rotterdam)
David Kelley (IDEO)
Bill Moggridge (IDEO)
Marc Newson (London/Paris)
Fiona Raby (London)
Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany)
Karim Rashid (New York)
Alice Rawsthorn (International Herald Tribune)
Davin Stowell (Smart Design)
Jane Fulton Suri (IDEO)
Rob Walker (New York Times Magazine)
and more participants TBA
Visit objectifiedfilm.com for more info and screening dates. Thanks Jilly.
Here comes old-school power attire.
When your expense account is cut what’s left? Old-school power attire.. via wsj [PR]
Crossing Atlantic in pedal-powered sub.
A propeller that swims by itself evolves into pedal-powered submarine. via boingboing [PR]
Beam me up scottie.
Beam me up scottie. Scientists just did three feet. via geekologie [PR]