Great British designer series.
Life & style, fashion, newspaper features Great British Designer Series via The Guardian [PR]
Modern alphabets. 1864
Looking back. Examples of modern alphabets. 1864. [PR]
The face of Paris men's wear.
Newly created design applause category
( Ouch! ) inspired by… well, you be the judge.
More images of the show can be seen via The Guardian.
Designer(s): Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dries Van Noten, Henrik Vibskov, Louis Vuitton, Yohji Yamamoto, Gaspard Yurkievitch
PingMag shuts it down.
Sadly PingMag has announced an extended hiatus. [PR]
Wilkhahn Velos.
Fascinating minimalism: the Velos lounge chair.
The extremely graceful and inviting chair has been especially designed for places where informal encounters happen.
Places where a light and loose atmosphere can be created that also projects quality. The smooth lines of the foot section and the distinctive seat frame are fascinating due to their subtle, organic minimalism – plus a high degree of seated comfort that is provided by an innovative, seamless and structured cover using shaped knitting technology. The range is completed by a footstool and a matching three-legged side table.
Available from mid-2009 Introduced at Orgatec 2008
Design: Eric Degenhardt
Producer: Wikhahn
Obama. Starbucks. Youth.
Who is Jon Favreau? Obama inauguration: Words of history … crafted by 27-year-old in Starbucks. via The Guardian [PR]
#1 word in USA. 2008.
If you said ‘maverick’ you’re surprisingly warm. Merriam-webster has announced its word of the year for 2008: ‘bailout’.
Defined as ‘a rescue from financial distress’, the word is most fitting considering the recent presidential elections and economic situation which have weighed heavily on everybody’s mind. the word received the highest number of look-ups on the merriam-webster online dictionary over the shortest period of time.
Other words on the top ten list were ‘socialism’, ‘maverick’ and ‘turmoil’. (more…)
Che. Pop culture icon.
Obama alter-brand. Why is Che Guevara such a pop culture icon? via designboom [PR]
US design policy report.
US National Design Policy Summit Report, is available. via core77 [PR]
Obama inauguration. Lego.
Obama’s inauguration — in Lego form via The Guardian [PR]