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Design by land, sea or air by Marc Newson
Redacción
14.10.2010 | 13:20
Marc Newson develops vehicle designs from an experimental focus, in an effort that brings together technological, materials and system innovation. The Gagosian Gallery in New York organizes 'Transport', an exhibition open until the 16th of October dedicated to the Australian industrial designer's main transportation projects since 1999.
Interior of the Astrium Space...
Civil or church design
Gloria Inglis
13.10.2010 | 12:43
Gone are the days when fancy cardboard paper and calligraphic fonts were ‘sine qua non’ standards for wedding invitations and card designs. The young Basque workshop run by María Sáez and Ander Sánchez, La caja de tipos, develops, amongst other projects, personalized contemporary proposals for traditional.
First communion card, 2010.
Receiving Holy...
Create your own Mr. Cube
13.10.2010 | 12:32
Mr. Cube is a structure created from a wooden cube, a series of interchangeable pieces designed by Héctor Serrano. The number of possible combinations of magnetized legs, arms and head -all of which make up a cube- are infinite.
Héctor Serrano's sproject is on display at 100% Design London, as part of TEN, a group of ten designers dedicated to sustainability...
How to draw with your finger
13.10.2010 | 12:28
Finger Board substitutes the traditional slate or synthetic blackboard with a smooth and changing surface made from synthetic skin that can be drawn on without the use of chalk, marker pen or duster.
Portuguese industrial designer Gonçalo Campos has created a domestic communication tool that can be turned into a decorative piece with ease. As you drag your finger through...
Cross-cultural design from China
Daniela Piscitelli
04.10.2010 | 12:09
China is a hotbed of graphic design. As computers transform the country’s vast calligraphic tradition, each point of reference strengthens its identity. Hong Kong’s westernising bent, Beijing’s traditionalist nature and Macao’s hybrid character exist side by side with the emerging personalities of Shanghai and Guangzhou.
“Asia is a hotbed of global...
Patricia Urquiola
Cristina Morozzi
22.09.2010 | 19:13
Patricia Urquiola (Oviedo, 1961), the most international of Spanish designers, lives and works out of Milan. She cites Magistretti, Munari and Castiglioni as her maestros. Of Castiglioni she recalls his most famous lesson: “the imperative of seeking out one’s own poetics, following neither rules nor guidelines”. Author of a prolific list of products and projects, and keeping...
Isidro Ferrer: Signage in Shanghai
21.09.2010 | 11:59
Cardboard is a very versatile and green friendly material, and is the centre of Isidro Ferrer’s signage proposal for the Spanish pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo; a project that symbolises the way in which a poor material can reach very rich levels of expressiveness.
This material integrates with ease into the existing wood and wicker of the structure and equipment of the...
