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Muji searches for timeless design

ericpoe — fri, 18 jul 2008 18:16:28 +0200

Muji Award is an International Design Competition that was founded almost 30 years ago in Japan. The entry period of the actual Muji Award ends on July 31, 2008. Look at http://www.muji.net/award

This is what the organizers have to say: "Muji involves taking a view of the world, learning from the wisdom of predecessors, discovering the benefits of something that has been used for a long period of time and translating these ideas into the design of products that are consistent with our current lifestyle."

Tzipporah in Plettenberg Bay

smi — sun, 22 jun 2008 21:27:14 +0200

I just returned from 3 weeks throughout South Africa and have to share some inspirations. First of them is a little clothing shop featuring work from local South African Designers, very neat stuff, wonderful presented with some real unique items being on display. The owner, Claire Trebilcock, also has furniture items like mirrors made out of driftwood which are nice. I particularly like the clothes of "I love Leroy".

The shop is on 6 Formosa Place, Main Street, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.

Fashionable Technology Book

ericpoe — fri, 13 jun 2008 09:36:14 +0200

There is a brand new book that I would like to recommend everyone who is interested in the subject of wearable technology. Sabine Seymour, based in New York and Vienna, is one of the leading figures and a highly renowned researcher in this field. Her book (which is almost an encyclopedia) gives a great overview of what is going in this fascinating sector at the moment. It´s called "Fashionable Technology: The Intersection of Design, Fashion, Science and Technology". Lot´s of references, great artwork, absolutely inpsiring. Here is a link to Sabine´s website: http://www.moondial.com

An Art Buyers Paradise

ericpoe — wed, 14 may 2008 18:39:15 +0200

I have just been visiting http://www.tokyu-hands.co.jp/shibuya in Tokyo and I need to tell you more about it: This place is an art buyers paradise. I have found the most amazing materials, inspirations and squirky stuff there. I highly recommend floor 1C (party supplies), floor B1A (packing supplies) and floor 5C (sign boards). You will not forget this...even though it is "just" a DIY heaven.

Ponoko - Prosumer Design

duann — mon, 21 apr 2008 13:06:02 +0200

Hey all,
Just wanted to introduce a great web portal for the realization of consumer design.
As well as manufacturing one off user designs, you can also sell your product through their marketplace, and Ponoko will manufacture to order and distribute.

sweet

http://www.blog.ponoko.com

All African Image Library

ericpoe — mon, 31 mar 2008 00:10:34 +0200

http://www.africanpictures.net is the only online marketplace I know of that features exclusively African photographers. I have found amazing work on their site. Here is what they say about themselves in their mission statement: "AfricanPictures has a vision to enable picture buyers and photographers to have access to each other so that African photographers can tell Africa´s story on the international stage."

Location Scout in NYC

ericpoe — sun, 30 mar 2008 23:59:32 +0200

Carla Houde is a location scout in New York. This is her US phone number just in case you need local help to find amazing places:+1 917 749 1599. I got to know her as a great photographer and do know that she has great spaces in her portfolio.

brilliant portfolio site

brambles — fri, 28 mar 2008 20:07:54 +0100

http://www.finalcrit.com hasn't been fully launched yet but it's making a difference to the lives and careers of over a 1000 creatives around the world

think myspace but for 2 & 3D design rather than music

cradle to cradle

milo — sun, 16 mar 2008 23:47:41 +0100

In februar 2008 i was in Munich/Germany to visit the VOLVO SportsDesign FORUM on Ecodesign.The most impressive speech (for me quite influential) was the one of Michael Braungart, CEO of EPEA GmbH and MBDC McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, L.L.C. talking about cradle to cradle design. He is working and consulting on intelligent, aesthetic and eco-effective design, "holistic good design".

link to Michael Braungart:
http://www.braungart.com/indexEN.html

i really invite you to have a look on his speech: http://www.ispo-sportsdesign.com/forum/speakers/speaker.Prof...

NZ's own Laptop Battle event

Nicola — thu, 13 mar 2008 19:21:36 +0100

The Laptop Battle is a competitive event for musicians of all genres. It´s a fusion of sound design, composition and stage performance, and a chance for musicians to prove their skills on stage with a handy little computer and some knobs.

The Laptop Battle was invented in Seattle and several shows have been played in the USA, GERMANY, JAPAN and the UK. Now the time has come for a New Zealand battle!

Check. it. out.
// SATURDAY!
// 15.03.08!
// 8pm!
// GALATOS!!!

// $15 entry

http://laptopbattle.co.nz

Intellectual Property Advice

ericpoe — sun, 02 mar 2008 21:33:52 +0100

I´d like to recommend Own-it. Is a great online resource center for professional creatives. The site offers free intellectual property advice including contract templates, factsheets, directories, etc. Check out http://www.own-it.org and you´ll find a lot of practical hints on "how not to get ripped off in the creative industries".

kaospilots

milo — wed, 09 jan 2008 21:25:06 +0100

do you know kaospilot?
"International School of New Business Design and Social Innovation - A competency environment for young, creative and social responsible people and change agents who wish to make a positive difference in society and shape the society of tomorrow".
wow.
i don't know how it works out in daily life and how confident the studets are, but i think just the existence of such a school project is realy cool. i got known to it, because i discovered, that a friend of mine is studying there - i'm really curious, what he is going to tell me about his expirence over there, and i defenetly want to visit this place (located in arhus, denmark). if you know any similar school/university-projects, let me know!
the link: http://www.kaospilot.dk

Agency for Fictional Artefacts

ericpoe — mon, 26 nov 2007 18:45:12 +0100

I just came across this fascinating agency in Berlin: http://www.schein-berlin.de
These guys create all sorts of fictional artefacts: e.g. packaging of products that never really existed, newspapers for film productions, fictional stamps and labels, everything. Amongst many other productions and projects I found out they had been working e.g. for "Bourne Supremacy". I like their work because it is such a special synthesis of Art and Graphic Design. Highly recommended. Unfortunately their website is only in German (yet).

Mash-Up Contest

Yvette — fri, 19 oct 2007 11:28:44 +0200

The excellent ReadyMade magazine and Instructables website are co-hosting a competition challenging people to take everyday items and reinvent them as something new: http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Enter-the-Instructabl...

I'm looking forward to seeing what people come up with; though, unfortunately, the prizes are all US electrical goods...

(Via http://readymademag.com/blog/)

The RedBox :: by nothingGrinder's Aaron

nothingGrinder — tue, 07 aug 2007 16:48:50 +0200

I attended a club party several weeks ago in downtown tokyo. It was produced and directed by a group we are currently in negotiation with. They are big on House music and have a really strong presence in the club scene. The party I attended was a mixed media event with everything from live painting to dance performance to photography and video. They are known as Deep House Project, which anyone from San Fransisco may be familiar with. It is where DHP was created and started by Carlos Gibbs. Recently they have been expanding with both music and photography and the man in Tokyo is Laurent Novatin. He is a DJ / Photographer / Designer. These guys make great House / Club music and throw a great party. The current website is http://www.deephouseproject.com and The RedBox Project website will be coming soon.