3D Chalk, Terracotta Lego Army
An amazing piece of street art (inspired by the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China) has brought the Lego figures terracotta army to life. The ’3D’ child-friendly version of the life-sized terracotta legion was drawn in chalk on a flat street, giving the impression the Lego figures have been unearthed from the middle of the road.
The 3D street painting has been made by Leon Keer, Ruben Poncia, Remko van Schaik and Peter Westerink duing the 4th Sarasota Chalkfestival in Forida US.
‘Contortion Table’ by Suzy Lelièvre
French designer Suzy Lelièvre made this work of contortion table, a great metamorphosis an everyday furniture.
Dead Flies Art by Flychelangelo
Flychelangelo is very humorous and creative artist- not to mention . The humor in the photos is very similar in style to the Far Side cartoon strip. Collecting the small insects, presumably after their death, they’ve been assembled to show you the every day life of a housefly, like you’ve never seen them before.
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Dune House, England by Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects
Dune house by Norwegian Architects Jarmund/Vigsnæs is Located in Thorpeness, England on the Suffolk coast has an open-plan ground floor that is entirely surrounded by clear glass.To get the effect, the ground floor is primarily composed of glass while the top consists of an imposing, thick black roof. Grass-covered dunes surrounding the house protect the ground floor rooms and terraces from strong sea winds.
Its form derives both from a wish to echo local traditions while providing something ‘refreshingly new’, and from memories of childhood holidays in England, spent in the attic bedrooms of gable-roofed B&Bs.
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‘Crouching Tiger Turtle Magic Mountain’ by Heike Mutter Ulrich Genth
It has taken eight weeks of intensive assembly work but the newest feature of the German landscape has been unveiled. The city of Duisberg is now home to Crouching Tiger and Turtle, which could easily be described as a roller coaster without a roller coaster!
It stands about eleven meters in height and is part of the city’s Capital of Culture project. Crouching Tiger and Turtle, Magic Mountain (to give it its full name) is a work by sculptors Ulrich Genth and Heike Mutter.
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Kubyk Table by Nelson Correia
Mesa KUBYK is a single object with unique structure that can be broken down into several small useful objects. For Mesa KUBYK, the art deco was the first step of an intensive study of colors and designs with the straight lines of the 30’s architecture.
Pin Pres by OOO My Design
Pin Pres by oooMy Design is a kid’s room shelf that makes the act of sorting up the room a playful experience where the shelf adopts its form to the toys, books
and other things that are being stored. Its the only shelf that will make your kid actually want to clean up and declutter the room!
Beach House at the Harbor by P + P Architects
P + P architects has designed a project consisting of 92 public housing and 140 accommodation units for students at the North Port of Aarhus. They used materials that refer to the port environment, such as: rusted corten steel, hardwood and concrete. The facade of the building is cladded with corten steel.
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Marset Pleat Box Lamp Collection by Mashallah & Xavier Mañosa
Pleat box Lamp is the result of a collaboration between Xavier Mañosa and Berlin bassed Mashallah Design Studio. Designed to simulate the drape of fabric, these lamps maintain something of the clay’s original, pliable form. The outsides of the pleat box pendants come in several finishes and hues, including black, white, red, and gray, as well as silver and gold. The brilliant white enamel interior creates a glitter effect, which enhances the light from the lamp.
Available in 4 sizes and in white ceramic, underglazed red clay and grey, prices for these stunning lights start from £196.
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‘Kameha Bay Portals,’ Hotel in Mallorca by Tec Architecture & Marcel Wanders
Tec Architecture and interior designer, Marcel Wanders, have teamed up again to create Kameha Bay Portals, a high-style luxury resort hotel in Mallorca, Spain. A little over a full year away from completion, Kameha Bay Portals has recently been admitted by the Leading Hotels of the World into its exclusive hotel association – and I thought you might be interested in taking a peek.
Located on the south coast of the sunny Spanish isle, and within walking distance of the exclusive yacht harbour Puerto Portals, this resort will offer its guests warm service, exclusivity, and a truly unique ambience when it opens its doors in early 2013. The interplay of hotel and nature paired with the highest standards of ecological sustainability and energy efficiency are particularly important in the resort’s design. Because of this, the development of the Kameha Bay Portals will involve a ‘green building’, which, with its own sandy beach and access to a small bay, will blend perfectly into the natural surroundings.
Two Nuns Bicycle by Ron Arad
Ron Arad designed the ‘Nuns Bicycle’ for a fundraising project called WOW bikes, organised by the Elton John AIDS Foundation and W Hotels. Ron Arad has used naturall sprung properties of tempered steel, bolted in tension that gives a natural yield or “softness”–to build a bike with wheels made of sprung steel.
To account for the added flexibility in the materials, Arad’s sprung wheels of steel are in fact a little bit larger than the average bike wheel but it’s this yield that gives the wheels a slight cushion and makes the wheels work in a practical way. Hearst said it’s a surprisingly comfortable ride, and, ironically, the faster you go, the smoother it is.
Unfolding ‘Crates’ by Naihan Li
Architect and designer Li Naihan’s latest series of home and office furniture The Crates is inspired by the volatile and exuberant spirit of a contemporary urban habitat like Beijing and its epic detournment of building construction, decay and regeneration. Sofas, beds, bookshelves, workstations, and foosball tables pop out of their own shipping shell to form a unique spatial language that is whole with a ‘total’ concept of dwelling.
Wooden crates become carapaces to contain the body, objects and memories we carry with them: situational freeplay and sculptural abstraction blend here to make room for a design practice which is intrinsically relational and open-ended. Concierge is developed in collaboration with Beatrice Leanza, curator and co-founder with Li of Beijing-based studio BAO Atelier, a creative lab integrating curatorial, editorial and design production to promote new encounters and transversal research among the visual arts, design and architecture. This special installation materializes an inexistent part of an actual building dubbed ‘The House of Leaves’, a semi-private/semi-public residence located on the edge of the 5th Ring Road in Caochangdi village. Drawn upon an intimate image of both action and reflection, this serendipitous space represents an antechamber of no definite time or spatial confines, a public retreat and an interior garden activated by a politics otherwise known as ‘meeting’.
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Alphabet House, Israel by Ando Studio
This fantastic house is realized by the very talented architects Ando studio based in Israel. The proportions are just beautiful and harmonious. The Inside rooms are integrated into these rectangle shape engraved by ancient alphbet, which allows light to pass through and reflect the words on the walls of the house. The inside rooms are looking to the outside thanks to the large glass doors. This creation is just amazing.
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Socket Like Brick by Chih-Yao Chen
This system allows you to extend or remove the module safely and to configure and create a modular multi tap as per convenience. This basically provides a good solution for managing devices and configure your system and create your modular multi-touch.
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M_COCOON Lamp by Gael Wuithier
M_COCOON by Gael Wuithier is a reinterpretation of the chandelier antique, suitable via Contemporary Forms and noble materials. The chandeliers act like a second skin silky sharp lines allowing in the light of expression. Read More…
Wild Reindeer Foundation, Oslo by Snøhetta
The Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion built by Snøhetta Oslo AS is located at Hjerkinn on the outskirts of Dovrefjell National Park, overlooking the Snøhetta mountain massif.
The main purpose of the 75m2 building is to provide shelter for school groups and visitors as mountain guides lecture about the unique wildlife and history of the Dovre Mountain plateau.
A 1,5km nature path brings visitors to this spectacular site, 1200 meters above sea level. This unique natural, cultural and mythical landscape has formed the basis of the architectural idea. The building design is based on a rigid outer shell and an organic inner core. Reminiscent of rock or ice eroded by wind and running water, the south facing exterior wall and the interior create a protected and warm gathering place, while still preserving the visitor’s view of the spectacular natural panorama. Considerable emphasis is put on the quality and durability of the materials to withstand the harsh climate. The rectangular frame is made in raw steel resembling the iron ore found in the local bedrock. Over time the rusted colour blends with the natural colours in the sourrounding mountains.
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E-Volo, Personal Elicopter
Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an e-powered multicopter at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. The ‘e-volo’ multicopter is a prototype personal transport vehicle, steerable via joystock and powered by sixteen propellers to hover in the air.
‘e-volo’, altitude, directional control, and balance are automatically managed by onboard computers, while the driver steers by using a simple joystick. the designers note that the program could be integrated with GPS and obstacle detection systems to enable unmanned flight. Each of the vehicle’s sixteen motors uses an off-the-shelf battery and is independently controlled, easing maintenance and repairs.
CueLight, Interactive Pool Table System by Obscura Digital
San Francisco-based company Obscura Digital has created ‘CueLight,’ an High-definition imagery that responds in real-time to every shot. Motion sensors detect anything on or near the surface of the table and reveal a shimmering image through an overhead projector.
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