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Mine sweeper

2011-08-09T18:58:00.001+02:00

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During his childhood in Afghanistan, Massoud Hassani would make miniature models to be blown by the wind. Sometimes they would end up in a minefield, where he could not retrieve them. Now Massouds wind-powered creations are designed specifically for minefields.

DMY Exhibition 2011

2011-08-07T16:59:00.001+02:00

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Overview video of the main exhibition hall at the DMY Festival 2011 held earlier this year. Includes works by ESAD de Strasbourg, Lund university, Manufactory, Platform 10 of the RCA, Yiannis Ghikas, Eva Marguerre and Marcel Besau, DMY Makerlab, Fabien Dumas, Ett la Benn, E27. www.dmy-berlin.com

Nanna van Blaaderen: Species

2011-08-02T18:29:00.001+02:00

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In her Species knitted collection, Nanna van Blaaderen allowed herself to be guided by the idea of offering an alternative for animal skins as a fashion and interior product. Fascinated by the beauty and diversity of the animal kingdom, she designed a series of knitted fabrics that represent the coats and markings of various animal species in their three-dimensional tactility and textures. She drew inspiration from images of animals and animal skins. She elaborated her ideas for the Jaguar, Zebra, Cat, Zebra back, Giraffe and Scale knits at the machine.

Knitting 3d patterns by Borre Akkersdijk

2011-07-13T17:01:00.001+02:00

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Borre Akkersdijk, who graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven last year, worked in the TextielLab to produce knitted textiles that are padded with a filler thread. The result is a range of stuffed garments, including trousers, a parka, a cape and a jacket. When the pattern components emerge from the machine they are ready-made. The fabrics patterns are derived from an old kilim, which had belonged to a favourite aunt who recently died. This rug was woven by hand, so it exhibits crooked lines, irregularities and the marks of age, features that Borre imitated in the digital conversion. It is like his personal signature in an otherwise industrial product. Borre Akkersdijk experimented with the production of thickly padded knits on the large circular knitting machine in the TextielLab. The machine was specially fitted with so-called padding mangle for this project, making it possible to produce knits that are padded out with filler threads. The investigation focused on the knitting of lengths of cloth in which the pattern components are filled out. The edges of each section remain attached, so the padding remains inside when the pattern components are cut from the base. Finishing is no longer necessary. The first test, with just a sleeve, pointed in the right direction immediately. He then carried out colour tests on the actual pattern, a hand-drawn kilim motif. How do the colours mix together and to what extent must they vary and follow the pattern? He eventually decided to knit the garments in colour mixes, because this renders the fabric more lively and exciting. More info on the artist: www.byborre.com The exhibition can be seen until September 2011.www.textielmuseum.nl

Font of the loom

2011-06-10T23:42:00.001+02:00

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Bertjan Pot presents his new tablecloths today for the textile museum in Tilburg. Designguide.tv was commissioned to make this making of movie of his project Font of the loom which takes us through his process of designing a typeface that could be weaved with pixel precise fabric bonds.Bertjan chose to use a series of texts downloaded from wikipedia and used those to weave the tablecloths with. At first view the tablecloths look a little mundane but when you look closer youll see biographies of Michael Jackson or a detailed description of what a Haiku is. The most important thing is, according to Bertjan, not the content of the texts but the actual letter and with this project he tries to bring across the beauty of typography with technical precision.Other designers taking part in the exhibition are Borre Akkersdijk, Maarten Baas, Nanna van Blaaderen, Barbara Broekman, Mae Engelgeer,Thomas Eurlings, Lizan Freijsen, Conny Groenewegen, Maria Hees, Bart Hess, Digna Kosse, Bertjan Pot, Mara Skujeniece, Studio Maarten Kolk & Guus Kusters, Studio Makkink & Bey, JanTaminiau.Opening today, June 11th at the textile museum Tilburg.www.textielmuseum.nl

the making of an exhibit at Atelierdorp

2011-05-11T18:03:00.001+02:00

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Atelierdorp is an unconventional and almost incidental collective of designers who feel united by design. For the second year in a row, the young designers present a group exhibition of their personal work. As they have moved their studios to a new location in the centre of Eindhoven, they invite you to have a closer look at their work and the place where it has been created. Atelierdorp opens ;its doors.

Botanica by Formafantasma

2011-04-24T23:55:00.001+02:00

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Formafantasma was recently commissioned by Plart, to create their own interpretation of the polymeric materials. As many of our daily objects come from oil/plastic they will remain relevant as we move forward to alternatives. Andrea and Simone take a closer look into the history of polymers which goes back centuries in the forms of resins and other methods of preserving. ;Botanica is the resulting project, the objects displayed in the collection are designed as if the oil- based era, in which we are living, never took place. The designers researched and hunted for information, digging into the 18th and 19th centuries, when scientists began experimenting draining plants and animals in search for plasticity.

Achille is watching us

2011-04-20T17:56:00.001+02:00

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Achille is watching us is a self-initiated project brought to you by Matylda Krzykowski from the personal design blog Mat&Me and Marco Gabriele Lorusso from creative collective Made in Design Studio. The Achille is watching us exhibition, a presentation of personal objects from various international designers.

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Drawing Machine by Eske Rex

2011-04-18T23:39:00.001+02:00

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This renaissance inspired, pendulum drawing machine was on display at Mindcraft 11, the Danish crafts exhibit at ventura lambrate. The machine has a installation type appeal that will draw (in the right artistic hands) the most amazing rhythmic pen drawings.The machine starts off by manually setting the distance of one of the pendulums and then starting the second one. This technique of using weights and pendulums was invented in the renaissance and was applied in the so-called Harmonograph.
More information on the artist can be found on: www.eskerex.com

VT Prototype 2 "Polar Bear"

2011-04-11T04:33:00.001+02:00

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Named 'Polar Bear' after it's muscular forms and metallic white shine, this table by Arias van Oordt is the second prototype that uses his innovative forming techniques. Sheets of metal have been pressed and pulled apart to reveal bends and volume that provide strength and form. This innovative forming process results in a form and volume rarely seen before, and though unconventional, it gives fully useable results. ;

"My priority is to use materials in their full potential", said Arias van Oordt. "In this case I recognized the possibilities of pulling and pressing metal, which then had to be controlled or "tamed" in order to create forms at will. By creating a structure that could pull with several tons of pressure, and after 12 prototype tests, this final working table named 'Polar Bear' came to be."

The "VT PR2 Polar Bear" in its full name, is a prototype and no more like it will be produced by the designer. Instead, Arias van Oordt prefers to continue experimenting with new designs and is now looking for a company interested in producing a version of it.

creative workplaces of Eindhoven

2011-02-25T16:46:00.001+01:00

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we take a look at the massive amount of creative workspaces available in Eindhoven, one of the hotspots for new creative talented designers.

Tokyo LLove hotel

2011-02-04T17:09:00.001+01:00

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We recently visited the LLove hotel in tokyo, a project created by Suzanne Oxenaar, artistic director of the Dutch hotel LLoyd in Amsterdam. The exhibition consisted of several guest rooms created by both Dutch and Japanese designers to celebrate the 400 years of trade and cultural relations Netherlands and Japan have.The hotel featured rooms designed by Jo Nagasaka, Richard Hutten and Pieke Bergmans amongst others, with each room having the designers signature feel added to it from the furniture to the walls. And the nice part that if you really love the room you could even book a night for it while there. ;for more information take a look on llove.jp/endesignguide.tv

Polka

2010-12-06T01:38:00.001+01:00

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YDN designguide talks to Polka, a Viennese design label started in 2004 by Monica Singer and Marie Rahm. Matylda Kryzkowski travels with us to the studio for an interview and talks about their latest projects and products.
more info on the duo at:www.polkaproducts.com
credits:interview by www.matandme.netvideo: designguide.tv

Yuri Suzuki interview

2010-11-23T01:49:00.001+01:00

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A quick chat with Yuri Suzuki, maker of visual sound devices. He exhibited several pieces together with UK designer Oscar Diaz at the Designtide exhibition in Tokyo. Yuri talks us through some of his recent projects as well as a brief history of his work process. ;
please take a look on his website, www.yurisuzuki.com for an extensive overview of his sound devices designs and projects. One of which is the Barcode book which can be seen here on vimeo.com/14564076
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Tokyo Designers Week, Designtide

2010-11-18T18:16:00.001+01:00

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Designguide.tv makes its way down to Tokyo for the design week, on our first stop we check out the Designtide exhibition hosted at the Tokyo Midtown building. As always the quality of the works of the domestic and international designers here is outstanding, showing both prototypes as well as products open to new distribution channels. We talk with Maarten Baptist of Joine about his lucky love chair and Nosigners new material, the magnetic pearl.
This episode of designguide.tv features the works of:Daisuke Motogi, Generate design, Yota Katuda, Maarten Baptist, Naoki KawaMoto, Kwangho Lee, Emmanuelle Moureaux, Nosigner, Live for sweets, Oscar Diaz, I2A3, Jaime Hayon, Tani Matsumura, Kamide Choemon-Gama
more info on designtide.jp

Lucas Verweij DMY Maker Lab walkthrough

2010-10-18T03:08:00.001+02:00

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we take a tour of the Maker Lab and other DIY projects at DMY Berlin with design critic Lucas Verweij

Vienna Design Week part 1

2010-10-13T13:30:00.001+02:00

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Designguide.tv visits the Vienna Design Week 2010. In this first episode we take an overview tour of some of our favorite exhibits of the festival. A large collection of italian master designers' light designs was shown at the Bulb Fiction exhibition at Klaus Engelhorn's Depot. The work of young studios such as Polka, Driftdesign and Mischer'Traxler ;was mixed in forming an interesting view on classic and new lighting design.The Lichtingstein Museum invited three international design teams to create an exhibition under the motto of table culture. Claesson Koivisto Rune worked with manufacturer Lobmeyer and Wiener Silber to create a simple modern product in an opulant staging. Rianne Makkink and Jurgen Bey looked into the history of sugar. And architects/designers Olgoj Chorchoj offered a flashback into one's childhood.

Inga Sempé interview

2010-10-11T00:37:00.001+02:00

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on our first day at the vienna design week we visited a 'Why Design' talk with Inga Sempé. ;In 2000 she opened her own design studio in Paris, where she worked with Italian firms like Cappellini and Edra.

Lichting 2010 fashion show

2010-10-03T19:10:00.001+02:00

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The concept of Lichting is simple: the best academy graduates of one year in 1 central catwalk show. In the audience are the 700 most important people for the next step in their careers: fashion journalists and influential stylists, ready to spot the next big thing; CEOs and design managers on the look-out for talent; and the all-important players-behind-the-scenes, all eager to see what the nations academies have brought forth this year.www.premsela.org

Objects with a void

2010-10-03T18:31:00.001+02:00

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Designguide visited objects with a void and a quick talk with Tetsuo of Study O Portable about the exhibit. ;Void is a term commonly considered useless, but in design, this often overlooked aspect plays a vital role.
Intentional or coincidental, voids in objects have the power to define the function and aesthetics of the objects. It's a dismissed yet integral part of design that captivates our imagination.

Jerszy Seymour Design workshop

2010-09-17T04:06:00.001+02:00

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A while ago we had the chance to meet up with Jerszy in central Berlin and take a tour through his design office. Matylda Krzykowski interviews Jerszy Seymour for this latest episode of designguide.tv. This conversation digs deeper into his working methods and origins as well his very riverlike future plans. ;more info on the projects at www.jerszyseymour.com

Extended gallery tour DMY Berlin

2010-07-13T13:23:00.001+02:00

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Open studios and satellite exhibitions in galleries open their door to the DMY public all over Berlin. YDN designguide takes a look at a small selection with work ranging from the ECAL to Materials Utopia which invited visitors to create their own piece with some chewing gum and colorings.more on dmy-berlin.com

Max Lamb, Shelter

2010-07-05T13:46:00.001+02:00

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Max Lamb's installation, Shelter, was produced for Johnson Trading Gallery. It was created by hand in Miami a few weeks ahead of the exhibition, using rudimentary tools as a way to carve out the shape. The shelter is meant to visitors a structure to hide and feel safe in as well as an insight into Max's youth. ;
www.maxlamb.orgwww.johnsontradinggallery.com

DMY Youngsters

2010-06-27T17:02:00.001+02:00

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Young talented designers and students were the focus of this years DMY Youngsters exhibition. Many of the works were quite experimental or research driven resulting in interesting ideas and shapes for these new makers. ;
Featuring the works of:Polceramix, Daniel Schulze, De Intuitiefabriek, My bauhaus is better than yours, Ecole des arts Strasbourg, Labelobjet, About studio, Temporary collective Arnhem, Bas van Raay, Le Lab, Rui Alves, Pepe Heykoop and Joon & Jung
more info on www.dmy-berlin.comwww.designguide.tv

Mischer'Traxler Rumkugelbahn

2010-06-22T19:09:00.001+02:00

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This interesting title loosely translates to Rum ball course, which refers to the chocolate rum ball which travels down a route taking you for a preview of the Vienna Design week taking place this October. ;

The Vienna Design Week Embassy (fancy title!) presents this work of Vienna design couple Mischer'Traxler during the DMY festival in Berlin.

DMY All stars exhibition

2010-06-14T00:34:00.001+02:00

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The All stars exhibition, located at the central exhibition space of DMY at Tempelhof airport is the professional side of the festival. It shows work by established companies and organisations that have items ranging from furniture to accesories and even architectural work.

Featuring the works of:
Freedom of creation, Taiwan arts council, Post fossil, Fidu (Oscar Zieta), Florian Krautli, Adrien Rovero, Pour les alpes, Centro metropolitano de diseno, Ulli Budde

more info on ;dmy-berlin.com

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DMY Awards 2010

2010-06-14T00:14:00.001+02:00

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And the winners are...

Three out of ten - On Friday, June 11 the DMY Award winners were announced at the evening Award Ceremony. The winners are For use - numen: Tape Installation, Daphna Isaacs & Laurens Manders: Tafelstukken and EPFL+ECAL Lab: Give me more. The jury members Jerszy Seymour, Hella Jongerius, Jurgen Bey, Werner Aisslinger and Patrick Reymond were impressed by the experimental approach of the Austro-Croatian design duo For use / numen who created an architectural socializing place with a very simple material: tape. They acknowledged the close collaboration between designers and engineers within the Swiss research institute ;EPFL + ECAL Lab who showed

DMY 2010 Opening

2010-06-11T10:39:00.001+02:00

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YDN presents DMY Festival 2010, as the first video in this DMY series we give a short impression of the events that took place on the opening night.

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Yii Design from Taiwan

2010-05-29T16:30:00.001+02:00

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Yii, started by the Taiwan Craft Research Institute to stimulate a more creative conversation between Taiwanese designers and traditional craftsmen. ;

It's quite interesting to see Asia is picking up on conceptual design and generating their own designers and it will be a good place to keep an eye out for the future design stars.

Swarovski Crystal Palace 2010

2010-05-25T15:07:00.001+02:00

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The Crystal Palace was a favorite amongst the Salone's visitors this year.

Saved by Droog

2010-05-23T16:42:00.001+02:00

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During the salone del mobile in Milan, Droog presented their Saved by Droog collection which was based on 5135 items bought at liquidation sales. They asked 14 designers to reinterpretate the objects and turn these discarded products into newly wanted products.

more info on www.droog.com
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Saved by Droog

2010-05-23T15:03:00.001+02:00

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During the salone del mobile in Milan, Droog presented their Saved by Droog collection which was based on 5135 items bought at liquidation sales. They asked 14 designers to reinterpretate the objects and turn these discarded products into newly wanted products.

Ventura Lambrate in Milano 2010

2010-04-25T21:25:00.001+02:00

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YDN Designguide takes you on a tour through a selection of Ventura Lambrate. The new exciting area of the Salone in Milan thats taken 2 years to mature to what it is today. As a reaction to the never ending cocktail openings and masses of drunk italians in Zona tortona, Organisation in Design decided to gather some of the best designers and collectives in a new area of Milan.

Milan 2010: Spazio Rossana Orlandi overview

2010-04-20T19:53:00.001+02:00

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YDN Designguide takes a look at the new projects exhibited at the Spazio Rossana Orlandi gallery, always a favorite amongst the Milan Design week visitors. Some of the projects like the animals by Frederique Morrel really caught our attention. There's always a high number of projects from the Design academy Eindhoven but more often these days we see projects from other schools such as the Konstfack from Sweden as well. BCXSY took their inspiration to Japan and worked together with craftsman on their new "origins" project. And Formafantasma showed their new adventure in the Autarky exhibition found in the basement of the gallery. video by designguide.tv

Established and Sons 2010 Milan overview

2010-04-16T15:54:00.001+02:00

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YDN Designguide presents the 2010 collection of Established & Sons, first shown in Milan. We speak to Martino Gamper and Scholten en Baijings about their new work.

Nacho Carbonell Diversity, opening of the exhibition

2010-04-14T21:52:00.001+02:00

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In the new Diversity series, Carbonell takes twenty iterations of the same form a

Nacho Carbonell Diversity, behind the process

2010-04-13T15:10:00.001+02:00

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Designguide.tv was invited to follow the process of Nacho Carbonell's new work: Diversity at his studio in Eindhoven. This is the single largest body of new work ever shown by Carbonell and will debut a broad array of recently created nishes made from gravel, thorns, resins, broken glass, monolaments, and others. The Diversity series is being shown at the Palazzo Ferre, a space otherwise used exclusively for Gianfranco Ferres fashion shows, in conjunction with the Salone di Mobile, and will be on view from April 14 , 2010 throughout the month.

Experimentation leads to new opportunities, to an unlimited world of creation, said

Continue Time, a kinetic artwork clock

2010-04-10T16:57:00.001+02:00

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YDN designguide.tv was recently commissioned to produce this video of Sander Mulders' Continue Time clock. We show to process of building the clock to the final product.

my shadow's shadow

2009-02-09T09:29:00.001+01:00

Asif Khan talk

2009-02-05T12:29:00.000+01:00

Designguide.tv talks to Asif Khan during the Tokyo Design Week about his first collaboration project with Peter Liversidge called Tetra Light. For more information please see www.asif-khan.com

AIFW 2009, MLY My Shadow's Shadow fashionshow

2009-02-02T12:09:00.000+01:00

On January 29, during the Amsterdam International Fashion Week, MLY presented her new winter collection “My Shadow’s Shadow”. She did this in the exclusive setting of Studio 13 in Amsterdam. The two shows were characterized by a very personal presentation, an intimate atmosphere, a lot of interaction between the models, singer Nina June and the audience, and great cocktails.

Collection: Emily Hermans
video: Robert Andriessen
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Borre

2009-01-27T12:01:00.000+01:00

Borre is a short movie about Borre. Based on the life of his name. A name he has learned to appreciate over time.

Interview Terence Woodgate at Magazin, Cologne, Germany

2009-01-25T23:11:00.000+01:00

Established & Sons presented the Surface Table by Terence Woodgate and John Barnard at Magazin at the Cologne 2009 Furniture Fair.
Designguide.tv presents in collaboration with Matylda from Matandme.net an extensive interview with Terence Woodgate about his role as a designer the process of designing the table.

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mly photoshoot ijmuiden

2009-01-04T22:39:00.001+01:00

designguide.tv produced this video for Emily Hermans, a Dutch fashion designer on the rise with her label "MLY". Shot over a weekend in the beach town of Ijmuiden in the Netherlands

100% DESIGN TOKYO, Daniel Rohr at Blickfang

2008-12-27T17:18:00.000+01:00

Blickfang was a fair within a fair here at 100% design Tokyo. Showcasing only European designers you could feel a bit of Bavaria in the air. We had the chance to talk with Daniel Rohr (who was also at the pecha kucha night at Superdeluxe a few days earlier). Daniel walked us through his graduation project (drinking glasses) as well as his screw table furniture, both projects playful and calm at the same time.
Music: Minotaur @ audiodregs.com
Designer: daniel-rohr.de

100% DESIGN TOKYO: created in holland 08

2008-12-24T01:13:00.000+01:00

'Created in Holland' presented Dutch designers at the 100% Design Tokyo Fair recently, among them is Alexander Pelikan with his Clic Furniture in Bamboo and Trespa (also available at the Strijp-x store/gallery). We have a talk with him about the challenges in producing it and how he will continue this line of furniture. This video also features work by Sens Umbrella's, WeMade Lidewij Spitshuis, Atti and Sander Luske's porcelain. The 'Created in Holland' group exhibition also won the prize for best stand at the fair. www.strijp-x.com Music by Minotaur @ www.audiodregs.com

Okay Studio, "Under the same roof" at Aram store, london

2008-12-11T14:20:00.001+01:00

OKAY Studio is a collective of individual designers sharing a bit more then a workspace. This will be the first curated exhibition (presented at the London Design Festival 2008) of the group. The exhibition will transform the Aram Gallery into a series of ‘rooms’ that will represent the working spaces of each of the members of the studio, reflecting on how they operate successfully as colleagues rather than as a branded consultancy. Under The Same Roof will show the work of: Shay Alkalay, Tomas Alonso, Jordi Canudas, Mathias Hahn, Peter Marigold, Yael Mer, Oscar Narud, Hiroko Shiratori and Jorre van Ast. www.okaystudio.org

Second Nature directed by Tokujin Yoshioka

2008-11-27T16:15:00.001+01:00

"Second Nature" is in short thinking about the future of design. In the past Tokujin has incorporated many laws that exist in nature, while attempting to explore the possibilities of technology. "Second Nature" combines both to create new forms of nature. This exhibition presents the works of 8 groups of creators, including Tokujin Yoshioka himself. The process of the Crystal chair starts with a substrate made of polyester elastomer which forms the skeleton. This is submerged into a tank and here the crystals grow onto the substrate.

This video features the works of Makoto Azuma, Ross Lovegrove, Tokujin Yoshioka. We recommend visiting the exhibit if you can, more information can be found on 2121designsight.jp
Music courtesy of ISAN: isan.co.uk

5.5 designers cloning

2008-11-23T21:22:00.000+01:00

Inspired from the medical technics of cloning, “Cloning” is an authentic service of creating objects at your own image. The aesthetic of this collection is defined by the physical data taken on your body. To sum-up, instead of participating to the definition of a consensual aesthetic (which is the norm in the industry), this project tends to give back a central position to human nature. www.cinqcinqdesigners.com

Nosigner

2008-11-21T13:40:00.001+01:00

Nosigner is somebody who designs invisible thing without explicit a signature. We met up with him at the London Design festival, and again at the Tokyo Design week for a quick talk about his work and the ideas behind it. www.nosigner.com

Groener gras party

2008-11-17T20:44:00.001+01:00

groener gras party from robertanderson on Vimeo.

Strijp-X store/gallery

2008-11-15T13:22:00.000+01:00

We're proud to present our gallery/design store called Strijp-X in Eindhoven. Throughout the year you'll be able to find designs from a selection of designers in our store and we'll host exhibitions in our space as well. This video shows our first exhibit curated by Piet Bergman. It opened during the Dutch Design Week 2008, and served as the kickstart of our new venture. more info soon on www.strijp-x.com

London Design Week: Kithkin

2008-10-06T23:37:00.001+02:00
Kithkin is a group of creative friends who form a platform to show and promote their work. Recently we caught up with them to talk about their new store, which gives away (and also sells) digital blueprints to a wide range of products. Some Rights Reserved lets designers get ideas out directly to the public, on their terms. Designers have greater creative freedom, flexibility, spontaneity, and control over licensing. Consumers are given the chance to purchase design instantly, either printing it out on their own printer or taking the file to a listed supplier for production. www.kith-kin.co.uk

Neubauism

2008-09-23T14:38:00.000+02:00

With two fat orange books, the Berlin graphic design agency Neubau has taken the world by storm. NeubauWelt and NeubauModul are the titles of these two volumes, bursting with thousands of black-and-white patterns and illustrations. What would it be like not just to flip through pictures, but to take an actual walk through Neubau’s world?

ReCollections of Kiki and Joost

2008-08-12T15:49:00.001+02:00

Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleiswijk take us on a tour through their latest collection. The designer couple usually has the same starting point but their different working methods bring a unique approach to each of their works. For this collection they took their inspiration of the past and the idea of making a collection of works. It’s about memories about forgotten objects, values or techniques. www.projectjoost.com www.kikiworld.nl

OpenFrameworks examples

2008-08-11T21:42:00.002+02:00
openFrameworks is a C++ library for creative coding. Think of it as the Scriptaculous libraries for interactive projects. It hasn't been released yet, but this video shows the work already done with the pre-release.

Aurora, future browsing or computing platform?

2008-08-06T01:03:00.000+02:00

Rides of Park Hilaria

2008-08-03T23:03:00.001+02:00

Fundamentals, Mu gallery

2008-08-01T01:32:00.000+02:00

AIFW: lichting 2008

2008-07-27T18:17:00.000+02:00

Lichting is the official graduation show for the most promising fashion designers graduating from the seven Dutch fashion academies. designguide.tv made a best of selection of this years' lichting.

Gesture table

2008-07-27T15:52:00.003+02:00

Here's technology which you usually see in some sort of experiment or presentation, in this case it's being put to some real use. Here's a text by the company that did this: "The London College of Fashion commissioned Moving Brands to conceive, design and build the Graduate Portfolio Exhibition. The problem: How to show up to 500 students work. The solution: Use a digital approach and house it within a 'library' setting. Each student is represented by a post-card sized tag which is located on a wall, on the back of each card is a unique pair of identifier tags, so when the card is placed on one of the four tables the student's work is revealed. This system was developed using opensource software reacTIVision & Processing - it is the first time that either has been used in this way and on this scale."

AIFW 2008: MLY, made in Someland

2008-07-27T01:37:00.000+02:00

Made in China, made in Holland, made in Italy…What does it really tell us about a product’s origin? Is a car or a toy or a shirt ‘made in China’, just because that’s the country where it left the factory?
For Made in Someland, MLY used modern, ecologically friendly textiles, such as bamboo yarns, while avant-gardistic silhouettes reflect the 19th century travel component which inspired the collection. Far Eastern influences are clearly visible in the ethnic, Asian designs and patterns, while the presentation of the collection has a typical Dutch setting, with Eindhoven skylines, Dutch heath lands and industrial landscapes.
www.mly.nl

P2P Radio

2008-07-13T23:55:00.000+02:00

Remember those little pirate radio stations in the 80’s? Enter the p2p radio broadcaster by Juan Esteban Rios, this little device provides a means to transmit audio content to local radio receivers, and by having the listeners act as peers, the network can be expanded as much as it needs to. Overlooked communities in remote areas or poor urban environments can now take back the radio airwaves. The device is also powered by handcranking it, 1 minute for every 40 minutes of airtime.

The little wild garden of love

2008-07-10T14:50:00.002+02:00

Tord Boontje explains: "Rainwater is the lifeblood of our garden, you then catch a glimpse of a wild and lush vegetation and enter a landscape which is larger, more airy, throbbing and bright. Along the way you can experience different emotions by choosing different directions and visions: the peace and calmness of the serene and romantic white garden, the powerful stimuli of the psychedelic and symmetrical garden or the vibrant energy of the colourful and revitalising garden.” www.moroso.it, www.tordboontje.com

kHz

2008-07-10T13:53:00.000+02:00

Unfinished work, but it looks great already!

Thomas Traxler, Autonomous spinning wheel

2008-07-04T07:41:00.000+02:00

Powered by nothing but sunlight and some threads, Thomas Traxlers' "The idea of a tree project" shows us how objects can grow during the course of a day. The installation is powered by a couple of solar cells which power the entire device, causing the process to move faster or slower depending on the amount of available light. The speed of the process determines the amount of saturation of the thread, giving a visual recording in the resulting object. Thomas Traxler just graduated from the IM Masters department of the Design Academy Eindhoven, 2008.
mischertraxler.com

Evolution: Nacho Carbonell at spazio Rossana Orlandi

2008-06-23T19:46:00.000+02:00

designguide.tv talks to Nacho Carbonell about his new project, 'Evolution'. As a reaction to the current information overload, Nacho created a refuge where you can escape to. The recycled paper originates from recent newspapers. Evolution explores different ways of communication, the private and the public form.

see more on nachocarbonell.com

Curiosity Cabinet (connecting real objects and RFID)

2008-06-23T13:11:00.000+02:00

Jon Stam, just recently graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven, shows his unique approach to a portfolio in the form of a wooden cabinet. His work is presented in two distinct ways, opening the drawers and looking at objects and pictures stored in the cabinet or by taking out a drawer and placing it on the RFID reader which shows the content on a computer. It also connects via an USB port for those of you who don't have the RFID reader (yet).

Head in the clouds

2008-06-23T13:08:00.000+02:00

a timelapse of clouds

MLY ID collection

2008-06-17T23:58:00.000+02:00

ID stands for identity. Who are you and what kind of life do you lead? How do people reveal or conceal their identity? “The times we live in, in which your identity is so often reduced to ones and zeros, to information in a database, fascinates me”, Emily Hermans motivates the theme of her new collection. “On the so-called anonymous internet, people reveal more of their identity than they would IRL, in real life. In profiles, on forums, when purchasing products. But the internet also gives you the possibility to assume a different, or even several identities.”

Land of water, zuiderzee museum

2008-06-10T13:58:00.001+02:00

The land of water (at the zuiderzee museum) is once again being reclaimed from the sea. The sixtieth anniversary expresses itself in a living example of an accessible, approachable and open museum. designguide.tv takes a look at the work of studio job, scholten & baijings, joep van lieshout, niels meulman, paul dubois, anu tuominen and the pyramids of Makkum. Music courtesy of Mr. Projectile

It's always six o'clock

2008-06-06T11:04:00.001+02:00

Born in Italy in 1976, Eva + Franco Mattes a.k.a. 0100101110101101.org have been besieging the art world with their clever hacks and elusive digital role-plays (second life) for more than ten years. In 'It's always six o'clock', the avatar portraits in their series 'Annoying Japanese Child Dinosaur' are attacked by an army of toys, not the digital representations but the real McCoy this time. From Manga characters to G.I. Joe, and from medieval knights to Winnie the Pooh, they're all performing in the theatre of pop culture. Cute yet ruthlessly aggressive at times, they're taking over the exhibition space. In the process, fantasy and collective imagination are fusing into a dramatically charged form of 21st ready-made sculpture. www.mu.nl

Gnar wars

2008-05-30T00:35:00.001+02:00

Gnar Wars by Mike Benson from Mike Benson on Vimeo.

Now this caught my attention, awesome filmmaking skills and fun to watch!

Meta launch in Milan

2008-05-27T18:37:00.001+02:00

Designguide.tv speaks with Barber & Osgerby about their pieces for Meta and the concept behind the company. Meta is dedicated to combining exquisite materials with the world's finest artisans to create 21st century design at a quality once seen at the heights of the decorative arts. A group of leading designers, including Asymptote, Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, Tord Boontje, Matali Crasset and Wales & Wales have been commissioned in association with over 50 master ateliers and artisans to create Meta's inaugural collection of contemporary objects and furniture. Mallett is the parent company of Meta.

American Apparel

2008-05-26T13:32:00.002+02:00

actual advert

Established & Sons: Paul Cocksedge

2008-05-18T23:56:00.000+02:00

Interview with Paul Cocksedge at the Established & Sons presentation in Milan 2008. Paul explains some of the ideas and thoughts behind his "Pole" lights and "veil" for Swarovski.

BMX playground, unepisode 2

2008-05-15T18:44:00.002+02:00

BMX playground from robertanderson on Vimeo.

Maarten Baas, Milan 2008

2008-05-12T12:15:00.000+02:00

Maarten Baas, April 2008 : exhibition, showing an overview of the works by Maarten Baas and Studio Baas & Den Herder from the past 5 years. The exhibition will show works, that have been made in cooperation with other parties, such as Moss, Contrasts, Rossana Orlandi and Established & Sons. Furthermore, the exhibition will also give an inside view on the studio that Maarten Baas shares with producer Bas den Herder. Prototypes, experiments, failures and work that is still in development will be shown in Autoriparazione Voghera. www.maartenbaas.com

Swarovski 2008: Crystal Palace Milan

2008-05-05T18:35:00.000+02:00

Swarovski Crystal Palace pushed the boundaries in Milan this year with an exhibition by leading designers during the Salone Internazionale Del Mobile. A carefully selected group of creators had been invited to design an atmosphere, which included items of lighting, furniture and interior design elements. Installations by Zaha Hadid, Paul Cocksedge, Front, Studio Job, Pierro Lissoni, Arne Quinze, Fredrikson Stallard, Marcus Tremonto, Marcel Wanders and Tokujin Yoshioka produced a spell-binding exhibition with over 18,000 visitors.

Milan 2008: Richard Hutten, Layers

2008-05-03T13:51:00.000+02:00

Layers is Richard Hutten's studio exhibit presented at the Milan 2008 furniture fair. Simply said, it's all about layers of meaning and what we read in it. The fun of making the objects was equally important and some of the works certainly have a rough look to them. Interestingly is the concepts behind the works and how the material & meaning shapes the furniture.

A touch of green by Droog Design in Milan

2008-04-29T11:14:00.000+02:00

We give an impression of the Droog Design exhibit at the Milan furniture fair 2008, this years theme was "a touch of green" which looked at the whole green movement from a different perspective. Featuring designs from Pieke Bergmans, Tobias Rockenfeld, FormaFantasma, Gaële Girault, Jens Praet, SMAQ. Of course if you get a chance, go see the exhibit in person!

Studio Job, the farm

2008-04-27T13:49:00.004+02:00

Perfectly in tune with our times, the young couple, Job Smeets & Nynke Tynagel have been designing an ode to their country roots. In an amazing barn-like space in the centre of milan, twenty-four bronze works and six pieces of pallissander furniture will evoke the archetypal artefacts of the low lands including germany, flandres and the netherlands.

Go on, it's sunday, kitty tennis!

2008-04-13T13:02:00.001+02:00

form + volume at Designhuis

2008-04-11T18:28:00.000+02:00

Designhuis shows an exhibit about design for the average person. Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky shows us how creative you can get with off the rack flatpack furniture with his customized pieces. Curated by Li Edelkoort

Popshop, remixing icons of mass culture

2008-04-08T17:14:00.001+02:00
Popshop, remixing icons of mass culture is a group exhibition staged by MU, in which artists are rehauling pop stars, fans, and world hits. This time, it’s not about artists switching over to making clips, or to designing an LP sleeve, but clips being sucked back into the realm of contemporary art. www.mu.nl

human pacman

2008-04-06T01:20:00.001+02:00

From human tetris to human pacman, hmmm I think I preferred the tetris version personally.

Gimmi da loot

2008-03-27T21:02:00.000+01:00

"gimme the loot" was a guerilla exhibition which was seen across the many different art fairs at the Miami art week, december 2007. Gerard Kilgallon tells us some of the ideas behind the guns. We also take a quick peek at the Scope Art fair with works by Seon Ghi Bahk and Yong Ho Ji.

Pepe Heykoop, graduation design academy 2008

2008-03-23T12:09:00.000+01:00

"Lightness of being" shows us the beauty of growth and decline in nature, captured in an enormous flexible lamp made of steel, carbon, felt and rubber. Pepe's other project, "A restless chairacter", has the look of being overpainted again and again, taking its' inspiration of an old wobbling chair. The chair looks stiff and sturdy at first sight but once you sit on it you notice how flexible it really is. Combining metal and rubber this chair is actually built for wobbling. Pepe is currently working on a wobble bench and a wobble table.

Alexander Pelikan, the Plastic Nature

2008-03-20T13:04:00.002+01:00

A look back at the "Tales from Eindhoven" exhibit, milan 2007. Alexander Pelikan's work uses moulded plastics with wood to form new furniture under the name "the plastic nature". www.pelidesign.com

Maarten de Ceulaer, graduation design academy 2008

2008-03-18T11:05:00.000+01:00

Design academy eindhoven graduation of Maarten de Ceulaer with his "Nomad Light Molecule" lamp.

Anke Louwers, graduation design academy 2008

2008-03-16T18:28:00.000+01:00

Anke Louwers graduation projects for the design academy eindhoven show. Both projects, "preservation" and "in your face" will be shown at design academy show in milan 2008.

Philippe Malouin, Design Academy Eindhoven 2008

2008-02-23T11:00:00.000+01:00

Philippe Malouin just graduated from the “living” department of the Design academy Eindhoven with his Grace table, the ballpoint stool and the dervish lamp. All designs are inspired by simple every day objects like balloons or pens.

backstage at Fashionshow of FIA: generation 9

2008-02-13T22:38:00.000+01:00

behind the scenes look at the FIA generation 9 fashion show at Amsterdam international fashionweek 2008.

Food chain exhibition, Genevieve Gauckler

2008-02-07T20:03:00.000+01:00

'Food chain' is the title of the exhibit by French artist Genevieve Gauckler. Dutch gallery Mu has invited her to show us the many sides and stories of food. According to Genevieve, food is everybody’s concern, whether you like it or not. Food is ambiguous, it is good and bad at the same time. We have a talk with her and walk through 3 months of illustrations created especially for this space.

Emily Hermans 'ID' aifw 2008 fashionshow

2008-02-06T20:17:00.000+01:00
presenting the new collection of emily hermans at the amsterdam fashion week januari 2008.

Red light fashion

2008-02-06T20:07:00.000+01:00

We take a first look the red light fashion event in Amsterdams' red light district. 16 talented fashion designers show off their work in this famous tourist attraction. 'And Beyond', Ignoor and Edwin Oudshoorn give us the inside on how they moved from their homes to the center of smut in Amsterdam.

Proud as a Peacock

2008-02-05T20:12:00.000+01:00
What if humans would have more animal like features? Part of Grietje Schepers graduation 2008 from the design academy, also named ' zo trots als een pauw '.

Meubelbeurs Keulen 2008

2008-01-22T15:37:00.000+01:00

De eerste meubelbeurs van het jaar is in feite een plek voor fabrikanten om hun nieuws aan inkopers te presenteren. Naast wat er in de toekomst in de meubelwinkels staat, is er voor de tweede keer ook ruimte voor jonge ontwerpers.

nintendo wii controller invented by guy without pants

2008-01-14T22:35:00.000+01:00

Proving your point by demonstrating your motion controller in your underwear is quite a feat. Although he may have invented this technology years before nintendo presented it, it's unlikely he'll go to court since he signed off any potential claims with his former company and games developper Midway. Which makes us wonder why he decided to go on fox news at this time? Bragging rights perhaps ?

Copy and Paste on iPhone (mock-up video)

2008-01-03T15:37:00.001+01:00

iPhone Copy and Paste from lonelysandwich on Vimeo.