Pendurella is a concept gadget that combines an umbrella stand with a pendulum toy. This product may seem not so useful at the first sight but if you consider the dirt and hassle of a wet umbrella inside your house, you will be surely admitting its usefulness. Just hang your wet umbrella with the pendulum toy and it will swing your umbrella in order to drain off the water and store them into the base collector. This useful tool will surely be appreciated by your guests who will visit your house during a rainy day. Besides, you can wring a wet towel after using to dry it in the sun.
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The UK Design Council has recently commissioned a series of useful medical equipment concepts aiming to diminish the spread of germs. Under this initiative, the council has designed various products such as a easy to clean, durable, comfortable and cleverly usable porter’s chair that will definitely reduce the number of user ‘touchpoints’ where germs can be spread. Another product is an ‘intelligent’ mattress that can change color when it comes with the contact of body fluids. A patient bedside arrangement, featuring bedside storage along with an easy to clean over-bed table made of scratch-proof materials. The 21st century portable commode is another useful product that will eliminate the potential of spreading out the germs and can be cleaned easily. A smart canella is another helpful equipment by the council that can tell the staff when it is time to change the intravenous lines.
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Koukan Gallery Presents:
Mitsuko Hoshino ‘tracing elements’
The first major exhibition of new works by Mitsuko Hoshino in London since 2003 will open at the Gallery Koukan on Tuesday, 2nd June 2009. The show will include twenty-two new works in a site-specific installation.
Mitsuko Hoshino is a London-based artist whose work has been exhibited in the USA, Europe and Japan. She was born in Kanagawa, Japan, graduating from Tokyo’s prestigious Tama Art University in 1988. After having worked in the United States and Austria she settled in London.
Hoshino attempts to capture the essence of nature in her largely abstract work, incorporating her eastern background and experiences with western cultures.
Focussing on lines and strokes, her new body of work is chromatically reduced and rendered on one or more layers of semi-transparent material (silicone or drafting film).
http://www.mitsuko-hoshino.com/
Dates: 03-17th June 2009
Mon-Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11am- 3pm
Private View Tuesday 2nd June 6.30- 8.30pm
Koukan Gallery
106a Alexandra Park Road, London N10 2AE
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I found some really great pulp-era erotic book covers whilst looking thru Yuhmm magazine. Yuhmm got them from the Killer Covers blog, which is dedicated to the archiving of these cheesy but fun ero-books.
See more covers and information HERE.
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The Capsule is a car concept specially designed aiming the adventure lovers with all the characteristics that a mountain rider motorcycle might have. This compact car has room for only one rider and the detachable luggage offers enough space for overnight trips and can be taken to your tent and can be used as a desk. The main purpose of this vehicle is to offer sheer pleasure to the off-road riders which can be realized with its crazy look.
The main idea of creating Capsule was to offer a fun vehicle which offers a feel of freedom and effortless communicating technology. The design includes a full functional multi touch display with satellite internet connectivity which ensures the vehicle cannot be stolen or lost. The horizontal screen wiper is set with side rails which acts along the pillars, and act as water channels as well. The powertrain of Capsule features all-wheel driving system along with electric motors that are helpful to run the car on lofty mountains. This electric car recharges its batteries with the roof-mounted solar panel which can assure 4 hours continuous drive.
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A business card creates a physical connection and bond between you or your business and your customers. Most business cards are dull, boring, and don’t say much about the person and are forgotten easily which is why they are ineffective.
Here we’ll take a look at 100 truly outstanding business card designs which show that there are truly no limits to the design of a business card.
Bold, bio-inspired, vertical and sustainable: those are the traits that architecture of the future will share, if you go by the trends in current cutting-edge concept designs. While some of these architectural concepts will never become reality, others are already in progress or slated to begin construction soon. From a sparkling urban farm inspired by a dragonfly’s wing to a dystopian concept that embraces genetic engineering, here are 12 amazing designs that give us a peek into what the future may bring.
Songjiang Hotel: Paradise in a Water-Filled Quarry
(images via: Green Roofs)
The Songjiang Hotel by Atkins Design makes use of a beautiful water-filled quarry in the Songjiang district just outside Shanghai in China. This innovative design features a green roof, geothermal energy and underwater areas including a restaurant and guest rooms. The quarry provides an ideal setting for sports and leisure including swimming, water sports, rock climbing and bungee jumping. The Songjiang Hotel was originally slated to be completed by May 2009, but as of now it’s still just a concept.
Dragonfly, a Metabolic Farm for Urban Agriculture
(images via: Vincent Callebaut)
From Vincent Vallebaut, designer of the Lilypad concept, comes another stunning sustainable design that aims to meet the food, housing and energy challenges of the future. The Dragonfly is an urban farm concept for New York City’s Roosevelt Island, modeled after the wings of a dragonfly and designed to provide fresh, local food within an urban environment. Fruit, vegetables, grains, meat and dairy would be produced on the Dragonfly’s 132 floors and the entire structure would be powered by a combination of solar and wind power.
The Venus Project: Working Toward Sustainable Global Civilization
(images via: The Venus Project)
In order to survive global warming, the growing human population and other challenges in the upcoming centuries, some believe that we must start from scratch with a new model of human civilization that directs our technology and resources toward the positive, for the maximum benefit of the people and the planet. The Venus Project is a vision for a brand new world civilization and redesign of our entire culture. Circular cities with built-in farms and public transit, along with sea cities that can accommodate millions, are just part of this complex and visionary idea to take us “beyond politics, poverty and war”.
The Origami, Seamless Indoor/Outdoor Apartment Living
(images via: ArchDaily)
By making apartment buildings entirely vertical, we could enhance the livability of urban residences and provide lush green gardens for each apartment dweller to enjoy. The Origami by Kann Finch, designed for Meydan City in Dubai, would give each apartment an open quality that extends the internal living areas to extensive balconies with uplifting window walls. A patterned solid/glass screen gives the building visual interest from the outside and provides shade and privacy for the residents.
Dynamic, Wind-Powered Rotating Tower
(images via: Dynamic Architecture)
Italian architect David Fischer designed the Dynamic Tower Skyscraper so that each of its 80 floors would rotate according to voice command. Fischer wanted to design a space where you could enjoy the sunrise and sunset from the same room. The rotation takes up to 3 hours and is powered by solar panels and 79 wind turbines, with one turbine located between each floor. Almost the entire structure will be pre-fabricated offsite. Construction is due to be completed by the end of 2010.
Højblokka / Puls High-Rise
(images via: ArchDaily)
The Højblokka_PULS project by MAPT + DARK architects is another approach to vertical urban living, taking advantage of vertical space to expand the capacity of large cities as the population grows. The idea is to have buildings with smaller footprints that is woven into the circulation of the area, combining office spaces, hotels, leisure and shopping facilities with sunlit public spaces in its low-rise urban block.
Green and Modern Fair & Exhibition Space at the Punta Umbria Pavilion
(images via: DailyTonic)
MRDP Arquitectos, a Spanish design firm, wanted to create a space for fairs and exhibitions that would remain lively even in between events, maximizing the usage of the space. Their design for the Punta Umbria Pavilion is situated on an urban plaza and is contained under an expansive green roof covered in native, weather-resistant, low-maintenance plants. A 17m tower serves as a ‘lighthouse’ that provides views of the river and its surroundings.
Sky-Terra Skyscrapers: Urban Recreation in the Sky
(images via: The Design Blog)
As cities become more crowded, green urban space comes at a premium. One idea for preserving recreation space in urban environments is the Sky-Terra Skyscraper by San Francisco-based designer Joanna Borek-Clement. Sky-Terra is a neuron-like network of skyscrapers that tower over the city, bringing public parks, amphitheaters, fields and public pools closer to the sun. The inner core of each structure has elevators to transport people from street level to the top.
The Future World Trade Center
(images via: WTC)
New York was deprived of its Twin Towers in 2001, but it will soon have a whole new World Trade Center gracing its skyline. Made up of five new skyscrapers, a museum, a transportation hub, a retail complex and a performing arts center, the new design aims to make the World Trade Center a cultural and commemorative destination. The memorial plaza is scheduled to open on September 11th 2011, followed by the underground memorial museum and Tower 4 in 2012 and the Freedom Tower in 2013. The economic meltdown has slowed progress and it’s unknown when towers 2, 3 and 5 will be completed.
‘My Dream, Our Vision’ by Design Act
(images via: ArchiCentral)
Singapore-based design firm Design Act created the ‘My Dream, Our Vision’ concept for the World Expo 2010 Singapore Pavilion Competition. It uses permutated cubes to generate a pixelated-looking sculptural building that that looks like an illuminated ‘digital cloud’ hovering over a constantly changing green pasture. Designed to present Singapore as the ideal example of a city that can transform the lives of everyone who comes into contact with it, the ‘My Dream, Our Vision’ concept encourages visitors to post their dreams inside.
No Man’s Land: Fresh Water, Clean Energy… and Peace
(images via: Inhabitat)
Can architecture foster peace in the Middle East? The No Man’s Land concept by New York-based architect Phu Hoang Office solves some site-specific issues such as friction over water control and also provides recreation, tourist attractions and renewable energy. The No Man’s Land design is made up of a network of islands, creating an artificial archipelago that actually extracts water molecules from the air to be desalinated, providing fresh drinking water.
Dystopian Farming in Manhattan
(images via: eVolo)
Resembling the nest of an insect, the Dystopian Farming project by Eric Vergne combines farms, worker housing and market places, mixing politically opposing classes – farmers and urban consumers. The idea is to reject the romanticizing of food projection and embrace genetic engineering, airoponic watering and nutrient technologies in a fully man-controlled environment in order to meet Manhattan’s food production needs.
Just received an email from Part2ism. This is his newest piece painted on top of Cordy House, London.
Last night, I watched an incredible documentary entitled, “Here’s Johnny” on More4 about the life and times of the super talented artist, Johnny Hicklenton. It chronicles the past 7 years of his life as he has been a Multiple Sclerosis sufferer since 2000. Watching this incredible artist struggle and come to terms with the disease, whilst still drawing 10-12 hours per day was a truly inspiring and touching piece of cinematography. He is best known for his artwork during the 90′s of Britain’s 2000AD and Judge Dredd Megazine. (In my opinion, he is definitely one of the best British illustrative talents ever)
What is also amazing, is the fact that he continues to focus on bringing multiple sclerosis as a disease to the public’s attention in order to help it’s sufferers fight for better treatment and research from the medical community. Long live Johnny and his truly inspiring story!
Selected Works:
2000AD
Thargs Future Shocks x 2
Nemesis the Warlock – books 7 & 9
Rogue Trooper Annual
Slaine The King – unofficial pencils
Judge Dredd
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE
Judge Dredd
Heavy Metal Dredd
Judge Edwina’s Strange Cases
Pandora
Mean Machine
Mean Machine – Poster
Blood of Satanus
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Finn x 2
Ryan – Black ManBurden
USA
Dark Horse
Zombie World series
There’s a good little interview with him HERE, which was done in 2006.
