‘YCAM’ 10th anniversary poster

Rikako Nagashima (Tokyo, Japan) – Ryuichi Sakamoto ‘YCAM’ 10th anniversary; 2013

'less machine more hand', 2010

'less machine more hand' by japanese designer naoya matsuo is a small collection of furniture
in which he that focuses on using DIY shop materials and low-tech tools for production.
all made by hand, the series includes side tables, an armchair and lamp.

the main materials used for construction of the furniture pieces include: P.P. (polypropylene) plates / sheets,
gardening nets, pearl beads, paper ribbons, epoxy and double-sided adhesives.

For more, go to designboom

“Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus”

The “Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus” is a drawing machine illustrating a never-ending story by the use of patent drawings.

 

The machine translates words of a text into patent drawings. Seven million patents — linked by over 22 million references — form the vocabulary. By using references to earlier patents, it is possible to find paths between arbitrary patents. They form a kind of subtext.

Over time a serendipitidious narrative is created.

I think it's beautiful! Reminds me of those old-school plotters that still used pens, before the days of laser plotters and inkjet.

Click here for more of the project.

Wire Lamp

Amazing re-issued table lamp by Verner Panton for Louis Poulsen. Originally launched in 1972 the lamp has a cylindrical wire framework that widens into a hemisphere at the top with a hemispherical plastic shade.


Materials:
Chrome wire, plastic shade.

Dimensions:
Height: 540mm Diameter: 400mm


Price: £760.00 !!! WTF

a drop of water

bas van der veer: a drop of water and bioplastic planter
Bas Van Der Veer won a prize this weekend for this combination rain collector and watering can.
The system connects to a hose's gutter system, storing rainfall in it. It looks similar to a projects that I once did.. 'few years back, but I still love it.

Check it out at: Designboom

The system connects to a standard RWDP (rain water down pipe).

Constructed from fibreglass, it would be nice to see this in other materials...

The form is both sensual and primordial.

The finished product & matching watering can.

tailormade audi

some of the images from the tailormade audi drawing boards..