28/11/10

Mercedes sản xuất siêu xe “xanh”

(24h) - Trong một báo cáo mới đây của hãng Mercedes-Benz cho biết, họ đang có kế hoạch sản xuất phiên bản concept của tương lai có tên Biome dự kiến sẽ ra mắt vào năm 2015.Mercedes sản xuất siêu xe “xanh”Như vậy, hãng Mercedes-Benz đã gián tiếp gửi thông điệp tuyên chiến với đối thủ đồng hương BMW trên mặt trận siêu xe xanh trang bị động...

Bombshell Greens

The Peaceful Bomb Vase reminds me of the Seedbomb project, which had a similar intent. The only difference that Seedbomb was peaceful bombing of seed-capsules to mother earth and the Peaceful Bomb Vase a showcase of the harvested treasures. The vase is a part of the design team Biaugust’s Peace Collection and apparently a part of the proceeds...

The Hermit Crab Chair

Your booty will be anything but crabby when it sits upon “The Hermit Crab Chair” by designer Joseph Kim. No way, says I, only happiness will be felt by your bottom relaxing in such a situation. In the same way nature’s hermit crab abandons its shell each time it needs a larger one, so too does mankind abandon its wares. But Joseph Kim is...

AWARD 2011 - SUBMISSION DEAD LINE: 17 - 12

: NOW CALLING FOR ENTRIES!INDEX: is now accepting nominations for the forthcoming INDEX:Award 2011. The award is the largest monetary design award in the world, and it is presented biennially to five winners at a ceremony in Copenhagen.The next INDEX:Award will be presented in 2011, but until December 17 this year, the world community can...

Core77 Gallery: Bangkok International Gift Fair 2010

Subtitling itself as "Soul and Style of the Orient", the annual Bangkok International Gift Fair (BIG) and Houseware Fair (BIH) presented a total of 600 exhibitors, mainly from Southeast Asia. Core77 correspondent Brit Leissler stopped by on her travels in Thailand to capture the best of the show.>> view gall...

Why Design Education Must Change

Traditionally what designers lack in knowledge, they make up for in craft skills. Whether it be sketching, modeling, detailing or rendering, designers take an inordinate amount of pride in honing key techniques over many years. Unfortunately many of these very skills have limited use in the new design domains. (Core 77 columnist Kevin McCullagh.)I...