Author Archives: Laura Lampugnani
Back to the Future: iCade
Didn’t think you needed an iPad? Think again! Instructions for a stylish dive into the past? Enter the iCADE iPad Arcade Cabinet! – Gently slide the iPad into the cradle. […]
Daft Coke 2011
Since Limited Edition is the sexy word of nowadays marketing, a SupaLimited Edition is the only way to stand out. After the Daft Punk inspired Club Coke 2011 bottles of […]
The Art of Sitting: Woouf Poufs
To make a hipster sit down is never an easy matter, because reading the smart quote on the tee would become more difficult. Now you have one more chance, thanks to these irresistible beanbags, half cartoons half product placement. Young design studio Woouf, born in Barcelona in 2008, bets for a combination of creativity, functionality and quality: the result is the development of products which are not only simple pieces of furniture, but original eye candies. You can have a look at the whole collection (every piece is proudly hecho en Barcelona) and buy them directly at Woouf online store or if you pass by Paris supercool concept store Fleux.
Chanel tonight presents: Shade Parade
Standing against ironic Lanvin’s models who dance in a Jersey Shore attitude, Chanel decides to go viral with this Shade Parade: a whimsical, synchronized hand choreography which makes us romantically remind of Daft Punk’s remake of Harder Better Faster Stronger in a Broadway flavour. Glamorous fingers dance on stage, swing on a pearl strand or move around a spiral staircase: creative and unforgettable. (…credits are my favourite!).
Less is More: History in Pictograms
Minimal humour and awful truth in a design package? This witty set of typodesign spreads a new light on many historical facts. By always fantastic Agency H-57 (Milan based).
Austra/Feel it Break
Electro-goth and dark chic, a shy echo of Giorgio Moroder, a strong resemblance with The Knife, Fever Ray and Zola Jesus, a powerful theatrical instinct like Bat For Lashes, the […]
Graphic chic: Malika Favre
Paris spirit and London base, Malika Favre merges naughty coquette attitudes (France) with pop kaleidoscopic colors (England). Best described as “Frank Miller meets Shag”, in a few years she developed […]
His Master’s Voice: Phonofone II
“A beautiful reinterpretation of the past, the Phonofone may be the heirloom keepsake of early 19th century technology.”
Wish list time? For you, nostalgic geeks or 2.0 coquettes, Canadian designer Tristan Zimmermann invented the Phonofone (model II, in particular). In short, the Phonofone is a speaker for your Ipod/Iphone which needs no power or batteries: it’s enough to hook up your ear buds and the Phonofone, through passive amplification alone, boosts the audio output up to 55 decibels (more or less the maximum volume of a laptop speaker). Entirely made of ceramic, not only environment friendly, it takes advantage of the material’s “rigid and resonant” qualities in its application of producing sound.
If the Phonogram was the first device for recording and playing sound, the Phonofone is the first device to bring an elegant form to the marriage of old and new technology.
Can you feel the Beat/s?
“People aren’t hearing all the music.” Officially Beats by Dr. Dre is a brand of headphones and loudspeakers, created by hip hop celeb Dr. Dre. Actually they represent the best […]
The Burning House Project
“If your house was burning, what would you take with you? It’s a conflict between what’s practical, valuable and sentimental. What you would take reflects your interests, background and […]
Wally, a star in stripes
No design lover, nerd or timewaster in the world can’t really forget Wally (or Waldo for U.S. and Canada). This tiny hero in striped sweater and striped bonnet who lives […]
Rob Ryan. Poetries in paper cuts
Rob Ryan is a London based artist who produces exquisite paper cut designs using a scalpel. He literally transforms his thoughts, dreams and stories into paper, creating intricate works which never fail to […]