The original poster Keep Calm and Carry On was issued upon the outbreak of World War 2 as a means of allaying public fear. The poster was held in reserve for use only in times of extreme crisis. Although thousands were produced, only a handful ever saw the light of day. Even today ‘Keep Calm …
Claire Eglizeaud and Paul Moreau, a designer and a graphic artist from Bordeaux developped Bonjour mon coussin in 2007, a new and surprising concept. They have created a wide range of designs and offer them as pillow covers. The backings are well finished and carefully matched. The motifs are original, regularly renewed and inspired by …
Noisy interactive posters for Saxofunny sound production company. Every image has a sound.
iSobre not only re-designs the manila mac presented in the now legendary keynote of 2008 but launches also its new line of products. The family now expands to six sleeves for the MacBook and five cases for the iphone. The new iSobre collection is designed to fit all apple notebooks (MacBook air, MacBook and MacBook …
The famous Japanese T-shirt brand, Graniph, has launched is annual graphic design award. The prize is 1.000.000 yen (asbout 9.000$) and the commercialization of the design by Graniph. So let’s start to create and good luck!
Progetti has always worked with a concept of design in which the quality of the relationship among forms,materials and aims is defined in view of the industrial process. That’s why the collection has enriched itself through the years with objects of the most varied forms and materials,of several designers’work. Progetti offers a collection of pieces …
We don’t know how, we know just when: the past 22th of January Charles Cooper is died, he was just 31 years old and he was one of electronic duo Telefon tel aviv (with Josua Eustis) coming from Chicago. The band is died too. There is a sense of sadness obviously, but die can’t kill …
While the sneaker-world loses its appeal, even towards a younger crowd, the market feels a lack of new “classics” to make the difference on style (and sales). The comeback of 90s casual is out there already, through a significant increase of classic-revivals’ offer i.e. boat-shoes and standard low-cut boots. The so called “history-brands” are positively …
A Thousand Words is “an elegant, concise and very affecting portrait of big-city loneliness and instant connections that go ‘ping’ and are gone seconds later. The emotions are halting, delicate, true. Beautiful piano score.” Two more shorts by Ted Chung after the jump.
On January 15th Jumbo Hostel has opened, the world’s first hostel built onboard a real Boeing 747-200 Jumbo Jet. This Jumbo (Liv) has undergone a complete overhall and major renovation work since last year. Liv was grounded at Stockholm Arlanda Airport back in November 2002. Stockholm Arlanda Airport will now boast a new alternative option …
Karlsson – a solid Dutch design brand within the Present Time family – is a brand specialised in clocks. The Karlsson brand is one that’s synonymous with good quality, stunning graphics, aesthetic shapes and innovative design. Today the Karlsson range can be seen as a collection separated into two distinct categories. First there’s the classic …
Internationality was the motto of the eighth and last BBBarcelona, which lived up to its name. 800 brands and 79.942 professional visitors from over 100 countries came to the Catalan capital from 21-23 January 2009. Karl-Heinz Müller: “Despite the slightly lower frequency, the atmosphere was fantastic. Exhibitors and visitors have not allowed themselves to be …
Scroll Table is inspired by, and wishes to pay tribute to those artisans and their machinery, who behind the scenes have greatly contributed to the success of Italian design in the world. By turning a handle, seven different motifs roll under the crystal surface, once the desired motif is chosen, the others disappear in the …
