Interesting stuff.
“The Sentient City Survival Kit is a design research project that explores the social, cultural and political implications of ubiquitous computing for urban environments. It takes as its method the design, fabrication and presentation of a collection of artifacts, spaces and media for survival in the near-future sentient city.” [Read more]
Wool coffins are so hot right now. The Woolly Coffin, an amalgamation of wool, cotton, and cardboard, was recently on display at Prince Charles’ Garden Party to Make a Difference. The event is a week long festival to promote green living (and dying). Not only are these coffins easier on the environment than commonly used “sealer caskets”, they also, if widely used, will stimulate the faltering British textile industry. This is what is known as a Two-fer.
I’ve been looking around for some organizational websites, and came across Teux Deux. It’s a really basic, cleanly-designed to-do list. I made it my homepage, so it’ll be easier to get in the habit of using it and right now I only have one thing on it, ‘Get Money’. That’s easier said than done. [Read more]
An 11,303 square foot, 7 bedroom, 7 full 3 half bathroom, oceanview mansion situated on 6.6 acres in Malibu, California. It has a private beach, two pools, a tennis court…and well, you get the idea. On the market for $55 million.
Craig Ribeyron designed this Trimmer, Razor and Shaving Brush set as part of his diploma project at the Ecole Cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL) in Switzerland.
“DUPLEX is an aquarium/cage favoring an improbable encounter between a bird and a fish. The aquarium is thermoformed so as to create a space where the bird can fly at the same visual level as the fish. A surprising encounter that evokes the impossible fusion between the air and the waterworld.”
“EpicWin is an iPhone app that puts the adventure back into your life. It’s a streamlined to-do list, to note down all your everday tasks, but with a role-playing spin. You’re rewarded for completing your real-world tasks with XP, loot and levelling-up.”