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amsterdam begins with a….

so it’s a good place to start, ha ha good answer, i like it…

one of my favourite designers ‘henrik vibskov’ has opened a 100 day pop-up store just round the corner, hopefully i can get away early today…

m / 13-12-2010 14:01 - tags: , ,  

tilt & collide

beautiful and minimalistic signage system from australian agency collider for a library and community centre

…each module not only holds the description of the destination but also tilts towards that destination…

…the proximity of the destination determines the angle of the tilt. The angularity of the tilted entrance type bows to the entering public while mimicking the angle of the internal glass facade…

m / 11-12-2010 17:58 - tags: ,  

un-smart phone

it was matter of time i guess, before someone decided to take the mobile phone back to basics: amsterdam agency ‘john doe’ have launched the lo-tech, no frills john’s phone complete with big clunky buttons and paper address book hidden in the back, i feel a hype coming on…

m / 07-12-2010 13:04 - tags: , ,  

spatial prisms

some really beautiful string installations from gabriel dawe

(via ‘kobayashi’)

m / 01-12-2010 12:50 - tags: , ,  

two bob

a surprisingly modern (by the current standards) new £2 coin due to launch in the UK next year made by design studio
(via the CR blog)

m / 01-12-2010 09:14 - tags: ,