Hair Clip

Swedish designers Humans since 1982 have created a hair clip with eyes on to make the wearer look like they’re standing the other way round and wearing a niqāb headdress.

VitraHaus by Herzog & de Meuron

Here are some photographs of the VitraHaus by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, which has opened at the VitraCampus in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Designed to display the furniture brand’s Home Collection, the five-storey building consists of stacked volumes with pitched roofs covered in charcoal stucco. Each gabled end is glazed and cantilevers outwards up to five metres, creating the impression of a pile of houses.

Internally, spiral staircases connect the intersecting white-painted interiors. The VitraHaus project joins existing buildings on the Vitra campus by Frank Gehry and Tadao Ando.

Bermuda Triangle of Productivity

This Bermuda Triangle of Productivity by Fuchsia Macaree made me chuckle.

It’s a bookshelf? It’s a desk?

Trick by Sakura Adachi, designed for Campeggi, is a book case that turns into a table with two chairs. 

erosion and weathering on the printed word

This typographic print is third in a series of three, each of which explores the effects of erosion and weathering on the printed word.

The text itself is taken from a 1971 essay on experimental typography by the German designer and typographer Wolfgang Weingart, and is set in the Univers typeface. Univers was designed from 1954-57 by Adrian Frutiger.

Race Tracks Of The World

Race Tracks Of The World is a supercool wall decoration for the Formula 1 fan in you. (Or someone like me that just simply loves the visual quality and overall concept.) They are made from high quality Baltic birch plywood and matte black Formica. You can select from almost every track around the world. The average size is 36″ square depending upon the track shape. Cool? Definitely!

M/Y Biscuit 95’ by Filippetti Yacht

If you’re the kind who has good sea legs and you’re a fan of Italian contemporary design, you’ll love this over-the-top luxury yacht. It puts most houses to shame.

The 30-meter M/Y Biscuit 95’ is a collaboration with yacht builder Filippetti Yacht and Hot Lab, an Italian yacht interiors company.

The yacht has two decks as well as a sunbathing area, two cabins and a crew area. The master bedroom includes a leather floor, no expense has been spared! In the living area, you’ll find an oversized Moroso sofa and armchairs, and a Poltrona Frau coffee table. The living room area features a painting by artist Paola Di Iusto. In the dining area, there’s a 10-seat Saarinen table with Moroso armchairs and even a wine cellar.

Even the kitchen area is stocked with high-end components from Gaggenau including two refrigerator-freezers, a microwave, washing machine and coffee machine. There is a grill as well. Starboard, there are two sofas for dining or relaxing and can even be converted into a sunbathing area.

the 'fake' swimming pool

Initially conceived of 12 years ago, the 'fake' swimming pool by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich, known for his illusion-like installations, has been featured at various museums around the world. In 2001, it was featured at the 49th Venice Biennale in Argentina. In 2004, it found a permanent home at the 21st Century Art Museum in Kanazawa, Japan. In 2008, the fake pool was set up for a 2 year installation at MoMA's PS1 Contemporary Art Center. And as of December 2010, the pool was being installed in the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia.

Miami Beach SoundScape park

Here are some photos of the Miami Beach SoundScape park by Dutch landscape architects West 8, located next to Frank Gehry‘s New World Centre  in Miami Beach, Florida.

The New World Symphony

The New World Symphony’s orchestral academy designed byFrank Gehry opened yesterday in Miami Beach, Florida.