Archive for March 10th, 2009

Product designer: yar rassadin aka babkin

 

yar rassadin aka babkin
Product designer, currently based in Moscow, Russia.

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Spicies \ 2007

Salt & pepper shaker set
overall size: 38 x 88mm

Manufacturer:  KOZIOL (Germany) 

 

His design philosophy is:
-    making products pleasant for all senses, using simple emotional ideas, vision of retro-futurism, smooth “human” geometry and color.
-    paying lots of attention to cultural, historical and technological aspects that might have an influence on product development in the future.
-    combining radically different things, turning them into one whole product, well accepted, well manufactured and well sold.

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Samurai sidekicks

animals samurai armor

Look at those sick Armour for Animals ! Artist Jeff De Boer created some amazing Masterpiece armor for Cats & Mice. His work is just genius, He also have a section How to create a Samurai Cat Armor. Those are definitely some piece of Art, and I wouldn’t mind having some at home…

animal-armour

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Qantas Sydney First Lounge

firstclass all the way…

The Qantas Sydney First Lounge is a pre-flight departure lounge for premium Qantas customers. Located at the Sydney International Terminal, it offers 180 degree views of Sydney city and Botany Bay and welcomes more than 150,000 guests per year. Led by the vision of internationally renowned Australian designer Marc Newson in collaboration with his associate architect Sebastien Segers and Woods Bagot, the flagship Qantas First Lounge in Sydney sets an international benchmark in lounge design with the highest levels of comfort, service and luxury.

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Lounge features include:

- a 48-seat open kitchen restaurant with menus by renowned Australian chef Neil Perry of Rockpool;
- lounge areas with comfortable seating and recliner chairs;
- a day-spa offering complimentary treatments;
- a private library with a diverse range of reading material;
- personal work suites, business facilities and conference capabilities; and
- a full concierge service.

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HUSH: Hymn to Beauty

 

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Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art is proud to present Hymn to Beauty, the first US solo exhibition of work by UK artist HUSH. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, March 5th, 2009 from 7.00pm – 10.00pm, with the artist in attendance. Work in the show will include Acrylic Paint, Screen Print, Spray Paint, Ink, and Tea on Canvas and Wood as well as a site specific installation. The exhibition will be open for viewing through Thursday, March 26th 2009 from 1.00pm -7.00pm.

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Winvian: Have fun

 

winvian hotel, connecticut

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Were Alice to stumble down a rabbit hole today, the wonderland she’d discover would surely resemble Connecticut boutique resort Winvian. This whimsical world of magical, individually designed cottages peacefully exists amid 113 acres of wild woodland in the state’s Litchfield Hills.

Owner Maggie Smith and her daughter Heather, ably assisted by Yale School of Architecture graduate David Sellers, enlisted 15 architects to wave their magic design wands and bring life to their original idea. Today, the 18 cottages that are the fruit of their labors, each one named after the idiosyncratic design concept that defines it, surround Winvian’s antique-filled, colonial-style farmhouse.

Secret Society, Treehouse (pictured below), Beaver Lodge (pictured at right), Charter Oak and Helicopter are just a few of the titles to pique the interest of any adventurer looking for a truly innovative departure from the typical hotel experience.

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