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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Nike Air Abuku - Shoe Aquarium

Project Nike Air Abuku, which was created by creative agency Wieden + Kenedy Tokyo Lab - is absolutely unique. This transformation of the shoe Nike Air Max 360 in an aquarium with real goldfish. It describes your project itself Agency:Sneakers that we had to advertise, it's Air Max 360 with most air soles than any other shoes NIKE. Thus, we decided to create something, building on the concept of airiness, the main quality of this model. We did the upper part of the fully transparent, and put some silver carp - the most common aquarium fish in Japan. So, this concept demonstrates the relationship between nature and man, and also speaks about comfort footwear NIKE athletes. By the way, ABUKU - in Japanese "Bubbles". "








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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Sputnik Lamp By Pepe Heykupa

Another work of Dutch designer Heykupa Pepe (Pepe Heykoop), shown at the International Festival of Design in Berlin recently. This lamp is handmade, named Sputnik (Sputnik). It consists of a bubble created from tape wrapped around the metal structures. Heykup himself said that his light bulb - it is literally a papier-mache. Lampe few, but they are similar to each other as children of one family. Sputnik has energy-saving lamps, and if I turn it on in the dark, it seems that you look at the full moon. One can also imagine that this is a real Soviet satellite, furrowing expanses of outer space, because the style is something reminiscent of our 50's. This thin curved legs, and he sterile white light emanating from the lamp. And of course, the material of construction Sputnik.







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Monday, June 14, 2010

Spider Chair

I've never been to Spain, but, of course, bow to the majesty of Gaudi architecture. And, it turns out, is completely modern furniture, made on the principles of Gothic. For example, the architect Gaudi inspired industrial designer Ginena to create a unique chair. The fact that the Dutchman Bram Ginen (Bram Geenen) continued the line of chairs Gaudi, which began in 2009. New product Gaudi made on the same principles, but has a little back. What are these principles? Ginen, like Gaudi, repelled by the hanging chains, which showed the ideal fulcrum for the chair. Backrest height was also calculated, based on the height of legs. For chairs were selected lightweight materials, ribs and legs are made of glass filled nylon. The project demonstrates the synthesis of Gothic and high technology. Probably, this chair will last more than a hundred years.









Watch a video about how to create a chair Gaudi:



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