Tag: design

  • Porsche 928 auto was machine with personality and speed

    Porsche 928 auto was machine with personality and speed

    Machine Intelligence  Let me start this article by sharing with you my own observation about the nature of intelligent mechanical life: EVERY machine I ever interacted with exhibited a distinct personality.  After all, they’re really analog information processors, aren’t they? Like transformers, only not quite so … animatronic.  Even so, they do have a machine “spirit”.  Some docile and some down right malevolent.   From…

  • Serbia’s Custom Hi-Fi Scene Rising

    Serbia’s Custom Hi-Fi Scene Rising

    You may not know it yet, but Serbia is an audiophile hotbed and we are doing our duty to help firmly plant the hi-fi flag in Serbian soil. There are so many intriguing and fresh designs from this European Union applicant and united Serbian manufacturers of Hi-Fi equipment now offer world-wide production of unique custom…

  • Comfy CANADIAN Nudy Patooty Transformative Undergarments

    Comfy CANADIAN Nudy Patooty Transformative Undergarments

    It may only be the second week of August but we Canadians know that the days are growing shorter. As we approach Fall and Winter and the weather starts becoming cooler, one of the best ways to layer is using Nudy Patooty’s bamboo undergarments and basics under your clothing. Nudy Patooty is COMFY NUDY PATOOTY…

  • Hip Hop Jewelry Like A Rose Gold Jesus With Brown Ice

    Hip Hop Jewelry Like A Rose Gold Jesus With Brown Ice

    Hip-Hop is a culture, it’s a lifestyle, it’s an artistic expression and yes, it’s jewelry. Since its inception Hip-Hop has always been edgy, outside the box, and ready to make a statement at all times; not just musically, but also in a fashion sense. Rose gold, also known as red gold or pink gold made…

  • Porsche Tower Condos Allows Owners To Take Cars Up In Elevator

    Porsche Tower Condos Allows Owners To Take Cars Up In Elevator

     New York City is home to over 70 of the world’s billionaires, but when they want to get away to decompress, many shed their suit and tie for a guayabera, white slacks and boat shoes and head to South Florida for the white sand beaches, fine dining, yachting and golfing. Some have been heading to…

  • SipaBoards paddleboards include jet propulsion

    SipaBoards paddleboards include jet propulsion

    Standup paddleboarding already has a loyal core of followers and its popularity is growing fast. As the world’s first self-inflating standup paddleboard, SipaBoards is changing the direction of this sport for the better and making it easier and more accessible for everyone. Its innovative design opens up paddleboarding to children, beginners, and anyone else who…

  • High Tech Houseplants That grow air

    High Tech Houseplants That grow air

    Clairy is an astounding handcrafted object that monitors your indoor air quality and when VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds such as cigarettes, solvents, pesticides, copy machine chemicals etc.) levels are bad, eliminates pollution in your home. It makes you and your beloved ones breathe better and live better. It is much more than a pretty houseplant. How is that…

  • Warhol, Lichtenstein Art Auction look back

    Warhol, Lichtenstein Art Auction look back

    Almost one decade ago: Andy Warhol’s “Endangered Species and Ads” prints bring a combined $677,000 USD alone at this notable Modern and Contemporary Art event. Two complete portfolios by Andy Warhol, Endangered Species, 1983 and Ads, 1985, sold for $338,500 USD each to far exceed their estimates among a field of fresh-to-market iconic works during…

  • Electronic Opera Uses Physical Spaces To Connect Narrative With Sound

    Electronic Opera Uses Physical Spaces To Connect Narrative With Sound

    Back in 2005, composer Lewis Spratlan and I began work on an opera inspired by Louis Kahn. Kahn, who excelled in music and once considered becoming a composer, was especially cognizant of how sound works in a physical space. “Space has tonality,” he often said. Kallick, a professor of music at Amherst College, made recordings…

  • Coffee Table Book Expands Art Collecting By Including Original Works of Art

    Coffee Table Book Expands Art Collecting By Including Original Works of Art

    Vivant Books brings to the world a very exclusive breed of coffee table book. Their Deluxe Editions are not only fine art coffee table books, but also include collectible works of art at a price most art lovers can afford.  A select number of Deluxe Editions contain original artwork by the artist that is featured. Not…

  • Audio-Technica Wireless Earbuds Offer High Performance And Style

    Audio-Technica Wireless Earbuds Offer High Performance And Style

    The audio world and mobile world have been coming together by virtue of shared technologies. One recent example that continues to trend are wireless earbuds. Once considered a ‘low fi’ alternative to audiophile ear covering headphones, high bit rate digital files and improved bluetooth protocols have opened the doorway to mobile hi-fidelity. Case in point:…

  • Who Owns Which Celebrity Mansion? Take The Quiz And Find Out

    Who Owns Which Celebrity Mansion? Take The Quiz And Find Out

    This piece quizzes you by presenting the interior of some of the most lavish celebrity homes and asking which celebrity owns the property. Look closely and think before making your choices- there are clues hidden…..somewhere.

  • Digital Habits Is Innovation Platform Founded In Milan Italy

    Digital Habits Is Innovation Platform Founded In Milan Italy

    Digital Habits is an extension of the international design studio Habits. Founded in Milan in 2012, it specializes in connected objects. For example, a few years ago during the 2017 edition of the Superdesign Show by Superstudio, Digital Habits examined in depth the relationship between the user, the context and controls of electronic products.Since then,…

  • Human Consciousness & Artificial Intelligence Meet In Designer’s Fabrics

    Human Consciousness & Artificial Intelligence Meet In Designer’s Fabrics

    Featured Designer Brian Swift used PAOM to print fabric for his latest collection inspired by the Technological Singularity: a theoretical time in which human consciousness and Artificial Intelligence merge and become a new, unrecognizable species. Brian collaborated with a machine learning algorithm to imbibe his photographs with a psychedelic quality. These computer generated compositions were then…

  • Damien Hirst At World’s First Asset-Based Tokenised Contemporary Art Exhibition

    Damien Hirst At World’s First Asset-Based Tokenised Contemporary Art Exhibition

    LONDON, ENGLAND February, 2020: ‘XXI’, a landmark contemporary art exhibition, will launch at the new, state-of-the-art HOFA Gallery in London’s Mayfair on 20 February 2020.  It is set to be the world’s first ever asset-based tokenised contemporary art exhibition, using cutting-edge blockchain technology and cryptography to facilitate access to coveted blue-chip contemporary art. RETNA The highly anticipated highlights of…

  • ArtyA “Lion’s Head Timepiece” Combines Classical Engraving With Sculptured Figures

    ArtyA “Lion’s Head Timepiece” Combines Classical Engraving With Sculptured Figures

    During the medieval Gothic period, depictions of lions were important talismans. A knight wearing a lion’s head on his breastplate or his shield channeled the power and dominance of the King of the Jungle. That’s why Yvan Arpa, CEO of Artya, was looking for the right combination of elements for his new Lion’s Head Tourbillon…

  • Wunder C1 May Be The Ultimate 360 Degree Compact Camera

    Wunder C1 May Be The Ultimate 360 Degree Compact Camera

    Advances in technology and miniaturization continue to disrupt marketplaces with the latest 360 degree camera release from Wunder. With a zingy and boastful advertising claim: “be a professional director with one tap” you know there’s going to be amazing design and features inside.  For starters, this compact camera that looks great, works surprisingly well as…

  • Armstrong’s Heartbeat As Merged Artwork Beamed To Moon

    Armstrong’s Heartbeat As Merged Artwork Beamed To Moon

    Los Angeles, CA, – Richard Clar using an earth-moon-earth (EME), or moon bounce as it is also called, radioed two very special signals off the surface of the moon where their return was received at Dwingeloo Radio Observatory in the Netherlands. Clar’s extraordinary two-part project, Giant Step and Lune sur la Lune, paid tribute respectively to…

  • PUSH TURN MOVE Book Focuses On Interface Design In Electronic Music

    PUSH TURN MOVE Book Focuses On Interface Design In Electronic Music

    A must have book for electronic musicians and fans of synthesizers and electronic instruments.

  • Contemporary Look Trending For Residential Construction

    Contemporary Look Trending For Residential Construction

    The contemporary look has spread from the urban core and is growing increasingly popular in the suburbs and communities outside major Ontario cities, such as Toronto, say industry experts. “The past couple of decades of residential construction have been dominated by neo-traditional designs, but we’re in the midst of a major shift to modern or…

  • Supreme Analog Vinyl Record Weights Trending

    Supreme Analog Vinyl Record Weights Trending

    “If there is no sound philosophy in making the audio gear, then all product you make is plagiarism.” Zoran Mihajlovic Having grown up around record players of dubious quality, I remember very clearly my first ‘real’ turntable. An audiophile friend of the family helped my father put together an entry level system for my 15th…

  • Buckminster Fuller’s Manhattan Dome And Other Concept Buildings

    Buckminster Fuller’s Manhattan Dome And Other Concept Buildings

  • Fun Pop Elements In Ballasox Footwear

    Fun Pop Elements In Ballasox Footwear

    If we’re living in an oxymoronic age (and it seems indeed that we are), then Ballasox footwear by corso como makes a lot of sense. Women’s fashion has never been off limits for innovation, experimentation and whimsy but today’s designs are also driven by comfort and economy. That’s a lot of parameters to hit and…

  • Lots Of Choices And Options When Choosing The Right Faucet

    Lots Of Choices And Options When Choosing The Right Faucet

    TORONTO – With hundreds of choices available, selecting the perfect faucet for your kitchen may seem slightly daunting, but with a clear idea of your current, or future kitchen style in mind, it’s easy to find the right one that will go with the flow. “Installing the right kitchen faucet that fits your kitchen’s style…

  • Adult Coloring Books Inspired By Yves Saint Laurent & Jean Cocteau

    Adult Coloring Books Inspired By Yves Saint Laurent & Jean Cocteau

    If you enjoy French fashion, art and film and coloring books, sharpen your pencil crayons and prepare to be inspired by two French icons of unparalleled creativity: fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and playwright and filmmaker Jean Cocteau in these two funky adult coloring books. “The chicest stress reliever ever.” —Buzzfeed This elegant, imaginative colouring…

  • Pull On Blundstone Boots Style Every Season

    Pull On Blundstone Boots Style Every Season

    A pair of Blundstone boots has a way of replacing a big chunk of your everyday footwear. Not only because Blundstone boots are so functional, but also because these are boots you want to wear every day. The two-tone styles aim to appeal to those who like a bit more colour in their fashion choices.…

  • Edifier Setting Bar High For Affordable Bookshelf Speaker Quality

    Edifier Setting Bar High For Affordable Bookshelf Speaker Quality

    Here in Canada, you may not have heard of Edifier but take note- their state-of-the art manufacturing facilities in China produce 8 million units every year for home, consumer electronics and PC multimedia applications. Edifier specializes in premium sound systems that showcase technological innovation and design elegance while keeping prices amazingly low. Normally if you are…

  • Groundbreaking Design For Sanctuary For Abused Animals In Mississippi

    Groundbreaking Design For Sanctuary For Abused Animals In Mississippi

    Carroll County, MS – In Defense of Animals has unveiled brand-new, state-of-the-art facilities to care for the Deep South’s most abused animals at Hope Animal Sanctuary in Carroll County, Mississippi. The organization has rescued and rehabilitated animals in Mississippi since 1993, and this weekend it revealed a cutting-edge sanctuary that will support animals and the…