Yesterday i had the great fortune of attending the Grand Designs Live exhibition at the Birmingham NEC. My day was filled of looking at new building techniques and architecture, tasting cheese and drinking experimental caramel vodka and laughing at my sister attempt to use a Power Plate. The exhibition, based on the popular channel 4
BMW have teamed up with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to explore urban life. They are creating three labs in major cities around the world which will each be assigned a theme, a graphic designer and an architect. The teams will then work together to explore the issues of living in the city, working with
Brooklyn Workshop and Antonio Meze have literally flipped the skateboard on its side and come up with crazy, yet totally unique design. I really, really want one! The 2010 IDEA award winning product is a self-propelled hubless “Skatecycle” that can easily tackle any flat ground and even put up a fierce competition at your local
We recently covered the latest limited edition Evian bottles by Issey Miyake, which in their own right were awesome, but lacked the longevity of this new design. The new Vue watch, designed by Yves Behar of fuseproject for Issey Miyake, combines the simple innovative designs of Issey with the industrial designs of Yves and presents
Yesterday myself and fellow blogger, Pete, went into central to check out some of the London Design Festival. We ended up in Established & Sons in Mayfair, where we were able to watch a live art performance, titled Design Against The Clock. The event allowed customers to come and watch artists constructing a piece, and
Clutching plastic water bottles are so last year, if you want to follow in the footsteps of celebrities then you need to part with your hard earned cash and purchase yourself a designer glass water bottle. Evian have recently unveiled their fourth annual limited edition bottles which has been design Issey Miyake. The bottles are
BMW have released a concept video of a new series of scooters to add to their product list. There is a large design focus, whilst maintaining zero CO2 emissions for green mobility. Powered by an electric motor in the rear wheel, it can be recharged using any conventional power socket. The concept study, which is
IDEO have put together a concept video explaining their vision of how we will use books in the future. By combining the social thinking that powers the online world we live in today with the traditional information delivery that books offer, they have conceived a new approach to revolutionize a dying format. In recent years
The legendary Bill Tykos over at thecoolhunter.co.uk recently wrote a piece on inspiration. Being the founder of the site, he’s had the chance to dedicate years of his life to finding the most inspiring and awe-striking things across a variety of platforms, and his experience in “cool hunting” has put him in a great position
