This is such a great idea to incorporate natural textures to your home. Also gives a lot of flexibility for the inhabitants to customize how the wall should look and feel like depending on what type of plants you might use. Mine will be filled with all kinds of herbs...continuously cleansing the air and fusing the room with herbal aroma.
There is a rumor that Ikea France is launching an eco friendly car LEKO on April 1st. The website is counting down for the grant launch. Is this true or is this a very practical joke? We don't know... I like to believe that it is an evidence of the shift in auto industry that even a small percentage of the spectators think it "could" happen.
via designboom
Few weeks ago, I attended Sustainable Packaging & Design Forum at Art Center. One of the speaker, KC from GOOD (I hope I got his name right), mentioned about Repair Manifesto developed by The Dutch design collaborative Platform 21.
With this economy, "selling business" might be in trouble but instead "repairing business" could flourish.
Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects.
The participants that attend a Startup Weekend decide what they want to tackle over the weekend and come out at the end with several developed companies or projects. Attendees are responsible for bringing the same desire and passion to the project and walk out of the room with the task at hand, in a short 54 hours. Sound intense? It is.
Detroit Startup Weekend is March 27 - 29th. We're thinking about attending and checking it out. Find one in your neck of the woods.
Economy is so out of control, there is a huge desire for people to go back to basic... and focus on home - the ultimate personal environment where they can still make differences, be surrounded by clean/green artifacts and bring sense of comfort and focus to their lives. Combine home accessories+warmth of craft and artisan, you get the ReForm School.
ReForm School has been on our list of "shop to visit" for a long time. It's located on Sunset Blvd. in the heart of Silverlake neighborhood in LA. The store is filled with vibrant energy and care that shows in their attention to detail.Their selection is a nice mix of design and craft, very happy to see some unexpected items like Repurposed Seatbelt Hammock (pic on the bottom) that are not carried in other design stores in LA.
I was especially drawn to Haagen-Daz's new Five line. The concept appeals to the organic/natural crowd, but I think there is also something attractive about the idea of simplicity that feels reassuring in this time of "financial crisis" and "uncertainty." I wonder if we'll see other products follow suit.
Signature Vase from Droog Design - Design by Frank Tjepkema (via Oh Joy) makes a personal statement in a subtle and beautiful way. It's refreshing to see "customizable objects" that are not on people's face.
If you are visiting LA and are interested in arts & design, Bergamot Stations in Santa Monica is a good stop to make. On the historical site of red line trolley station, you will find Southern California's largest art gallery complex and cultural center.
Here is a highlight from our visit yesterday.
Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reefs by the Institute for Figuring. Surreal landscape made of colorful crochet creatures. Details on this crochet objects are mind blowing.
The Midden - two years worth of Margaret and Christine's plastic trash.
Curated here by Jemima Wyman. With wall hanging "midden monsters" by
Evelyn Hardin and Christine.
This exhibit portrays a strong relationship between the power of communal craft and a collective cause toward protecting environment.
Somewhere between art and design, there is The Gallery of Functional Arts. A lot more interesting and eclectic than mainstream museum store.
I can't find artists' name on this exhibit but the technique he used to create his art pieces was really interesting.
It looked like he painted wooden panel with black/white paints and etched these intricate pattern with 2D prototype machine (maybe laser cut machine?) using digital generated file. It creates a very subtle 3D textures.
If you get overwhelmed looking at all the arts, you can always get a nice cup of coffee at the cafe. Their avocado sandwich and Mexican hot chocolate are delight.
the weather worked for our favor. It was a beautiful LA Saturday afternoon after heavy rain.
I'm always very curious about value shift in Generation Y. This article on the future of the movie biz at Influx Insights caught my eyes this morning. Companies really need to start thinking of how to communicate/inspire this generation.
There has been whole a lot of “not so upbeat” updates from World Economic Forum 2009. I found one clip from World Economic Forum 2008 on Influx Insights about Benjamin Zander. It was so refreshing to watch his speech. What does he do? He is awakening possibilities one song at a time!
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