Visnja V's Blog – July 2010 Archive (21)

"To launch the marketing campaign of the new Audi A1, the Barcelona waterfront was chosen to stage the AreA1 - an intensive brand and product experience that combines a distinctive Audi brand space with a theatrical Driving Experience. The architecture projects a high value message, presenting the new Audi A1 in intricate detail as it targets the young, urban crowd. "…

Italian manufacturer Tecno have won a 2010 Red Dot award of high design quality, for their Beta workplace system of furniture that was designed by Pierandrei Associati.…

This museum is located in the southern Chinese city of Xiamen, on an island in the middle of a resevoir that runs through the centre of the city. Such an inspiring site demands an equally inspiring response.



MAD's design concept is a floating museum, lofted up above the ground. The structure reflects the surrounding environment, but also maintains the…

"Daft Punk Helmet by Graphic Designer Harrison Krix based out of Atlanta.

Krix has put together a collection of photos taken over the span of 17 months showing the process of this cool helmet.

The helmet was made by sculpting, resin casting, chroming, and vacuum forming.

You can check out the whole process in more detail at his…

How can Design; Inform, Inspire, Provoke, social and environmental solutions?

"Provoking development is a delicate and complex affair with ethics and ideals needing heavy consideration. The Structure holds faith and worth as an opportunity to develop countries in their own direction, maintaining culture, aspiration and independence."…

" These stories by Benedetta resemble theatre performances, almost on stage, almost as if the actors could fall from it because they are distracted and, mostly, they have to stay silent. But the actors' bodies are trained to make any movement, even total silence, a moment that draws the attention of who is quietly sitting in the audience. [...]

Benedetta's pictures are perfect investigations of how our lives move. How can we define her? As a…

Italian designer Giancarlo Zema has created the Bright Woods collection for the Avanzini Group.

The limited edition of 120 stools and 60 coffee tables are made from wood and resin with an integrated LED light.

The furniture in this collection is made of wood and natural resin strips, which means high quality and…

City Center’s Aria Pool Deck, Restaurant & Bar by GRAFT

"City Center is a mixed use, 18 million square feet, development by MGM Mirage that features buildings by several world renowned architects. The unique seventy-six acre urban resort is located in the heart of the famed Las Vegas Strip and is a collection of luxury hotels, condominiums, casinos, shopping facilities, and…

"There are a million different mp3 players on the market. We know – we counted them all. It took a whole weekend and we kept losing our place. It was rubbish. Point is, there are lots of mp3 players available, and while they all have their own individual design shtick, they do the exact same thing. Until now."

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Photo credit: andrewdoran.com

"The Ontario Pavilion for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games was designed as a physical and experiential gateway to Ontario. Evocative, light, shimmering and seductive; the pavilion provided a unique impression of Ontario’s lively character. With an exterior translucent screen projecting varying degrees of…

"There’s something intractable about these two elements. Is the beauty locked in that isolated moment of total immersion?

It might be explained in a type of Jungian pre-birth stillness. Water for me is etched in memory as a long African afternoon spent in the deep-end of our garden pool. A dreamy weightlessness surrounded by color and light. The leopard-patterned sun steaks on your back, and the thirsty selfishness that begs you to stay…

"SOUL by French fashion photographer Thierry Le Goués is a striking collection of black and white nudes and portraits of some of todays most well known models of African descent including Naomi Campbell, Iman, Karen Alexander, Kiara Kabukuri, Adia Couliealy and Lauren…

Bertone series by photographer Benedict Redgrove

Looks like a retro futuristic concept, don't you think?

via…

"Tesla Motors today unveiled an update to its famous Roadster sports car, the Roadster 2.5. The changes are fairly minor, including a new front fascia, better seats, an optional touchscreen navigator, better sound in the cabin and improved wheels. But any chance to post a bunch of photos of a super-sexy car of the future is one we'll gladly take..."…