FLATPACK LIGHTS

A continuos challenge for designers worldwide is to create nice products which performs and look great but are eighter stackable or have a minimal size during transportation.

With this aim the Netherland based Studio Mango unvealed two amazing pieces of lighting design: the Spring Lamp, a coiled length of rubber which when hung it unfolds itself like a full bell shade, and the Lygo Lamb, basically a DiY lamp made of 144 lego-like curved bricks. Both -when not assembled- are small enough to be inserted in a letter box.

Simple, smart, playfull... genius.

MISTERY SHOTS

Enter the moody world of conceptual design and photography of Platanov Pavel.

HAPPY JEDI-DAY

May the 4th be with you! Today is Star Wars day and to celebrate we’re bringing back Olly Moss' take on the original Star Wars Trilogy.
Officially-licensed, limited edition 24x36” screen-printed posters available through Mondo Tees.

AROUND THE SPECTRUM

Fortunately this is not the Rainbow Road (the sickest racetrack in the history of racing games) but something much more enjoyable: it's Olafur Eliasson's highly anticipated new installation 'Your Rainbow Panorama', set to open to the public on may 28th.

The permanent elevated structure provides a 360º view of the city of århus, Denmark. Suspended between the city and the sky, the viewing platform insists on the sensory engagement of those who enter it.

The continuously circular pathway sits on top of and proportionality compliments the ARoS museum of art, designed by schmidt hammer lassen in 2007. measuring 150 meters around, the transparent glass unit is designed to act as a visual compass for the city, its colors marking the physical location of each visitor.

Representing every color in the spectrum, the design looks to enter into a cohesive dialogue between the exiting architecture and the surrounding city. virtually erasing the boundaries between indoors and out, the encompassing environment aims to question the comfortable limits for which people are accustomed to moving.

enveloped in the rainbow-like atmosphere, the user produces afterimages in hues complimentary to the colors that surround them, altering and defining the perception of the city that lies below.

Images courtesy of studio Olafur Eliasson

PERCHED ON A TREE

The eco-PERCH concept is based on Blue Forest's famous tree houses. It’s natural, organic geometry maximises the relationship between the inside space and the outdoor setting, ensuring the structure sits harmoniously within the landscape.

The building sleeps 4 people and is delivered, assembled and commissioned in approximately 5 days (subject to site preparation). The eco-PERCH design is flexible and can be adapted to suit your site where existing infrastructure is already in place. With options to assemble your building on the ground or in the treetops there are infinite possibilities for creating accommodation with a difference. To simplify the planning requirements the building has been designed to conform with the Caravan & Mobile Homes Act.

GLOWING STARS

The Chuck Taylor All Star is recognized around the world as a symbol of originality and self-expression.

The rubber-soled pioneers that put the ‘squeak’ in basketball have been an off-the-court favorite of rock stars and rebels for the past 60 years. And now, not only we can design our own pair selecting between a variety of custom combination and patterns, but we can even choose to make them glow in the dark. I'm sure it won't take long before we see these on the dancefloor.

EYE LISTENING

Repositories of stories and its enriching emotions, the covers, that accomodate the existing panoply of musical genres, are the motto for this exibition. The focus is made on album covers that often conquer our memory even when music slightly reached our ears.

Major graphic disasters or deified, unduly ignored or zeitgeists, covers provide listening with a touch and an image, with the act of collection and share. From cover to cover, going thru all the stories (and histories), Cãoceito + Burdman wrote a new one to the sound of a song that repeats: I need nothing, I’ve everything I need.

Video shot by Moopie.

LOVE UNDERNEATH

Gameyy aka Eric Terry is a 25.7 year old graphic designer with a great visionary talent and one huuuge brain. "Finally Holding Hands" is the name of this spooky-amorous piece of art, which you might put on your chest for Halloween thanks to Threadless!

COLD NES HANDS

Behold the retro awesomeness of the the classic Santa Cruz screaming hand melted with a Nes pad. A screaming Nes pad, of course. For all the angry gaming moments. 4 colors on teal or slate tee @ Threadless.

ROYAL AIR

The brand new Nike Air Royal Mid SO is one of the classiest sneaker we've seen in a long time. With regal lineage, this sneaker lives up to its lofty name. There’s Air Max comfort, a unique Stitched Outsole that bonds the upper with the crepe rubber sole and a premium finish that showcases the shoe’s simple (but stylish) aesthetic. The three available colorways—Beachtree, Cool Grey and Black—have bright color pops in the soles, too. Air-Sole units in the heel and a perforated suede upper deliver comfort, breathability and a quick reminder that the Air Royal is part of a very special family..

CHOOSE YOUR BLADE

We already knew Razer is one hell of a company, no wonder to see their two new devices already becoming cult objects.

The Razer Blade is a 17” gaming laptop that delivers incredible performance and a revolutionary user interface in a sleek, portable form factor. It features a fast Intel® Core™ i7 processor and a high performance NVIDIA GeForce® graphics processor designed in a lightweight aluminum chassis. The revolutionary Switchblade User Interface, found next to a full-size keyboard, was designed from the ground up to enhance gaming experiences and provide more control at the gamer’s fingertips. It features 10 adaptive tactile keys and a multi-touch LCD panel that can also display in-game information. And at just 0.88 inches thin and only weighing 6.97lbs, the Razer Blade is the world’s first true gaming laptop.

Tech Specs:
2.8GHz Intel® Core™ i7 2640M Processor
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 Memory
17.3" LED Backlit Display (1920x1080)
NVIDIA GeForce® GT 555M with NVIDIA® Optimus™ Technology
2GB Dedicated GDDR5 Video Memory
Built-in HD Webcam
Integrated 60Wh Battery
320GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
Wireless Network 802.11 b/g/n Compatible
16.81" (Width) x 10.9" (Depth) x 0.88" (Height); 6.97lbs (Weight)

The Razer Switchblade is a breakthrough portable gaming device design that allows gamers to play on the go without giving up the precision and control ordinarily possible on a desktop gaming system. The Razer™ Switchblade incorporates an ultra-sensitive multi-touch screen with a innovative tactile dynamic keyboard that adapts and changes on the fly with the games being played.

Tech Specs:
Intel Atom processor
Windows 7 inside
MINI HDMI, USB3.0, Standard Headphone and Mic ports
Wifi and 3G comunication enabled
172mm x 115mm x 25 mm

EAT MY DECKS

I couldn't think about a more wicked collaboration that this one: Matt Groening and Santa Cruz teamed together for an amazing serie of five custom skateboards.

ANALOGUE ARMY

Japanese company PowerShovel was founded for one reason only: a sheer passion for analogue photography. For Carhartt they are now producing one of their most beautiful models – the Blackbird Fly – in a distinctively Carhartt design.

The Blackbird Fly is modelled on the classic twin-lens medium format camera Rolleiflex, the double-barrel 35-mm-film camera used by Andy Warhol and James Dean. Its old-fashioned style is guaranteed to bring the pleasure of analogue photography back to every vintage enthusiast. The Carhartt version is released in a nice military green. The camera’s casing is made from high-quality plastics. It features the following technical stats:

• Lens: f/ 33mm/photo lens

• Shutter speed: 1/125

• Aperture: f7 (cloudy) f11 (fine weather)

• Focus: visual distance estimated measurement (0.8/1.5/2/2.5/3/4/5/10/∞)

• Weight: body 210g/case 30g

• Film type: 135 (35mm) film

• Camera type: 65 mm twin-lens reflex camera