not on top
I wonder what do they see when you place a bag with liquids on top of the laptop. No mater how often I travel the inconsistent new rules across airports always surprises me.
Add comment March 20th, 2008
Archive for March, 2008
train station
About three weeks ago I took this photo of amazing large scale photography outside the Amsterdam train station.
Add comment March 20th, 2008
design museum
I became a member of the London Design Museum . I have to confess that I did it because of solidarity with the design community, to be honest I have mixed feelings about the museum. Every time I go, I truly enjoy the solo exhibits they tend to be the perfect size, they have good lighting and there are well curated, like Jean Prouve’s current exhibit. Nevertheless, I’ve never seen a single good collective exhibit. They tend to be not well curated, and the interactive sections fell old…
The current Brit Insurance Design Awards 2008 exhibit is not the exemption. However there are some projects, like the Replenishing Body Kiosk by Ross Phillips that although are not innovative, there are fun and easy to use. The Body Kiosk consists of a small touch screen, a projection setup, and a video camera where visitors can record themselves for about 2 seconds and replace the footage projected on the wall with new footage of themselves. Also interesting is an infrared illuminated wall that displays graphics only visible through your mobile device screen and camera lens.
What truly disappointed me was Hussein Chalayan’s A/W ‘07 led’s dress selection… He is one of my favorite fashion designers, but I’ve seen led dresses poorly executed over the last 7 years and Hussein’s led dress is not better in any way. Who is going to where a XX kg. Led dress in rainy London, or, anywhere else?, How can you move or seat comfortably? I’m so over unusable fashion…
Add comment March 14th, 2008
liberty
On monday when I left the office, it was refreshing to find these two guys making –beautiful– music, one of them with plastic buckets. A nice contrast as they where right by Liberty , one elegant and ridiculously expensive retailer in London. About a month ago I saw a medium size, black leather bag (pretty generic) for 700 GBP.
Add comment March 14th, 2008
finish ties
How do you show textile design? How do you show ties design? Well, here, a clever finish way.
Add comment March 11th, 2008
red light fashion
Giving fashion the light it deserves, appears written on black type on several windows in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. A refreshing intervention by local fashion designers, where they replaced the ladies under the red bulbs by an elegant display of well lit fashion. An initiative cleverly sponsored by Phillips that surprises, is unexpected, and goes way beyond good lighting.
Add comment March 1st, 2008