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Entries from January 2006

Elegant wind power

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January 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Quiet Revolution have come up with an elegant answer to lowering carbon production - via treehugger

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B&B Italia buys moooi

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January 31st, 2006 · No Comments

Furniture powerhouse B&B Italia has purchased the fresh, energetic Dutch design group moooi

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Nam June Paik

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January 31st, 2006 · No Comments

One of the great video artists of the 20th century, Nam June Paik has passed away at his Miami home at 8:00pm EST on Sunday, January 29th, 2006.

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Bubble 2.0

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January 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment

There is another tech wave brewing and Wired magazine think this one isn’t a bubble. Publishing 2.0 see this wave as a bubble that could destroy the business models used within the media industry causing chaos and a mess bigger than bubble 1.0

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Flexi Tube shelving system

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January 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Kisskalt Designs have designed a simple yet clever system for shelving - the Flexi Tube shelving system. - via mocoloco

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Absolut drops the bottle

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January 30th, 2006 · No Comments

After 25 years and 1,500 versions of print ads built around the shape of its bottle, Absolut vodka is shelving the campaign that made it famous. Absolut vodka has dropped the bottle from it’s new $20 million advertising campaign.

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McQueen’s new diffusion range

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January 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Alexander McQueen has just launched his secondary range at
Milan Fashion week. It is called McQ and is described as “younger, edgier and more renegade” than his main collection, taking inspiration from 1960s biker gangs and the rebellious teen spirit of that particular era.
UPDATE: McQ to be given first showing at NY fashion week - article [...]

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Geraldine Lau

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January 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

Laser cut adhesive vinyl from Geraldine Lau

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Konica-Minolta quits camera business

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January 20th, 2006 · No Comments

After more than 103 years, the camera maker Konica-Minolta has decided to call it quits.

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What does “Innovation” really mean?

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January 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Brianna Sylver over at Core77 looks at the meaning behind ‘Innovation’

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