a visual collective outlet of inspiration
we had promised our selves not to post any more sexy pix after being flagged by google but what the hell. our pals at fuse project are at it again. the OLPC version 3 has launched, and the new design features an all plastic durable tablet screen and like the original version it can be viewed in blasting Sahara sunlight and boosts new features like full-touch keyboard and back facing camera. now can someone please fix the damn operating system on this baby? by dd
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brinell hard drives: German hard drives with a bit of french finish
the german manufacturer brinell is offering something more than the usual half-a-terabyte of storage in a grey plastic case. the 1.8in Purestorage XS series comes in options of macassar wood and leather, each material set against chrome trim. the drives are entirely USB powered and are available with a 160GB raw capacity. the larger, 2.5″ products measure 109 x 74 x 13mm, weigh 180g and contain a 500GB drive. a bit over priced (around £200) and a little too late perhaps given the cloud computing trend ahead but why not? by zz
Krink inc. : Everything is just so krink-ed up! a glimpse at the empire of kr (and his) ink
krink is born
alife nyc becomes the hub
krink is re-born on the expected t-shirt
black krink ink 8-litre applicator ink-extinguisher
krink iphone jacket
krink screen saver
krink ink gets used
…and abused – krink ink-case computer-case from incase… jeeeez
R.I.P : the original krink-ink marker
why not… mini wants to be cool too
don’t matter if you cant drive
the original krink-to-fit available only in levi’s blue
silver krink ink 8-litre applicator ink-extinguisher
kidrobot krink mailbox – now that’s pretty cool (although rather useless)
get me one!
krink to drink
and finally… the krink airforce one edition in drip silver
oh and of course the commercial had to come too.
craig costellos work compiled and krink-ed up in about 3 minutes and 40 seconds by dd
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joey roth Semi-audiophile ceramic speakers: for your ipod or computer
made from porcelain, cork, and baltic birch
standard banana plugs (fine- but the pink cables are questionable. surely you can plug some kimber PBG’s and hotwire it on your own)
tripath amplifier made of stainless steel sheet metal, with a cast iron base and paulownia volume slider, toggle switch. beautiful!!
no word on the quality of sound since this has not hit the market as of yet, but just from its construction and material it will surely sound better than any consumer end product and it obviously looks great. once we audit this we will post another. in the meantime here’s a few specs from the designer/manufacturer joey roth:
“the ceramic speakers are made from porcelain, cork, and baltic birch. each material is minimally finished, left to add its natural beauty to the design. the included amplifier is made from stainless steel sheet metal, with a cast iron base and paulownia volume slider. aside from the electronic components, plastic is completely avoided in the system’s construction. typical speakers are designed to play even the most compressed or poorly recorded track. they gloss over the details that give high-resolution music its depth. the ceramic speakers’ custom-made drivers, porcelain and cork enclosures, and tripath amplifier reveal every nuance. they will show the difference between lossless and mp3 files, and will unlock vinyl’s richness.” available december 2009 priced under $500 by pp+dd
six scents that smell good and do good
with the aim to explore the relationship between artists and nature, each one of these six scents are meant to remind us that we should preserve nature so it can continue to inspire the art and design industries. designers phillip lim, damir doma, henrik vibskov, henry holland, richard nicoll and toga collaborated with different perfumers like louise turner and stephen nielsen. available at seven in new york. by kv
philips de pury’s latin american art exhibit
below: oscar niemeyers chair and ottoman in bent rosewoodas yves would say its “ravishing’
earlier tonight, at the opening of philips de pury’s latin american art exhibit in new york, there where three peices that were desperately begging to come home with me. one was oscar niemeyers chair and ottoman in rosewood (auctioned at: 15-20K), the other was a candida hofer photograph of the library in buenos aires, colegio nacional de buenos aires (auctioned at: 60-80K) and the last darling was a jorge pardo, untitled #6 (auctioned at: 25-35K). as i already have a jorge pardo i had to skip that one, the niemeyer for sure would have required a larger new york apartment and that is not currently an option, the hofer on the other hand (of course the biggest of the three bites) just wouldn’t give up on me…. but what can i say, times are tough for art. be sure to at least check it out. by uh
puma PT3 accessories
just a few kung-fu moves, and you’ll be set to rock the casbah with this ping pong carry on… PT3 (Puma table tennis tournament) was conceived and based on a simple idea: to bring a community together for the sheer passion of table tennis, more affectionately known as ping-pong. but the beloved sport with a loyal fan club had no accessories. so aruliden designed and developed the ultra-magnetic paddle and ball case for PUMA. no more zippers, buttons, hard to close mechanisms. simply magnets. we have a set and nothing has been the same since. not even ping pong. by dd
yoko ono for that’s shanghai
nice cover. courtesy of china international press. by dd
boffi kitchen
boffi kitchens have a way with cooks and pretty women… cooks seem to hate it, but pretty girls can’t seem to resist it! photo by laurent darmon. by xy
gretsch: collect them all
george harrison’s gretsch
2 semi hollow’s with f-holes – above the gretsch white falcon
three versions of the gretsch guitar including the über fancy white falcon. by dd
the latest Bosendorfer grand piano
certain things… you just don’t mess with. like the shape of a grand piano. they all bear the same shape for a good reason, because the shape was not meant as design but for its acoustic function. that said audi has “broken the rules”… (wow, so punk to do that?), with it’s design for the bosendorfer piano’s 100 year ear mark with this contraption which appears to simply drape an old shape.
the piano is available for an approximate $140,000 and we can somehow rest assured that bosendorfer will not make anything short of amazing sounding objects. that said we’ll have to wait to hear the real auditions… had he been alive, i would have loved to see glenn gould’s reaction to this one… by dd
help! I’ve cut myself: the apple of pharmaceuticals
“help remedies” which is offered on virgin america, and local NYC rickeys, amongst other places, is the apple computers of all pharmaceuticals. the packaging containing a variety of remedies such as headache medicine, sleep issues, etc seems bio-degradable enough. it is made of molded paper pulp and a bio plastic made primarily of corn. unfortunately it still uses the same old blister packs inside (non bio-degradable). it gets a A for design and B for total earth friendlyness. bringing its GPA to a B+ … well its still better than the D- of Beyers and the rest. support them if you can find em. by dd
