urna bios

Es tracta d'un model d’urna funerària biodegradable de terra compactada, que conté una llavor d’arbre o planta, i que ha estat dissenyada per Gerard Moliné, sota la tutoria de Martín Ruiz de Azúa, i realitzada pels interns dels tallers productius dels centres penitenciaris de Catalunya.

La presentació nacional exclusiva d’aquesta urna funerària es va fer dins la fira “Funermostra 2005”, a Fira de València, el dia 2 de juny del 2005 i davant de la premsa barcelonina el 8 de juny del mateix any. Va ser presentada oficialment amb un gran èxit i va captar l'interès de mitjans de comunicació d'Austràlia, Alemanya, Bèlgica, França, Portugal, Itàlia ...

Està fabricada amb materials biodegradables: closca de coco, turba compactada i cel·lulosa. En el seu interior conté una llavor d’alzina (Quercus ilex) que es pot substituir per una altra llavor, brot o planta adequada al lloc escollit per plantar-la. És llavors quan la llavor comença a créixer.

L’urna Bios transforma el ritual de l’enterrament en una regeneració i un retorn a la vida per mitjà de la natura. Els cementiris es converteixen així en boscos.

Floquet de neu va ser enterrat també en una urna funerària d’aquestes característiques.

http://www.urnabios.com

abandoned shopping carts

Everyday throughout Los Angeles thousands of shopping carts are ditched in neighborhoods and dumped in back alley’s, used and abandoned. Serving as a key element in our commerce driven society, they act as a modern day pack-mules carrying goods down the aisles of stores and across large parking lots to waiting cars. For those shoppers without transport, these carts often make the slow journey home only to be cast aside after reaching their driver’s destination.

To Combat what has been deemed a public nuisance, the city has passed numerous laws making it illegal to be in possession of a shopping cart in public and will fine businesses for allowing customers to repeatedly make-off with them. In accordance, carts have been equipped with all manners of wheel-locking devices and some markets attach tall poles so as to not let them out the door, yet many still escape. As a last resort, contractors are hired to scour the neighborhood in search of stolen pushcarts, which are then sold back to their respective establishments to wait for the next customer and possibly the start of another strange odyssey.

Morgan Hagar
http://www.morganhagar.com


http://www.polarinertia.com

object of desire

macbook pro









http://www.apple.com

..and modernity rode in. ( imperfect? )

rogrammable digital watch.
…and modernity rode in on a wooden horse .
©ds/ac/bankal.
UK distribution by finklab.
materials : digitally programmable watch readymade, milliput epoxy shroud, handpainted japlac lacquer finish.

Dims : 230 x 40 x 20mm.

each model has a different form.
there is an imprint of a timber grain within the milliput.

Dims : 230 x 40 x 20mm.

each model has a different form.
there is an imprint of a timber grain within the milliput.
to expand upon the individual quality
each watch is set to bleep at a unique moment every hour.
batteries can be replaced to extend lifespan of this product.
re-align your life to the new hourly chime.


http://www.designshow.co.uk/finklab/166/

finklab_lighting from liverpool

graffito. ambulant lighting facility.



graffito.( version uk )
wall light © ds 09.97.
Hang it, walk it and drop it!
... Graffito the unbreakable nomadic wall light
manufactured and distributed by finklab uk.
Wall light: polyethylene diffuser with handle in orange or white pvc.
Dimensions: 200 (diameter) x 300 mm (height)
source: 220v (sector) 40 watt



http://www.designshow.co.uk/finklab/166/

the skin of Corian®

designer's own words:

Corian is a compact material that is mostly used for the creation of solid surfaces because its hard and liscious surface is resistant against scratches and stains. It is also easy to fix and clean. It was important to me to use these qualities in an effective way in order to justify the high costs of the material. I decided to create an object for the kitchen out of Corian for its hygienic and resistent characteristics. The name of the object "Lucid lining" gives already an idea of its essence. Lucid lining is an illuminated Corian wall covering, that begins under the upper cupboards and goes in a curve along the back wall to the counter top, functioning as a lining of the wall itself (see picture "description"). Where the lining begins, underneath the upper cupboards, a plexiglas sheet is inserted into the Corian board allowing the light of a neon lamp to shine through which offers an optimal working light. There is not only this vertical light from above but also a frontal light which hides behind the Corian board and gives an ambient light through the transluceny of the material Corian "Ice White". When the lamps are on, the user will soon get aware of shining outlines of kitchenware on the lining. The outlines are milled from behind and indicate that various utensils can be attached on the board through magnets that are inserted from behind. The idea of holding objects by attracting them with magnets can be used in other cases as well. Imagine, everything sticks on the wall without glue or hooks and can be moved to several different positions. One example are the flower pots that can be either attached on the Corian board when needed or be put on the windowsill. The pot consists of Corian "Ice White" with an inserted metall plate on the backside. The playful functions of Lucid lining can be developed further by adding other elements and not only making the kitchen a steril working place but also a space where one enjoys to be in.



http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=12&item_pk=8852&p=2

amazing space

http://thomasmayerarchive.de/categories.php?cat_id=1053&l=english

know the material

http://www.londondesignfestival.com

mmm...

http://www.hughes-photography.eu

useful

http://terraplana.com/tripclip.aspx

RIBA Award 2oo6

Barajas airport








http://www.lamela.com

crispy ideas

COOLIGHT combines a handle and a steel cylinder filled with cryogen. When you need an ice beer, just put the COOLIGHT into the beer bottle. It would help you to cool down the beer as soon as possible. On the top of the handle , there is a cork made by rubber would fix the hole device and the bottle close together, and you can drink the beer through the hole on the top of it.
COOLIGHT has another convenient device on its body, LED. LED would display the information of time and temperature in order that you could know what time it is or what the temperature of the beer. Besides, LED provides several different colors to show the identification (identify itself) from others, and different light gives different atmosphere of the party. And it would be a good subject of a beginning talk

http://www.designboom.com




http://www.culdesac.es

great ilustrations

www.graphiste3d.com






http://www.comics.imakinarium.net/nobanda/02/lafebre_jordi/jordi_lafebre.htm

liverpool biennial

http://www.biennial.com