Biomimicry is a discipline whereby the design of nature and its various systems are examined and emulated in order to create sustainable solutions to solve real world problems. Analyzing the methods in which members of the ploceidae, or weaver bird family craft their beautifully artistic and humble dwellings, south african designer porky hefer of animal farm, one of this year’s Design Indaba conference speakers, references their intricate construction process and has produced a series of large-scale nests fit for humans based on the birds’ techniques. Porky’s series of ‘weaver’s nests’ have no real inner steel framework. Each are meticulously crafted out of all natural materials such as bark and branches and woven in such a way that the final form offers a sturdy retreat fit for at least 2 adults.
They should have these at camp grounds.
Porky Hefer of Animal Farm
8 MarLandscape Light Sculptures by Barry Underwood
7 Mar
“These images are documentations of full-scale installations that are built on-site in the landscape. Using illusion, imagination, and narrative, my photographs explore the potential of the ordinary. I approach my photographic work with a theatrical sensibility, much like a cinematographer or set designer would. By reading the landscape and altering the vista through lights and photographic effects, I transform everyday scenes into unique images. Light and color alter the perception of space, while defamiliarizing common objects. Space collapses, while the lights that I install appear as intrusions and interventions. This combination renders the forms in the landscape abstract. Inspired by cinema, land art, and contemporary painting, the resulting photographs are both surreal and familiar. They suggest a larger narrative, and yet that narrative remains elusive and mystifying.”
Barry Underwood
Pantone tarts by Emilie De Griottes
7 Mar
“For a special feature in french culinary magazine fricote, french food designer emilie de griottes developed dessert tarts that recreate pantone colour swatches. berries, carrots, lemon, candies, and other foods are arranged upon a tart base, whose bottom is iced in white and marked with the pantone colour represented. recipes for making the tarts are available in fricote issue number 6 (2012)”
Linkpresents: DELETE The Odd Music Journey
6 Mar
LP:102 (DELETE) The odd music journey
Released Apr 21, 2011
The word ‘delete’ has become a seminal part of our modern lexicon over the past 20 years thanks to the advent of the internet and our global, digital culture. Delete is also the production moniker of an artist who too has been growing over the past 20 years. One whose sound and style are at once rooted in the musical heritage of his native Venezuela and home in the digital diaspora of our globalized techno-culture. A member of the new breed of DJs, Sergio Muñoz, has been making a lot of noise over the past few years with a slew of undeniable productions and highly acclaimed sets at the world’s leading venues. Sergio has been honing his unique sound since the very beginning. “I started because all my life my family has been playing soul, disco, R&B and jazz around the house so I grew up hearing the groovy stuff. Later, when I started going to clubs, I had fun but I always wanted to be in the DJ booth – not on the dancefloor.” It was this urge to take the reins and play his own groovy stuff that led Sergio to begin producing and Djing in 2004. Influenced by fellow South Americans (Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos) and Europeans (Dixon, Henrik Schwarz) alike, he has not been able to take a break from making music releasing an impressive number of tracks on labels such as Safari Electronique, Sci+Tec, Saved and Viva.The unmistakable funk that you hear in Delete’s productions is also a hallmark of his unrelenting sets. The interplay between the cutting techno and latin-tinged house records that he plays creates a new, updated vibe which is also steeped in the storied traditions laid down by his heroes before him. “The most memorable parties for me were playing with Dubfire at Mansion Miami, this January’s tour of the Dominican Republic and, of course, the Bullitt Mixer at WMC this year.” Hypnotizing every dancefloor he plays to, Sergio is also inspired by the crowds and sounds he encounters while on tour. This constant cycle of inspiration and creation means that Delete’s sound never stagnates.Not knowing where he’ll go next sonically is half the excitement of seeing him DJ – finally experiencing it and getting locked into his soulful vibe is the other half. Delete (aka Sergio Muñoz) & Israel Sunshine create a new project in 2010 called Fur Coat to make forward thinking music that last through time Israel Sunshine have released on Supernature, Get Physical, amongst other, and he has been my partner for more than 7 years, so finally in 2011 we decided to create this proyect and fusion our sound.
Floating Graffiti by Boa Mistura
5 Mar
Boa Mistura, a spanish art collective composed of five self-described ‘graffiti rockers’, has organized a participatory urban art project in vila brâsilandia, one of the favelas in são paulo, brazil. the artists, whose name comes from ‘Buena Mezcla’ (‘good mixture’ in portuguese), worked with residents to paint and reface the winding ‘vecos’ and ‘vielas’ of the Favela with uplifting messages. viewed from the proper angle and distance, the works cause words like ‘beleza’ (‘beauty’) and ‘orgulho’ (‘pride’) to seemingly float in the passageway, thanks to an illusion effect based on the careful painting of stretched-out text in accordance with the 3D perspective.
Converse “Glow-in-the-Dark” Chuck Taylor All-Star
3 Mar
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, you can design your own glow in the dark pair. The option is available for the upper, rubber sole, tongue and laces. With retail set at $90 USD, the Converse “Glow-in-the-Dark” Chuck Taylor All-Star is now available here.
Happy Pills Vases for Venini
29 Feb
Italian designer Fabio Novembre has created stacked vases for renowned italian glass manufacturer venini. Made of world-famous murano glass, the containers are in the form of pharmaceutical drugs, with faint chemical compositions written on each. Each color combination represents a different hormone, testosterone, adrenaline, oxytocin, phenethylamine and estrogen. The placebo is meant to take the place of medication, with the philosophy that playful design has the same hormonal effects as ‘happy pills’.
“Usefulness is a concept that more and more fades away among the objects surrounding us. What we expect from these silent friends is to keep us company, make us laugh or in the best option, excite us. Hormonal chemistry influenced by material chemistry. Happy Pills are a placebo coming from Murano that, with shapes and colors, would substitute pharmacological solutions.”
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