http://www.core77.com/blog/ Design news, culture, events and resources. A daily must-read for designers world wide. Copyright 2012 Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.34-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0hhooks001.jpg" width="468" height="470" alt="0hhooks001.jpg"/></p> <p>You can never have too many wall hooks in your apartment, and mine are always full. But given that your average piece of bent metal will run you $5 a pop at a Manhattan hardware store, I've limited my urge to line my walls completely.</p> <p>If only I lived out in the sticks, I could use sticks.</p> <p>Etsy seller <A HREF="http://www.etsy.com/listing/96029774/maple-branch-key-chain-andor-necklace" target="_blank">Gabriel Rutledge</A> makes hers out of green maple twigs mounted to a distressed wooden board.</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0hhooks002.jpg" width="468" height="653" alt="0hhooks002.jpg"/></p> <p>John Robohm's <A HREF="http://www.livewirefarm.com/stores/timber-products/categories/hooks" target="_blank">Live Wire Farm</A> is a Vermont-based outfit that manufactures goods from local hardwoods, and judging by all of the SOLD stamps on their website, does a brisk business in hooks.</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0hhooks003.jpg" width="468" height="1007" alt="0hhooks003.jpg"/></p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/putting_dead_tree_branches_to_good_use_as_household_hooks_22461.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d0EztADaT7LWxC_4MDASvlIxj6M/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d0EztADaT7LWxC_4MDASvlIxj6M/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d0EztADaT7LWxC_4MDASvlIxj6M/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/d0EztADaT7LWxC_4MDASvlIxj6M/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/CZXW5bq3ynw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/CZXW5bq3ynw/putting_dead_tree_branches_to_good_use_as_household_hooks_22461.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/putting_dead_tree_branches_to_good_use_as_household_hooks_22461.asp Object Culture Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/putting_dead_tree_branches_to_good_use_as_household_hooks_22461.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/police_internet.jpg" width="468" height="468" alt="police_internet.jpg"/><small>Graph of the Internet.</small></p> <p>Law enforcement is an extremely complex line of work, as police officers have to keep up-to-date with events and people in the community, but usually from the sidelines or through second-hand information. Tools that can augment police officers' mental models of the communities they serve, especially in an ever increasing information-rich world, are critical to the future of policing.</p> <p>And that's where graph theory comes in. Graph theory looks at objects (nodes) and the relationships (edges) between them. These objects could be people, computers, or buildings, while the corresponding relationships could be family ties, Internet connections, and roads. As Facebook and other social networking tools continue to bring our world closer together each day, social network applications of graph theory are becoming a hot topic. Ever hear of "six degrees of separation?" Thanks to Facebook, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/technology/between-you-and-me-4-74-degrees.html" target="_blank">it's now closer to four or five</a>.</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/police_mtg.jpg" width="468" height="312" alt="police_mtg.jpg"/></p> <p>Criminal networks are really just a specific example of social networks. Currently, law enforcement agencies use link analysis, a basic application of graph theory, to attempt to understand these networks. Link analysis produces a visual output of relationships between nodes, but "people tend to believe that actors in the center or at the top of a graph are crucially and most important." Instead, Renee van der Hulst describes a framework for using social network analysis (SNA) for crime analysis. Beyond just outputing a visual graph, SNA provides a mathematical approach to quantify the "characteristics of network activity, social roles, positions and associated social mechanisms." </p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/police_graph.jpg" width="468" height="221" alt="police_graph.jpg"/><small>A simple graph of a social network, including nodes and edges.</small></p> <p>In 2011, researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University implemented a pilot program of SNA in the Richmond, VA Police Department to test its effectiveness. The Richmond City Police Department asked the researchers to identify the reason behind why "two groups of previously friendly males" were now engaging in a "rash of violence" against each other. The researchers mined a police informational database for details concerning twenty-four persons of interest, as well as any connections four people out. </p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/visualizing_criminal_networks_to_help_police_solve_crime_22462.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HLdTrDURYQBX1xnvZXo15Wjynic/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HLdTrDURYQBX1xnvZXo15Wjynic/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HLdTrDURYQBX1xnvZXo15Wjynic/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HLdTrDURYQBX1xnvZXo15Wjynic/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/CzjG_WHGY4I" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/CzjG_WHGY4I/visualizing_criminal_networks_to_help_police_solve_crime_22462.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/visualizing_criminal_networks_to_help_police_solve_crime_22462.asp Technology Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/technology/visualizing_criminal_networks_to_help_police_solve_crime_22462.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0sonyayongjames001.jpg" width="468" height="312" alt="0sonyayongjames001.jpg"/></p> <p>Atlanta-based <A HREF="http://sonyayongjames.com/home.html" target="_blank">Sonya Yong James</A> is the textile designer and fiber artist behind <A HREF="http://www.etsy.com/shop/modernfiberlab?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Modern Fiber Lab</A>, which produces handmade, sustainable goods from animal fibers.</p> <blockquote>I work primarily with wool fibers and various felt techniques. Felt offers an extraordinary range from two dimensional design to sculptural forms for both interiors and personal ornament. No other material is as versatile. Felt is utilitarian, decorative, and completely renewable.</blockquote> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0sonyayongjames002.jpg" width="468" height="353" alt="0sonyayongjames002.jpg"/></p> <blockquote>I source all of my fiber from shepherds primarily in the United States. Everything here is a direct link to the natural world.</blockquote> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0sonyayongjames003.jpg" width="468" height="624" alt="0sonyayongjames003.jpg"/></p> <p>It's safe to say James has a strong passion for wool felt. In addition to creating the Knit Pod Vessels you see here, she's devoted many <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/modernfiberlab/" target="_blank">Flickr</A> pixels to showing you how the material goes from sheep to studio. </p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/sonya_yong_james_puts_the_wool_in_front_of_your_eyes_22463.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5tBt2BRtRpToqhMLIiJ8chD10As/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5tBt2BRtRpToqhMLIiJ8chD10As/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5tBt2BRtRpToqhMLIiJ8chD10As/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5tBt2BRtRpToqhMLIiJ8chD10As/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/Thj5FHSa3EM" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/Thj5FHSa3EM/sonya_yong_james_puts_the_wool_in_front_of_your_eyes_22463.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/sonya_yong_james_puts_the_wool_in_front_of_your_eyes_22463.asp Materials Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/sonya_yong_james_puts_the_wool_in_front_of_your_eyes_22463.asp <p><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/public/jobs_browse.asp" border="0"><img alt="coroflot-joboftheday.jpg" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/coroflot-joboftheday.jpg" width="468" height="68" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/public/job_details.asp?job_id=40229&referral=C77blogpost">Senior Art Director US </a><br>Digitas</strong><br />Chicago, Illinois</p> <p>Digitas&mdash;one of the world's leading digital marketing and media companies&mdash;is seeking a Senior Art Director, who will be responsible for the conception, design and execution of innovative visual materials for integrated, cross channel initiatives including: large web initiatives, online advertising and digital marketing. Individuals should possess strong conceptual and design skills and assist the Creative Director in improving the conceptual, technical and creative performance of staff within his or her group.</p> <p><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/public/job_details.asp?job_id=40229&referral=C77blogpost">&raquo; view</a></p> <p><em>The best design jobs and portfolios hang out at <a href="http://coroflot.com">Coroflot</a>.</em></p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/jobs/digitas_is_seeking_a_senior_art_director_us_in_chicago_illinois_22456.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMg5j-mpRSaBW8Xg70gJ5JgFqC8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMg5j-mpRSaBW8Xg70gJ5JgFqC8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMg5j-mpRSaBW8Xg70gJ5JgFqC8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kMg5j-mpRSaBW8Xg70gJ5JgFqC8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/qtSIOE7cgC8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/qtSIOE7cgC8/digitas_is_seeking_a_senior_art_director_us_in_chicago_illinois_22456.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/jobs/digitas_is_seeking_a_senior_art_director_us_in_chicago_illinois_22456.asp Jobs Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/jobs/digitas_is_seeking_a_senior_art_director_us_in_chicago_illinois_22456.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/OMA-Syracuse-Theatre2.png" width="468" height="311" alt="OMA-Syracuse-Theatre2.png"/></p> <p>Rem Koolhaas led OMA's recently completed scenography project for Teatro Greco, or the <a href="http://oma.eu/projects/2012/syracuse-scenography" target="_blank">Syracuse Greek Theatre</a>, a historical landmark in Italy that dates back to the 5th century BCE. Every summer the theatre stages three classic plays, and for this season's cycle they commissioned OMA to design a temporary stage that will remain up for Aeschylus's <em>Prometheus Unbound</em> (directed by Claudio Longhi), Euripides' <em>Bacchae</em> (dir. Antonio Calenda) and Aristophane's <em>The Birds</em> (dir. Roberta Torre).</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/OMA-Syracuse-Theatre4.png" width="468" height="309" alt="OMA-Syracuse-Theatre4.png"/></p> <p>The stage&mdash;aluminum scaffolding clad with multilayer marine plywood&mdash;was designed in three parts, the Ring, the Machine and the Raft. The Raft, the name for the circular stage, "reimagines the orchestra space as a modern thymele, the altar that in ancient times was dedicated to Dionysian rites." The Ring is a suspended walkway that makes a half circle around the stage and backstage area, providing actors with different ways to enter a scene. The Machine is the backdrop, which can be altered to suit different productions. A sloping circular platform seven meters high, it's the mirror image of the stage. It can rotate, "symbolizing the passage of thirteen centuries during Prometheus's torture; Split down the middle, it can also be opened, allowing the entrance of the actors, and symbolizing dramatic events like the Prometheus being swallowed in the bowels of the earth."</p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/oma_completes_the_syracuse_greek_theatre_22467.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JLebqlc_uwc0VheaSplS_xn3wdQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JLebqlc_uwc0VheaSplS_xn3wdQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JLebqlc_uwc0VheaSplS_xn3wdQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JLebqlc_uwc0VheaSplS_xn3wdQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/ctgJ9ddQaIk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/ctgJ9ddQaIk/oma_completes_the_syracuse_greek_theatre_22467.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/oma_completes_the_syracuse_greek_theatre_22467.asp Architecture Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/oma_completes_the_syracuse_greek_theatre_22467.asp <p><a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/"><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/salone2012-gallery.jpg" width="468" height="984" alt="salone2012-gallery.jpg"/></a><em><small>Photography by Glen Jackson Taylor for Core77</small></em></p> <p>There's so many events and exhibitions all over Milan during the <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/">Salone Internazionale del Mobile</a> that you could <strike>almost</strike> be forgiven for skipping out on the long trek to the Rho fair grounds. Luckily for the organizers we're in the minority, and the exhibition halls were packed. So packed it was a little uncomfortable at times feeling more like navigating a crowd at the end of a gig than a trade show. </p> <p>There wasn't much press-worthy new product launched this year, most companies were content reissuing updates to their classics which could be a reflection on the European recession. In fact, so many of the established design-driven companies focused on their legacies with the use of product timelines incorporated into their exhibition booths that we could have made it a category.</p> <p>Some highlights included this minimal wall mounted <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/55.asp">desk/storage</a> unit for small apartments by Core-faves Yael Mer & Shay Alkalay and we're loving the shadows cast by <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/22.asp">Sunrise</a>, an outdoor table setting by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba for Driade. As usual, the SaloneSatellite was full of inspiration, especially this stunning <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/44.asp">bench</a> by student Danah Al Kubaisy as part of a materials and fabrication class at the American University of Sharjah. At the Melbourne Movement stand, Tate Anson's <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/38.asp">Tryst Stool</a> was getting a lot of attention with his water-jet cut pattern technique for bending timber, and Thomas Schnur's <a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/51.asp">Rubber Table</a> was just straight-up awesome!</p> <p><a href="http://www.core77.com/gallery/salone-milan-2012-salone-internazionale-del-mobile/">&#187; View Gallery</a></p> <p><br /> <strong>Related Blog Coverage</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/salone_milan/salone_milan_2012_aus_puts_sharjah_on_the_map_at_salonesatellite_22374.asp">&#187; AUS puts Sharjah on the map at SalonSatellite</a> </p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/design_festivals/core77_photo_gallery_salone_milan_2012_-_salone_internazionale_del_mobile_22459.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mqsro-GZUfP-h5Rmp4LEXDhCAXU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mqsro-GZUfP-h5Rmp4LEXDhCAXU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mqsro-GZUfP-h5Rmp4LEXDhCAXU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mqsro-GZUfP-h5Rmp4LEXDhCAXU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/CbFAghJejbw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/CbFAghJejbw/core77_photo_gallery_salone_milan_2012_-_salone_internazionale_del_mobile_22459.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/design_festivals/core77_photo_gallery_salone_milan_2012_-_salone_internazionale_del_mobile_22459.asp Design Festivals Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/design_festivals/core77_photo_gallery_salone_milan_2012_-_salone_internazionale_del_mobile_22459.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0sinjeollen001.jpg" width="468" height="1000" alt="0sinjeollen001.jpg"/></p> <p>Thankfully that's not another pirated version of Arne Jacobsen's <A HREF="http://www.fritzhansen.com/en/swan-3320-easy-chair" >Swan</A> chair; it's the work of Harlem-based knitwear designer <A HREF="http://sinjeollen.com" target="_blank">Sinje Ollen</A>, whose "Clothing for Furniture" project covers the classics in custom yarn, and can be seen at the upcoming ICFF in New York. "I specialize in making 'clothes' for '60s furniture that need some help rejuvenating," says Ollen.</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0sinjeollen002.jpg" width="468" height="1139" alt="0sinjeollen002.jpg"/></p> <p>Of all the discarded furniture I see curbside in Manhattan, the chief reason they made it to the trash heap seems to be torn, worn or cat-scraped upholstery. Knit covers seem a good way to give them some additional life, while still maintaining the original look...assuming, of course, that you recognize the original look in the first place. At least one commenter on <A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/SinjeOllen" target="_blank">Ollen's Facebook page</A> wrote "I love the chair shape. Did you design that?" It's like an ID history version of Titanic tweets.</p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/ny_design_week_2012_preview_sinje_ollens_clothing_for_furniture_at_icff_22460.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSvRYBBJcQQ4P4DIy3qC4ii_Y4U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSvRYBBJcQQ4P4DIy3qC4ii_Y4U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSvRYBBJcQQ4P4DIy3qC4ii_Y4U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CSvRYBBJcQQ4P4DIy3qC4ii_Y4U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/HDQE2bpMHPA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/HDQE2bpMHPA/ny_design_week_2012_preview_sinje_ollens_clothing_for_furniture_at_icff_22460.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/ny_design_week_2012_preview_sinje_ollens_clothing_for_furniture_at_icff_22460.asp Object Culture Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/ny_design_week_2012_preview_sinje_ollens_clothing_for_furniture_at_icff_22460.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/MAY1512_Image_04.jpg" width="468" height="313" alt="MAY1512_Image_04.jpg"/></p> <p>Join us Tonight at the <a href="http://www.handeyesupply.com/curiosityclub">Hand-Eye Supply Curiosity Club</a> in lovely downtown Portland, Oregon as Sam Lanahan of <a href="http://www.flextegrity.com" target="_blank">Flextegrity</a> expounds on his Buckminster Fuller inspired work with structural materials composed of icosahedral arrays!</p> <p><strong>Flextegrity "Innovations in Structural Optimization. Making things stronger and lighter- why geometry matters!"</strong></p> <p>Making load bearing materials- A new look at discontinuous compression continuous tension structures. The discussion will explore the structural and symmetrical integrity of the icosahedron and what it means to constrain the twelve degrees of freedom. From there we will weave omni-axial, omni-extensible arrays into virtually any form. We will explore the unique characteristics of the resulting arrays and potential applications.</p> <blockquote>I had the great good fortune as a young man to travel with Buckminster Fuller on a trip to Southeast Asia where he was the guest of many heads of State. His influence on me is immeasurable. Afterwards I spent two years exploring the geometry of geodesics and tensegrities with Joe Clinton at Union College. I earned a MS in Environmental Studies from the University of Oregon, after which I founded a company with others that pioneered Geographic Information Systems applications for mobile data collection in the electric, cable, and telephone industries. Naturally, this work dovetailed nicely with my interest in spatial topologies. In 2004 I reinvigorated 'Flextegrity' by continuing my earlier explorations into the development of a 'universal material.' I now hold two patents and a third pending in structural optimized materials based on icosahedral arrays.</blockquote> <p>Tuesday, May 15th<br /> 6PM PST<br /> <a href="http://www.handeyesupply.com" target=_blank>Hand-Eye Supply</a><br /> 23 NW 4th Ave<br /> Portland, OR, 97209</p> <p>Not in the greater Portland area? No problem! <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/channel/hand-eye-supply-curiosity-club">Join us live on our broadcast channel</a> &mdash;the show begins at 6pm Pacific.</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/MAY1512_Image_01.jpg" width="468" height="313" alt="MAY1512_Image_01.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/MAY1512_Image_02.jpg" width="468" height="313" alt="MAY1512_Image_02.jpg"/></p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/MAY1512_Image_03.jpg" width="468" height="313" alt="MAY1512_Image_03.jpg"/></p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/hand-eye_supply/tonight_hand-eye_supply_curiosity_club_presents_sam_lanahan_of_flextegrity_-_why_geometry_matters_22466.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6SzkiGICeeWjNF8P3gynzTYxrdc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6SzkiGICeeWjNF8P3gynzTYxrdc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6SzkiGICeeWjNF8P3gynzTYxrdc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/6SzkiGICeeWjNF8P3gynzTYxrdc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/qMnOHYfn_Yk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/qMnOHYfn_Yk/tonight_hand-eye_supply_curiosity_club_presents_sam_lanahan_of_flextegrity_-_why_geometry_matters_22466.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/hand-eye_supply/tonight_hand-eye_supply_curiosity_club_presents_sam_lanahan_of_flextegrity_-_why_geometry_matters_22466.asp Hand-Eye Supply Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/hand-eye_supply/tonight_hand-eye_supply_curiosity_club_presents_sam_lanahan_of_flextegrity_-_why_geometry_matters_22466.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/WantedDesign-poster.jpg" width="468" height="704" alt="WantedDesign-poster.jpg"/></p> <p>Following last year's remarkably successful inaugural exhibition at the Terminal Building, <a href="http://2012.wanteddesignnyc.com/">WantedDesign</a> is back and bigger than ever as a major satellite event to the 24th International Contemporary Furniture Fair. Core77 is pleased to partner with the event in support of their first <a href="http://2012.wanteddesignnyc.com/designchallenge/" target="_blank">Student Design Challenge</a>, which, along with the <a href="http://2012.wanteddesignnyc.com/design-contest/" target="_blank">Live/Work design contest</a> and the <a href="http://2012.wanteddesignnyc.com/pop-up-store/" target="_blank">iGet.it pop-up shop</a>, are new for 2012.</p> <p>For the student Design Challenge, WantedDesign has invited students from six schools&mdash;three stateside and three French&mdash;to participate in a three-day digital fabrication workshop:<blockquote>The "Design Students Challenge" will be an engaging live workshop that allows design students, ambassadors of their schools, to express their creativity and technical ability. Over the course of three days, design students from the U.S. and France will use one material, one conceptual tool (e.g. computer software), and one fabrication tool (a laser cutting machine) to design and construct a lighting design of their own invention. At the end of three days, the designs will be presented and be judged by the public and a jury of design professionals...</p> <p>Participating schools are <a href="http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/index.jsp" target="_blank">Art Center College of Design</a>, <a href="http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/" target="_blank">Parsons The New School for Design</a>, <a href="http://www.scad.edu/" target="_blank">Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)</a>, <a href="http://www.ensci.com/une/" target="_blank">ENSCI les ateliers</a>, <a href="http://www.ecole-boulle.org/" target="_blank">Ecole Boulle</a> and <a href="http://www.esadse.fr/sites/Actualites/" target="_blank">Ecole sup&eacute;rieure d'art et design Saint-Etienne</a>.</blockquote></p> <p>We had the chance to chat with the creator of the design challenge, Fran&ccedil;ois Brument.</p> <p><strong>Core77: Can you introduce us to your personal work and your interest in exploring digital manufacturing?</strong><br /> <br /> A hundred years ago, the industrial revolution had totally changed the way we conceived of and fabricated objects. A century later, how should we approach the digital paradigm? My aim is to investigate how thinking, conceiving, fabricating, distributing digitally can profoundly change the design practice.<br /> <br /> <strong>Where did the idea for the Student Design Challenge come from? Why did you choose this particular format?</strong><br /> <br /> The idea came to me when I was a jury during students design diplomas. A lot of them were using laser-cutting techniques, but they were using it as a way to escape from manual modelmaking&mdash;not exploring its untapped potential as a new technology. The idea, then, is to create a very short format to explore a fast and expressive use of laser-cutting and digital conception techniques.</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/WantedDesign-StudentDesignChallenge.jpg" width="468" height="468" alt="WantedDesign-StudentDesignChallenge.jpg"/></p> <p><strong>You've run this project before in France&mdash;how do you anticipate this transatlantic iteration to be different or similar to the previous challenges?</strong><br /> <br /> I've always thought the digital battles as fun moments to compete and share skills and visions... but I've been really surprised how quickly design and aesthetic approaches of each school were appearing. I'm very eager to see how students will express themselves and enjoy this moment together.</p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/ny_design_week/ny_design_week_2012_preview_wanteddesign_qa_with_francois_brument_22465.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ie9wFqltHbecbtIgt4gkjBD0zOA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ie9wFqltHbecbtIgt4gkjBD0zOA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ie9wFqltHbecbtIgt4gkjBD0zOA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ie9wFqltHbecbtIgt4gkjBD0zOA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/m0_o5CxKhgQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/m0_o5CxKhgQ/ny_design_week_2012_preview_wanteddesign_qa_with_francois_brument_22465.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/ny_design_week/ny_design_week_2012_preview_wanteddesign_qa_with_francois_brument_22465.asp NY Design Week Tue, 15 May 2012 14:45:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/ny_design_week/ny_design_week_2012_preview_wanteddesign_qa_with_francois_brument_22465.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0objetfenway001.jpg" width="468" height="887" alt="0objetfenway001.jpg"/></p> <p>To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Boston's Fenway Park, Objet used one of their <A HREF="http://www.objet.com/3d-printer/objet_connex_family/" target="_blank">Connex 3D printers</A> to crank out a replica of the stadium, created from blueprints and photographs:</p> <p><iframe width="468" height="263" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jl2EVSFNY1A" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/digital_fabrication/objet_of_desire_and_ire_a_3d-printed_scale_model_of_fenway_22464.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Hk52VgoGYIvbB-DdfBft7oWvnU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Hk52VgoGYIvbB-DdfBft7oWvnU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Hk52VgoGYIvbB-DdfBft7oWvnU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0Hk52VgoGYIvbB-DdfBft7oWvnU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/EgaAXdxH7ws" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/EgaAXdxH7ws/objet_of_desire_and_ire_a_3d-printed_scale_model_of_fenway_22464.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/digital_fabrication/objet_of_desire_and_ire_a_3d-printed_scale_model_of_fenway_22464.asp Digital Fabrication Tue, 15 May 2012 13:30:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/digital_fabrication/objet_of_desire_and_ire_a_3d-printed_scale_model_of_fenway_22464.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/Falck1.png" width="468" height="315" alt="Falck1.png"/></p> <p>In Finland you can build a house without a permit as long as it's no larger than 128-square-feet. Needless to say, most people just get a permit. But in 2010 Robin Falck actually designed and built an <a href="http://tinyhouselistings.com/robins-micro-house/" target="_blank">itsy-bitsy Finnish dream house</a> in the woods, a project he fantasized about and finally pursued because, according to Falck, "my military service was approaching and after sketching and calculating it seemed so possible."</p> <p>After consulting a few architects, Falck began construction in early June, and after just two weeks "the only thing missing was a window and door, which arrived a couple of weeks later." The house, which Falck calls Nido (Italian for 'birds nest') is a mere 96-square-feet with a 50-square-foot loft bedroom. A large window spans the two stories, letting in tons of natural light and affording a full view of the sky at night. And since Nido sits on a lakeshore there are spectacular day time views as well.</p> <p>Unfortunately, tight after Falck built Nido his military duties kicked in, and it was a full year before he was back and able to finally enjoy all his hard work. If you're wondering how much it all cost, the answer is: very. "I was surprised how affordable the whole project was," Falck said. "Most of the materials are recycled and I haven't really calculated how much it finally cost, but the ballpark figure is something like $10,500 plus the man hours."</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/Falck2.png" width="468" height="311" alt="Falck2.png"/></p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/Falck3.png" width="468" height="311" alt="Falck3.png"/></p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/Falck4.png" width="468" height="477" alt="Falck4.png"/></p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/Falck5.png" width="468" height="312" alt="Falck5.png"/></p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/robin_falcks_nido_a_finnish_microcabin_in_the_woods_22453.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVRiVWU6b0HnDqgSD_4kbMabGK0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVRiVWU6b0HnDqgSD_4kbMabGK0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVRiVWU6b0HnDqgSD_4kbMabGK0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hVRiVWU6b0HnDqgSD_4kbMabGK0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/VlX0KhjSdOs" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/VlX0KhjSdOs/robin_falcks_nido_a_finnish_microcabin_in_the_woods_22453.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/robin_falcks_nido_a_finnish_microcabin_in_the_woods_22453.asp Architecture Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/robin_falcks_nido_a_finnish_microcabin_in_the_woods_22453.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/BravinLee-SydMead-Hypervanreardownview-2008.jpg" width="468" height="314" alt="BravinLee-SydMead-Hypervanreardownview-2008.jpg"/><small><em>"Hypervan (rear down view)" (2008); all images courtesy of BravinLee programs</em></small></p> <p>Film lovers&mdash;sci-fi fans in particular&mdash;are surely familiar with the work of "Futurist Designer" <a href="http://sydmead.com" target="_blank">Syd Mead</a> (we're not sure if he's got issues with the term 'concept designer,' but we'll grant him the exception), and even the masses ought to recognize his groundbreaking work for the likes of <em>Blade Runner</em>, <em>Aliens</em> and <em>TRON</em>, among other canonical examples of the genre. If Mead's reputation as a visionary visual artist is all but surpassed by those blockbusters, the current exhibition of gouaches&mdash;spanning the four decades of his career and counting&mdash;at <a href="http://www.bravinlee.com/" target="_blank">BravinLee gallery</a> in Chelsea offers a fascinating look at his work in a fine art context.</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/BravinLee-SydMead-FutureRollsRoyce-1967.jpg" width="468" height="309" alt="BravinLee-SydMead-FutureRollsRoyce-1967.jpg"/><small><em>"Future Rolls-Royce" (1967)</em></small></p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/BravinLee-SydMead-MegaCoach-2010.jpg" width="468" height="312" alt="BravinLee-SydMead-MegaCoach-2010.jpg"/></p> <p>Per the press release for <a href="http://bravinlee.com/artists/mead/mead-images.html" target="_blank"><em>Future (Perfect)</em></a>:<blockquote>Mead's vision of the future is sleek, erotic, and glamorous. It is populated by impeccably dressed, trim and tanned 1%ers and smartly uniformed worker bees. Mead is fond of portraying the arrival of guests or travelers in the act of greeting their hosts, which allows him to focus on the vehicle in the context of a short narrative sequence. The fantastic conjectural machines seem more plausible when placed in a richly detailed context and in a familiar situation. With few exceptions, Mead's future is utopian, free from famine, litter, security lines, corpulent tourists in cargo shorts, white socks and traffic snarls. Almost invariably the result of a client's commission, Mead once described his work as the lubricant for capitalism...</blockquote></p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/BravinLee-SydMead-RunningoftheSixDRGXX-1983.jpg" width="468" height="309" alt="BravinLee-SydMead-RunningoftheSixDRGXX-1983.jpg"/><small><em>"Running of the Six DRGXX" (1983)</em></small></p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/exhibitions/rare_opportunity_to_see_syd_mead_paintings_in_nyc_22454.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jeqaxWMp4kzEw2SMtl2mSFNgc-I/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jeqaxWMp4kzEw2SMtl2mSFNgc-I/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jeqaxWMp4kzEw2SMtl2mSFNgc-I/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jeqaxWMp4kzEw2SMtl2mSFNgc-I/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/omdOhVFtQyg" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/omdOhVFtQyg/rare_opportunity_to_see_syd_mead_paintings_in_nyc_22454.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/exhibitions/rare_opportunity_to_see_syd_mead_paintings_in_nyc_22454.asp Exhibitions Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/exhibitions/rare_opportunity_to_see_syd_mead_paintings_in_nyc_22454.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0citibike003.jpg" width="468" height="429" alt="0citibike003.jpg"/></p> <p>I'm still getting used to the fact that New York City, once a global leader, has fallen so far behind other cities in keeping up with the times. On a trip to Copenhagen in 1995, I marveled at that city's system of public bikesharing, and many of you live in places where that's old hat; but I'm still excited to see that New York <A HREF="http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/bikeshare/" target="_blank">is finally getting something similar</A> in a couple of months.</p> <p>Like many other things in New York, it won't be free. <A HREF="http://citibikenyc.com/" target="_blank">Citi Bike</A> is something like ZipCar for bicycles, though the pricing model is a bit different: You pay a $95 annual fee and then get as many 45-minute bike rides as you can take, from station to station, throughout predetermined locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Another difference with Citi Bike is that tourists can take advantage of the program by paying for 24-hour access or 7-day access (30-minute riding intervals). Thus far the map looks pretty comprehensive for downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn, though some of these may change:</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0citibike002.jpg" width="468" height="367" alt="0citibike002.jpg"/></p> <p>"Bike share systems only work when bikes are used and re-docked so that others can use them," Citi Bike writes, explaining why overages are charged if you exceed the 45-minute limit. You can get around this on longer trips by relaying from station to station, but NYC is geographically small enough that I can't see myself having to do that often. </p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0citibike001.jpg" width="468" height="207" alt="0citibike001.jpg"/></p> <p>I'm curious as to how they'd work out the logistics of keeping each bike station balanced between having enough supply and enough empty slots to dock incoming bicycles; there's no word on how they plan to solve the former, but Citi Bike has solved the latter as follows: Should you get to your destination station and find it full, a screen at the station awards you a 15-minute credit and directs you to the nearest station with an empty slot. The stations appear close enough that this will hopefully not be a hassle.</p> <p>What <I>will</I> be a hassle is if you're unattentive enough to have the bike stolen out from under you; that will incur a $1,000 fine. Ouch. </p> <p>Citi Bike launches this July with 10,000 bikes in 600 locations. (And as the name implies, yep, it's sponsored by the bank.)</p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/nyc_finally_gets_bikesharing_for_a_fee_22450.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o82hFLlstjwgXPGu3Wnp9n-S5O0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o82hFLlstjwgXPGu3Wnp9n-S5O0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o82hFLlstjwgXPGu3Wnp9n-S5O0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o82hFLlstjwgXPGu3Wnp9n-S5O0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/kzngMZXEm7A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/kzngMZXEm7A/nyc_finally_gets_bikesharing_for_a_fee_22450.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/nyc_finally_gets_bikesharing_for_a_fee_22450.asp Transportation Tue, 15 May 2012 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/nyc_finally_gets_bikesharing_for_a_fee_22450.asp <p><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/public/jobs_browse.asp" border="0"><img alt="coroflot-joboftheday.jpg" src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/coroflot-joboftheday.jpg" width="468" height="68" class="mt-image-none" style="" /></a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/public/job_details.asp?job_id=40166&referral=C77blogpost">Sr. Interior Designer/Architect </a><br>Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.</strong><br />New York, New York</p> <p>Starwood is seeking a Senior Interior Designer/Architect to collaborate with key team members in the concepting, development and execution of innovative, strategic design solutions for all aspects of the built environment and guest experience for W, Le Meridien, St. Regis and The Luxury Collection hotels. Communicate this strategy and design direction through design documents, Brand style guides, design guidelines, and presentations to both internal and external partners. </p> <p><a href="http://www.coroflot.com/public/job_details.asp?job_id=40166&referral=C77blogpost">&raquo; view</a></p> <p><em>The best design jobs and portfolios hang out at <a href="http://coroflot.com">Coroflot</a>.</em></p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/jobs/starwood_hotels_resorts_worldwide_inc_is_seeking_a_sr_interior_designerarchitect_in_new_york_new_york_22455.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NzGN-X883exaSaNiXuBB7CmRNHc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NzGN-X883exaSaNiXuBB7CmRNHc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NzGN-X883exaSaNiXuBB7CmRNHc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NzGN-X883exaSaNiXuBB7CmRNHc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/IAZcQ647DJU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/IAZcQ647DJU/starwood_hotels_resorts_worldwide_inc_is_seeking_a_sr_interior_designerarchitect_in_new_york_new_york_22455.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/jobs/starwood_hotels_resorts_worldwide_inc_is_seeking_a_sr_interior_designerarchitect_in_new_york_new_york_22455.asp Jobs Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/jobs/starwood_hotels_resorts_worldwide_inc_is_seeking_a_sr_interior_designerarchitect_in_new_york_new_york_22455.asp <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0bchowbikesmade001.jpg" width="468" height="707" alt="0bchowbikesmade001.jpg"/></p> <p>This video on how a bicycles are made&mdash;or at least on how they were made in 1945 in the UK&mdash;is a lot more interesting than you'd think it'd be, particularly if you're British and recall your country's former prominence as a manufacturing giant. It's presented by Raleigh's chief designer of the time, and you catch a glimpse of the army of workers he presides over in the "Drawing Office," noted as one of the more important departments. And on the factory floor, it's fascinating to see how, for instance, a circular piece of steel like this...</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0bchowbikesmade002.jpg" width="468" height="428" alt="0bchowbikesmade002.jpg"/></p> <p>...is transformed, step by step, into a joint like this:</p> <p><img src="http://s3files.core77.com/blog/images/2012/05/0bchowbikesmade003.jpg" width="468" height="392" alt="0bchowbikesmade003.jpg"/></p> <p>As with previous "manufacturing in the past" videos we've shown, you'll note the manpower required, the division of sexes by task, and at least one poor bastard breathing in the steam from a caustic cleaning bath in those pre-OSHA days:</p><a href="http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/british_bikemaking_circa_1945_22449.asp">(more...)</a> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kN2Y2s43VfeG4R8krPKa6gIJVT8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kN2Y2s43VfeG4R8krPKa6gIJVT8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kN2Y2s43VfeG4R8krPKa6gIJVT8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kN2Y2s43VfeG4R8krPKa6gIJVT8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/core77/blog/~4/GKgO7SEVd-0" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/core77/blog/~3/GKgO7SEVd-0/british_bikemaking_circa_1945_22449.asp http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/british_bikemaking_circa_1945_22449.asp Transportation Tue, 15 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/british_bikemaking_circa_1945_22449.asp