http://www.psfk.com Ideas & Trends Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:15:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://feeds.feedburner.com/psfk/feed?format=skinhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/http://www.psfk.comhttp://www.psfk.com/wp-content/themes/psfk/images/logo-psfk.gifThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site. Check Out http://www.psfk.com otherwise!! In a kind of augmented reality / virtual reality mix, Marc Owens' Avatar Machine puts the user into the center of a video game-like experience. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/zQofJSYiUgA/avatar-machine-live-inside-a-video-game.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/avatar-machine-live-inside-a-video-game.html This week continues Performa 09, the internationally acclaimed biennial of boundary-breaking art, held in New York City.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/Cs59LTNZACc/event-performa-09.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/event-performa-09.html New York City is making life easier for bikers and pedestrians.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/breuYJC34NE/commuting-by-bike-up-in-nyc-and-how-to-accomplish-the-same-in-other-cities.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/commuting-by-bike-up-in-nyc-and-how-to-accomplish-the-same-in-other-cities.html Moofus is a twelve year old artist from Sydney. Too young to get a "real job", Moofus began selling his prints for charity.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/wz1mCAtDI6I/12yr-old-art-wonderboy-moofus.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/12yr-old-art-wonderboy-moofus.html Behance is a company that organizes the creative world to make ideas happen. Every Wednesday, Behance shares 5 fresh art and design projects from their network with PSFK.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/E71kEJbCKdM/creative-inspiration-on-behance-xi.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/creative-inspiration-on-behance-xi.html In partnership with Nissan, PSFK held an event on October 20 2009 to discuss the future of Pure Living in Tokyo. Piers Fawkes, founder of PSFK, moderated a conversation with a panel of Japan-based experts and covered topics that included sustainability, design, urban planning, technology and zero-emission mobility.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/SghZjG_2W4g/video-good-ideas-in-pure-living-with-danny-choo-hiroshomi-matsubara-rie-azuma-piers-fawkes-nissan-zero-emission-mobility.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/video-good-ideas-in-pure-living-with-danny-choo-hiroshomi-matsubara-rie-azuma-piers-fawkes-nissan-zero-emission-mobility.html The Wall of Sound brings a strong physical presence back to the act of listening to music.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/fKJ4GTtq9Ao/wall-of-sound-iphone-dock.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/wall-of-sound-iphone-dock.html If given the opportunity to participate in a carbon-neutral system, will people be selfless or selfish?]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/cgP3Osdnizs/natural-fuse-towards-designing-a-carbon-neutral-system.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/natural-fuse-towards-designing-a-carbon-neutral-system.html Mareike Frensemeier uses bacteria to grow protective packing material.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/cOi_QZyp33M/growing-organic-packaging.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/growing-organic-packaging.html PLOT uses raw data as the basis for unique jewelery.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/hrqGiDGV5Fk/plot-makes-data-stylish-with-fashionable-jewelry.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/plot-makes-data-stylish-with-fashionable-jewelry.html PSFK favorite Twitter feed about the rants from one writer's dad gets commissioned.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/2C1XOXndBu8/twitter-feed-gets-tv-show.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/twitter-feed-gets-tv-show.html In partnership with Nissan, PSFK held an event on October 20 2009 to discuss the future of Pure Living in Tokyo. Piers Fawkes, founder of PSFK, moderated a conversation with an international panel of experts and covered topics that included sustainability, design, urban planning, technology and zero-emission mobility.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/pxzF2u3qO2w/video-good-ideas-in-pure-living-with-marc-alt-mark-dytham-peter-rojas-piers-fawkes-nissan-zero-emission-mobility.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/video-good-ideas-in-pure-living-with-marc-alt-mark-dytham-peter-rojas-piers-fawkes-nissan-zero-emission-mobility.html Designer John Briscilla pays homage to the fires in metal barrels he remembers on the streets of Philadelphia.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/2PHBXseZJRE/john-briscellas-philly-fire-barrell.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/john-briscellas-philly-fire-barrell.html Idea-planner Russell Davies has some interesting ideas within his presentation on his site about playfulness. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/VDwJFvs39MQ/russell-davies-we-like-jason-bourne-because-he-commutes.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/russell-davies-we-like-jason-bourne-because-he-commutes.html Spanish kitchen appliance maker Pando helps home owners customize their kitchen experience with these do-it-yourself hood systems. Customers can supply their own graphics to be printed on screens that can be backlit. Pando By Piers Fawkes | © PSFK, 2009. | Article Link | Comments | More stories in: Design, Electronics & Gadgets, Home & Garden and Design ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/-VKKL5aCe-E/pando-colourlife-collection.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/pando-colourlife-collection.html Part art installation and part marketing gimmick, realtors in New York City have transformed a new building into a kinetic light show.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/FR7epjFkKuI/video-realtors-transform-luxury-lofts-into-light-show.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/video-realtors-transform-luxury-lofts-into-light-show.html Lee Crutchley's Quoteskine website features hand-drawn typography.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/768qTKDugwA/pics-lee-crutchleys-moleskine-typography.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/pics-lee-crutchleys-moleskine-typography.html Concepts about reclaiming public space, conversation design and human-centered technology were discussed at a small idea sharing night recently. ]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/sXqKSiV5Mm8/lucid-nyc-like-buying-banality-offsets.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/lucid-nyc-like-buying-banality-offsets.html Burberry's The Art of the Trench has finally launched, and The Sartorialist was tasked to shoot the first 100 photos.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/fczxbxxVARE/the-sartorialist-for-burberrys-art-of-the-trench-social-site.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/the-sartorialist-for-burberrys-art-of-the-trench-social-site.html When PSFK visited Old City in Philadelphia last weekend we came across a couple of striking pieces of art.]]> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/psfk/feed/~3/f4WhqvhIF_M/pics-philly-old-city-art.html http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/pics-philly-old-city-art.html