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17Mar2010 |
Shanghai Expo Preparation Pictures |
The Shanghai Expo starts in 45 days. The Big Picture photo blog has lots of good pictures of the expo preparations. I think the British Pavilion (see above) may be the iconic image of the Expo. The weather is finally warming up in Shanghai (longest winter in 30 years). Spring is here. Expo is just around the corner. Get ready! |
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16Mar2010 |
Nissyoku Lamp |
Nissyoku is a lamp by Igendesign inspired by the solar eclipse. The direction and strength of the light is changed by moving the two side panels which move on a concave surface and are held in place by magnets. |
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15Mar2010 |
Wooden Bike |
This wooden bike by Arndt Menke-Zumbrägel is called Holzweg (woodenway). According to the Google translation of the German Wikipedia page for Holzweg, it means a path in a forest used for logging. It's a fixed wheel/gear bike weighing only 2.3 kg. See the site for more details and checkout the split feature on the rear wheel strut. |
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12Mar2010 |
Timber Table |
This table called Timber was designed by Julian Kyhl. There are no glue or screws to assemble. And it has only 10 parts: 4 top planks, 4 legs and 2 cross bars. Marvellous. |
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11Mar2010 |
Folding Bike |
More things that fold. This is a concept for a foldable bike called Eco // 07 – Compactable Urban Bicycle by Victor Aleman. The wheels also fold using a double pivot joint. More at Yanko Design.
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10Mar2010 |
Craft Social |
The crafty designers decided to get together to do some crafts together. It started with some googling over a Japanese craft magazine until everyone realized they shared an interest in doing some felt crafts. A lot of fun. No one wanted to go home. |
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09Mar2010 |
Folding Chair |
A different take on the foldable chair from Chris Mark Johnson - currently a student at RISD. |
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08Mar2010 |
Holi Festival Of Colours |
Last week the Holi Festival of Colours was celebrated as Spring was welcomed. The Big Picture and The Frame both have excellent photos of the festival. |
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05Mar2010 |
Full Size Lego House |
On 1 August 2009 James May, of BBC Top Gear fame, and 1000 volunteers started to build a full size Lego house. It was completed on 17 September and sadly torn down on 22 September. The Daily Mail has the full story. The project was done as part of a BBC series called James May's Toy Stories. The 3.3 million bricks - formerly a house - were donated to a charity. |
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