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Master of the rituals

September 7th, 2009


We take a closer look at 3 projects of Master of design graduates from the Design Academy Eindhoven. Their projects seem to be focussed on life’s rituals and typical behaviours. Ryou Jihyun’s project shows us techniques used in the past for storing food without the use of a fridge. In a society where energy consumption becomes an entire nation’s problem, these age-old methods get new life when applied to a modern day design and thought process.

People increasingly suffer from depression, anxiety and tension because of their inability to deal with death of their loved ones. Wing Lam Kwok takes a closer look at bereavement and the process that surrounds it. By designing a new ritual she hopes to address grief not only in terms of psychology but also as a new task in the humanitarian design field.

And lastly we take a look at a custom most of us have become used to in the morning, that first cup of coffee. Jo Nakamura took an extensive look at the many existing coffee makers in the world, and took the most inspirational ones to further develop them into a brand new ritual of making coffee. Resulting in a unique appliance giving ode to the extraction process which has been around for over 300 years. It’s not just about functionality.

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wireless power by Powerkiss & deadgood Brits

August 26th, 2009

This episode takes us across NYC to visit two separate events. We talk to award winning designer Terhi Tuominen about her chair/table which can wirelessly charge your phone. And the entrepreneurs from Deadgood uk present their work for the first time at this fair.

Featuring work by Playful Finnish design container exhibition from Terhi Tuominen and the Powerkiss wireless charging technology, Daisuke Hiraiwa, Tekodesign, Artimide and Deadgood’s Form stool, Wire lighting collection and the love console table.
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DMY Berlin 2009 Overview

August 3rd, 2009


A brief look at this years’ DMY Berlin event. We show several works shown at the DMY Youngsters, including the alternative cheap wind turbine system by Oskar Zieta (and students of the ETH Zurich) and the homeless folding bed by Hwang Kim. More conceptual based designs were shown at the Appel design gallery with works of people all living in Berlin.

Features works by: Academy of Decorative arts of Strasbourg, A4 Academy of Arts, Architecture and design Prague, Yeayea, Hwang Kim, Supershape, Epoqualo, Oskar Zieta, Tina Roeder, Jerszy Seymour, Bless, El Ultimo Grito, Jörg Hundertpfund, Ronen Kadushin, Osko Deichmann, Judith Seng, David Krings

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music courtesy of n-v.in

AIFW 2009, MLY, getting lost collection

July 26th, 2009


With her new SS2010 collection, Emily Hermans suggests that getting lost is not necessarily something bad or negative. She got her inspiration from Africa, Egypt especially. Two elements are particularly present in both the collection and the styling; the nomadic and the royal.

The nomadic aspect was beautifully visualized at her Amsterdam Fashion Week catwalk show. Not only in the traditional sense, by women carrying al sorts of things on their head. But also by modern nomads with Mad Max-like ratbikes, who have all their posessions hanging from their vehicles.

The royal aspect is expressed in the collection’s pronounced colour composition, which includes coral red, cobalt blue and olive green, as well as different shades of gold. Also, jewelry is used as a motive in a number of collection items, by means of colour, design, neck shape and the combination of matte and shiny yarns.

presented at the AIFW 2009 summer
S/S 2010 Collection by Emily Hermans:
mly.nl

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Sander Mulder’s Archetype designs

July 22nd, 2009


We take a look at Sander Mulders work. His latest projects were influenced by archetypes. Featuring the new continue-time clock, voronoi, pandora cabinets, crow table and carat lamp.

more info on www.sandermulder.com
interviewed by Matylda Krzykowski www.matandme.net
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video by designguide.tv