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Pendant lamp with inflatable shade in black and white
PVC. Diameter 80 cm. 1 x compact fluorescent light bulb
21-24 W. You can call it “lamp made of air”. In fact the
air is the main material, which the lamp is built of.
That’s way despite it’s size lamp is very lightweight.
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‘Papercut” is the result of the collaboration between
the architectural office dARCH Studio and the fashion
designer, Yiorgos Eleftheriades. A place 90m2, located
on the first floor of a two-storey building at the
center of Athens, where the fashion designer exhibits
his work. The need to synthesize the two different
approaches to design (fashion [...]

This year’s fashion exhibition MODEPALAST takes
place for the sixth time at Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier
from 17 until 20 April 2008. In one big fashion zone
young Austrian and international labels present designs
ranging from Street Couture to Urban Wear and High
Fashion. Against the background of the EURO 2008
Austrian and Swiss designers show their ideas [...]

This furniture construction system is a system without
limitations; there is no need for specific constructions
or angles. The right angle is not all there is, curved
and flowing forms can be realised. This patented
furniture system uses hidden screws that can be
dismounted at any time. With simply technic can be
extended, rebuilt [...]

MUSIC T-shirts designed for Mp3 player use, first
with stereo earphones integrated. Wear your Music
and ROCK ALONG YOUR WAY free from flying cables.
With this simple but very useful technology you can
easily listen to any portable multimedia player
(Mp3 player, mutimedia mobile, portable radio…)
while on the way.
Equipped with an integrated connection [...]

Evelyne Huytebroeck, the Brussels Minister of Environment
and Tourism, last January launched a call to designers to
participate in the third ParckDesign competition.
By way of reminder, the aim of this competition is to
encourage designers to imagine and conceive of innovative
urban furniture to be placed in three green spaces in
the city.
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Imagine a mild summer night, you are sitting outside,
listening to the campfire‘s crackling and watching
the burning flames. „That is a relaxed, calm and very
sensual picture for me“, says the designer Klaus
Schickor. His new creation for the label Andacht
Interieur, the floor lamp Iaan01, transfers such a
cosy atmosphere for comfortable [...]

The presentation bowl ’split’ is designed by the brand-new label ‘maigrau’ and has recently gained the BLICKFANG
design price 2008.’split’ from laser-cut aluminium
captivates by its reduced geometrical form. Its elegant
appearance offers the ideal presentation surrounding for
your tiny favourite objects. The refinement allows for a
stressable and food-genuin surface. ’split’ can therefore
even [...]

The concept of the lichtinfusion is based on a
transformation of an everyday object which frees
itself from its predetermined function and advances
to a self-confident design object. The lamp presents
itself in an emancipated manner and excels through
its puristic elegance. It instinctively plays with
public perception provoking the viewer to take a
standpoint. [...]

otto bloom brings play into your contemporary living space
formed in patented stylewood, otto’s modern silhouette
and space-saving design make playing, learning and
exploring fun in a style that fits the contemporary home.
Designer: Hakan Gürsu,Dr.Ind. Designnobis
Made in Turkey
Produced by Bloom
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KIMA enables you to sit or lie in any position - whether
up high on top or on eye level with your friends sitting
on the grass. The bench is suitable for both public and
private use. It is produced by a workshop for
handicapped people.
Designer: Lars Seeger
Made in Germany
Website

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Three similar flat sheetmetal pieces put together
form a fruit bowl.
Designer: Hannes Freising
Made in Germany
Website

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Autumn floormats are the perfect transition from indoor
to outdoor or vice versa. Made from artificial turf and
laser-cut to mimic an explosion of leaves that have
settled gently on the ground.
Designed by Fat Crow Design for the line of furniture
called White Moose.
Designer: Joanna Goszczynski of Fat Crow Design, Inc.
Made in Canada
Website

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Here are some of my favorite patterns found on ColourLovers.com:

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For those who don’t know, I’m also the guy behind Best Web Gallery and N.Design Studio. In 2006, I started Best Web Gallery as a gallery site where I feature the best CSS and Flash sites. I’m glad that I started the project because it gives me the opportunity to keep my design [...]

Earlier this week Google released the fastest rising search terms in the US. I have received the fastest rising search terms Globally from Google and there are some interesting conclusions to point out.
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My home away from home is at ColourLovers.com. I go there to make palettes, experiment, comeraderie and to get inspired. For this mellow month of November, these are the 10 best Palettes I found with a quick comment to tell you why I think so.

Comment: Definitely a surprising blend effect from Magenta through [...]

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Shortcut to Web2.0 Style
If you don’t have the resources to create your own “2.0”-style site design, TemplateMonster have just (17 July 07) launched a new Web 2.0 Templates section.
Of course, a purchased template won’t always hit your goals perfectly, but a custom design doesn’t always guarantee that either!
Many sites will benefit [...]

The following links will take you to the VERY BEST of the Internet. They are constantly deluged by great designers showcasing their best work. I’m constantly amazed at how gorgeous some websites are. You wouldn’t know that by searching google… where revenue will get you on the front page, not the amazing [...]

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One of the web 2.0 design and layout trends which I actually quite like is what I am going to call “clean and horizontally divided”. Catchy name eh?
Every trend should have a poster-boy, and the poster-boy for this trend is *drum roll* shoeboxed.com!

So, hopefully from the above screenshot you can see what I am talking [...]

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It seems that everyone has a different opinion of what qualifies as a minimalistic design. Here are 25 websites that make use of very little unnecessary design elements but still manage to pull off a beautiful appearance. When it comes to design, if you feel that less is more, I’m sure you will find inspiration [...]

I’ve been noticing a lot of stunning almost seamlessly blended palettes that I keep failing to be successful at. However, there are plenty of talented colorists who are achieving this wonderful method of achieving complete harmony within five different by similar colors. Here are a few for inspiration:

I love the fact that [...]

I’ve been working on color palettes that I think might work for web 2.0 websites. Please let me know if you find any interesting or use for your own websites or projects:

Although I keep hearing and reading that green is the new “gray” for websites, I have to say I am loving pink and [...]

I think I finally found the definitive article that explains it the best (kudos to Pixel Acres):

If you didn’t blink, you may have noticed that for a few days recently Wikipedia’s entry for Web 2.0 included a subsection describing the visual elements of Web 2.0. Gradients, colorful icons, reflections, dropshadows, and large text all got [...]

Tomorrow’s homes are on the drawing board and they are nothing like the places you may recall from your childhood. New materials and new technologies are reshaping the way we build. Floor plans are also changing to accommodate the changing patterns of our lives. And yet, many architects and designers are also drawing upon ancient [...]

Here are some lovely and enigmatic color palettes for those wanting to create sexy black or dark websites:

As you can see, dark websites can have bold splashes of color for “pop” or blend together for a deep and rich monochromatic look. Now that dark websites are “in” these are some wonderful palettes to use.

This is a follow-up to read/write’s “10 Future Web Trends” article - and these picks are much more futuristic than the last lot!
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I’ve been working on a cocktail color palette series and here’s what I have so far. I am not only looking for “matches” per se of said drink, but trying to make the colors more crisp and/or intense for useability.

Not by Me:

BEERS (by other Palettiers)

Any comments or requests are welcome!

This color palette is inspired by this photo I found of some people sitting on a stoop in what appears to be Greene Street in Soho. Quintessential moment in quiet New York.

In my previous 1980s Fashion life (I worked for both Bloomingdale’s and Cosmopolitan Magazine), I used to forecast trends for clothing and textiles. What this entailed was researching what people were wearing and/or doing in hot locations such as St. Tropez, Paris, Milan and even the New York subways (remember when Lagerfeld put out [...]

This palette is inspired by the wonderful illustrator, Vargas, and in particular this hilarious piece:

Here is my latest color palette:

Reminds me of the beaches I used to go to as a kid in the Turkish Riviera. What do you guys think? I think a website is in order for this palette…

I was going over colorlovers.com blog of trends and color palettes and although it’s sometimes overkill, I think I found some inspiration. I was pondering the future of web 2.0, general web design (client-side) and even fashion, and so here are my picks:
Yellow Palettes:

“I Love Your More Than”
Green Palettes:

Return of the Madman

Depths of [...]