Kengo Kuma + MA,YU Jewelry Collection not only incorporate the architecture of light and shadow, but also an attemp to acquire an architecture into something people can afford or own.





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Although just a prototype at this stage, the idea definitely gives us some insight of future packaging possibilities.





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Each tin mushroom is numbered and represents one mushroom left in reality. Buying the shelf helps saving biodiversity, as part of the money goes to environmental projects that try to save the specific fungi species. A limited design for unlimited life.

The number of the limited edition (12) derives directly from nature. As there are just estimated 200-250 individual fungi of that species left in Austria, we just make 12 shelves. (on each 18-21 fungi)




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When the car was unveiled, it was almost universally despised. The design was too left-field and people back then still not ready for a boxy and toylike car. But today, after ten years of the design, 021C is the only concept car that still looks fresh and futuristic of all the concept cars in 1999.






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Delicate patterning became a uniting aspect of this solution and also served to underline the oriental nature of the brand. Sourcing the very best packaging manufacturers and paying extraordinary attention to detail has resulted in products that offer the customer an additional level of discovery and an exciting and indulgent experience.






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State of the art technologies are applied here. A single continuous surface acting both as structure and as skin is locally modulated to cater for structural support on the one hand, and sensual relief - on the other. Beast is a form of responsive architecture. Beast relates material properties to a general loading profile that would be exerted on the chaise when in use. Stiff and soft polymers are distributed in areas of high and low pressure respectively, and the height of each cushioning bump, as it appears on the surface area of the chaise, corresponds to our body’s pressure map, providing for comfort and support.




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Working at the request of the Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan and SYM, a scooter manufacturer based in Taiwan, the Smart Cities Group of the M.I.T. Media Laboratory, led by Prof. William J. Mitchell, created RoboScooter.




“We looked at existing folding bicycles and we looked at origami,” said the Professor.

The RoboScooter is designed so that it can be placed throughout cities for rental, much like the bicycle rental system in some European cities. Who knows? Maybe RoboScooter will be the solution for green mobility for today's crowded cities.



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American Chateau comprises a collection of functional and nonfunctional pieces inspired by the cross cultural exports of America. At first glance they look like custom made works for a palace from the 17th century, but on closer examination it becomes clear that the artifacts on show are not as we would expect; the classical marble busts of heroes and heroines which usually adorn such chateaus are replaced by a 'Donut Madonna' praying on her knees and 'The Rocking Hot Dog', a large playful sculpture upon which the viewer sits, legs straddled. The centre-piece of the room is a sleek glossy table in the form of a limousine with legs made in the shape of an infamous fast food chain logo, finished to perfection by a master craftsman*. The 'Donut Madonna' with a doughnut face both celebrates and critiques the world of material longing, cultural influence and the need to consume. Executed by longstanding leaders in manufacture, the pieces are a fusion of two worlds, contradicting and complimenting each other at the same time. This unusual juxtaposition transcends historical, social and contextual boundaries through its eclectic influences and overlapping of historical periods and high and low culture. It challenges the elite notions of art and design and gives them a frame i of reference in contemporary everyday culture.





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