Design, Media — Wesley @ 9:41 pm on June 15, 2009
For those unfamiliar, Objectified is essentially a documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It was directed by Gary Hustwit – the same person who directed Helvetica – and features big names such as: Naoto Fukasawa, Jonathan Ive, Dieter Rams, the Bouroullec brothers, Chris Bangle (no, [...]
Design, Packaging, Product — Wesley @ 12:59 am on June 3, 2009
There hasn’t been many things that have topped the invention of sliced break, until now anyway. The Scliced Bread//Notebook was created by Burak Kaynak in collaboration with Cem Has. Together, they managed to cleverly develop and brand a 12 piece notebook set. The product comes in a loaf of bread-like package and includes 12 ‘slices’ [...]
Furniture, Product — Wesley @ 2:26 am on June 2, 2009
These vases, dubbed ‘Flow’, were designed by the talented Iraqi architect, Zaha Hadid and her German partner, Patrik Schumacher for Serralunga’s 2007 collection. Flow, which features an inconsistent and asymmetrical design, is made out of polyethylene and comes in either white or black. Despite it’s appearance in the above image, the vases actually come in [...]
Featured, Mail, Personal — Wesley @ 4:23 pm on June 1, 2009
I got a lovely surprise in the mail today from my buddy Adam over at PICDIT. The package included a nice melange of goodies. From postcards and prints à la YouWorkForThem to various stickers from Reddit, Laughing Squid and of course, PIDCIT. I also received five rather lovely prints, but unfortunately, there are no indications [...]
Music, Video — Wesley @ 1:41 am on June 1, 2009
Fun and colorful animated music video for Jeudi 17 Mai by Montreal’s very own, Ariane Moffatt. I feel as though every frame of this music video would make a great t-shirt or poster. Also, if anyone know who the video is made by, do share, as I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Fun Fact: [...]