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Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO Sets Criva / Visual Culture CollectionThursday, May 21, 2009 at 5:02 PM Created in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Brickstructures, Inc. and the LEGO Architecture brand, the first two sets in the series are The Guggenheim and Fallingwater. Created in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Brickstructures, Inc. and the LEGO Architecture brand, the first two sets in the series are The Guggenheim and Fallingwater. ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Official classic Criva / Visual Culture CollectionWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 6:02 PM This product is particularly made for graphic designers, 3D/CGI animators and design studios to help their works and to save time. Official classic. This product is particularly made for graphic designers, 3D/CGI animators and design studios to help their works and to save time. Official classic. ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it NY Design Week 09: ICFF – CNC Madness from Lerival Core77Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:55 PM

QCarl Fredrik Svenstedt’s Infinity Bench is a neat piece of engineering, CNC’d from furniture-grade plywood.

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Moorhead & Moorhead’s CNC-milled Modular Screen pieces snap together to create a sort of computer-generated cloud.

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Both pieces are pretty, but clearly not meant for high-dust environments–I’d hate to have to clean either of these!

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(more…) QCarl Fredrik Svenstedt’s Infinity Bench is a neat piece of engineering, CNC’d from furniture-grade plywood. Moorhead & Moorhead’s CNC-milled Modular Screen pieces snap together to create a sort of computer-generated cloud. Both pieces are pretty, but clearly not meant for high-dust environments–I’d hate to have to clean either of these! Use… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it HangerPak: Transformer Packaging Turns Into Shirt Hanger TreeHuggerWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM hangerppak shirt packaging hanger steve haslip photo

The Optimus Prime of Packaging Packaging is a tough one. You can often reduce the amount used, but you still need something to protect what you’re shipping. One solution is to make it out of recycled materials, and to make sure that it is easy to recycle, but that’s still not completely satisfactory, which is why Steve Haslip’s HangerPak is so cool. Read on for more details…

The Optimus Prime of Packaging Packaging is a tough one. You can often reduce the amount used, but you still need something to protect what you’re shipping. One solution is to make it out of recycled materials, and to make sure that it is easy to recycle, but that’s still not… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Profits Trump the Environment, Again: StatoilHydro Shareholders Vote Against Getting Out of the Tar Sands TreeHuggerWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM alberta tar sands photo photo: WWF – Unconventional Oil: Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel?

Squeezing oil out of the tar sands is one of the most water intensive, carbon emitting, and environmentally destructive fossil fuel sources out there. But that hasn’t stopped shareholders of Norway’s StatoilHydro from giving up on them.

photo: WWF – Unconventional Oil: Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel? Squeezing oil out of the tar sands is one of the most water intensive, carbon emitting, and environmentally destructive fossil fuel sources out there. But that hasn’t stopped shareholders of Norway’s StatoilHydro from giving up on them. ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Carry-Na: Good Design Comes to the Seniors Set TreeHuggerWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM icff2009-header.jpg carry-na walker photo all images by Dave Pinter of PSFK

I did not photograph the Carry-na because at the time, I couldn’t really think of a green angle; reading Dave Pinter in PSFK has made me reconsider. It is a reinvention of the clunky walkers that help seniors get around, but it looks sleek and folds flat….

all images by Dave Pinter of PSFK I did not photograph the Carry-na because at the time, I couldn’t really think of a green angle; reading Dave Pinter in PSFK has made me reconsider. It is a reinvention of the clunky walkers that help seniors get around, but it looks sleek… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Is Daimler Buy-in a Death Knell or Salvation for Tesla? TreeHuggerWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM Daimler and Tesla Shake on Acquistion photo Image: Daimler

Solid Buys Sexy Yesterday, Daimler AG acquired about ten percent of Tesla Motors, Inc. The purchase had been in the works for 18 months, and follows the establishment of a Daimler-Tesla partnership for cooperating on battery technology. Further acquisition …

Image: Daimler Solid Buys Sexy Yesterday, Daimler AG acquired about ten percent of Tesla Motors, Inc. The purchase had been in the works for 18 months, and follows the establishment of a Daimler-Tesla partnership for cooperating on battery technology. Further acquisition … ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Event: Screening: No Country for Old Men – 27 May 21:00 Berlin – unlikeWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:45 PM Screening: No Country for Old Men – Berlin

It’s probably best to attend this one with a friend—or you might be turning around to check your back more than once.

This chilling, award-winning drama from P.T. Anderson marked the director’s turn from respected helmer of Magnolia and Boogie Nights to a master of his field. Adapted from the Cormac McCarthy book, the film follows a serial killer (Javier Bardem, in an Oscar-nabbing performance) with a seriously bad haircut and an inexplicable vengeance. Josh Brolin’s excellent performance as the cop-who-took-the-catnip fleshes out the character study the film yields.

Freiluftkino Hasenheide In the Volkspark Hasenheide, 10967 Berlin, Germany www.freiluftkino-hasenheide.de/programm/programm1.html

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More It’s probably best to attend this one with a friend—or you might be turning around to check your back more than once. This chilling, award-winning drama from P.T. Anderson marked the director’s turn from respected helmer of Magnolia and Boogie Nights to a master of his field. Adapted from the Cormac… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it The "Topiary" Patio Furniture Collection by Richard Schultz Furniture FashionWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:44 PM

When it comes to patio and outdoor furniture, why not make them part of the surroundings and harmonious with nature. According to designer Richard Schultz "I wanted to design a chair which looked like a shrub pruned to look like a chair". The Topiary Collection does a fine job of adding an organic element to their natural surroundings and features chairs, benches, and tables in muted or vibrant colors. See the rest of the classic and decorative furniture for inside or out back on the patio by Richard Schultz here.

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When it comes to patio and outdoor furniture, why not make them part of the surroundings and harmonious with nature. According to designer Richard Schultz "I wanted to design a chair which looked like a shrub pruned to look like… ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Videos Recap: PSFK Conference New York 2009 PSFKWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:37 PM

The videos from PSFK Conference New York are now available (and embeddable) for your inspiration:

When Ideas Create Good

Open To Change

New York New Media

City As Canvas

Reconnect

Building Healthy Brands With Heart

Ghost In The Machine: Digital Multiculture

New Idea Agencies

This Platform Called Everyday Life

If you’ved missed our other conferences, you can always find our videos on our conference event page.

By Francisco Hui | © PSFK, 2009. | Article Link | Comments | More stories in: Arts & Culture, Design, Electronics & Gadgets, Entertainment, Environmental, Health & Beauty, PSFK Conference, PSFK News, PSFK TV, Web & Technology, Youth and PSFK Conference NYC 2009

The videos from PSFK Conference New York are now available (and embeddable) for your inspiration: When Ideas Create Good Open To Change New York New Media City As Canvas Reconnect Building Healthy Brands With Heart Ghost In The Machine: Digital Multiculture New Idea Agencies This Platform Called Everyday Life If you’ved… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Event: Freiluftkino: Novemberkind – 24 May 21:30 Berlin – unlikeWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:34 PM Freiluftkino: Novemberkind – Berlin

Christian Schwochow’s highly acclaimed road movie centers on the personal journey of Inga (Anna-Maria Mühe), whose chance encounter with a professor spirals into the realization of her grandparents’ deception about her missing parents. Moving, in the best way.

Freiluftkino Kreuzberg Adalbertstrasse 73, 10999 Berlin, Germany www.freiluftkino-kreuzberg.de/start.html

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More Christian Schwochow’s highly acclaimed road movie centers on the personal journey of Inga (Anna-Maria Mühe), whose chance encounter with a professor spirals into the realization of her grandparents’ deception about her missing parents. Moving, in the best way.Freiluftkino KreuzbergAdalbertstrasse 73, 10999 Berlin, Germanyhttp://https://ift.tt/2OQhVJ5 vCalMore ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Llot Llov 2009 MoCo LocoWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:29 PM

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Despite economic uncertainty, Llot Llov embraces challenge and pronounces, "The glass is full – full to the rim." The 2009 collection embraces this outlook, a series of pieces that incorporate either traditional industrial methods or materials. Lucille is macramé with a new twist, inspired by industrial transport nets. A hoist is attached to these plant cocoons in order that the height may be varied. Hopper is modeled after shopping carts, offering seating atop a rabbit fur. Lester’s table legs are inspired by the ceramics of high voltage isolators, comparable to hardened steel. Above Lester hangs Zoé, a lamp of copper-covered sheet metal that acts as a warm cage for four tungsten lights. And Assa, Mata and Fide are vases that have been metal spun, a technique employed in less aesthetic contexts.

Despite economic uncertainty, Llot Llov embraces challenge and pronounces, "The glass is full – full to the rim." The 2009 collection embraces this outlook, a series of pieces that incorporate either traditional industrial methods or materials. Lucille is macramé with a new twist, inspired by industrial transport nets. A hoist is… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Agency Nil Will Work For All It’s Worth PSFKWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:29 PM

An interesting new agency has just launched, that true to the times we live in, hopes to channelize the skills of experienced but laid-off talents from the advertising industry, as well as that of graduate students from advertising programs – people who just can’t seem to lay their hands on that elusive job, even though most of them are probably extremely talented. Their logic is simple: advertising agencies are willing to spend a lot to hire freelance staff but can’t afford to hire people for full-time positions. So Agency Nil will do the work that agencies hire them for, on a contract basis and in the manner of the role of a freelance employee, and in return all they’d like to be paid is what the client (i.e the agency) thinks the work is worth. They have just one caveat: that basic expenses and production costs must be covered – anything above that is at the discretion of the client. ‘Cheaper than freelance, better than interns’ is their tagline.

A brave and innovative way of thinking by Hank Leber, a graduate of VCU Brandcenter. All the very best to him and his team. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention.

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By Anjali Ramachandran | © PSFK, 2009. | Article Link | Comments | More stories in: Advertising & Branding, Work & Business and agency nil, Future of work, hank leber, vcu brandcenter

An interesting new agency has just launched, that true to the times we live in, hopes to channelize the skills of experienced but laid-off talents from the advertising industry, as well as that of graduate students from advertising programs – people who just can’t seem to lay their hands on that… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Event: Wiener Glasharmonika Duo – 24 May 11:00 Berlin – unlikeWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:27 PM Wiener Glasharmonika Duo – Berlin

Remember when you were younger and learned—to your delight—that gliding your finger over the rim of a wine glass would produce a whistle?

Husband-and-wife team Christa and Gerald Schönfinger make up the Wiener Glasharmonika Duo and play amazingly complex classical pieces by Mozart and Schubert on their ethereal crystal flute. Preview the Sunday morning (!) performance here from their Stefan Raab performance.

Musikinstrumenten-Museum Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Tiergartenstraße 1 , 10785 Berlin, Germany www.sim.spk-berlin.de/veranstaltungen_8.html

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More Remember when you were younger and learned—to your delight—that gliding your finger over the rim of a wine glass would produce a whistle? Husband-and-wife team Christa and Gerald Schönfinger make up the Wiener Glasharmonika Duo and play amazingly complex classical pieces by Mozart and Schubert on their ethereal crystal flute. Preview… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it painted sections on fence happy mundaneWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:25 PM Spotted this in the June 09 Dwell- Great detail from the wall of a Polish country house designed by Peter Kuczia. Love how only small sections of the wood fence are painted in bright contrast colors. Could be a fun way to dress up and add some interest to a fence in your yard. (original photo by Tomek Pikula from June 2009 Dwell) Spotted this in the June 09 Dwell- Great detail from the wall of a Polish country house designed by Peter Kuczia. Love how only small sections of the wood fence are painted in bright contrast colors. Could be a fun way to dress up and add some interest to a fence… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it A Building Alive With Lights PSFKWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:24 PM

Lights On is a synchronized light and sound installation on the exterior of the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria. There are 1085 LED controlled windows to coordinate with the sound playing from speakers around the building.

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By Francisco Hui | © PSFK, 2009. | Article Link | Comments | More stories in: Architecture, Arts & Culture, Design, Environmental, Music and ars electronica center, installation, lights, Outdoor, Sound

Lights On is a synchronized light and sound installation on the exterior of the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria. There are 1085 LED controlled windows to coordinate with the sound playing from speakers around the building. [today and tomorrow via swissmiss]… Continue reading A Building Alive With Lights ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Tusk Shirt Design MilkWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:23 PM

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Lots of new stuff over at I Don’t Like Mondays, including this crazy fantastic shirt from Kenzo Minami.

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Lots of new stuff over at I Don’t Like Mondays, including this crazy fantastic shirt from Kenzo Minami. www.idontlikemondays.us Posted by Jaime in Style & Fashion. ©2009 Design Milk. ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it Location: Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin – unlikeWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:13 PM Musikinstrumenten-Museum – Culture – Berlin

Beethoven and Bach would be proud. In a country where instrument-making has been whittled to an expertise over millenia, a museum dedicated to this art is only due.

Part of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung, the Musikinstrumenten-Museum embraces the Germany’s glorious history of music with its collection of over 3,000 instruments stemming from the 16th and 21st centuries, making it one of the countries most comprehensive collections.

Sadly, only 800 of these instruments are on display, but they include a spectacular selection including a rare Strativarious violin, Friedrich the Great flutes and a massive Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ donated from the Siemens family. The irony: some of these might appear to be more uncommon to the modern-day visitor than the museum’s recent expansion into electronic music, which includes electric guitars, mixing stations and other experimental formats.

Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Tiergartenstraße 1 , 10785 Berlin, Germany Tue-Wed, 9:00-17:00; Thu, 9:00-22:00; Fri, 9:00-17:00; Sat-Sun, 10:00-17:00; Mon, closed +493025481178 www.sim.spk-berlin.de [U2] at Potsdamer Platz; [S1] [S2] [S25] at Potsdamer Platz

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More Beethoven and Bach would be proud. In a country where instrument-making has been whittled to an expertise over millenia, a museum dedicated to this art is only due. Part of the Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung, the Musikinstrumenten-Museum embraces the Germany’s glorious history of music with its collection of over 3,000 instruments… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it RunPee Helps Schedule Bathroom Breaks During Movies PSFKWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:05 PM

Deciding when to skip out to the restroom during a new movie can be tough – you don’t want to miss anything crucial. But website RunPee aims to help you know the exact right time to go. The page has time-lines for popular movies, that list suggested points throughout the film when you can leave without missing an important scene. It also tells you how much time you have to get back, and has a scrambled re-cap, that can be revealed and reviewed when you return.

Although it’s a useful idea, RunPee uses Flash, which would not make it a good fit for mobile phone usage. As a commenter on Buzzfeed suggested – this would make a killer iPhone app.

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By Dan Gould | © PSFK, 2009. | Article Link | Comments | More stories in: Electronics & Gadgets, Entertainment, Health & Beauty, TV & Film, Web & Technology and Bathroom, movies, web service

Deciding when to skip out to the restroom during a new movie can be tough – you don’t want to miss anything crucial. But website RunPee aims to help you know the exact right time to go. The page has time-lines for popular movies, that list suggested points throughout the film… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it B@ TV Cool HuntingWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 5:02 PM

B@ TV is a new platform (still currently in beta) created for virtual and vicarious clubbing. A pioneering web TV community, the channel broadcasts from every major club event in the world with exclusive content from the hottest international DJs—from WMC events to Deadmau5 in London.

Featured DJ Pete Tong says, "b@ gives fans the music we are playing unedited, uninterrupted and with all the interaction between the clubbers and DJ on the night." The website accomplishes this with cameras in the DJ box and on the audience, even offering a "clubber’s confessional booth." It’s the 360 degree clubbing experience without having to leave your armchair.

Taking clubbing to a new level of interactivity, the site allows members (you have to sign-up) to live chat, share their own content and even broadcast themselves to the community. The service enables communication with like-minded clubbers on a whole new level. Ray Smith, the founder of b@ TV explains that it "is not just clubbing on demand but an interactive community where members can re-live and share their experiences."

B@ TV is a new platform (still currently in beta) created for virtual and vicarious clubbing. A pioneering web TV community, the channel broadcasts from every major club event in the world with exclusive content from the hottest international DJs—from WMC events to Deadmau5 in London. Featured DJ Pete Tong says,… Read more ViewedSaveBlogEmail digg it WOOD Design You Trust. World’s Most Provocative Social Inspiration.Yesterday at 2:22 PM

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McBess and Simon | WOOD

Master illustrator McBess present “Wood”, the last videoclip realized in collaboration with Simon, for his own band: The Dead Pirates. Impossible to miss! 😉

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