7/2/12

The Wave Chais concept designed by Roberta Ramme


The Wave Chaise is a multifunctional chaise longue concept designed by Roberta Ramme and incorporates everything a person would ever want in the comfort of a chaise longue. It has a built in TV, DVD player, CD player, phone, study, internet, etc. The only thing I see missing is a giant bowl of spaghetti and a built-in toilet.



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Green Architecture Design of Gimpo Art Hall by Gansam Partners




G.Lab of Gansam Partners, Seoul-based architects was design of green architecture concept building of Gimpo Art Hall. Located on the eastern end of a city block, the art hall emphasizes pedestrian access by incorporating a friendly walk into the design. The building mass is also lifted above the street level to create a covered pedestrian plaza.  Aesthetically, the structure sprouts from the ground, branches, multiplies, and envelopes the building. This structural-aesthetic reinforces Gimpo’s roots and modernization, while creating an interesting play on light and shadow. A Floating Theater nested inside the building volume allows for varying degrees of apertures which punctuate views from the interior and reveal the cityscape below.






Unique Architecture Concept, Edge House by Mobius Architects


The Edge House, designed by Poland-based Mobius Architects, occupies an excavated niche on a limestone hillside in Cracow. Construction on the home recently commenced, and these conceptual renderings illustrate its unorthodox site conditions. Aside from its site, the Edge House’s most striking feature is a front elevation dominated by a steep, shingled roof, pierced by windows and a large terrace jutting over the site of a former quarry. The roof was necessitated by local building codes, which don’t allow for roofs with less than 30 degree slopes. Mobius Architects embraced the boundaries of the project and created a design which employs traditional architectural language, but is distinctly modern. Construction is expected to be completed at the end of the year.



Amazing Concept Gadget Designs (10pics)

Life is all about technology and gadgets now. It is an interesting observation that now concept gadget designs are given more importance and consideration than those that exist in real. Perhaps the reason for this is the fast pace of human evolution and our ability to get as much diverse as possible.
Over the past year I have come across some amazing concept gadget designs some of which have the ability to make it to production while some are so idealistic that we may not see them in reality even in the next 100 years but in all cases the ideals are really cool and mind blowing. Check them out:
1. Mobile Phone Instant Concept
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Call it the recyclable mobile phone or the disposable mobile well thats up to you but it is definitely a cool concept gadget design. It can be branded with company logos and casing and its paper-like nature makes it disposable enough to be thrown away after making at least one call. Perhaps this concept gadget design is one of the not-coming-in-the-next-100-years kind.
2. Swatch "Infinity" Concept Watch
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Trust me! this watch is like no other that you have seen before. It is a concept watch design presented by Swatch under the name "Infinity" and features video, mp3 music and photo sharing. The concept is not too idealist considering we have seen the LG Phone Watch already.
3. Nokia Aeon Concept
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The Nokia Aeon Concept Design features the full-surface touch technology. Means that the whole phone is just a piece of glass operated by hand gestures and motions. Plus it senses the environment and changes its look accordingly.
4. Napkin PC
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This is another one of those concept gadget designs that won't enter the real world unless some sort of breakthrough or miracle happens. Perhaps in the future computers will be cheaper than napkins and when such a time arrives we will have the napkin PCs.
5. Vista Fridge Magnet Concept
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Have you ever used fridget magnets? Of course! they are those little useless piece of magnets used as placeholders for sticky notes and other useless stuff. Well things have changed now with the Vista Fridget Magnet Concept as it will allow you to watch movies, listen to music, keep notes right on your desk fridget-top.
6. Nokia 888 Social Phone Concept
Well, phones are already meant to help you socialize and interact with humans but what if if your phone was flexible enough to be a part of your daily routine and activities? Nokia 888 does the same for you. This bracelet-like concept phone will take any form depending upon your mood and flavor. It will notify you about your dates and important events and will be there for you whenever you want it.
7. Solar Powered Notebook Concept
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Notebook computers always fall on power whenever you need them the most. Charging the notebook batteries again and again can be quite tiresome and boring job. Worry not! because this Solar Powered Notebook is designed to run using solar energy. The built-in solar panel acts as a power supply to the notebook and even if notebook is low on batteries, the sun is always there to power it up.
8. iRing
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iRing is for the iPod fans and addicts who just can't do anything without listening to music on their iPod. The ring is just like a normal ring that you can wear on any one of your fingers. Through bluetooth connectivity, the ring will allow you to control music playback and volume on your iPod wirelessly.
9. Vaio Zoom
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The Vaio Zoom concept notebook computer takes Holographic technology to a next level by making a completely transparent computer architecture. The keyboard goes opaque when the computer is turned off and the screen becomes totally transparent.
10. P-Per Concept Mobile
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It is definitely here to beat the iPhone. The P-Per Concept Mobile is idealized on a 4-layer structure where everything is about "touch" and "execute". Its form factor and style is what blows my mind away. Also, it has support for Wi-Fi and live video feeds.

Paola pivi: how I roll for new york's public art fund

'how I roll' paola pivi, 2012
all images courtesy of the public art fund

paola pivi: how I roll 
public art fund, new york city, new york, USA 
on now until august 26th, 2012  

the milan-born and now alaska-based artist paola pivi has conceived of 'how I roll' an art installation for new york city's public art fund. the artwork features  an endlessly turning six-seat piper seneca plane held aloft by its wings joined to two steel columns and powered by a strong motor system. pivi's piece is open  to the public twenty-four hours a day, made secure by a chain-link fence encircling the entirety of the plane's 360 degree range of motion. 'how I roll' is displayed  in central park's doris c. freedman plaza on 60th and 5th avenue and is part of a sculpture series by the artist formed from monstrous machines stripped of their  typical function given a new range of movement or turned upside down. 

the plane continuously moves in a circular motion powered by a motor and positioned between two steel columns

detailed perspective of the support and motor structure of the artwork
alternate view of 'how I roll' in motion


'how i roll // paola pivi' by mister michaelmagnan

Hiranao Tsuoboi’s LED Watch concept