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Radiocubo.it TS525 by Brionvega Posted: 31 Aug 2011 10:26 AM PDT Italian finest and greatest audio manufacturer, Brionvega latest offering: Radiocubo.it TS525 is a stunning sound system that offers a unique home entertainment experience, mixing the timeless style of the legendary Radio "cube", designed by Richard Sapper and Marco Zanuso in 1964, and the most advanced technology. The functions: Internet radio, FM, DAB/DAB+, docking station for iPhone and iPod connection, remote control, internet wifi or Ethernet and an updated stereo system, open to the all frequencies around the world and the most important reception systems. Furthermore, the Radiocubo.it TS525 also allows you to add important accessories, such as the second speaker, an optional subwoofer or a CD player. Avant-garde style and the timeless design, the Radiocubo.it will be available in classic Brionvega colors: sun-orange and snow-white. + Radiocubo.it |
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500 Years of Italian Furniture: Magnificence and Design Posted: 30 Aug 2011 10:02 AM PDT An interesting insight on Italian Furniture for the past 500 years- from the view of author Enrico Colle, a professor of the History of Decorative Arts at the University of Bologna, and an expert on Italian furniture and interiors. With over 350 colour photographs and drawings, and an informed critical text, this exceptional exhibition catalogue shows the evolution of taste in the Italian and European courts from late mannerism through to the first decades of last century. Writing desks, tables, beds, chairs, thrones, mirrors, vases, and objects made of or decorated with precious materials, such as gold, silver, semiprecious stones, or mother of pearl are reproduced in the book. Each feature work also come with detailed captions- to assist the reader in understanding and appreciating the technical craftsmanship of engravers, cabinet makers, bronze workers, as well as the creative genius of architects, such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Filippo Juvarra, and Pelagio Pelagi, at the service of the courts. In overall. this is a book that collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of the decorative arts cannot miss, it's an essential and invaluable book for anyone interested in the evolution of aesthetics and style through the ages. This book is published by Rizzoli New York. You can check it out on your local bookstore or buy it here online! + Rizzolo New York |
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SCAN & SCALE by Noam Dover and Michal Cederbaum Posted: 28 Aug 2011 09:06 AM PDT An experimental project, Scan & Scale is all about looking for ways to broaden the visual language of computer-based design and its production. It is an attempt to bridge a visual language that originates from nature and a new visual style that is derived from current digital and technological developments. It begs the questions, do our technological choices dictate our forms, or vice-versa? How can we enrich the visual language of computer-based design? How can we stretch the boundaries of various technologies? Scan & Scale is in fact a journey of a pebble through contemporary technologies. + Noam Dover and Michal Cederbaum |
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Tree Ring Clock by Youta Kakuta Posted: 26 Aug 2011 08:52 PM PDT Japanese designer Youta Kakuta has created the Tree Ring Clock for 'more trees'- an intermediary organization with support of over 100 people from various industries to activate and promote Carbon Offset by maintain forest. This is a simple clock made from a log cut from the cedar/sugi woods. The wood circles look like if someone drew them on the face of this clock. Natural & beautiful. + more trees |
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2012 Olympic torch by Barber Osgerby Posted: 25 Aug 2011 10:09 PM PDT Barber Osgerby, the name behind the fame 2012 London Olympic torch designers have unveiled their latest prorotype for the Olympic torch recently. With its triangular form and 8,000 holes referencing the number of people who will carry it, the torch is 800mm and 800g crafted from an aluminium alloy developed for the aerospace and automotive industry. The 70-day Olympic Torch Relay starts from Land's End on 19th May 2012 and an average of 110 people per day will be carrying the Olympic Flame across the UK before the lighting of the Olympic cauldron on the 27th July. Barber Osgerby is formed by designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby in 1996. + Barber Osgerby |
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