Recent product design company, Dyson has come up with a new slim and chic fan design using Air Multiplier™ technology.
This technology draws air in to the fan and amplifies it between 15 to 18 times, depending on the model. This new fanhas no blades or grille, making them safe and easy to clean and the uninterrupted stream of smooth air gives the user a consistant relief.
V&A Museum South Kensington tube entrance
London, UK
The V&A Museum commissioned Troika to create a permanent sign for its South Kensington tube station entrance, and their response was a kinetic sign called Palindrome.
Mori Art Museum
Tokyo
Tokunjin Yoshioka, Takashi Kuribayashi, and Taro Shinoda interpret the subject of the Japanese perception of nature and display it in the Mori Art Museum. The exhibition opened July 24 and will continue through November 7.
In a recent article for the Financial Time, Edwin Heathcote reflects on the latest exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. The exhibition titled: 1:1 Architect Build Small Spaces is a unique installation exhibition of impermanent houses in the museum.
Frank Lloyd Gallery
Santa Monica, CA
The Frank Lloyd Gallery is hosting a ceramics exhibition as curated by Frank Gehry, world renowned architect of the 20th and 21st century. The exhibition showcases Gehry's ceramics teacher and role model Glen Lukens, who introduced Gehry to the world of architecture.
In this video recently posted on TedTalks, Tan Le, the head of Emotiv Systems, discusses and demonstrates the far-reaching applications of her astonishing new design for a headset that has a computer interface which reads its user’s brainwaves.
Museum of Design Atlanta
Atlanta, USA
Now on view at the Museum of Design Atlanta in Georgia is an exhibition of work by sculptor Delona Wardlaw. The pieces on show investigate, manipulate and re-crate common, everyday objects as a way of story telling.
Beginning on the 31st of July, Sydney, Australia will host Sydney Design 2010 which will include over 70 design oriented events and exhibitions around the city for 16 days.
The festival is organised by the Powerhouse Museum in partnership with over 50 cultural institutions, organisations, and individuals across the city.
203 Brompton Road
London, UK
On the 24th of July, an interesting exhibition, titled “New Simplicity”, will be temporarily on view in London’s Brompton Design District.
The show presents classic and simple designs in juxtaposition with many new objects that exploit the latest Rapid Manufacturing technologies in order to highlight the importance of this “New Simplicty” in contemporary design.
Currectly on view at the Hayward Gallery in London is an exhibition of fascinating installations by Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto titled “New Décor”. In his most recent article for the Financial Times, Edwin Heathcote discusses this exhibition and others and the theme of combining of art and the interior.
As Heathcote explains:
We are very excited to announce that a wide range of items by internationally renowned manufacturer Alias is now available in the DeTnk Collecting Design Market. The selection available includes a variety of both indoor and outdoor furniture by some of their most iconic designers
Market Square
Northampton, UK
On July 23rd, as part of this year’s Blink Festival in Northampton, England, cutting-edge designer Simon Hasan will unveil his latest installation, “Industrial Makeshift”, which explores the intersecting themes commerce, craft and industry.
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
San Francisco, California
Now on view in San Francisco is an interesting exhibition curated by acclaimed designer Yves Behar. The show, titled “TechnoCRAFT”, explores how the boundary between the role of the designer and the consumer is disappearing.
Design Exchange
Toronto, Canada
The Design Exchange museum in Toronto, Canada is hosting an exhibition, entitled “Bent Out of Shape”, which chronicles Canadian industrial design from 1945 to present.
Museum of Design – Zurich Halle
Zurich, Switzerland
The Museum of Design – Zurich is opening an exhibition on July 16 that focuses on the life and work of 20th century design icon, Charlotte Perriand. Over the course of her career, Perriand became one of the most influential designers of the past century.
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