Air Multiplier™ technology

By Dyson

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.

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V&A Palindrome

July ’10 - Ongoing

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.

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Sensing Nature

24 July - 7 Nov '10

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.

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Architects' installation at the V&A

By Edwin Heathcote for the Financial Times

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.

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Frank Gehry Selects

24 July - 21 Aug '10

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.

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Scissors Obsesion: Figure/Figuration

20th July - 14th August ’10

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.

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Sydney Design 2010

31st July - 15th August ’10

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.

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New Simplicity

24th July - 8th August ’10

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.

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Form Before Function

By Edwin Heathcote for the Financial Times

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:

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