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On The Wall
Posted by: Ketch on 27th Sep 2010 in Creative Report
If you are a fan of common or garden massed-produced wall coverings then look away now. Last week I was treated to an inspiring tour of Cole & Son's London factory by managing director Simon Glendenning.
What a treat.
Cole & Son excel at knowing their product, its production methods and its potential. This is an adaptive, design-led process yet rooted in hundreds of years of technical tradition and skill. From ancient sycamore printing blocks (still in use) to an amazing flocking process that would be quite comfortable as a contemporary art installation I witnessed all the industrial yet essentially human processes shown here.
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Googlisms
Posted by: Klutch on 22nd Sep 2010 in Inspiration
Results of a Google via Safari image search on 'Helvetica'.
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Of Wireframes And Paper
Posted by: Klooch on 14th Sep 2010 in Inspiration
scrapbook
1. 'Diamond' chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952
2. Piece of an Infinite Whole by Jen Stark, 2007
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London Design Festival
Posted by: Cane on 13th Sep 2010 in Creative Report
Now in it’s 8th year, the London Design Festival will start on Saturday. Here are a few ways you can get involved, give a little, and take a little home.
DRAW...
What must be the most fun Trafalgar Square installation yet, ‘Outrace’ created by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram, is eight robotic arms borrowed from an Audi production line. Visitors can control them remotely to trace letters and write messages in the air with light.
If you can’t make it there, you’ll be able to try it out remotely online here, although it's probably not quite as much fun.
16 - 23 September, Trafalgar Square.
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Yamaha, IFA Berlin 2010
Posted by: Keech on 10th Sep 2010 in Keechdesign News
Here are some shots of our work with Yamaha for IFA 2010 in Berlin. We worked with Yamaha designers to create this 4 metre tall sculptural structure exploring the themes of 'the shape of music', 'the touch of music' and 'music in colour', which underpin Yamaha's powerful new design-led audio visual products and branding.
The structure displays timber finishes, product colours and beautiful forms that merge acoustic piano and electronic cello with new concept AV equipment. You may also notice the five horizontal divisions that symbolize the musical stave, with the objects sitting on it like musical notation.
The installation was built in the UK by our manufacturing partners Form, and had to be created in their Cornwall workshops in carefully designed kit form, then assembled on site like a giant jigsaw puzzle.
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Posted by: Ketch on 27th Sep 2010 in Creative Report
If you are a fan of common or garden massed-produced wall coverings then look away now. Last week I was treated to an inspiring tour of Cole & Son's London factory by managing director Simon Glendenning.
What a treat.
Cole & Son excel at knowing their product, its production methods and its potential. This is an adaptive, design-led process yet rooted in hundreds of years of technical tradition and skill. From ancient sycamore printing blocks (still in use) to an amazing flocking process that would be quite comfortable as a contemporary art installation I witnessed all the industrial yet essentially human processes shown here.
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Googlisms
Posted by: Klutch on 22nd Sep 2010 in Inspiration
Results of a Google via Safari image search on 'Helvetica'.
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Of Wireframes And Paper
Posted by: Klooch on 14th Sep 2010 in Inspiration
scrapbook
1. 'Diamond' chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll, 1952
2. Piece of an Infinite Whole by Jen Stark, 2007
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London Design Festival
Posted by: Cane on 13th Sep 2010 in Creative Report
Now in it’s 8th year, the London Design Festival will start on Saturday. Here are a few ways you can get involved, give a little, and take a little home.
DRAW...
What must be the most fun Trafalgar Square installation yet, ‘Outrace’ created by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram, is eight robotic arms borrowed from an Audi production line. Visitors can control them remotely to trace letters and write messages in the air with light.
If you can’t make it there, you’ll be able to try it out remotely online here, although it's probably not quite as much fun.
16 - 23 September, Trafalgar Square.
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Yamaha, IFA Berlin 2010
Posted by: Keech on 10th Sep 2010 in Keechdesign News
Here are some shots of our work with Yamaha for IFA 2010 in Berlin. We worked with Yamaha designers to create this 4 metre tall sculptural structure exploring the themes of 'the shape of music', 'the touch of music' and 'music in colour', which underpin Yamaha's powerful new design-led audio visual products and branding.
The structure displays timber finishes, product colours and beautiful forms that merge acoustic piano and electronic cello with new concept AV equipment. You may also notice the five horizontal divisions that symbolize the musical stave, with the objects sitting on it like musical notation.
The installation was built in the UK by our manufacturing partners Form, and had to be created in their Cornwall workshops in carefully designed kit form, then assembled on site like a giant jigsaw puzzle.
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