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Colombo phones and Joe Colombo himself

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UK designer Tej Chauhan has designed some killer retro-futuristic telephones, named the Colombo One and Colombo Two (photo above) after designer Joe Colombo.

Joe Colombo had a short but impactful career in design, from just 1962 until his untimely demise, at age 41, in 1971. In addition to working on furniture for Alessi and Kartell, Colombo was fond of producing hi-tech interiors that featured touches like TVs that disappeared into the ceiling and panels that rotated to reveal hidden bars.

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You can read more about Colombo’s work here, and if you happen to live in Graz, you’ll be able to catch the last installment of the Vitra Design Museum’s Colombo retrospective, “Joe Colombo: Inventing the Future.”

Who is Mark Newson?

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Biography and interview with Mark Newson. Click here

Swarovsky interior design competition-March 2008

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Designers should explore the properties of this unique material and challenge
people’s perception of how crystal can be used in the near future.

 

come up with new products and ideas to fill the new SWAROVSKI concept store :

· what role could crystal play in an urban lifestyle and make you feel better?
· how feminine and sensual can crystal pieces be and make you feel more beautiful?

Read more >>

 

Feiz Design Studio

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As Feiz Design Studio claims the overriding inspirations for their work can be summed up by: clarity, concept, and context. Visiting their site is hardly recommended!

Wieden and Kennedy

The largest independent advertising agency on the glob, have launched an aspirational site. Visit the site>>

سایت بزرگترین آژانس تبلیغاتی خصوصی دنیا رو ببینید حتمن

Swallow the pills

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Check out this amazing site and swallow Martin’s pills! An introductory to his recent book. Special thanks to Amir ali  for sending this link to me. Click here

حتمن این سایت رو ببینید

Skin footware, Maya’s website and Boogi Photoes

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Gwarsh Studios have had pleasure working closely with New York based shoe company Skins Footwear, which is about to revolutionize the footware industry. Check out the amazing foowear.

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Maya Hayuk website and artworks are worth to see. Seemly designed.

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For photography lovers, the photography works of Brooklyn-based boogi, is really something else.

Exhibition and Stand Design for JVC-Tehran

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My last project, exhibition design for JVC

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I tried to design a very small area with basic elements of a cozy place for Home cinema  Plasma. The boy in the picture stayed there and watched TV for more than half an hour .It seems that he has really felt home .Best feedback ever

 

 

 

Talking in Circles

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A cell phone concept that doesn’t take its inspiration from candy bars and shellfish; Michael Laut’s simple but beautiful Radia concept is a circular touchscreen surrounded by brushed aluminum.

این کانسپت یک موبایله. هنوز تولید نشده

Solid Alliance’s USB FoodHub

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Core77- The world of USB doodads is far too vast for us to plug every single newcomer, however Solid Alliance’s new USB FoodHub really stirs up the whole gag memory pot. It’s kind of like SA’s USB sushi deal, but much stranger and not as delectable-looking. The maggot ball-like Rice Tomato hub has ports for four individual 1GB USB drives: a Fried Shrimp, Fried Crab, Hamburger patty with mystery sauce, and Purin (something that resembles a tall flan)–all served up on a plate. While we wouldn’t go near this food combo in real life, gross-out campiness works well for flash drive fun times.

این یو اس بی ها به نظرم مناسب کامپیوتری هایی هستن که دارن رژیم هاپکینز می گیرن. لا اقل اگه برنج قراره حذف بشه یه کاربرد حرفه ای میشه ازش انتظار داشت. اطفن گمراه نشید اینا غذا نیستن صرفن اشیائ فانتزین

Uniqlo T-Shirts

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Uniqlo’s line of T-shirts-in-a-canister will be getting its own store, later this month in Harajuku, and they’ve got a pretty cool website up.

In their site they have mentioned: ” A T-Shirt is just more than a T-Shirt. It’s an expression of who you are and where you’ve been, …”

یونیکلو تی شرت هاشو با این بسته بندی های باحال داده بیرون! سایتشون خیلی خوبه و حتمن حتمن ببینید

Book artists

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” You think that books are just for reading? “Fun Forever” has posted a quick roundup of magical book artistry. Eye-popping…!

قابل توجه سارنگ! این ها آرت ورک هایی هستن که بروبکس با کتاب انجام دادن و توی بعضی از لینک ها کتابهایی که حتی چاپ شدن رو می شه دید. ضمنن این سایت آرشیو خوبی هم داره برای ولگردی

Design awards calendar

March 2008

14

Cannes Lions 2008 – Radio Lions

Advertising
http://www.canneslions.com/enter

14

Cannes Lions 2008 – Direct Lions

Advertising
http://www.canneslions.com/enter

14

Cannes Lions 2008 – Design Lions

Advertising
http://www.canneslions.com/enter

15

Bitfilm Festival

Animation & Film Making
http://www.bitfilm.com/festival

15

Adobe® Photoshop®

“See What’s Possible” Challenge

Animation and Motion Graphics
http://swp.cutandpaste.com

17

New York Festivals

Radio Broadcast Competition

Advertising
http://www.newyorkfestivals.com

17

New York Festivals

Radio Broadcasting Awards competition

Advertising
http://www.newyorkfestivals.com/main.taf?p=2,7

20

D&AD Student Awards, Multiple Disciplines
D&AD Student Awards

20

LACDA ‘TOP 40′ JURIED SHOW

Photography
http://www.lacda.com/juried/juriedshow.html

20

Focus Green 2008

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.design-center.de/index_en.htm

20

Cannes Lions 2008

Cyber Lions, Advertising
http://www.canneslions.com/enter

21

HOW’s Promotion Design Awards

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.howdesign.com/competitions/HOW_PROMO_2.pdf

24

2008 Lite-On Awards

Industrial Design
http://www.liteonaward.com/en/index.aspx

28

The Leading Edge, Architecture
http://www.leadingedgecompetition.org

28

2007-08 Leading Edge Competition

Architecture
http://www.leadingedgecompetition.org

31

The Art Interview

12th International Online Artist

Competition, Multiple Disciplines
http://www.art-interview.com/Issue_008/index.html

31

International Bauhaus Award 2008

Architecture
http://www.bauhaus-dessau.de/en/projects.asp?p=award2008

31

The Design Institution

Designer Workstation 2008

(Early Deadline), Multiple Disciplines
http://www.thedesigninstitution.com/dw2008/

31

Graphis Call for Entries (Photo Annual 2009)

Photography
http://www.graphis.com/cfe.php

31

Samsonite

Baby Travel Design Competition 2008

Product Design
http://baby-travel.com/designcomp

31

Design Competition

Samsonite Nursery Collection

Product Design & Industrial Design
http://www.baby-travel.com/designcomp

 

April 2008

1

Clio Future Gold Young Creatives Program

Advertising
http://www.clioawards.com

2

ReGeneration: International

Green Computing Technology Design Competition

Product Design
http://www.dell.com/designregeneration

2

ThinkQuest International 2008, Multiple Disciplines
http://www.thinkquest.org

4

Applied Arts – Student Awards

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.appliedartsmag.com/students_info.php

6

Red Bull – The Art of Can

Multiple Disciplines
http://taxi.o2r.net/adclick.php?bannerid=77&zoneid=16&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.redbullartofcan.com

7

Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition

Product Design
http://www.designerglasscompetition.com

7

Midas Awards

Advertising
http://www.midasawards.com

11

CALL FOR ENTRIES

21st Biennial of Industrial Design

Industrial Design
http://portal.bio.si/index.php?id=1&L=2

14

Computer Arts Graduate Showcase 2008

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/news/graduate_showcase_2008_call_for_entries

14

Computer Arts Graduate Showcase

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.computerarts.co.uk/graduateshowcase

14

HOW InHOWse Design Awards

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.howdesign.com/competitions/IHDC_51468_ad1.pdf

18

Federal Aviation Administration Design

Competition For Universities For 2007-2008

Architecture
http://www.faa.gov/runwaysafety/design_competition.htm

22

The Design Institution | Designer Workstation

2008 (Late Deadline), Multiple Disciplines
http://www.thedesigninstitution.com/dw2008/

28

Midas Awards (Financial Services Communications

Final Deadline), Advertising
http://www.midasawards.com

28

Living Steel -

 Extreme Housing Architectural Competition

Architecture
http://www.livingsteel.org/extremehousing

30

HarperCollins and Times Online

Design a cover for Crash

Communication Design
http://www.ballardian.com/design-a-cover-for-crash

30

The 6th International Nagoya Design Do!

Competition, Multiple Disciplines
http://www.idcn.jp/compe/index.html

 

MAY 2008

2

2008 Adobe® Design Achievement Awards

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.adaaentry.com

5

Graphis Call for Entries (Ann. Reports Annual 2009)

Communication Design
http://www.graphis.com/cfe.php

5

Graphis Annual Report Annual 2009

Communication Design
http://www.graphis.com/cfe.php

15

UK Packaging Awards 2008

Packaging Design
http://www.haymarketevents.com/awards/?fuseaction=eventIntro&eventID=2756

16

UK Packaging Awards 2008

Packaging Design
http://www.haymarketevents.com/awards/?fuseaction=eventIntro&eventID=2756

20

Worldwide Logo Design Annual

Communication Design
http://www.wolda.org

26

Graphis Call for Entries (New Talent Annual 2009)

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.graphis.com/cfe.php

26

Graphis New Talent Annual 2009

Multiple Disciplines
http://www.graphis.com/cfe.php

30

London Photographic Association – Still Life

Photography
http://www.london-photographic-awards.com/site/comp.php?coid=60&fid=0,10,14,370

30

Electrolux Design Lab 2008

Product Design
http://www.electrolux.com/designlab

30

Designer Showcase Awards

Interior Design
http://www.dabbiericollection.com/dsawards.aspx

30

Designer Showcase Awards

Interior Design
http://www.dabbiericollection.com/dsawards.aspx

 

JUNE 2008

1 The World Habitat Awards, Architecture
http://www.worldhabitatawards.org
2 Communication Arts Design CompetitionMultiple Disciplines
http://www.commarts.com/competitions/design
2 Communication Arts Advertising CompetitioAdvertising
http://www.commarts.com/competitions/advertising
9 Midas Awards for Financial Services

Communications Competition

Advertising
http://www.newyorkfestivals.com

9 The Global Awards for Healthcare Communications Competition

Advertising
http://www.newyorkfestivals.com

20 London Photographic Association The Nude

Photography
http://www.london-photographic-awards.com/site/comp.php?coid=60&fid=0,10,14,370

30 Microsoft | Imagine Cup

Multiple Disciplines
http://imaginecup.com

30 Createurope: The Fashion Academy AwardFashion Design
http://www.createurope.com

JULY 2008

15 Interieur 08 Design CompetitionMultiple Disciplines
http://www.interieur.be/index2.php?t=en&p=idc
17 Sennheiser Sound Logo Competition, Communication Design
http://www.se-soundlogo.com
29 The SIGNATURE OF M ART PRIZE, Multiple Disciplines
http://www.artsconnect.com.au/callforartists/0907_signatureofm.htm
31 International Design Awards,Multiple Disciplines
http://idesignawards.com/08/enter_your_design.html

Call For Entries To Undertake Redesign Of 10 Items To Improve Everyday Living In Singapore

(1888PressRelease) March 31, 2007 – The search is now on for better designs for these 10 items as the project moves into its next phase. Phase 2 kicked off today with the launch of a Competition, along with an exhibition and a Designers’ Marketplace.

Owners of some of the 10 top-voted items included the National Environment Agency, Land Transport Authority, Housing Development Board, and National Parks Board. Representatives of these organisations presented the current scenario, challenges and expectations from the future items, services, or places that will be redesigned. This was followed by a Question and Answer session which enabled participants to clarify the nature of the design challenge.

Interested participants for the Design Competition can find out more details on www.10touchpoints.com.sg. The 10 design briefs can be picked up by the exhibit panels or downloaded from the 10TouchPoints website. Registration ends on 15 May 2007, while the call for submissions will end on 16 July 2007.

Angry

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It’s about Angry! I surfed this website, enjoyable and as Angry says not too serious. Take a look.Click here

Concrete Hermit

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Concrete Hermit have three new cool books right now on the site. You can find artist’s books and well designed T-shirts. Click here

Mogollon Design Studio

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I love their style… Mogollon is an Art Direction, Motion Graphics and Production Design and Graphic Design studio based in New York. Check their site…

Cut and Paste

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Cut and Paste is a live digital tournament that pits eight designers against each other in a battle of creativity. Check the site for details

Scandinavian Design

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scandinavian design center is a website for scandinavian design. the site promotes designers, trademarks & brands and informs about design news from… scandinavia.(Post from designboom weblog)

Cow Parade

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cowparade is the world’s largest public art event. Starting with chicago in1999 the event has travelled
to cities all over the world such as NYC, london, athens cowparade continues to evolve, not just in size, but in creativity and quality of art.

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While the cow sculptures are always the same, each city’s artists are challenged by the art from past events, inspired by the cultural influences of their respective cities, and moved by their own interpretation of the cow as an art object. At the conclusion of each event, the cows are herded up and many are auctioned, with a substantial portion of the proceeds benefiting charity.

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