http://news.myspace.com/arts/design The latest news brought to you by MySpace! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:30:56 GMT http://newscdn.myspace.com/web.2.24/content/springwidget/design.xml http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19052402 The PXR-6 has been revamped on the inside, but functions and looks the same on the outside. The functions remain the same and are simple, clear and to the point: time and date on a dark background with light type. And when the light button is pressed, it glows with beautiful blue light. The bltd. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:17:50 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19052402 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19046978 Boaz Cohen and Sayaka Yamamoto of Eindhoven-based design studio BCXSY have created a collection of vases to support cut flowers once they have dried out. “What we’ve created is a supportive skeleton-like centerpiece which lets the flowers’ beauty last forever.” BCXSY is dezeen Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:00:15 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19046978 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19040867 I.D. Magazine's 2008 Annual Design Review winners are published on their website if you haven't had a chance to check out the latest issue. The biggest dilemma for judges this year was whether to acknowledge the iPhone or not, in the end they took a Core 77 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:23:27 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19040867 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19045143 Linda Boronkay Hungarian interior design student at London Metropolitan University is the winner of Britain’s Best Emerging Interior Designer. Linda Boronkay will be named as Britain’s Best Emerging Interior Designer at the prestigious 100% Design Awards held in London in September 2008. Designeast Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:34:55 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19045143 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19038180 Bringing together 24 street artists from all over the world, Electric Windows is a semi-permanent installation of large-scale work exhibited on the exterior windows of a 19th century blanket factory in Beacon, NY. There's... Mika Rottenberg For our final video taking a closer look at this year's Cool Hunting Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:16:12 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19038180 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19035140 The presentation was followed by a panel discussion on branding in China, led by Hong Kong retail scion Dee Poon. Design Republic’s Lyndon Neri, and Shanghai Tang creative director Joanne Ooi on what it takes to create a successful brand in China—and why so MoCo Loco Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:05:38 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19035140 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033610 layered artwork by cody hoyt ‘come together’, 2008 silkscreen, photo lithography, etching, gouache, pencil and coloured pencil are only some of the wide variety of medium employed by american artist cody hoyt. 2007 ‘untitled’, 2007 ‘s's and o's’, 2008 ‘untitled’, 2007 ‘untitled’, 2006 via it’s that Design Boom Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:00:30 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033610 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033598 Besides keeping a tight lid on official press such as newspapers and TV reports, popular online forums are also actively patrolled to keep a tight patrol on dissidents that run contrary to their appetites. Chinese forums are commonly littered with different-but-phonetically- similar words in place Gems Sty Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:35:45 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033598 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050736 As a self-described minimalist, I usually don't like the idea of allowing room for trinkets and such, but it is rather unrealistic to think that in your life you aren't going to acquire some mementos along the way. I like how Marlon and Jace use display domes (as seen in their Apartment Therapy bltd. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:45:16 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050736 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19013357 Luxury bathrooms are emerging as the new must-have for home owners. No longer it is enough to place a few candles in your commode -- today's top bathrooms have to be spa-like sanctuaries for the weary and worn down. Bath manufacturers aren't missing a beat when it comes to catering to their elite Behind the Curtains Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:50:20 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19013357 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19010962 The center houses a museum/exhibition space where visitors can purchase works by the artists in residence, all of whom happen to be mental patients, which seems appropriate, as the center is housed on a former psychiatric hospital. Meanwhile, in the latest UnBeige Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:43:12 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19010962 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19014152 The story of a rejected artist finally making it big time is as familiar as the tales our grandparents like to tell us: “I walked 17 miles, barefoot, through three feet of snow; I dog-walked in New York through rejection letter after rejection letter …” The similarities are Josh Spear Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:09:42 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19014152 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19035094 This is either China's armed police demonstrating their rapid deployment abilities during an anti-terrorist drill for the Beijing Olympics or athletes training for a new Biathlon event combining the segway with shooting. Troika Interviewed by Andy Polaine (39 Core 77 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:07:03 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19035094 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050735 Instantly turn your living room into a guest room with this innocuous looking sofa. Just flip the seat forward and it converts into a queen size mattress. [posted by kris] bltd. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:16:56 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19050735 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19045692 Furniture with a perfect function, sitting ergonomy and a simple timeless design became an indispensable part of contemporary modern interior. Domark is Slovakian furniture company Designeast Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:51:28 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19045692 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033611 sculp(IT)'s headquarters, belgium shipping container architecture singapore design festival 2007 via materialicio.us photos via askpang add a comment - to start a new line press enter - to create a link, eg: if you wish to create a link to designboom.com you Design Boom Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:40:08 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033611 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19037258 More from the Royal College of Art Show Two: this time a selection of projects by Jon Harrison, a graduate of the MA Design Products course. Steel stools (above) were created with the aim of holding an adult’s weight using the thinnest section of steel possible. Harrison cites his Candle with dezeen Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:04:54 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19037258 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19041599 Finally getting a chance to really walk the show. One of the first companies I checked out was Dasso, which makes bamboo flooring, veneers, panels—and this intriguing prototype chair, “cushioned” with bamboo fibers. The booth design itself was also a great MoCo Loco Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:37:54 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19041599 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19015878 Handmade in the legendary sunglass factories of Italy, each pair of slightly oversized frames is reinforced with Zeiss lenses and a gold-plated brand stamp inside.... Colab Eyewear Touted as an 'anti-brand' by its creators, Colab Eyewear brings together a changing roster of artists to create a line Cool Hunting Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:18:40 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19015878 http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033612 http://www.metaphorm.org via fun forever add a comment - to start a new line press enter - to create a link, eg: if you wish to create a link to designboom.com you must enter the text in this way: [url=http://www.designboom.com] designboom [/url] keep up to Design Boom Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:20:23 GMT http://news.myspace.com/arts/design/item/19033612