Make time go by Written on April 27, 2009, by Ingeborg.

“What is your must see?” was the most asked question in Milan. My highlight is Real Time by Maarten Baas. He reinvented himself as movie director and shows critique at our fast society. Sweeper clock shows two men working hard to make the fingers of the clock move. For sale as clock on a hard disk. Also see World clock, Grandfathers clock and the Analog digital clock.

Own the impossible Written on April 18, 2009, by Ingeborg.

Impossible to build Escher-like forms become reality with 3D printing. The process also called Rapid Prototyping or Digital Manufacturing not only builds a prototype or cuts assembly process or warehouse costs. Printing a CAD-file layer by layer with a laser that turns powder into solid material, also makes wonderous lamps, bags or dresses. For sale to amaze your friends at Salone Milan.

Bench as reef Written on April 17, 2009, by Ingeborg.

Looks like I’m developing a fetish for urban benches. Today a new Tejo Remy and René Veenhuizen dropped in my mailbox: reef benches on the roof of the Picasso lyceum in Zoetermeer. Sit, lie down, hang out, eat or read, reef benches are a wooden landscape shaped like stylized dunes overlooking a real landscape below.

Diamonds are temporary Written on April 17, 2009, by Ingeborg.

An alternative to the stitching of seats. The Diamonds Chair, made of hand died velcro and steel is build up layer by layer. Because of the many layers it is strong enough to sit on. Plus the structured pattern can after build up be stripped from its rigid perfection. A close cooperation between chaotic impulsive improviser Anna Ter Haar and neurotic perfectionist calculator Cris Bartels.

Bag plus brand Written on April 16, 2009, by Ingeborg.

A plastic bag is not only watertight material, but also a visual expression of a brand. The King Suit by label TAZ differs from the Mother Theresa plastic bag dress because graphic designer Jonmar van Vlijmen manages to use the logo too. With this materialconcept TAZ creates objects with young designers of which the first outcomes can be viewed right now.

Paper architecture Written on April 6, 2009, by Ingeborg.

More than pop-up origami, Ingrid Siliakus makes miniature architecture out of a single sheet of paper. Designing and calculating the lines to be cut or folded after 17 years, still takes her months. It all started with a book by Masahiro Chatani. Last year she featured on the cover of Wallpaper. This March she brought out a book with which you can make your own Sagrada Familia or London Eye. In a few hours.

Human car Written on April 4, 2009, by Ingeborg.

A composite frame that resembles human bone structure, with a skin stretched around it that can illuminate. The KG-1 Concept car by KesselsGranger is designed around the human body. The driver sits in an active position, the passenger passive. Headlights are made of a fibre mesh. The high-tech textiles by TenCate can resist any hazard and are light or even lighting.