He did it again!

http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/artistic-room-divider-is-about-the-light-phenomenon/

Sanghoon's recent project, the room divider is posted on the design blog. Congratulations again!

field trip to STEELCASE

field trip to american seating

Sanghoon posted at Core 77!

Sang Hoon,
Congratulations~!

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/flotspotting_light_wire_chair_installation_by_sang_hoon_kim_11640.asp#more

Crystallized Swarovski Elements

Crystallized Swarovski Elements - Consumer Electronics Project by 2006-2007 Cranbrook 3D grad students featured on Swarovski website:

http://crystallized.swarovski.com/Portal.Node/portal?gentics.am=content&p.contentid=10007.30521

Scott Klinker's new article on Core77

Beyond Fashion: Reviving Experimental Design, by Scott Klinker

http://www.core77.com/blog/featured_items/beyond_fashion_reviving_experimental_design_by_scott_klinker_9171.asp

Alice Rawsthorn: Four speakers debate the future of design

hi all, interesting/informative article about the future of design.

 

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/25/arts/design28.php

Robobuilder

You gotta see this!

People wrote about Behrokh Khoshnevis’ awe-inspiring, rapid-prototyping “robo builder” in 2005 when it was still a work in progress. But now, the University of Southern California professor’s contour crafting machine will be put to the test; it’s scheduled to erect its first house in California within the next few months. The two-story house will built in less than 24 hours out of only concrete and gypsum — and without the help of a single human hand. Khoshenevis’ groundbreaking robo-builder has caused some raised eyebrows and dropped jaws within the architectural community, as the machine provides a new model for construction that drastically cuts building timelines, material, manpower, and most importantly, waste and carb emissions.

Fictional Products

This is an excellent article with lots of good links. Raises some good questions about design research.

Oriental Alessi

I'm excited about these

TEKNION

MarketPlace System designed by Carl Gustav Magnusson for Teknion.



The aluminum truss is manufactured by a stage company (in the Czech Republic?)

The color of the inner structure is called 'Aircraft Primer'.

Clean Lines.


Assembly testing.


Ready to be shipped.

Trays in District System.

CEO with a butterfly on his shoulder.

Joe Almeida, Director of Panel Production and our tour guide.

"It's all about making money."


Bread and butter production of panels for cubical systems.

Automatic Welder.

Filler wire for automatic welder.



Coming from the oven, ready for powder coating.


Going back into the oven ?

Gear Cleaner.


Bread and butter.

Bread and butter.

Bread and butter.



Shipping truck ready to be filled.

Product at work.






400 or so factory floor workers, the most coming from Sri Lanka, then China, then Portugal.