Archives for January 2010

Serbian designer Ivo Otasevic

I am all for comfort, but at times I do like strong conceptual ideas that do not necessarily make for the most comfortable design. Take Ivo Otasevic’s aCHAIR for example:

State of the Disillusion Address.

In light of my last post, I think that it is far too soon to make a judgement on policies that Obama has implemented. However, I was not pleased wit his state of the union address. First off, to that point, Obama has maintained a consistent stance on truth, and relied heavily on [...]

Obama gets an A-

The last few months people have started to become very vocal about how Obama hasn’t done anything for United States. Sure enough, most people are basing their opinions (which are more like media guided misnomers) on his healthcare reform. Thanks Media, for holding Obama accountable for CONGRESS’ job! Second, we are only a [...]

CG at its best.

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.
Thanks to the Architecture blog from MyNinjaPlease.com, I ran across this video. First off, make sure to watch it in HD Fullscreen. At first, I thought this video was a combination of CG and real footage, then I read the caption….the ENTIRE piece was [...]

Leo Marmol from Marmol Radziner and Associates.

I appreciate it when design build firms have strong social justice values embedded from the top. Check it out!
Marmol Radziner and Associates

Transmaterial

Transmaterial is always a good resource for new things, but this really caught my eye. Having worked with 3d printing and rapid prototyping, the ability to make composite materials and interlace multiple materials is amazing! I am excited to see where these advances will take product design and the cost of these services.
Transmaterial

Opening of the Burj Khalifa!

Dubai gets a bail out and the Burj Dubai gets a new name: Burj Khalifa.