D&AD has announced the winners of the Student Awards with first prize going to Jessica Reynolds and Serena Wise of Kingston University who won the coveted Student of the Year award for their IKEA colour wheel project.
If you love cinema in great surroundings get down to the Aubin Cinema. Run in conjunction with Shoreditch House private members' club, the Aubin Cinema provides an unrivalled level of comfort and style for up to 45 cinema-goers. What better way to enjoy a film than from velvet sofas and chairs, plumped up with Aubin & Wills cushions?
Henning Larsen Architects has won first prize for its significant design concept for a new aquarium in the Georgian seaport of Batumi. They commnet, 'The 2,000 m2 aquarium will replace the previous aquarium of the port and will be situated on the beach side of Rustaveli Str. adjacent to Batumi 6 May Park featuring a Dolphinarium and Zoo.
Inspired by the characteristic pebbles of the Batumi beach, continually shaped by the wash of the waves through millennia, the building stands out as an iconic rock formation visible from both land and sea. The formation constitutes four self-supporting exhibition areas where each of the four stones represents a unique marine biotype – the Aegean Sea & the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Black Sea & the Red Sea and finally the more interactive exhibition space for teaching and “edutainment”.'
Dyson has added two new fans to its bladeless range. Using Air Multiplier™ technology to draw in air and amplify it, from 15 to 18 times, these Dyson Air Multiplier™ fans have no blades or grille offering a safe and easy to clean alternative to traditional fans - and if that's not enough, they look great as well.
The Think Tank has a range of internships available in the Creative and Account Management teams. If you are looking to get a foot on the ladder in marketing visit the careers section of our web site to see how to apply. www.thinktank.org.uk/careers.php
MocoLoco takes a look at some of the inspirational new designs at NeoCon. Joel Berman's Heat Lamp (above), Luna Textiles' fabrics and shoes, the Steelcase node by IDEO, Allsteel Link Light and Knoll's new Antenna Workspaces, were five that caught their eye this year.
In its 8th year, DMY 2010 International Design Festival in Berlin showcases the best in young design talent from across Europe. Design Milk's Berlin-based journalist Marie Sophie Bekker has been looking at some of the most inspirational and innovative designs.
A successful programme of activities has been run over this period in the UK, including ongoing media relations. Now, The Think Tank has developed a PR strategy to promote Formica Group’s activities in Europe supporting individual territories with events, case studies and corporate/product news. The PR programme is led by Think Tank Director, Samantha Dawe.
Artist Don Lucho uses corrugated material to create entire 3-D worlds depicting real life scenarios. His sculptures have been featured all over the streets of Santiago, Chile including crashed cars, fallen airplanes and living spaces.
Singapore's newest boutique hotel is the The Club by Ministry of Design. Situated in the uber chic Club Street conservation area it has 22 unique rooms, a rooftop skybar with alfresco deck and a destination F&B venue with a tapas bar on the ground floor. Colin Seah, Design Director says, “Searching to ground the hotel in the context of Singapore as well as the historically rich conservation area of Club Street and Ann Siang Hill, we drew its inspiration from 2 sources.” “The first is Singapore’s colonial past, which we have made modern tongue-in-cheek references to through art installation like features such as an larger-than-life statue of Raffles with his head in the clouds as well as through some key furniture pieces and artifacts.
View some of the best interactive building designs from the Shanghai Corporate Pavilion to the Pixel Skyscraper. Innovative buildings using outstanding technology to interact with their environs.
Jeanette Barnes has been documenting London’s major construction projects for the last 20 years. Sketching quickly with 4B pencil on site, and then transferring the details with charcoal on to huge landscapes of paper. London Sites, in association with Blueprint, will run from 14 June – 2 July at the Toto Gallery, 140–142 St John Street, London.
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