Archive for September, 2008|Monthly archive page
Super Mario and Princess
Leave a CommentThe conversation that most of us didn’t see after Mario gets to the princess…gave me a hearty chuckle this one~
VW Golf Design Sketches
Car Body Design has a great article/interview with the designers behind the VW Golf - definitely one of the icons in Volkswagen portfolio. See how they explain the evolution of the Golf from its earlier incarnations to the present design, playing the balance between blending new changes and updating its image:
In the process, Walter de Silva, Flavio Manzoni (Group director for creative design) and Klaus Bischoff, (design chief for the Volkswagen brand), have not jettisoned the powerful design details of days past.
On the contrary: “We have assembled a selection of core elements, which can be described as ‘historical DNA’.
“Successful new Volkswagen designs – such as the one now realized on the Golf – will take on this DNA to create both a familiar impression and yet new feeling in the eye of the beholder”, says Walter de Silva.
Thoughtful Herb Pot
The Herb Stand by Normann Copenhagen (designed by Jakob Heiberg) is certain to give your kitchen a fresh lift! Nothing compares in aroma or effectiveness as fresh home-grown herbs, so perhaps this nicely designed pot will spur you towards some micro home-gardening?
What I liked most about it, however, is the scissors that is innocuously concealed as a green decorative motif. Tada – all the tool you need for your planting and harvesting in one coherent, complete design~
[Normann Copenhagen, via NOTCOT]
Cartoons about Women
Cathy Thorne has a weekly cartoon about the thoughts from the fairer sex – which can certainly be a mystery to much of the world!
Ron Arad ‘Spin’ Shower-Bathtub
This is still a concept design, but I like the clever twist (literally) on the product. The elegant sculptural form serves two purposes – it could either be used as a shower, or it could be rotated 180 degrees to form a baththub against the wall. I suppose this will involve major headaches around the drainage issue particularly – how do you get a good seal to enable the bathtub feature while still incorporating the rotating function. But it is certain to make your bathroom a whole let sexier.
[By Ron Arad for Teuco, via Coolhunter]
Color Perception Test
This is probably not for the color-blind – FM 100 Hue Test is an online widget/game that lets you test your own color perception and acuity. You are supposed to drag-and-drop the colored boxes so that they line up nicely according to the gradual hue-shift from the left-most box to the right-most box.
I probably didn’t do too well in the green-turquoise region particularly (apparently the lower the score, the better). I assume the score is probably something along the line of ‘total-difference-of-steps-between-input-answer-and-correct-answer’ or something similar).
20 years, 1 owner
Even as it seems like planned-obsolescence and a quick-fix mentality is the flavor of the moment, it is still heartening to see some objects that have served their owners a long time (and very likely became an integral part of their lives). Here are some photos of cars where their owners have held on to for twenty years – and from the looks of it, still roaring to go as ever~!
