jucebox: June 2006

Adidas Spectacular- Oliver Kahn

Diving over the 4-lane highway, this giant Oliver Kahn welcomes guests from all over the world at Munich airport.

Multi-Sensory

"The device works with the sense of smell, sight, hearing and touch. The user experiences communication on a multi-sensory level. It can detect, transmit and emit smell. It can also radiate colours, light and temperature from a caller's environment." Kimberly Hu

Design Museum

For those who want to know more about design or about some reknown designers, check out the link to the online archive of contemporary design.

Monitors are cool again

Sony has designed the new E-series computer display where there's no need for any Post-It replacement software, the extended space provided enables pasting of Post-It memos and writing on it anytime, with a special slot for placing of pens.

I call this the Sony for Post-Its!!

Rolling Bridge

The Rolling Bridge by Thomas Heatherwick at Paddington Basin , London UK has won the 2005 British Structural Steel Award. It is a 12 metres long bridge that is made in eight steel and timber sections, made to curl by hydraulic rams set into the handrail between each sections. It curls up until the two ends meet, forming a circle on the bank of the water to let boats pass. I think it's very interesting and smart.

Salone Satellite

Exhibition design by ricardo bello dias

'Inkuku' chair made from plastic shopping bags by Ryan Frank, lamps by Nick Fraser and 'this is macro’ sofa by Oliver Fowles and Patrick Bek.

Book Hanger 'Salkim' by unal & boler of u:b studio from Turkey, Ducani's ping pong ball lamp. The cube lamp on the right is made out of 296 ping pong balls.

'Lotus' pendant light by a taiwanese designer, a totally cool design of 'i was here' table and the antler lamp by Jason Miller

Honeycomb lamp

A lantern-like, paper-based lamp design made with denguri paper, a local product of the shikoku region in Japan. The honeycomb lamp is produced by kyouei co. ltd.

Melody door

A fun melody door designed by Dominic Muren from USA that enables customization of ringtone knocks. Knock out some tune and as playful as you want to be. Person at the door will be recognized instantly with a unique knock.

Muji Award

I think this Muji Award is an interesting and challanging competition. It is definitely challenging our creativity.

The theme is "Sumi", meaning corner or edge or end in Japanese.

The objective is not to design something that is placed in the middle of the room, but towards the edges, not at the centre and not directly around the centre; you should look for somewhere that evades the eye, send us an object designed for that place, and name it as you wish.
We are not asking for any particular genre, it could be anything from furniture, stationery and office equipment, to everyday items.

Entry period is from 15th May 2006 and must arrive by 31st August 2006.

Prize money Gold prize winner (1 award) 20,000 US dollars
Silver prize winners (3 awards) 3,000 US dollars
Bronze prize winners (6 awards) 1,000 US dollars

Eat the Sit

Jaime Hayon’s Baroque collection for BD Barcelona, hanging light by Artifort and Artecnica wall hangings by Tord Boontje

Feel like sitting on the cheeks of the Meritalia's chair and resting your arm on the nose? Or maybe sit on an arteri-like three legged stool of Magis by Konstantin Grcic. Enough of sitting on the furniture; maybe eat Heller's furniture instead.

Gorgeous work

Gorgeous work by Moroso (combined project by Ron Arad and Issey Miyake)

Wow, look at the giant sofa with so many pillows, it looks like a bed.. WAIT!! or is it a bed that looks like a sofa? and i like that mirror by Driade. Check out the grand looking cosaic collection by Bisazza.

Koichiro Kimura's collection incorporating Swarovski crystals and Giardino Marino's vase surrounded by life aquatic

Nextmaruni's very cute pieces of clothed chairs that look like bunnies, collection of lights and cool deco from Voon Wong and Benson Saw

The more than comfortable 'Pane Chair' by Tokujin Yashioka, Karim Rashid's trademarked shapes in ceramic and felt door by Azumis and El Ultimo Gritto

Brit based architect Diva, Zaha Hadid offering his white kitchen tap and drain out racks, Swarovski presenting their new collection of work and the soft yet frim looking smoke series of burnt furniture by Marten Baas.