Esperienza Italia 150 by ARC’s

In order to celebrate the 150^th Anniversary of Italian Unity, Nutella has commissioned ARC’s design studio to conceive a limited edition – Esperienza Italia 150 – capable of expressing the soul of Italian excellence. (mais…)

by MINI

The British MINI has just launched the conceptual Rocketman at the International Geneve Motor Show. Wide-opening doors and an adjustable luggage compartment that can be adapted by pulling out a drawer at the back of the car characterize the guiding principle of this project. A response to the requirements of mobile lifestyles in the big cities of the future, the 3+1-seater with 3 doors features integrated fibre-optics that illuminates the interior and a glass roof, which is imprinted with the Union Jack. (mais…)

by Shamil Ramazanov

Eager to support the work of young designers, the team of Pilgrim is constantly alert to interesting projects that pop up around the globe and undoubtedly deserve good exposure. As the Russian, Shamil Ramazanov, a student at British Higher School of Art and Design in Moscow, who has created this cheerful concept of Coca-Cola for kids. (mais…)

by BMW DesignworksUSA

In order to meet the diverse demands of tomorrow’s public transport, the Siemens group has teamed up with BWM’s subsidiary, Designworks USA, to design a new Metro-generation capable of providing high transport capacity and low operating costs suited for future urban mobility. (mais…)

by Mike Stilkey

The American artist, Mike Stilkey, has come up with a whole new possibility for the use of books. Making use of a mixture of paint, coloured pencil and varnish, Mr. Stilkey creates charming portraits – with a shadowy personality à la Tim Burton – utilizing hundreds of books as his original canvases.

Check the results of this curious technic and get to know the work of this inventive artist who has demystified the good old saying that “one can not judge a book by its cover”. (mais…)

by Antrepo

As stated by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe – German architect widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of Modern architecture – “less is more”. Guided by minimalism, Mies created an influential 20^th century style, founded on extreme clarity and simplicity.

Following his footsteps, the multi-disciplinary design consultancy, Antrepo, has come up with this interesting experiment called Minimalist Effect in the Maximalist Market, which consists in developing conceptual packaging design for well-known supermarket products by stripping back the existing graphics in stages. The main idea is to ask readers to choose which of the stages they prefer. (mais…)

Domino Clock^tm by Carbon Design Group

Challenging assumptions and immediate associations one can make about familiar objects and everyday things, the Seattle-based product development consultancy, Carbon Design, has stylishly played with these obvious expectations in the Domino Clock project. This new and lively way to tell time is fruit of Carbon’s “Passion Projects” which are developed to fuel the creative spark.

The Domino Clock has completely repurposed the iconic set of collective gaming pieces by taking this well-known object out of its normal context and giving it new capabilities, allowing it to function as something quite different, said Joe Sullivan, industrial designer at the group. (mais…)