New Luxury Hotel with Interior Design by Patricia Urquiola

" Mandarin Oriental Barcelona is scheduled to open Summer, 2009." "98 luxury rooms and suites will offer creative interiors by my favorite designer, Patricia Urquiola. The guest rooms and suites will provide guests with highly sophisticated in-room entertainment systems and...

Ground the Airbus?

To date, there have been 23 fatal Airbus crashes, killing 2,584 people. EXCERPT: Used in law, science and philosophy, a rule known as Occam’s Razor requires that the simplest of competing theories be preferred to the more complex, and/or that explanations of unknown...

Jimmy Choo to Debut H&M Collection for Fall/Winter 2009

Footwear fetishists, stylish recessionistas, and long-time Sex and the City fans will be purring with delight to learn that beloved UK accessories line Jimmy Choo is set to debut a collection of shoes and bags with fashion forward retail giant H&M.The Jimmy Choo...

Porsche’s Greed is VW’s Meat

Porsche and Volkswagen do have long-time and intertwined relationships together, initiated by Prof. Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferdinand Porsche Sr. the grandfather of the two feuding grandsons Ferdinand Piëch the third son of...

Afrocoffee's great design sense shows small can dream big

Cape Town's Afrocoffee cafe and design emporium is a great case study of how a small cafe, through the use of clever, high-quality design and products, can go global and make some noise. And its new...

French Trains – Classy Comfort, Chic and Smart, Speed and Space.

You have to hand it to them. When the French decide to ally elegance and ergonomics the results are often impressive to say the least. First, here are a couple of figures. The rail network in France is extremely...

Sign Language Translator

The camera captures the motion image of the speaker’s hand gesture. It translates it into an oral language and gives out the translated words.

Future Mobile Music Concept

Connect yourself with the outside worldPerfect music on the perfect spot at the perfect time

Mobile phone concept: Lupa

“Lupa” is loupe in Spanish, Czech, etc.It’s fun to design a mobile phone based on a certain concept.

Chanel Customizes the Segway for the Rich

""In one of the most over-the-top design initiatives we have seen since the onset of the recession, Karl Lagerfeld has concocted a Chanel-branded Segway for his uber-rich clientele.  The Personal Transporter is outfitted with a classic Chanel handbag across the...

TED2009: The Great Unveiling

Ted2009 begins today, and the theme is "The Great Unveiling". The TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment and Design) bring the movers and shakers from the creative and scientific spheres to share ideas via quick...

10 Pop Culture Trends of 2008 That Need to Stop

A lot happened in 2008. And a lot happened in 2008 that needs to stop happening.  Some of my inimitable colleagues on Twitter weighed in with some excellent initial suggestions that helped to shape this list,...

Retro/Futuristic Robot Kit - Kazushi Kobayashi.

Amazing model robot called Chubu 01, designed by Kazushi Kobayashi is (sadly) only available in Japan. I love the attention to detail here, equal parts retro and futuristic. More images here: Booooooom / Build a...

Nina Ricci taking legal action against the new Twilight perfume

UPDATE:Nina Ricci has confirmed that they will be taking legal action against the makers of the Twilight perfume.PREVIOUS COVERAGE:The makers of the new Twlight perfume seem to have used the exact same design...

In Bratz spat, a small ray of hope for Mattel rival MGA Entert...

Riverside, California - The judge that ordered MGA Entertainment Inc.'s Bratz dolls be removed from store shelves by February 11th has extended the deadline through to the end of 2009, due to "the clear importance...

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