Wed 20 Aug 2008
graphic designer vince frost has designed a limited edition of t-shirts for the young blood markets in sydney.
the 100% bamboo t-shirt collection is highly graphical and uses frost’s simplistic style. designboom mart joined
young blood markets to promote innovative design.
left: hoty w01, right: drat m02
left: cls w01, right: ft m01
Mon 18 Aug 2008
the sketchbook of alberto meda
detour: the moleskine city notebook experience is a project which was previously exhibited in paris,
new york and london. the well-known notebook maker moleskine gave 70 of their notebooks to an
international selection of artists, writers, thinkers and designers. the exhibition displayed what each
of them did with the project. while the exhibitions are over, we thought we would highlight some of the
designers and architects selected. after all, it isnt very often you get a glimpse into the sketchbooks
of todays top designers.
http://detour.moleskinecity.com
sketchbooks clockwise from top left: marti guixé, constantin boym, ron arad & massimiliano fuksas
the sketchbook of michael graves
the sketchbook of ron arad
the sketchbook of marti guixé
the sketchbook of alberto meda
Mon 18 Aug 2008
casa tóló is the creation of portuguese architect álvaro leite siza vieira, son of the 1992 pritzker prize
winner álvaro siza vieira. located on a steep hill in northern portugual, siza was confronted with
a difficult building site. instead of fighting the natural environment, the architect embraced it using
the slope as the homes main characteristic. the home begins at the top of the hill and slowly reveals
itself as you descend down the outdoor staircase. the home was designed as a vacation home for the
architects cousin, wife and children. despite the familiar connection the home was built on a tight
budget of 150,000 usd. the various rooms are divided among the levels, each one even has its own
patio space. despite the frontal exposure to the hot sun, the residence is cooled by the earth which
surrounds it on three sides.
