Nice Website for Daily Visit

"Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

Inhabitat was started by NYC designer Jill Fehrenbacher as a forum in which to investigate emerging trends in product, interior and architectural design. Mike Chino is the Managing Editor; Emily Pilloton, Olivia Chen, Evelyn Lee, Abigail Doan and Jorge Chapa are Senior Editors. The site was designed by Jill Fehrenbacher and runs off the fabulous blogging platform Wordpress."

Find more info here - http://www.inhabitat.com/about/

Domestic and Small Commercial Wind Turbines from Phillipe Starck

From Good Is Website, "Phillipe Starck, the French designer famous for chic hotel interiors, strange watches, and minimalist furniture, has designed a range of small vertical-axis wind turbines for homes and businesses."

From Reuters, "The turbines, which will be made in the Tuscan city of Siena and can be placed in the garden or on the roof, consist of the quadrangular 400W WT model with a power output of 400W and the helicoidal shaped 1KW WT, which can generate power of 1 KW. Their Italian reference prices will start from about 2,500 euros ($3,515) and 3,500 euros respectively."

Official website for the turbines can be found here http://www.revolutionair-pramac.com/

Further reading can be found here http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/01/27/philippe-starck-unveils-two-revolutionair-wind-turbines/

Christmas Drinks

DCOSA are having Christmas Drinks this coming Sunday afternoon at Salsa at Henley Square. Please come along if you can and have a drink and a social / professional catch up before 2009 ends and we stumble into 2010. Hopefully see you there!

Objectified hits TV (in the US)

PBS in the states is about to air Objectified for the first time. To mark the occasion they have put together a little flash game for you to find out what object best defines who you are.

Click here to find out what you are.

Call for Entries, I.D. 2010 Annual Design Review

I.D. Magazine is calling for entries for their 2010 Annual Design Review. 

"Since 1954, the Annual Design Review has recognized the best in product, furniture, graphic, and environment design, from the iconic to the obscure. Throughout the years, this annual showcase has chronicled the evolution of design, and highlighted its impact on our material and visual culture. Each year, the featured work is chosen by a jury of leading practitioners, who, along with I.D.'s editorial team, focus the abundance of submissions into a clear survey of the state of design. The resulting overview is published in the July/August issue of I.D. magazine — the Annual Design Review issue." See the full story and competition details here. 

This is not a free entry competition and, "All entries must be postmarked or submitted online no later than December 1, 2009. Entries postmarked or submitted online after December 1 require a late fee of $25 per entry ($15 for students). Entries postmarked after December 15, 2009 will not be accepted." 

Special thanks to Dan Scott for sending the link to this. 

Some Bike Designs

The Business Week website posted a collection of varying bicycle designs. The above photo is one of 20 or so that look at some different approaches to the humble bicycle. The rest of the bikes can be found here: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/08/0824_worlds_coolest_bikes/index.htm

Patents Gone Wild

Some ideas are best kept a secret, not always to protect their integrity but sometimes to protect the integrity of the inventor. 

I happened to stumble across the "Totally Absurd" website (http://totallyabsurd.com/archive.htm) that has an archive of ridiculous Patents that have actually been lodged and paid for by inventors (hopefully not industrial designers) in the US.

This picture above is one of many - entitled "Doggie Umbrella". Have a laugh going through some of them - it might just make you realise that that crazy idea of yours isn't that crazy after all. 

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN TIMELINE

http://www.dipity.com/rebang/Industrial_Design

A peek at the upcoming design documentary "Objectified", by Gary Hustwit, the director of "Helvetica". The trailer features the voices of Jonathan Ive, Andrew Blauvelt, Marc Newson, and Karim Rashid. The song is "I Like Van Halen Because My Sister Says They Are Cool" by El Ten Eleven.

www2.spaceclaim.com

http://www.bunkspeed.com/hypershot/

Sign Up to Linked In

Linked In is the professional Facebook and potentially another avenue you could go to find new opportunities, networks and employment opportunities in our industry. Once you have signed up and joined Linked In you can search for and join various groups. Exhibition Studios suggested this group found here. You add colleagues and professional contacts to build up your network. 

Theo Jansen: The art of creating creatures

www.ted.com

Artist Theo Jansen demonstrates the amazingly lifelike kinetic sculptures he builds from plastic tubes and lemonade bottles. His creatures are designed to move -- and even survive -- on their own.

Bowerbird Bazaar in an exciting new event which will market Australian designer/maker art and wares to Adelaide audiences in October 2009. Bowerbird Bazaar promises to combine independently designed and made products, great food, wine and coffee, information, installations, interactive activities and live music. Bowerbird Bazaar will be held at the Queen’s Theatre in the city of Adelaide, to be run twice yearly, the first will be held 9–11 October 2009. If you would like to be part of this event please visit www.bowerbirdbazaar.com.au and apply online. APPLICATIONS close 18th September, 2009.

you should..... davidreport.com

Travel Exhibition

TRAVEL EXHIBITION

www.dia.org.au

Design an object based on your interpretation of the word Travel! Expressions of interest now extended to Aug 21.

A lifestyle, not a profession...

Learn more about the drive behind those who inspire. Make this site a regular visit. Very insightful... endless searchable topics ... have a browse. www.ted.com

Eames Demetrios shows rarely seen films and archival footage in a lively, loving tribute to the creative process of his grandparents.

Earthships and Michael Reynolds

For those of you who missed out on Michael speaking in Adelaide

recently, please visit his website and follow up on what he has

achieved and continues to achieve.

www.garbagewarrior.com www.earthship.net