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‘tourbillons’ vase

well-known crystal maker lalique moves into a more contemporary area with their le noir cristal collection.
the new all black products will be available in the fall, encompassing tabletop pieces as well as furniture,
lighting and hardware. the whole series is made from black crystal, a fascination of founder rené lalique.
while black crystal is eye-catching for its hue, it is also well-known for its manufacturing complexity.
the collection will be made in limited edition featuring the ‘tourbillons’ vase, ‘ingrid’ vase and
‘tianlong’ vase among others.

http://www.cristallalique.fr


‘soudan’ ashtray


‘champs-elysees’ dish


‘ingrid’ vase


decorative horse

media island wifi pavillion by moho architects
image courtesy moho architects

spanish firm moho architects have sent us in images of their project - media island
wifi pavillion they designed for miguel hernandez university campus in alicante, spain.

the building performs as a virtual interface providing public internet access and a singular
meeting spot for students to hang out and relax .the star/shaped pavilion is divided into
5 different spaces surrounding a central courtyard that guaranties maximum natural lighting
and ventilation. the island raises 1.5 meters from the natural level of the ground though an
white gravel landscape, enforcing the identity and singularity of the pavilion as an 'object trouve'
in the middle of the campus.


media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


courtyard of media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


interior of media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


interior of media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


courtyard of media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


media island wifi pavillion
image courtesy moho architects


media island wifi pavillion at night
image courtesy moho architects


media island wifi pavillion at night
image courtesy moho architects


media island wifi pavillion - elevation
image courtesy moho architects


media island wifi pavillion - plan
image courtesy moho architects


credits
date: 2007
location: campus UMH. elche
surface:  395m2
team project: moho architects + carlos abadía sánchez
architect: alvaro abadía sánchez
construction: villegas
client: miguel hernandez university
photography: david frutos

wire frames form the basis for these series by los-angeles based phase design, the studio of designer
reza feiz. the wired collection features a suite of side, coffee tables and lights. the tables can be transformed
into ottomans simply by changing out the tabletop for an upholstered cover. the related italic series is an
offshoot of the wired series and features a chair with matching ottoman. feiz is currently producing a
matching chaise which should be available soon. all the pieces use steel bar finished in either chrome or
powder coating.

http://www.phasedesignonline.com

NeoCon happens every year at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, one of the world's largest indoor commercial spaces. In addition to new products from showroom mainstays like Herman Miller, Knoll, Bernhardt, and Steelcase, two floors of temporary exhibition space are filled out with the latest in products for the interior contract industry. This year, we also visited four off-site events: Making Modern at The School of the Art Institute, The Promise of this Moment, Object Society, and the annual Guerrilla Truck Show.

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You've got quietly elegant laptops designed to appeal to creative professionals; no-nonsense models designed for business types; netbooks designed for compactness. But one laptop market segment where designers can afford to get a little wild is in gaming laptops.

This latter segment is aimed at (mostly) males in their teens through 30s who use the machines not for spreadsheets or e-mail, but purely to vanquish Nazis, aliens or their social lives. Dell's new 17-inch Alienware M17x is a prime example of this beefy, tech-geek aesthetic, with an off-kilter trackpad centered on the QWERTY portion of the keyboard and an integrated number pad to assign control groups to your roving bands of orcs and what have you. Red backlighting and sharp angles contribute to the "Ooh" factor when you pull it out at the gaming convention.

Check out more shots of it at Dell's official Flickr page.

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