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Take a look at this empty looking shoe box. Packaging at its minimalist. Size and Kind listed on the front, ironically open boxed Color and Model under that. If designer Lezane Rousseau could find a way to manufacture this plexiglas case in a cheap, quick, and environmentally sound way, it’d be tops! Read the rest of this entry »

Employees of Facebook recently moved to a new headquarters designed by San Francisco firm Studio O+A, that facilitates interaction and connection, reflecting the company’s mission as a social networking website provider. Formerly a laboratory facility for high-tech manufacturer Agilent Technologies, the 150,000-square-foot structure at Palo Alto’s Stanford Research Park brings together more than 700 employees originally scattered throughout 10 locations in and around downtown Palo Alto.

The design of the space relied heavily on input from the users, a reflection of a democratic company culture and O+A designers interviewed employees about what they wanted from their new headquarters. Facebook was used to conduct company-wide polls about design decisions and keep everyone informed about the thought process behind the project. An advisory board of employees from every department collaborated with the design team on the design process, from space planning to finishes to final move coordination.

Because the new facility houses employees coming from various locations, the company wanted to maintain each division’s distinct identity. The design takes its inspiration from the patchwork nature of Facebook users and employees, bringing together seemingly disparate elements to form a cohesive pattern and using color and interior spacing to create neighborhoods within the open plan space. The company’s executives sit in central areas, accessible to all employees. Large lounges and open spaces provide venues for the community to come together. A kitchen and café continue Facebook’s tradition of providing gourmet meals to staff at all hours, while drinks and snacks are available at micro-kitchens throughout the headquarters.

Reflecting employees’ desire for a green headquarters, the facility is the first commercial project completed under Palo Alto’s 2008 Green Building Ordinance, making extensive use of existing architectural features, recycling millwork from the original lab, and repurposing industrial components for post-industrial use. Other sustainable features include high recycled-content carpet and energy-efficient lighting.

[Images courtesy Studio O+A]
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’stretch shelf’ by pete oyler

american designer pete oyler a recent graduate of the rhode island school of design
has sent us images of his project ’stretch shelf’. the shelves are made of cast rubber
and machined aluminum and are, essentially, giant rubberbands that function
as wall shelves.
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daniel rossa worked with urbanscreen to create the 555 kubik facade video projection at the kunsthalle in hamburg (germany). giant hands appear to manipulate the surface of the museum in a surreal sequence that is the result of rossa asking the question ‘how it would be, if a house was dreaming?’.
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‘cardboard cloud’ by fantastic norway architects
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fantastic norway architects created the ‘cardboard cloud’ installation for an
exhibition at the centre for design and architecture (DogA) in oslo, norway.
the show will feature work by norwegian students.

being that the exhibition is set to present brand new design objects, they decided
to base the architectural concept on the thrill of unpacking. the installation consists
of over 3000 hanging cardboard boxes resembling a large pixilated cloud, hovering
over the various objects. the construction creates a large variety of spaces, from cave
like to lifted and open areas, inside the 350m2 exhibition hall. the objects and design
concepts are displayed both inside and outside the boxes.
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“Every person has a story and every person has a different way of telling it. I’ve chosen twelve tubes of oil, a backpack of spray-paint, a handful of Read the rest of this entry »

For the launch of the 2010 Toyota Prius, Toyota has installed huge sunflowers at the Boston’s Prudential Plaza. Bringing to life the theme: “Harmony Between Man, Nature and Machine”, the over-sized flower sculptures are partially powered by solar panels on the back of their petals and the base of their stems. Each of the five Solar Flowers provides seating for up to 10 people, access to free Wi-Fi service and power to charge cell phones and laptops.

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Kid Cudi presents his latest video for his song “I Poke Her Face” (”Make Her Say”), also featuring Kanye West and Common. The video came out great and is definitely not your usual music video in terms of visuals and look. This reinterpretation of the Lady Gaga hit is definitely worth checking out. Enjoy!

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Ashton Raggatt McDougal (ARM) architects completed the design of the Melbourne Recital Center.

Viewed at night the exterior of the building is a mesmerizing matrix of glowing tubes, hovering around the black box of the building, reminiscent of the tubing on the Arts Centre spire, but more graphic. More like an illusionistic painting, blurring two dimensional and three dimensional perception. Our design direction has been to draw on the shared traditions of spatial ambiguity that are imbedded in the histories of both architecture and the theatre.

A striking set of portraits by Greg de Stafano captures the dark personae of the new internet video series, “There Will Be Brawl“. Thanks to Mike Mitchell for the link on Twitter. Night folks.

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