Guinness > hands

this is think is an amazing ical peice of creation, it is simple idea, probally very complicated to create, but is fabulos! http://www.guinness.com/gb_en/Hands/

sophia phones

the limited edition PIP and PENELOPE models designed by hulger,
have been produced in rich yet subtle color tones, taking inspiration
from the indulgence and opulence of the 1920s and 30s.

exclusively available online from designboom,
only 10 of each design are available - once theyr'e gone theyr'e gone!

the phones use bluetooth technology to connect to your:
- mobile phone
- PC
- MAC
* fully compatible with skype

gorgious phone, design, form & finish

lawrence scarpa > design principal

'according to principal lawrence scarpa, to much freedom is a limitaiton in itself. he believethat a tight set of constraints can provide architects with a handy package of decidion-making criteria.' lawrence scarpa OO

puma > berlin

puma store berlin,
make ur own shoes, like self service buffet.

neil barrett < quote

'what do clothing and architecture have in common? both protect us from rain, snow, heat and cold; from the harsh enviroment of the outside world.'

image > maniquins

shear simplicity of it & the repeat working industry maniquin (raw) behind the senes, un editied feel

louis vuitton > quote

'Architecture...
A passion for shaping each store into a unique space.'

louis vuitton > accessed 4/4/07

Li Edilkoort quotes etc

Who decides what will be the nest big thing? Style forecaster, will predict what you’ll be wearing, watching and doing.
A person such as ‘Li Edilkoort, the Mystic Meg of the manufacturing world.’ (Chantel’s hand out). Li is a forecaster, working with most of the top manufacturing names (and even governments) to bring order to the future. Although what she does is more a science than an art, Li frequently starts with colour and her foundation is that total unquantifiable human assets, intuition. Not that of her clients, but of her own.


‘The ideas I develop aren’t mine. The idea isn’t a creative process. It’s how it’s handled that is the creative part’ (Chantel’s hand out).

'Her team clearly adore her but she has a starange intensity and inner calm that marks her out from their restless,chattering enthusiasm.'


'it's like doing a jigsaw, a peice is missing - you must find teh fragment to compltete the picture.'

'Li Eldelkoort really believes she has seen the future - ans some very hard-noosed business exectives feel she's right.'



more info on her check out design boom interview
www.edelkoort.com/

Quotes

Ideas are all around us - all you have to do is look beyond the obvious' - Trevor Sorbie.

'The person who follows the crowd will usually go no further
than the crowd. The person who walks along will find
themselves in places that no-one has ever been before.
So it is with creativity
So it is with Trevor Sorbie'.

Vivienne MacKinder


[could be useful at a later date]
'As an educator he shares his skills to the
betterment of our craft the world over.
He is a great role model and ambassador for our
industry. A person others strive to emulate'.

Antony Whitaker

http://www.mapscape.net/shopping/detail.cfm?highlight=72 [accessed 3/4/07]

retail design > quote

The person who recognizes that this is a fast-moving industry. The one who want to progress an be a leader, not a follower’ (Vittorio Radice, p.204, new retail design).

onion dog

was aproached by a lady who could not take eyes off skirt, it had a dog on it! now i understand, this is one of those little gems of a website, www.oniondog.com

vitra > chair office

vitra >Soft Pad Group EA 217, EA 216 Charles & Ray Eames, 1969

This chair has such beauty, it works in the way design should to me, looks g8, feels g8 & works! all the things a design , should ! it looked amazing in white!



http://www.vitra.com/products/office/executive_office_chairs/217_21

beautiful money

i think that money is very beautful , along witht he fact that will handle it, everyone sees it know its, it is a reminder of our heritage in the case of england with the queen always watching us, contiually watching us.




[robert deodaat emile oxenaar, beautful money, deisng boom weblog]

crunched up seating

crunk chairs by charlie davidson:

like the concept of having chairs looking like there formed by there own use, also very organic in form and look, like hte inside of a mushroom or cabbage.



[design boom weblog]

textile recycling

have come up with a good concept for my dual fuction, of the olsen project
with the idea of a clothing store which targets the middle market,

i have gone with the idea of creating a new label within the company,
red label <> for textile recycling

this new label will target the middle market with design to suit them, whilst also having a personal specialised market which customer can bring in there favourite pair of jeans & have them made in to dazling skirt or visa versa.

http://www.emmeline4re.co.uk/index.html

letter to Stella McCartney boutique

Stella McCartney Boutique,
30 Bruton Street,
W1J 6LG

... "However I was so impressed and astounded at the detail, by the way the building reflects the company’s philosophies. For example, the way it conservers the environment by generating its own electricity. An insight I owe to a member of your staff who took a moment of her time, to explaining the magic behind the fabric of this building.

The issues which your building confronts has made a big impact on me, as a designer I feel that establishments should work to be more than just a façade. At present I see your store, being an attractive example of achieving a leading approach to the outlook of retail. " ...

Quotes

'I've never done anything by halve," Mademoiselle Channel

'Terrified... mortified... petrified... stupefied... by you.' Nash > a beautiful mind

'atmopshere is m style'
J turner

"We are all worms. But I do believe that I am a glow-worm." Winston Churchill

'There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.' Oscar Levant.

eva jiricna

i do not know how to describe it but i have an thing about staircases, the beauty in how they connect two differnt planes of height together, spiral stair case have always inspired me, weather in black and white print or in touch. today heard of an architect eva jiricna, the knightsbridge flat conversion is, utter beauty of breathlessness & especilly the joan & david shoes new bond street.
i believe that every detail is imporant no matter what
'it is the little things in life, which make the big differnces' and to be able to make even the most overlooked normads of anything have that spark, is good, fantabulos design.

chair possibilites

most amazing chair idea ever! really challenges the use / reuse / possibilites

http://www.pandachute.com/videos/amazing_folding_chair