Category: Design
Why Apple uses Picassos Bull to teach its minimalist design principles
Picassos series of sketches of a bull gradually strip the animals form down to nothing but a few lines just like Apple wants to do with its products
The farmyard might be the last place you would expect the designers of Apples slick, minimalist products to go for inspiration. But aspiring trainees are being told to look at bulls, according to information leaked from the Apple University, the secret training college where new disciples are inducted in the ways of Jobs.
These arent any old bulls, though, but bulls drawn by Picasso specifically The Bull, his series of 11 lithographs that famously depict the beast in various stages of abstraction. Like a step-by-step guide to How to Draw Like Picasso, he whittles the creature down from a heavy ink drawing to the bare essentials, dissecting the animals great bulk with expressive contours, like a butcher marks out his cuts. In the end, it is pared down to just a handful of wispy lines, which still somehow speak of bullness.
SOURCE: Art and design | The Guardian - Read entire story here.
ARTPHAIRE: Chicago Celebrates Women Building Change
"Women Building Change," an exhibition at the Chicago Architecture Foundation, aims to do exactly that by highlighting outstanding works by female architects living and working in the city of Chicago.
Read more: Skyscraper, Women, Art, Architect, Chicago Architecture, Artphaire, MacArthur Fellowship, Urban Planning, Architecture, Design, Park Hyatt, Cities, Women Building Change, Arts News
SOURCE: Design on Huffington Post - Read entire story here.
Read More
LEED Therapy
We’ve all met LEED skeptics. They usually start by complaining about the relative significance of bike racks versus industrial wastewater treatment systems. Then they’ll rail against waterless urinals for a while and typically crescendo into a diatribe about how Indoor Environmental Quality credits directly contradict Energy and Atmosphere credits. I mean increased ventilation—seriously? What a waste.
SOURCE: BLiNK - Perspectives on Design - Read entire story here.
Soren Petersen: Design in Startups from the Get-Go
There has never been a better time to start a company since there is an abundance of capital, talent and growth rate. The rules of game have changed from a "make and sell" mentality to "how fast can one turn ideas/knowledge."
Read more: Crowdfunding, Values, Crowdsourcing, Design, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Investors, What-Is-Working-Small-Businesses, Business News
SOURCE: Design on Huffington Post - Read entire story here.
Read More
Follow that robot: the hi-tech tour guides taking over Tate Britain at night
Art lovers all over the world can log on to the Tate website and control four robot guides that were test-driven by Space Oddity astronaut Chris Hadfield
Robots' eye view: watch an exclusive video of the robots on the move
In the small hours of the next five nights, things that absolutely will not go bump in the night will be roaming the galleries of Tate Britain.
After Dark will use four robots which move at surprising speed despite looking like the love children of a close encounter between a coat rack and a standard lamp to let the public experience the eerie thrill of visiting the sleeping art. It has won the first IK Prize for a project that widens access to art through digital technology.
SOURCE: Art and design | The Guardian - Read entire story here.
charlotte van der waals’ world watches indicate multiple time zones
the unique design of 10-minute marks on its face and major cities engraved into its shell allows users to tell time at any given moment all around the globe.
The post charlotte van der waals’ world watches indicate multiple time zones appeared first on designboom | architecture & design magazine.
SOURCE: designboom | architecture & design magazine - Read entire story here.
Read More
A Modern Hotel in Amsterdam with Dutch History
It’s August and we’re still dreaming of summer holidays, whether it’s beachside or in the heart of an amazing city, and this month’s Destination Design takes us to the latter. We find ourselves heading to The Netherlands to check out the Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht, an enchanting hotel right on a canal that is the vision of legendary designer Marcel Wanders.
The 122-room hotel is like a quirky paradise that incorporates plenty of Dutch history and local heritage, full of Wanders’ signature majestic flair and drama. You’ll spot various sources of inspiration, like Dutch Delft blue, the Golden Age, tulips, and the color orange. (Watch Marcel Wanders talk about the hotel and chairs here)
Each space is full of visual delight with vibrant patterns, textures, and colors making the hotel feel like a culturally rich place to spend time while you’re taking in the sights of Amsterdam.
The moody blue bar looks like a place you could spend hours relaxing and having conversations while you’re sipping on your cocktails.
The Bluespoon Restaurant boasts a cozy speakeasy-type atmosphere to enjoy seasonal farm-to-table eats.
This corner table lets you dine semi-privately while enjoying views of the garden.
The breakfast spread is set up under Wanders’ Sky Garden pendants.
The standard rooms are even swank and overlook the Observatory, a universe-themed interior space in the lobby.
They also have deluxe rooms with views of the city.
The Andaz Suite feels more like a big city apartment than a hotel room. There’s plenty of extra space for sleeping, lounging, or working.
The Andaz Large Suite is located on the top floor with floor-to-ceiling views of the Observatory downstairs. On the other side, you have views of the canals.
Notice the large white tub that resembles a bar of soap? It’s from the Wanders Collection for Bisazza.
The hotel also offers several types of meeting rooms if you’re in town to conduct business.
If you’re there for pleasure, there’s always the spa.
Who’s packed and ready to go?
What: Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht
Where: Prinsengracht 587, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1016 HT
How much: From approximately 352 EUR or US $470, depending on room or suite.
Highlights: A lobby with a universe-themed Observatory and a central, on-the-canal location.
Design draw: A quirky paradise that incorporates plenty of Dutch history and local heritage and is full of Wanders’ signature majestic flair and drama.
Book it: Call +31 (0) 20 523 1234 or email amsterdam.prinsengracht@andaz.com.
SOURCE: Design Milk » Interior Design - Read entire story here.
Robots take you on an after-dark tour of Tate Britain – video
It's not a hi-tech art heist, but a brand new way to explore art galleries by night. Design team The Workers (Tommaso Lanza, Ross Cairns and David Di Duca) have created four robots that will roam Tate Britain for five nights, which the public can steer via a website. Oliver Wainwright gets the first glimpse of the robots' eye view
Follow that robot: the hi-tech tour guides taking over Tate Britain at night Continue reading...
SOURCE: Art and design | The Guardian - Read entire story here.