Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Coming next week - Ross Lovegrove's organic car

Welsh designer Lovegrove is profiled in one of his local newspapers, with specific focus on the Swarovski Crystal Aerospace car which will be unveiled next week in Milan. the car is apparently solar-powered and looks like flowing water!

A hero of organic, yet modern design, Lovegrove says in the interview (with reference to his upcoming bathroom collection: "Square edges do not relate well to human beings, especially not naked human beings." Well said.

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Furniture design prototypes, many of which are perfect examples of organic, yet modern design, are now selling in New York and London for incredibly high prices, according to this article in the Financial Times:

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Tuesday, March 21, 2006

JG Ballard's view of Modernism

Writer Ballard dissects the historical and emotional legacy of modernism, in particular with relation to architechture in The Guardian.

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