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American Express Members Project: Let's put this one over the edge!

We've blogged this "competition" before, but we just got tipped that Architecture For Humanity and Lulan Artisans' project, End Human Trafficking: Sustainable Livelihoods, is only 150 votes from the next round! (Amex will fund 5 winning projects to the tune of $2.5 million--1st prize gets 1.5M, th... (original story)

Buy a used Prius, then don't drive it much.

Lots of NYTimes today, but this is too short and too sweet to miss. (Though it's an insane infraction to blow the punchline in a headline. My bad.)... (original story)

The Elephant Pump: fast, cheap and local technology for development

One of the most encouraging trends in African development work over the past few years has been an increased focus locally maintainable technologies. In contrast to some of the debacles of the 70s and 80s, in which NGOs and foreign aid groups would swoop in, build a road, hospital or dam, then swo... (original story)

Sydney Design 08: Young Blood

The first designboom mart to be held in Australia took place at the Powerhouse Museum during Sydney Design 08 under the banner of Young Blood Designers Market. This section of any design show is always crowded and you can hear the buzz before rounding the corner because it is an excellent way to ga... (original story)

Inspired by Whitney English

Today I’m inspired by Whitney English. I just had a peek over at the blog of this talented stationery designer and was blown away by the beauty I found there. Talk about inspirational work settings! She features office products, stationery, paper stores, and a few home offices along with inter... (original story)

Target is seeking a Senior Creative Manager in Minnesota

Creative Senior Manager : Design For All & SustainabilityTarget Corporation Minneapolis, Minnesota If you have knack for spotting a brilliant idea in its infancy, and a genius for nurturing the idea to its fullest potential, here's your opportunity. This position plays a key role in defining and ... (original story)

Candlestick No.5

Brooklyn-based Designfenzider has launched a new line of candlesticks and candelabras designed by Ron Gilad and made of materials such as cherry wood, concrete, stainless steel, aluminium and powder coated metal. The candleholder sections are gold- and silver-plated, and attached magnetically. Cand... (original story)

before and after: jess’s radio table

d*s reader jess in austin sent along this great radio table before and after. jess explained that she found this piece on the side of the road and picked it up. then she grabbed a $5 can of mis-matched lime green paint from home depot and repainted the piece for a new look. the radio [...] (original story)

Meet Creature Comforts

Hello everyone! If you didn’t already catch this bit of news in my previous post, I’m officially back to blogging on a daily basis now. I’d like to thank each of my guest bloggers who filled in while I was taking some time off. I’ve been in Germany for 3 weeks and I’ve ... (original story)

Newson-designed A380 for Qantas

A Times article details how ID superstar Marc Newson, who also serves as creative director for Australian airline Qantas, has designed the cabins for Qantas' A380. And while the spacious A380s are rightly called superjumbos, the devil lies in the details: ...the design language of the Qantas A380... (original story)

FLOTspotting : All in one: art, design, function, and monsters by Joshua Longo

From the Coroflot portfolio of : Joshua Longo ( Brooklyn, NY ) Featured Project : Shelburne Museum Exhibition Joshua Longo made his debut at BKLYN Designs last year, and he now has a show in the Kalkin house at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont: Longoland: It May Be Contagious May 18 - October 2... (original story)

The things you can see with a UAV

The Draganflyer X6 UAV RC Helicopter is a surveillance nut's dream come true. The compact 'copter flies steady with its three rotors, enabling the on-board camera to record smooth video of whatever it's surveilling. While the device is cool, it isn't new; two years ago the brainiacs at MIT cam... (original story)

NYIGF 2008: Pull+Push

California collective Molla Space had a nifty display of works by Nobuhiro Sato of Kyoto-based studio Pull+Push. Sato puts his background in cement modelmaking—and his abiding interest in architecture—to good use in his clever designs, which include sculptural concrete vases, incense pots, and ... (original story)

gone shopping: hable construction

yesterday i decided to treat myself to a few hours off and hopped on the subway to go visit one of my favorite shops in manhattan: hable construction. i’m not a big manhattan shopper most of the time (i tend to stick to brooklyn and web shops) but hable is an indulgence i make a [...] (original story)

Daily Design Snacks

A bite-sized list of what's happenin' now: design taxi Museum of Fine Arts Houston Celebrates 10 Years of the Design Council businessweek Antenna Design: Bridging Art and Commerce leds magazine 90% of OLED thickness is glass? Not anymore: Vitex and Novaled to cooperate on OLED thin-film encapsula... (original story)





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