Sphere Treehouse

Mark Mahaney did a photography spread for D2 Magazine on the "Sphere Treehouse" that was designed and built by Tom Cudleigh (pictured above) in Vancouver, British Columbia

By Mark Mahaney

Fiberglass Sphere prototype inside Cudleigh's Vancouver workshop.

The Sphere Treehouse

A view from the inside out.

Converse 100th Anniversary: Mastermind, (N)umber Nine, and Libertine

In celebration of the converse 100 year anniversary, Converse Japan will collaborate with Mastermind, (N)umber Nine, and Libertine on the Chuck Taylor High, Jack Purcell, and a Slip-On respectively. These are slated to be released at Isetan.
via Easttouch

Will Sweeney Alakazam

Illustrator and designer Will Sweeney of Alakazam has an interesting interview over at honeyee. Some of the topics included his previous work, his relationship with UNDERCOVER’s Jun Takashashi and the prevalent state of London-based art. Check the interview out here. (If you can read Japanese.

Computers are the future. - IBM circa 1975

These are photos from an actual IBM slideshow explaining how computers and the internet were going to be the future. Boy were they right! This is a very interesting thing to see. You can view the complete slide show here
via Square America

Non-Format

Non-Format

Look Up More Often

Renault Megane Cabriolet print campaign.

Damon Zucconi

Damon Zucconi

Junya Watanabe Spring 2009

Late pass! In case you haven't seen this yet, i'd like to highlight my favorite collection from the major mens spring '09 runway shows, Junya Watanabe. I cant even focus on what I liked in particular about it , the entire thing was just fon point in my opinion. The line kinda reminded me of Dropkick Murphys meets Clockwork Orange meets Heath Ledger's Joker... meets Western European globe trotters. I doubt that will make much sense, but rest assured its a good thing. Included in this collection is Watanbe's much anticipated collaboration with Brooks Brothers, the two are first times collaborators if i'm not mistaken. Other collaborators included Baracuta, Lacoste, and of course Levi’s. The full line including a detailed desciption can be seen here.

Honorable mention: Neil Barrett SS 09

RCA Vehicle Design 2008

This year’s fourteen graduates from the Royal College of Art are Competing for the 2008 Pilkington Automotive Vehicle Design award, their projects ranged from a fresh take on eco-design to finding new ways of expressing personalisation. A couple of the students even challenged the status quo by designing boats for an imaginary future destroyed by global warming. Above is Jon Radbrink’s "Nuaero".
Ilaria Sacco
"Enigma" concept by Paul Howse
Sergio Loureiro Da Silva's "Phoenix" concept car
Best design interpretation winner Pierre Sabas' "Airflow" concept.

You can view the entire collection @ Wallpaper

Atmos 561 Clock

The Atmos 561 Clock, made by Jaeger LeCoultre and designed by Mark Newson, is powered entirely by changes in temperature and sits inside a block of crystal for good measure. According to The Watchismo Times, a change in temperature of one degree celsius can power the clock for two days. AMazing to say the absolute least.

The Vivienne Westwood Opus

Vivienne Westwood just released a retrospective publication fo her work and life entitled the Vivienne Westwood Opus. The Opus features many pieces of her design history, models who have walked in her shows, and a look into the woman herself.

"The Vivienne Westwood Opus offers a startling insight into Vivienne Westwood, her manifesto and her stunning designs, which reflect the passion of her collections. Since it is a very personal and special project for the Grand Dame of British Fashion, only a very limited number of 900 copies will be available to the public worldwide."
Vivienne Westwood Opus features 9 different cover for the book that is availble, each numbered and signed Westwood herself. You can purchase it from her site for a modest 2,800$. More on the Opus can be seen here.

Raf Simons Zip Change Sneaker

Raf Simons' "Zip Change" sneaker features interchangeable leather upper with a lace up fastening. The leather upper can be unzipped from the sole and replaced with a different style. Each rubber sole comes with a leather high top and a low top upper. The uppers are constructed from soft cream leather with a black leather interior and silver metal eyelets on the placket. If you would like to purchase these for me you can get them at Oki-Ni

Cisma presents, Handmade

Cisma AKA Denis Kamioka is a brazilian born animation director based out of Barcelona and Sao Paulo. His newest short film, 'Handmade' explains our inner feelings using a sense of symbolism alongside a film produced in a hugely talented surrealistic fashion. You can view the film here.

Rick Owens Manhattan.

Fashion Designer Rick Owens opened his first US store in Manhattan last week, which features the designer's men's and womenswear, and a small piece of his new furniture collection. Above is a video of Owens showing the space to Style a few months ago. owenscorp.com

In Deutschland, Veritas

More than 50 years ago, a handful of BMW employees went rogue and began building racing cars based on prewar Bimmers. They dubbed the line Veritas, and built about 75 vehicles before shutting down the operation in 1952. Then in 2001, a handful of enthusiasts resuscitated the name for the RS III concept (pictured), and now Autoblog reports the car will finally be produced later this year. It'll carry a tuned version of BMW's 5-liter V-10 under the hood, good for 600 horsepower and a 0-to-60 time of 3.2 seconds. It probably won't come cheap—only 50 will be made

Mark Mahaney

Mark Mahaney

Eero Saarinen

TWA Terminals
Eero Saarinen

Feist goes on Sesame Street

She's just ill.

Nike Free Hybrid Boot

This is the latest addition to Nike's environmentally friendly "considered" collection aptly called the "Free Hybrid Boot". The boot features Nike's Free technology which is supposed to "free" the foot and give a barefoot feel. Being a part of the Considered collection, the shoe is made in an environmentally friendly way from recycled materials. This is my favorite shoe that has come out through Nike Considered and one of my favorite non retro Nike's to come out in a long time. These should hit stores in a few months.
via sneakernews

Silent World by Michael Kenna

You can check out the rest of his work at his website here.

Process 15

Process 15

Radiohead - House of Cards

Radiohead's latest video, for the track "House of Cards" from the In Rainbows album, uses real time 3D recording instead of cameras, utilizing highly technical structured light and Lidar laser-enhanced scanners to model lead singer Thom Yorke and provide an otherworldly narrative accompaniment to the song. The video is insane. You can see an in depth interview @ Creativity Online. Below is the Music Video, and a "making of"


House of Cards

The Making of House of Cards.

World’s largest Indoor Golf Arena, Netherlands

The Indoor Golf Arena being built in The Netherlands, is to be the world’s largest, most unique and diverse indoor golf training centre, open 365 days a year and offering high quality indoor golf training facilities. Synthetic grass, 20 state-of-the-art ProTee Golf Simulators and 28 hitting bays will be employed to provide you with the best indoor golf training oney can buy (alot of money). The center is equipped with a kid’s training area, bar, lounge and an up market restaurant, a conference room, meeting rooms, sky lounges, and 4-star hotel. This thing is so much more than a golf course. More details below.
Indoor Golf Arena