November 26th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by Macy’s. The tradition started in 1924, tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States. The three-hour event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day. [...]
October 13th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
Are you looking for some great decorating ideas? Just right now I present a wall decoration with some great combinations of modern art and photography. Your perfect modern space, perhaps is a mix of form, function and eclectic minimalism.
September 24th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
The giant threads, some knitted and some not are produced industrially. The process of knitting these ‘threads’ together requires a team of up to 4 people and PVC needles up to 13 feet long. Phat Knits is a series of brilliantly over scaled furniture pieces, [...]
May 9th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
Due to recent move-outs and downsizing of government offices, Kanchogaidori, the central avenue of the city which literally means “government office street,” has noticeably become desolate despite its name. In an effort to revive the street, Towada City has begun the Arts Towada Project, for [...]
March 4th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
Pleats-Pleats is a sofa where precision steel meets handicrafts. Take a seat in a weave of clothed polyurethane foam, that wraps around a white powder coated steel pipe frame in a macramé style. Design: Daniel Hedner, Imaginary Office 2009.
February 27th, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
The 40th Tokyo Motor Show presents Nissan’s Pivo 2, which concept offers 360-degree visibility, with a rotating cabin module.
February 23rd, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
Takashi Murakami is frequently called the Japanese Andy Warhol, is an astute manipulator of visual languages, artistic mediums and business models. The show which I present was organized at Brooklyn Museum, last year, New York City.
January 23rd, 2009 | by Fifi | published in Design
RIO DE JANEIRO is a place with jungles, forests and all kind of plants, flowers and trees. Today the Brazilian Landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx came along and organizing native plants in accordance with aesthetic principles, especially Cubism and abstractionism. He created a modern grammer [...]
December 16th, 2008 | by Fifi | published in Design
The project is integrated into ‘Custom House’ in Sydney, Australia. The space is filled with 3-dimensional lightweight-sculpture, freely stretching between wall and ceiling and floor. LAVA’s process of optimized minimal surface design and CNC (computer numeric code) fabrication technology allows the sculpture to reveal a [...]
December 11th, 2008 | by Fifi | published in Design
This MASS MoCA installation of the wall pieces is designed between 1969 and 2007 and is pretty gorgeous. 12/1/08 North Adams, MA — (From left) Wall Drawing 630 A wall is divided horizontally into two equal parts. Top: alternating horizontal black and white 8-inch (20 [...]
