“The Cube”, by Electrolux
A breathtaking view of the rooftops of Duomo and beyond: the entire city and surrounding Alps. The temporary restaurant travelling across Europe has landed in the Italian city of Milan, after topping up the Palais de Tokyo in Paris and the Cinquantenaire in Brussels.
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“Make My Day: Ep. 3 – Tahiti, Teahupo’o”, Video by Jeremie Eloy
On the south-west coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, lies Teahupoʻo: a village, reknown for its surf break and heavy, glassy waves offshore, often reaching 2 to 3 meters (7 to 10 ft) and reaching up to 70 feet. Teahupo’o is referred as the heaviest wave in the world and recorded on the ‘Top 10 Deadliest Waves’ list elaborated by Transworld Surf’s.
In this video, Jeremie Eloy kite-surfes this giant with amazing control and great fun. Teahupo’o has been conquered by many top windsurfers and by kitesurfers since 2006.
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“Trumstand”, Acoustic Amplifier by Pleiades
Japanese manufacturer Pleiades has created this fantasist “Trumstand”: an old style speaker made of brass suits designed for the iPhone. Its “S”-shape increases the bass.
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“A Foot In The Door”, by Storm Thorgerson
The recent release of “A Foot In The Door”, The Best of Pink Floyd ‘Original recording remastered’ is the occasion to showcase Storm Thorgerson’s creative artwork. The British artist is without doubt the one who made album covers an artistic force.
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Spontaneous Design Materialisation Video, by Paul Clements
This amazing video from motion designer Paul Clements features “spontaneous design” or how objects spring to life in a perfect world. Behind the visualisation a fluid and spontaneous design, the amount of sketching, 3D work, mock-ups and testing to needed to perfect these Ministry of Sound headphones ensure their perfected standard quality. High grade anodised aluminium cups allow these headphones to deliver the finest unparalleled audio quality, cushioned by premium leather feel pads.
Wingsuit Proximity Flying Video
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the feelings of happiness, relaxation and adrenalin rush flying around beautiful European mountains shared by the wingsuit-flyer Martin.
“Empty Memory”, USB Memory Sticks Collection
Designers Yoo-Kyung Shin and Hanhsi Chen have draw a creative collection of USB memory sticks for Logical Art. The themes of the collection, structure and transparency, suggest that you can fill them up with your memories.
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“Wonderful World”, by David Attenborough
British broadcaster and naturalist, David Attenborough is best known for writing and presenting the nine Life series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, which collectively form a comprehensive survey of all life on the planet.
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“Three Cubes Collide”, Kite by Sash Reading & Ivan Morison
UK-based studios Sash Reading and Ivan Morison, along with the engineering house Queen+Crawford, have created a three dimensional cube kite, formed by 1,700 3D printed segments of aerospace fabric.
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“This is my winter” with Xavier de Le Rue
TimeLinemissions presents ‘This is my winter’, a stunning movie bringing on the best sessions of Xavier de le Rue‘s season. Beautiful footage of the most committing riding features Mathieu Crepel in Alaska, Andreas Fransson in Chamonix at the Aiguille du Plan and Samuel Anthamatten in Switzerland.
This is the teaser. The full movie is worth watching, check on Youtube.
“Kube2″, Mp3 Player by Bluetree Electronics
‘Kube2’ is today’s smallest touch mp3 player. Produced in Singapore by Bluetree Electronics, its aluminum body has a touch sensor for screen navigation while removable sticker skins offer customizable looks.
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Urban Flipper
This year, the Festival of Light in Lyon had quite an interesting attraction: a playable pinball machine projected on the façade of the Célestins Theater. The Urban Flipper is fully interactive and uses 3D projection designed by the French lighting design company CT Light Concept.
“Target Books”, Shelf by Mebrure Oral
How to keep books organized? Here is a great idea from Turkish designer Mebrure Oral. ‘Target Books’ shelf separates your readings in two sections: ‘Has been read’ and ‘Will be read’. A line of text built into the shelf provides the demarcation.
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Neon Night Surfing in Bondi
On summer eve, 17 Strongbow surfers rode the waves of Bondi Beach, Australia, with glowing gear. The event was celebrating the arrival of welcome summer. Strongbow cider and the legendary surfing filmmaker Jack McCoy (Endless Summer II) organized the event. Hundreds of people watched the spectacle from the beach and the Iceberg balcony.
Snow Angel, by NASA
A snow angel appears out of the area of a forming star called IRS4, 2,000 light-years from us. Its wings are made of two lobes of super-hot gas, clinched in the center by an orbiting ring of dust and gas.
“Jot” and “Jot Pro”, by Adonit
‘Jot’ is the next generation tool you will want. It is the only touch screen stylus with a clear disc that gives a new dimension of accuracy to digital pens. This clear plastic disk sits on a ballpoint tip, giving the feeling of writing with a classic rollerball pen.
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“House S” by christ.christ associated architects
“House S” has been completed by the German practice christ.christ associated architects. The house, sitting in Wiesbaden, Germany, is actually an upgrade to a bungalow built in the 1960’s. Three separate boxes add space to the single family residence. All is connected with a glass corridor disposed on the roof.
FieldCandy Amazing Tents
Fun, exciting, iconic, just unmissable. UK studio FieldCandy developed a range of creative two-person tents. Their ultra-light and waterproof flysheet presents more than 40 creations realized by 18 artists and designers, arranged by collections.
Skydive: Proximity Flight, by Gaijin Entertainment
Skydive: Proximity Flight puts players inside a wingsuit and uses motion-detection technology. Developped by the Russian game company Gaijin Entertainment, the game has received the «Best original game» award this year. Release dates will be announced in the coming months.
Animals Made of Ashes, by WWF
The WWF association new campaign denounces the effects of desertification on animal’s life. Each year, 6000 species disappear because of leading to always more arid environments.
La Grave, A Skier’s Journey
Skiers Chad Sayers and Tobin Seagel share their winter journey. After the episode of Kashmir, here they are, riding in La Grave, a very special station in the France Alps.
A simple ski run takes us amongst a labyrinth of glaciers, couloirs and forest glades. La Grave is a wild terrain, a unique place where the power of nature and its element is to be learned. The skier must respect the mountain in the search of deep rewards.
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The Christmas Planet, First Earth Sibling
The Christmas planet, known as Kepler 22-b, was revealed on Monday 5th at NASA Ames Research Center. It is the most Earth-like world yet discovered. Standing outside our solar system, the Christmas planet is one of thousands discovered via the Kepler space telescope. But it is the first right in the middle of the Goldilocks zone: not too hot, not too cold, just right for life (average surface temperature is a balmy 72 degrees Farenheit).
