today and tomorrow

Gluejeans … I always like it when a name is self explanatory. I can’t believe that the seams aren’t stitched but just glued. Apparently they didn’t let me do an extensive user test.

found at what’s wrong with the zoo

Analog Tetris by Chrissie MacDonald.

Tukaani is Finnish for toucan bird and the name of this alternative to chopsticks.
Designed by Lincoln Kayiwa.

So Audi developed a new version of its Multi Media Interface system for the A8. Okay, the screens don’t really look exciting to me, that’s why I don’t show them here. But this image of their lab on the other hand, that’s a nice user testing setup!

But if you want to see some real screenshots of the MMI, go here.

‘The Empire Strikes Black‘ is the title of a 26-page shoot by Mario Sorrenti with Naomi Campbell in the current issue of V Magazine. That coat by Viktor & Rolf is just … I hope I’ll see it in the Berlin streets this winter.

James Jean is an artist, it’s simple as that. ProcessRecess is his online shop and blog, especially his blog is interesting because he often shows some steps in his process. He was asked to do this illustration for the Watchmen movie, a Vargas-esque portrait of Sally Jupiter, played by Carla Gugino. Luscious!

‘Volume of Emptiness’ is an installation by John Houck. 35 threads are hanging down from the ceiling, each of them is attached to an electric motor. Those are controlled by an Arduino board, which receives its commands from a Processing sketch. So when the motors start to run, the threads gain a certain volume which subtly shift in size over time. The whole space is then filled with empty volumes.

This project reminds me of ‘Live Wire‘ by Natalie Jeremijenko, a true classic from 1995. It’s also a wire hanging down from the ceiling, but this one displays the activity on a local network.

Kivik Start is series of concrete boxes designed by the Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta and the Swedish photographer Tom Sandberg, for the new contemporary art centre in Kivik, Sweden. They explore the spacial and temporal relationship between photography, archtecture and the landscape.

Watt’s new? is a lamp designed by Lotte van Laatum. She didn’t just design the lampshade but also the energy saving lamp.

by Andy Gilmore