Tagged: design

Paris vs. New York

http://youtu.be/ji1iIRwl0W0

Paris vs New York is a fab video by Tony Miotto.

We discovered this video on je vais où?, a cool blog by Anna Brones.

A Flight Bag

Flight Shoulder Bag by STM Bags. Photo credit: STM Bags.

Need a flight travel bag to protect your laptop and iPad or other tablet? Then you might just love the digital and design-savvy Flight Shoulder Bag by Australian bag manufacturer STM Bags.

“Computing power and screen sizes are getting sleeker and we wanted to make sure our bags compliment that trend,” says Adina Jacobs, co-founder of STM Bags.

Inspired by a pilot’s bag, this flight travel bag is designed to suspend your laptop in the high density padded compartment. In the Flight Bag’s back slip pocket, travelers can have documents and reading materials at the ready.

A front zippered pocket gives travelers space for accessories and and the lined iPad/tablet pocket is designed to protect a tablet all day.

The Flight Shoulder Bag comes in two colors (olive and black) and two bag sizes (small and medium sizes) which will fit most of the 13″ and 15″ laptops on the market.

Features of the Flight Bag by STM Bags include:

Front organizational pocket for accessories;
Padded, removable shoulder strap;
Back slip pocket for paperwork or reading materials;
Suspended laptop compartment in high density padding;
Main compartment for books, paperwork etc and
Lined iPad/tablet pocket.

Find out more at www.stmbags.com

We Are Art

We Are Art. Video courtesy of Art.com.

Looking for art for your city home? Then you should take a look at Art.com, an online retailer of wall art which offers 1.5 million plus art images available by artist, subject or collection.

Art.com has launched a fab new website featuring art and design inspiration, curated collections by designers and tastemakers and social and sharing options.

This online retailer offers custom framing and specialty printing and interactive visualization tools to help people find the art for their space. Their iPad app artCircles guides users in exploring art from a selection of curated collections.

The company’s innovative TV campaign We Are Art (video above) takes viewers on a “30-second journey” through five famous works of art.

“When you hang a piece of art, its impact isn’t limited to just the space between the frames, rather it has the power to fill the room, change the mood, and to affect everyone in it,” says Art.com.

Inspiring Insiders including interior designers such as Charles de Lisle and Susanna Salk and creative innovators Yosi Sergant share their favorites and suggest how users can choose the perfect piece of art to decorate their space.

While in the Inspiring Spaces showcase, users can handpick art reflecting current design trends such as Runway Florals, Modern Man Caves, Modern Rustic and Wanderlust Morrocco.

User can also create a gallery for every mood, room or style and follow/be followed by others in Art.com’s art community.

Find out more by going to Art.com.

Design Well-Traveled

Discover&Deliver, a site for design lovers. Photo credit: Discover&Deliver.

Looking for well-designed furniture, lighting, tableware and accessories? Then you’ll want to check out the design savvy site Discover&Deliver.

This lifestyle e-commerce website sources designs for the style-conscious inspired by some of the world’s best designed hotels and restaurants.

Isabel Rutland, a private equity professional, founded the company after realizing that there were “many other people like (myself), who loved the great design they saw in the places they stayed, but had no idea how to acquire it.”

The website showcases “inspirational interiors” – interiors created by the best interior designers globally and popular furniture designs.

Among the style locations around the world, Discover&Deliver tours are JK Place in Capri to the Nobis in Stockholm, from the Smyth in New York to the Waterhouse in Shanghai. Discover&Deliver selects pieces (sofas, chairs, tables, tableware, bedroom furniture, lighting and other accessories) from these locations.

Customers can also send in a photo of a furniture or lighting design they’re seeking and Discover&Deliver’s Find It service will try to locate and source it for them.

Decking Out Your City Office

Sydney: a city for traveling, living and working in style. Photo credit: Destination NSW.

Samantha wrote this guest post on how to deck out your city office. Based in Sydney, she provides information for small business including tips to become more sustainable, reducing carbon emissions and employing cost saving strategies such as office furniture hire.

What do your city offices say about you? Are you trendy, innovative and always on the cutting edge of the latest developments in technology and media? Or are you a robust and traditional organization that has an exemplary history of success and outstanding performance?

Your premises including the location, exterior and interior design choices say a lot about the nature of your organization. The office space needs to convey who you are as a company and communicate to staff and clients what the business values are and what experience they will likely be working with you.

Here are thoughtful tips on Decking Out Your City Office:

Choose a color scheme. Select a color scheme that works with your business. If you’re a traditional organization, such as a financial institution or legal firm, you might want to stick with a neutral palette. Or you can opt for an edgier and more colorful palette with bold hues and brighter vibrant tones. Bear in mind your standard brand guidelines as well as the long term direction of your company – you’ll want to make sure that your look and feel doesn’t become out of date.

Source furniture the smart way. Before you rush into an office supply store to get a truckload of office chairs and desks, consider your options. For many organizations, office furniture hire via an operating lease will be a more cash flow friendly way to get the items they need.

Accentuate and pay attention to detail. Think about a client waiting in your reception area. Where will they look and what will they notice? Do you want to add a small quirky little sign in the potted plant? Or maybe you’ll want to choose a unique design for your water glasses? These types of little touches are great opportunities to really exemplify what your business is all about. They can also make great conversations starters for a successful business meeting.

Make your office eco-friendly. Consider some eco-friendly and environmentally friendly upgrades. One of the easiest ways an organization can take steps towards sustainability is to invest in technology that is energy efficient. Fit out your office with LED lighting or opt for more energy efficient technology. This move is advantageous on two levels as it not only reduces carbon emissions but also lowers electricity bills.

New London Fashion

Fashion by designer Chi Chi Luo. Photo credit: Sean Michael 2011.

Fashion Space Gallery at London College of Fashion has launched its exhibition New Fashion: Interventions in Materials and Techniques.

The exhibition is the first in a three-part series which showcases the “brightest young fashion talent across fashion design, fashion illustration and fashion photography”.

In this London fashion event, UK’s emerging designers including Derek Lawlor, Fyodor Golan, Felicity Brown, Chi Chi Luo and more are highlighted.

“New Fashion brings together designers whose inspired approach to design and unique contributions to the field of fashion make their work exciting and new,” says the Fashion Space Gallery.

“What binds this group together is their imperative attention to detail, craftsmanship and execution that define fashionable dress at its highest level, yet demonstrates radically innovative approaches to materials and construction.”

Chi Chi Luo (see above design) is a recent graduate from London College of Fashion. He has been called “One to Watch” by Vogue.com and Vogue Italia. Also, he was shortlisted for the “Most creative student collection” at the WGSN Global Fashion Awards 2011.

Another exhibiting designer is Úna Burke, a London College of Fashion MA Fashion Artefact graduate. Her leather designs have received accolades from Italian Vogue, Wallpaper and the Guardian and awards including the Crafts Council of Ireland Future Maker Student Award.

Dates: February 16, 2012 – April 7, 2012

Fashion Space Gallery

London College of Fashion

20 John Princes Street, W1G 0BJ

Website: www.fashionspacegallery.com

Taking A Seat

Ergonomic + design cool: Germany’s ONGO seat. Photo credit: Ergonomics Now.

Want to take a cool seat at home? Then take home Germany’s ONGO seat now available at Ergonomics Now and other retailers.

Ergonomics Now is a provider of ergonomic, well-being and functional furniture in Australia.

The ONGO Seat fulfils the demands of ergonomic functionality and good design, says the design retailer.

“Modern living means mobility, change and acceleration. Everything around us is in motion,” says ONGO.

“The only thing that stays in place is us – and increasingly, our society is becoming a seated one, with far-reaching health consequences.”

Enabling an active, ergonomic sitting posture, ONGO was designed to prevent a build-up of tension, strengthen back muscles and improve body posture.

The ONGO Seat has a special innovation: ball track integrated into its convex base. The base and ball in the track allows the stool to follow every movement of the user.

“Sitting on an ONGO Seat can even go as far as to provide a specific and effective back workout which can easily be playfully integrated in the daily routine with no loss of time at the office, gym and at home,” says Ergonomics Now.

For more info, go to the ONGO site.