Recycled Cardboard Transformed into a Parametric Designed Habitat / Lazerian. Pupa is a habitat by Liam Hopkins of Lazerian within Bloomberg’s London headquarters made from reclaimed cardboard and pallets.
The form and aesthetics are inspired by natural habitats – cocoons, bee hives, spiders nests and weaver birds nests. The ceiling assumes the appearance of a shelter; snug and cave like, but also references the vaulted ceilings of church naves. The numbers which can be extrapolated from Pupa reflect the almost Sisyphean task faced, whether by human, bird or insect, to create these sort of structures: Blood pack of Santa Claus by Kiseung Lee. Designer Kiseung Lee of Helsinki wants people to fill stockings with more vital gifts this Christmas: donations to the blood bank.
His conceptual stocking-shaped blood packs were on show as part of Helsinki Design Week in September, although they were filled with red pigment rather than actual blood. Lee wants to stimulate donations as a generous gesture that's easy to make but could mean the difference between life and death to someone else.
Here are some more details from Kiseung Lee: "Put your present in the socks, somewhen it will be back to you" Hanse Colani Rotor House. Designer Luigi Colani has created a space-saving house with a six square meter cylinder inside that contains a bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. + hanse-haus.de The cylinder rotates left or right bringing the room you want into view of the main living room.
There's a separate toilet and a small hallway, and everything is controlled with a remote. View of the cylinder from the living room. Modern design blog and magazine.