Untitled. Pinterest. Movie: Francis Bitonti on 3D-printed dress for Dita von Teese. Advances in design software mean "materials are becoming media" Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: new technologies mean the design process is becoming akin to "creating a Hollywood film," says designer Francis Bitonti, who created a seamless 3D-printed dress for burlesque dancer Dita von Teese.
Speaking about the development of the dress at the Wearable Futures conference in London in December, Bitonti says that developments in computer-based design and 3D printing mean that designers are no longer limited by their knowledge of materials. "The separation between what you can simulate and what you can physically model is gone", claims Bitonti, founder of New York luxury fashion studio Francis Bitonti Studio. Von Teese premiered the 3D-printed dress designed by Bitonti and designer Michael Schmidt at the Ace Hotel in New York in March last year and it became one of the most talked-about fashion stories of the year. "One of the things we’ve been noticing is that materials are becoming media. Responsive hexi wall fluctuates based on nearby movements. Feb 25, 2014 responsive hexi wall fluctuates based on nearby movements.
Synthetic Nature: An Exploration of Spatial Morphology. Alveolata_2.7.A Romanian architect Vlad Tenu focuses on the integration of computation, science and technology in the creative process of his design research.
His collection, Synthetic Nature, is a set of prototypes created by his holistic architectural design research into the genesis of form and space. Throughout the art is an analogy with the molecular behavior of soap bubbles, which involve nature’s algorithms, geometrical constraints, and mathematical relationships. ‘Black Euphoria’ fashion editorial for CLON8 The design process is focused on periodic minimal surfaces and challenges the concepts of multi-dimensional symmetry and repetition by creating continuous surfaces that are infinitely expandable. Lace Combat Boot. 3D printing explained with with Bart Van der Scheuren of Materialise. Next in our series of movies about 3D printing we talk to Bart Van der Scheuren, vice president of Belgian additive manufacturing company Materialise, who explains how the three main 3D printing technologies work.
Based just outside Leuven in Belgium, where we visited while researching our 3D-printing magazine Print Shift, Materialise have been working with 3D printing technologies for over 20 years. "We offer a broad range of different technologies in different markets," Van der Schueren says. "We are active in the industrial fields, where we produce parts on demand, and a second field is the medical field where we supply software tools or products, which are 3D-printed and used in all kinds of surgeries. " "We have a growing focus on the consumer, because we noticed that the consumer is also interested in these technologies," says Van der Schueren. World's first 3D-printed bicycle frame launched. News: British bicycle brand Empire Cycles has collaborated with additive manufacturing company Renishaw to build the world's first 3D-printed metal bike frame.
Using a 3D printer developed by Renishaw to print metal parts, Empire Cycles has created a titanium alloy frame that is over a third lighter than a traditional frame, increasing design flexibility while reducing production costs. "The key benefit for Empire Cycles is the performance advantages that this construction method bestows," says the brand, which first approached Renishaw with its design. "As no tooling is required, continual design improvements can be made easily, and as the component cost is based on volume and not complexity, some very light parts will be possible at minimal costs.
" Even though titanium is more dense than the aluminium alloys that Empire Cycles normally uses, topological optimisation allows the weight of the bicycle to be reduced to 1400 grams, which is 33 percent lighter than the previous 2100 grams. BIOMIMETISME. Vélos en bois. Pinterest. Pinterest. Fablab.fr : Projets. Fablab.fr : Projets. Quelle est l'évolution la plus importante, la plus innovante de la prochaine décennie by Marie DAVID. 3D-printing / rapid prototyping. Pinterest. Aumorfia (aumorfia) on Pinterest. Behind the Magic of Media Installations. In this interview, originally published by Metropolis Magazine as “Q&A: Melissa Weigel of Moment Factory“, Leslie Gallery-Dilworth talks with Weigel about the challenges of devising multimedia installations for public spaces, as in their recent installation for the Bradley International Terminal at LAX.
Montreal’s Moment Factory, a new media and entertainment studio, is best known for creating and producing multimedia environments that combine video, lighting, architecture, sound, and special effects. You may have seen their work at Cirque du Soleil, Madonna’s 2012 Superbowl Half Time Show, Disney’s E3 booth, or Jay Z’s Carnegie Hall debut. Perhaps you were there when they lit up the facade of the Sagrada Familia or Montreal’s Quartier des Spectacles district.
Or maybe you saw that they were included in Apple’s recently launched 30th anniversary timeline. Reaction from passengers and the airport management at LAX has been, to put it most effectively, “WOW!” MW: LAX is challenging. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. - hybridation. CRAVE FOR JEWELS. Zorica (IdeesLumieres) sur Twitter. Pinterest. Pinterest. The “Urban Lights ”by French Artist Nanan. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. NOWNESS (NOWNESS) sur Twitter. Architecture and design on Dezeen in December 2013. Pinterest. Pinterest. Jean-Yves Soetinck (noctophile) on Pinterest. Pinterest. CONCEPTUAL. Headbag deluxe! Eco First Art. Pinterest. NASA-Funded 3D Food Printer Whips up an Entire Pizza. Last year NASA funded one man’s plan to build a food 3D printer for astronauts – and now the first prototype can 3D print an entire pizza!
Some of these initial pies may not look like much, but the man behind the project, mechanical engineer Anjan Contractor, intends to perfect his edible design. NASA offered about $125,000 to Systems and Material Research Corporation, the company that employs Contractor, to develop the food printer. A new video shows Contractor’s design in action-the printer has three nasals for pizza dough, ketchup and cheese and the finished “design” takes only 70 minutes to cook, according to Contractor. The result may not look like a culinary work of art, but this simple food could replace the canned and freeze-dried foods astronauts currently eat in space. If this technology is further developed, space could become the next best place to go for delicious food prepared in double quick time. + Systems and Material Research Corporation Via Fast Co Exist. Life-Saving Boot Can Detect Active Landmines from 6.5 Feet Away. Bogota-based design firm Lemur Studio has designed a life-saving boot insert which can detect landmines from a distance of 6.5 feet.
SaveOneLife was created with soldiers in mind, but civilians and farmers living in areas littered with active mines can also benefit from this groundbreaking technology. The boot sole acts as a metal detector with a built-in radio transmitter and processor which pick up electromagnetic fields produced by large metal objects. Colombia’s fields and jungles are full of active landmines which have, in the last 24 years, killed 2,000 people and injured about 10,000 more.
With the goal of saving both soldiers and innocent civilians, Lemur Studio created a boot sole that detects land mines within a radius of 6.5 feet, and alerts the wearer of danger. Embedded within the soles are microprocessors and radio transmitters that send a signal to a wristband interface, which shows the mine’s exact location. + Lemur Studio Via Discovery News, Gizmag. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. ◄ BYCICLE. Mirror Mirror by Maria Bruun. Des objets design et ludiques qui incarnent la "green attitude" Ils sont beaux, pratiques, ludiques et, comme si cela ne suffisait pas, ils ont la "green attitude".
Le moins que l'on puisse dire c'est que les lauréats du prix Fil Vert ont tout pour plaire ! Organisé chaque année depuis 2011 dans le cadre du salon Maison & Objet, le concours vise à récompenser des exposants engagés dans une démarche responsable vis à vis de l'environnement : politique d'économies de moyens, éco-responsabilité, éco-conception... Une bonne occasion de mettre un coup de projecteur sur des créateurs peu connus qui mettent au point des objets originaux et respectueux de l'environnement. Design (dornobdesign) sur Twitter. Pinterest. Un réveil qui s'adapte aux cycles du sommeil. Avec ses formes arrondies, il rappelle les lampes à poser Binic de la créatrice Ionna Vautrin.
Russian gallerist Dasha Zukhova sparks race row over "degrading" chair. News: Russian socialite and gallerist Dasha Zukhova has sparked a racism row after a photograph of her sitting on a chair in the form of an inverted semi-naked black woman appeared alongside an interview on a Russian website. The photograph, which originally appeared on Buro247, was later cropped by the publication to remove the chair but not before it had circulated widely, sparking furore. FashionBombDaily editor Claire Sulmers, who broke the story, described the image as an example of "white dominance and superiority, articulated in a seemingly serene yet overtly degrading way. " "We can't help but be filled with anger and frustration over the onslaught of negative imagery, constant disregard and unabashed bigotry that continues to plague the fashion industry," wrote Huffington Post's Julee Wilson.
The timing of the interview, which was published on Martin Luther King Day, added to the furore. Pinterest. EX- EXOSQUELETTE. Pinterest. Santiago Calatrava : Selected works > Architecture. Pinterest. 3D Printing Art. Pinterest. Le Manoosh. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Mala Carpet: Incredible Design for a Great Cause. Nothing makes me happier than mixing great design with a wonderful cause and that’s just what describes designer Madeline Weinrib’s latest endeavor. Weinrib designed the Mala Carpet for Project Mala, a non-profit organization that works to build schools in the carpet-weaving region of India with hopes of eliminating child labor. 100% of the rug’s proceeds go to the cause, which builds and operates the schools while also providing two meals per day, healthcare, clothing and shoes, and school supplies. Ref. Ideas. Jonathan fuller ~ sea glass! Mask. Pinterest. Pinterest. Mask. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Design.
Pixelated. Pinterest. Pinterest. New pedal-free bicycle relies on running momentum. Could the Fliz be a viable alternative to conventional bicycles? ( The latest in modern bicycle innovation takes some cues from the fictional mode of transportation used in the "Flintstones" cartoon. A new bicycle designed by German engineers does away with pedals and instead requires the rider to run or walk to generate speed. Dubbed the "Fliz Bike," it is actually based on the world's first bicycle, the "Laufrad," which also operated without pedals and was created by German inventor Karl Drais in 1817. "The prior aim of developing FLIZ was to bring a completely new driving experience to everyone," designers Tom Hambrock and Juri Spetter write on their website.
Riders of the Fliz must strap themselves into a harness (the "5 point belt system"). "The frame integrates the rider and due to its construction it works both like a suspension and like a top carrier whereas the belt replaces the saddle and adjusts your position," the designers write. Pinterest. Pinterest. Pinterest. Capture the Color of Anything with the SwatchMate Cube. You know how when you’re out and about and you run across a color you want to remember for something? Say you want to use it in a design or to paint your walls with but can’t quite get it right. You can never get an accurate read with your phone’s camera either. Now there’s the Cube, a handheld device from SwatchMate that lets you capture the exact color. You simply place the Cube on any object with a color you want to save, pair it with your phone using Bluetooth, and it records the exact color to your smartphone or directly into Photoshop on your computer.
The Cube contains an internal sphere and when light is shown on the surface, it captures all color information. MOBILITY PRODUCTS. FIXIE. // SIGNALETIQUE // Furniture Design - Design Directory. Design Directory. S2H Communication (sarah_hamon) sur Twitter. Blog design & nature (designetnature) sur Twitter. Pinterest. Pinterest. Magazine de mode homme et femme, photographie, musique et lifestyle. Hein??!!!! Pinterest. TSTDAAP Bréquigny (artsapprennes) on Pinterest.