One man, 100,000 toothpicks, and 35 years: An incredible kinetic sculpture of San Francisco. Thirty five years ago I had yet to be born, but artist Scott Weaver had already begun work on this insanely complex kinetic sculpture, Rolling through the Bay, that he continues to modify and expand even today. The elaborate sculpture is comprised of multiple “tours” that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, historical locations, and iconic symbols of San Francisco, all recreated with a little glue, some toothpicks, and an incredible amount of ingenuity.
He admits in the video that there are several toothpick sculptures even larger than his, but none has the unique kinetic components he’s constructed. Via his website Weaver estimates he’s spent over 3,000 hours on the project, and the toothpicks have been sourced from around the world: I have used different brands of toothpicks depending on what I am building. See the sculpture for yourself at the Tinkering Studio through the end of June. Design. Wordplay. Snow White and Who Else? Graphic design studio Lowe-SSP3 has envisioned three elegant posters designs for Colsubsidio’s “Book Exchange” program. The slogan of the campaign is “Come with a Story and Leave with Another,” and that is clearly expressed through the use of optical illusion in each image. Credits: Advertising Agency: Lowe/SSP3, Bogota, Colombia Creative Chairman: Jose Miguel Sokoloff Creative Director: Gustavo Marioni, Carlos Camacho Art Director: Andres Lancheros, Guillermo Siachoque, Sebastian Pelaez Copywriter: Mario Lagos Producer: Sonia Llanos Account Director: Carlos Obando Images © Lowe/SSP3 Link via I Believe in Advertising-
Kitchens And Appliances Of The Future - Announcing The Top 25 Entries of Electrolux Design Lab 2010. The Top 25 Entries of Electrolux Design Lab 2010 It’s not always easy to predict the future. For its 2010 competition, Electrolux Design Lab went with the theme: The 2nd Space Age; this essentially translating to designing a home environment for the year 2050, when 74% of the global population are predicted to live in urban areas.
Student designers had to predict how people will prepare and store food, wash clothes, and do dishes. Quite a task but plenty of surprises from across the globe! Here are the Finalist 25, the countdown has begun! Before I give you the randomly listed 25 designs, here’s a bit of background on the theme: The idea is to design an appliance or a suite of appliances that will help combat the space crunch, limited resources plus advocate energy savings at the same time. 25) A- Laundry: Community Laundry Concept by Kai Wai Lee A communal laundry for the entire apartment block! 24) Bio Robot Refrigerator by Yuriy Dmitriev 22) Bx7 Preparation Unit by Losif Mihailo.
Cupcake Art. Art 1. Optical Design.