We previously reported on Tokujin Yoshioka’s amazing “breathing” digital window display at Ginza’s ever-impressive Maison Hermès store. Passing yesterday we saw that the current display has been done by French artist Nicolas Buffe.
The stunning glass building’s facade and window display have now been transformed by the artist’s recognizable monochrome, chalk-style design. The theme is kind of Red Riding Hood, but comically done, proving that even chic brand stores have a sense of fun.
Finn Magee’s Flat Light is a visual gag in the spirit if not the style of René Magritte. The printed poster is both a lamp and not a lamp: the $195 wall hanging actually lights up when you flick the switch thanks to a bank of LEDs within.
Magee made it after wondering whether a picture of a lamp would be as effective in lending “an atmosphere of productivity and efficiency to [a] room” as a real lamp. Apparently it is. I asked the Lady what she thought, and for such a gimmicky piece, I was amazed to find she likes it. Not that I’m allowed to buy one: she says it would be fine in a hotel, but I am forbidden from having one in the house. I wonder what she’ll do when my R2D2 projector arrives?
The Flat Light is on sale now, in a limited edition of 50.
Flat Light [Moss via Oh Gizmo!]
What good is a BlueTrack mouse in only pink and gray? Not nearly as good as one splashed in every pastel you can think of, and especially not as good as a new trio of varied ones. Microsoft’s Wireless Mobile Mose 3500 family — announced earlier this year as some of the most portable BlueTrack mice this planet has ever seen — just gained three new vivid members, and each of ’em are on sale now at Best Buy for a penny under $30. If we had to guess, we’d say these are perfect for the KIN demographic. Hey, stereotypes don’t just form from thin air, you know…
Microsoft throws a helping of vivacious onto Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 line originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 23 May 2010 10:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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She’s but a concept at the moment, but David Boyce’s flOw mockup certainly has legs. The five-speaker set can be arranged in a fanciful iPod docking station for in-home use, and on a whim, any of the speaker balls can be grabbed and taken elsewhere, all while the music follows via a touch of wireless magic. But that’s hardly the kicker — each ball has integrated gesture sensors and accelerometers, enabling the user to quiet the volume by turning it over or switch from “Smooth Operator” to “Master of Puppets” by simply jostling the speaker with an intense level of force. Talk about revolutionizing a played market sector.
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flOw wireless speaker concept flips jams based on your handling originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 23 May 2010 08:14:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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It ain’t the first Mercedes-Benz concept to dazzle us, and we get the feeling it’s far from being the last. Dreamed up by designer Siyamak Rouhi Dehkordi, the Hexawheel is doing its darnedest to bring the gas guzzler back, and while we’d never turn down a solid deal on our own G-Wagon, there’s something mighty novel about this ride. Boasting an iconic M-B design, this here creature deviates drastically from the typical road warrior, utilizing six wheels on an articulated chassis with a flexible drivetrain. All told, it’d measure some 16 feet if ushered into production, and it’s quite possibly the best beach vehicle next to the dune buggy. There’s no word on what kind of powerplant this thing would support, but we’re guessing something involving fuel cells would be appropriate. Give those links below a visit if you’re in the mood for more images.
Mercedes-Benz Hexawheel concept is the 4×4 you never knew you needed originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 23 May 2010 03:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Roger Linn. Ever heard of him? He’s only the man behind the modern day drum machine and the original MPC-60, and he’s also the man behind the concept you’re inevitably peering at above. For now, Roger’s calling this beaut the LinnStrument, and there’s quite a back story to go along with it. The design began way back in 2006, with the goal being to create a full-on multitouch instrument with the ability to let one’s finger dictate volume, timbre, pitch and pressure. No doubt, many have tried to concoct something similar, but Roger’s discovery of TouchCo enabled him to create one sans the limitations of imitators. Unfortunately, Amazon quietly scooped up the startup in January of this year (to have this sort of technology available for the Kindle product line), and in turn, shut down TouchCo’s involvement with the outside world. Now, Roger’s being forced to reveal his unfinished work in hopes of attracting investors or unearthing another company that could mimic this sort of awesomeness en masse. Jump on past the break and mash play to get a better idea of what the world’s missing out on, and be sure to tell Jeff Bezos “thanks” the next time you bump into him.
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LinnStrument multitouch music maker gets demoed on video, grasps for investors originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 May 2010 11:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Okay, so this isn’t out yet, but it’s hard to deny that the eBoy-designed Delicious Toys-developed game FixPix is probably the best idea anyone has ever had since the wheel or sliced bread. Maybe that’s a little hyperbolic, but as you know, we are huge fans of eBoy and their mind-boggling pixel art. Now the design collective’s cityscapes and fantastical scenes have been turned into an iPhone app where you can piece the 3D milieus back together by tilting your phone this way and that. As we said, the title isn’t available, but there’s an awesome demo site where you can play around with the concept, and it’s likely FixPix could see Apple approval any day now. We can barely contain ourselves. Check out a video of the game in action after the break.
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eBoy’s FixPix iPhone game is basically the greatest thing ever made originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 11:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Every weekend visitors to Ginza and Shinjuku enjoy more space to walk around when the main roads are shut off to cars. However, it’s rare for Shibuya to give pedestrians this kind of treatment so Art Re-Public Tokyo, held today on the stretch between OI City and Tower Records, was quite an event.
For most of the sunny Golden Week afternoon there was live music from the likes of Soil & “Pimp” Sessions, artists displaying their works, and all kinds of bizarre performance art happenings.
We particularly liked seeing Toast Girl (top left, with friends) again, along with large inflated black rabbits, old men fishing in the street (Tange Kouki’s performance installation “Kusou turibito” [Daydream Fishermen]), and some peculiar guys in silver alien suits (Yuu Satou’s “horn man”)…Yes, despite the “Flower Festival” theme it felt a bit random to us, not least the appearance of pink and cute-but-scary Gloomy Bear.
The world needs another iPod / iPhone dock like it needs another billion gallons of oil floating around in the Atlantic, but there’s something eerily seductive about Finite Elemente’s latest piece. The Hohrizontal 51 is no average dock, and in our estimation, it’s a design element first and Apple accessory second. Designed to be wall mounted and hold up to 55 pounds, this stunning shelf integrates an iPod / iPhone dock into itself, and the inbuilt speakers / video outputs make it even more functional. There’s plenty of space for a bedroom-sized HDTV, and if you’re careful, maybe even an iMac. Too bad the $660 MSRP all but eliminates the hope of you ever springing for one, but hey, if you ever needed encouragement to sharpen your carpentry skills, you needn’t look further than the source link below.
Finite Elemente’s Hohrizontal 51 iPod / iPhone dock is its own shelf originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 03 May 2010 11:07:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
This massive structure will greet you this weekend if you’re headed to the Coachella music festival. It’s a 45-foot tall solar-powered crane (the bird), and it boasts multicolored LEDs for what will surely be an awe-inspiring night. The huge art installation has a wingspan of 150 feet and weighs about 35,000 pounds. The photovoltaic-powered birdie was designed by Crimson Collective, and it’s just another reason we’re regretting our decision not to head out west for the festival. If you’re lucky enough to be at Coachella, be sure to snap some closeups of the origami-styled crane hanging out with Steve Malkmus for us, okay? Hit the source link for a bunch of other photos.
Massive, solar powered bird is overseeing Coachella, pretty stoked about its chance to see Phoenix originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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