Interesting finds in art, design and architecture

The Touchscreen Turntable

2008-07-02T08:46:36-07:00

ATTIGO TT is a touch screen turntable that lets DJâs loop, sample and scratch wave forms just as you would a record. The size of the touchtable is approximately the same as a standard turntable, making the physical interaction nearly the same. Where this takes off is in the flexibility and features included right at your fingertips, no longer locked up on a computer screen.

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Flare - Kinetic Ambient Reflection Membrane

2008-05-02T18:14:37-07:00

FLARE is a modular system to create a dynamic hull for facades or any building or wall surface. Acting like a living skin, it allows a building to express, communicate and interact with its environment.

"... By reflecting ambient or direct sunlight, the individual flakes of the FLARE system act like pixels formed by natural light."

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Swarovski Crystal Palace

2008-04-20T17:07:32-07:00

The Swarovski Crystal Palace is a series of exhibits by a group of top designers highlights the sparkle of Swarovski. Including Tokujin Yoshiuka, Arne Quinze, Studio Job, Marcel Wanders, Fredrikson Stallard, Piero Lissoni, Paul Cocksedge, Front Design and Zaha Hadid.

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The Milky Way

2008-04-20T16:27:25-07:00

The Milky Way galaxy suspended in a glass cube at home ? 80,000 stars inside the cube, rendered using three-dimensional data from Japan's National Astronomical Observatory. Because it's a cube, you can view the galaxy from different angles.

Buy it here ($80 000 JPN or $770)

Light Emitting Wallpaper

2008-04-14T17:29:23-07:00

With Jonas Samson high-tech light-emitting wallpaper it's possible to use a two-dimentional flat surface as light source instead of a 3D object. As long as the wallpaper is turned âoffâ, it is indistinguishable as a source of light. Instead, it is just what it appears to be: wallpaper.