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Future Couture

|Pure genius. And some of her stuff is for sale. Couture Iris van Herpen Solo Exhibit Groninger Museum, 2012 (date still unknown)

Take home a nude

|Some nudes are nuder than others. The New York Academy of Art held its annual ‘Take Home a Nude’ art auction & party at Sotheby’s. A fellowship table at

Slingshot to earth

|The movie Melancholia is so very beautiful, intense and enigmatic with images from space and the prelude to Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde (in some scenes, the

A sound that sharpens nails

|Think twice before you put your foot down; be warned by this crash test at 193 km/h. Mannequins are used to save the expensive traditional

Designed by nature

|A natural carpet! This summer’s hot weather made new tarmac at Trafalgar Square in London softer and leaves got trodden into it by cars and

Contrails

|More design in nature. Great Dutch sky carpet, painted by pilots. Photography Pam

Eat!

|A new book on design with food. It is a compilation of 54 artists, designers and architects serving us inspirational food, not via their molecular

Lentils & orange peel & oregano

|Not art, just food for the belly (a fantastic autumn soup, really easy to prepare). 3 hours before dinner: soak 500 grams of orange lentils in

Interbrand

|Green household products brand Ecover has hired branding agency Interbrand to help it boost global sales. The pack at the left is the result after

Obsessional

|Very impressive exhibition following the major moments in the with dots obsessed life of this Japanese artist (already in her 80’s!) via paintings, sculptures, environments and

Forms from structures & ideas

|A fantastic, not-to-be-missed show of my favorite artist is coming up at the Tate Modern in London. The artist likes to leave his admirers and

One more thing

|Jobs’ last goal was to create the best office building in the world. The new Apple campus in Cupertino – due in 2015 – will

CoreHumanistSans

|My friend Alex just finished his latest brand new, very accessible typeface. He included small caps, old style & table numbers, ligatures, alternative glyphs for

Big in detail

|God is in the detail. Although I do not fully understand the ‘women dressed like Barbie®’ theme, I love the coarse lace and ribbons. Fashion Viktor

Grape hyacinth blue

|All kinds of blue are coming to town (spring 2012 collection) Fashion Stella McCartney

God’s speed

|Love this new talent Photography Katrien Vermeire Via Anothersomething

Jenson Interceptor

|A friend of mine loves this car so much, he named his son after it. The Jensen name is set to be reborn with the development

Future logos

|Funny vision on abstract computer renderings resulting in super simple logos. Such an insecure action by Microsoft to leave their gentler 1975 logo. Design Stocklogos Via Ingmar

iWatch

|I never wear a watch and run without time, heart beats or a digital trainer. This time keeper could change all of that, combining the

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