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Fall 11

|Twice a year the big fashion shows can be reviewed at style.com. Nothing spectaculair up till now; love this ready-to-wear cowgirl outfit though. Really anxious

Ksilofon

|Quite like this simple oak clothing stand, especially designed for those who live in a small place; it’s cheap and easy to make. Design Ana Kraš

Whirl

|What is happening here? Photography Eric Ruby Via Booooom

Like Richter

|This is an animation that, as a still, looks like a Gerhard Richter painting. Click here for more video loops. Exhibition BEOB. Art Luke Barcelona Cano

Add a pouffe

|New vintage pouffes with handy tabletops. Design Brunklaus

Music on the walls

|Wallpaper by Dutch designer Brunklaus (she is looking for interns by the way). Design Nicolette Brunklaus

Quest for gold

|As a fan of the rough jewellery of Norwegian designer Bjørg, I am looking forward to her new collection, inspired by the quest for gold at

Bulli

|Gespot voor de Autosalon van Genève: een nieuw conceptbusje van VW. Met groot logo voorop en zitrijen van drie plekken lijkt de auto qua vorm nog

Space music

|STS-56 Mission specialist Ellen Ochoa plays the flute in space shuttle Discovery’s aft flight deck in April 1993. Credit NASA

Carbon nano

|A new kind of clock is this Ikepod HGS 20 that drops all tiny carbon nano balls exactly within an hour. Design Marc Newson

Like

|The best dress at the Oscars was this silver sequined one worn by Gwyneth Paltrow Design Calvin Klein Broche & earrings Louis Vuitton (L’ame du

Take it

|The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam just announced to give away free high res downloads of all their art. Project RijksXL

New sport

|New self-balanced electric unicycle that easily fits in a backpack. This Solowheel has a 1000-watt rechargeable lithium-ion battery; on a full charge, which takes about

The world’s best iPod speaker

|Finally I can dump that old stereo tower, because I’ve just listened to the world’s very best iPod speaker which arose after three years of

Afghanistan

|Handmade things always touch the heart. The artist made machine-sewn ‘lined paper’and each of these letters was hand-embroidered by a resident of a senior centre.

Free fall

|Remember the blue boat? This piece of art is by the same French artist. Art Xavier Veilhan Exhibition Espace Lous Vuittin Tokyo

Think black lines

|I’ve seen some of their work in Tokyo: such a perfectionism. They are the best exhibition and retail designers! The collection of transparant surfaces was exposed

|Trompe-l’oeil. The chair’s back plus seat are made of wood, the clear acrylic legs are painted by craftsmen, changing the look and feel of space.

A new kind of speakers

|And which are the most attractive iPod-speakers, next to the Jarre AeroSystem? These high-end audio speakers are made of 1 mm thick ceramic substrate. The high-tech industrial

Best iPod speakers 2010-2011

|Since I am looking for new speakers I can as well share my findings: 1 Bower & Wilkins’ award winning Zeppelin Air has been improved

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