Design & Life online minizine | issue 13

Appreciate every little moment of your life. Your everyday life.April, 6, 2008.

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From 1962 to 1972, George Lois changed the face

of magazine design with his ninety-two covers for

Esquire magazine. He stripped the cover down

to a graphically concise yet conceptually potent

image that ventured beyond the mere illustration of

a feature article. Lois exploited the communicative

power of the mass-circulated front page to

stimulate and provoke the public into debate,

pressing Americans to confront controversial

issues like racism, feminism, and the Vietnam War.

Now you can check the collection at MoMA, NY as

a visual timeline and a window onto the turbulent

events of the 1960s. - VIA MoMA

www.moma.org

www.georgelois.com

George Lois Esquire

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7As one of the largest regular showcase for

contemporary design, ICFF always draws the most

inspired models of Design on the forefront. More

than 25,000 designers, architects, retailers, interior

designers, manufactures, and so on have attended

the fair and showed people the most inspiring

ideas. Have you missed the event? There are a

lot of reports on the internet, and here are some

works from the NY Design Week 2008.

www.icff.com

NewYork DesignWeek 2008

S1 by Lutz Pankow Design

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Boletus by Lux S.A.

BettyLou by mmckenna

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11Trim Dante Bonuccelli by Dadaspa

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Oz by cate_nelson design

Knud Kapper by HansenLiving

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Birds and Bees by Lindsey Adelman Studio La Zancuda Jose Roberto Paredes by cincopatasalgato

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The top French fashion house Hermès has teamed up with Eurocopter to

creater a luxury helicopter. The interior has been covered in fabrics and

leather to minimise noise and vibration, including Toile H, a material used for

Hermès travel accessories since the 1920’s.“This is a genuine collaboration

in industrial design and one that is unusual given our respective areas of

expertise. By working so closely together, and combining the talent of

Eurocopter’s engineers with that of our designer, Gabriele Pezzini, and

our skilled craftsmen, both companies have taken a major step forward in

improving the experience of travel by helicopter,” said François Taverne,

Chairman of Hermès Gainier.

www.hermes.com

www.eurocopter.com

Elegance in Motion

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20 architects were invited to realize 20 villas for the 'next-gen20' project in taiwan. the first results

from this project have been released featuring new works by kengo kuma, MVRDV, julien de smedt

and many more. The 20 villas will be built in the northeast coast national scenic area in taiwan to

explore the relationship between living spaces and nature. the area is located 50 km from taipei

where the final designs were recently presented. The architects chosen for the project have a variety

of backgrounds with 10 coming from taiwan and 10 from other countries around the world. the

houses will begin construction in july and be ready for the market in december 2009. / Via iMage,

designboom

www.next-gene20.com

Next-Gen 20designed by Ray Chen

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JonasWiehager

Have you ever seen an icon "¥$£" on

the street and wondered what is the

connection between it and YSL? Actually

it's by Jonas Wiehager, the founder

of Sportif, Stockholm, and there is no

connection between it and YSL. Actually,

¥$£ refers to "¥our $weden £uxury"

and we think, although we didn't ask

Jonas the question, it might be a little

joke on the fashion world and drive the

consumers to rethink about the term

fashion.

Here is a short interview with Jonas. Let's

take this chance to know more about the

man behind the scene.

www.sportif.se

images © Jonas Wiehager

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Hello Jonas! As Eero described you as a famous Stockholm character, could you please

introduce yourself to our readers? Born in May 1966 in Stockholm, started skating @

12 & Snowboarding @ 15. First as an Am then Pro doing the local tours & also the

Euro tours competing in slalom, moguls, 1/2pipe, derby & slope style. Then after

I broke my back a couple of times I focused my energy on the local club scene

playing records & doing clubs.

How did you start to run the street fashion business - Boutique Sportif? Being the

manager at the skate-stores Streetstyle, Systemett & G-spot in Stockholm. I saw

a gap in the market for street-wear and opened Boutique Sportif in 1998 with my

brother Thomas.

I heard that you do graphic design too. I have always been art-directing catalogues

& flyers for the companies I worked for, so when we opened Boutique Sportif I

started lo learn the Adobe programs to design stuff for the store.

What inspires your works the most? Mostly everyday life in Stockholm. But also

travel, history, politics & money.

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Do you think there is any different between street-wear

in Europe and in the rest of the world? It definitely

has it’s own look’s all over the world. I think I’ve

seen it all, but it still surprises & inspires me. It’s

shooting off in so many new directions.

What kind of music do you like? I was brought up

on Abba & Pop, then exploring different genres

like punk rock, rock, Jamaican music, and now I

mostly listen to rap.

About Bout ique Fräsh, how d id you star t i t? Why

did you want to have the fa i r? I had no place in

Scandinavia to show my own collections, so I

started the show.

It started small with 10 brands in a friend’s art

gallery. The second show was 70 brands @ a hotel,

we are planning the next show right now @ Berns

salonger and will have over a 100 brands.

Do you cook? What is your comfort food? Cooking

is my hobby, i t 's a great way to re lax a l i t t le

everyday.

I prefer the European cuisine: Swedish, Italian &

of course French. My favourite dish? Depends on

what’s fresh for the season.

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Could you choose one interest ing object from your

everyday life? And tell us why you like it? My Scooter,

its the perfect inner-city vehicle.

What is the most indispensable thing while you work?

Coffee & Cigarettes.

What does Design & Life mean to you? Waking up

early.

Any word for your friend, Eero (CKR)? I wanna thank

them all for designing my beautiful archipelago

retreat.

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2008 / 04 / 05 , 18:03 - 18:12

Spring, cloudy / Taipei

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BMW recently revealed the GINA light visionary model concept car, an innovative

new exploration in car design. Instead of the traditional steel and plastic body shell,

the GINA concept uses a textile fabric starches over a wire frame. This unique

idea allows the car’s skin to change shape, stretching to match the position and

curve of the wire frame. This idea is demonstrated in the ‘blinking’; headlights and

the flexibility of the car doors as they open. The project began by questioning the

purpose of a car’s body and exploring new possibilities. Chris Bangle, director of

design for BMW, discuses the project in the video below. The car is currently on

show at the BMW museum in Munich, Germany.

www.bmw.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTYiEkQYhWY

hello, GINA!

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The result of a dream.

www.camper.com

copyright © CAMPER

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Camper is one of the most famous shoe brand based in Spain. It was started as a shoe factory in 1877 by

Antonio Fluxà. The historical and social changes that occurred in Spain during the 70's were reflected in a

new way of life. New styles, new concepts.With the knowledge and efforts of two generations, the grandson

of Antonio, Lorenzo Fluxà, created CAMPER (“peasant” in Catelon) in 1975 and renovated the traditional

shoe making methods and moderated the craft concept to design products on a basis of function, freedom

and creativity. And today, CAMPER is the senior company in the sector in Spain, having maintained its

activity without interruption over the course of four generations.

The History.

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The Graphic

Graphic communication has been a fundamental part of Camper since its foundation. Since selecting the newname CAMPER in 1975, they began to think

about how to spread the name and how to

transmit the idea of Camper. In 1981, they

have changed the logo to fit its first store in

Barcelona, a red background with white text,

and accidentally began the true graphic history of CAMPER. The

identity started to be used both inside and outside the store;

bags, boxes, posters, displays, advertisements, catalogues... and all of them became a part of the

brand’s universe.

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After selling their shoes in the multi-brand store for years, Camper realized they need to create an

atmosphere of Camper image to communicate with their existing customers and reach their potential fans.

The shop is created a casual atmosphere with self-service concept and display shoes all on flat form. The

stocks are applied by models and sizes as part of store decoration. Every Camper is different with its

own personality, and they all transmit a reflection of each locations of each cities with the center spirit of

Mediterranean - the roots of Camper.

Camper is a brand inspired by the history, culture and landscape of Mediterranean; it is just like its graphic

reflecting a history of irony, humour, and imagination.

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CASA CAMPER

Barcelona

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Casa Camper is a genuine 100% Camper product and not a licensed brand extension.

Twenty two years after opening the first shoe shop in Barcelona, Camper now open their

first hotel in the Raval district in collaboration with Vinçon's Fernando Amat and Jordi

Tió. It is an outstanding building located at the busy cross section at Raval disctrict,

Barcelona. It is also a multicultural district, and the fusion between tradition and the

avant-guard creates a flavor in sync with the Camper values.

I love to cook and collect recipes, but I never exactly follow the

steps. For me, cooking should be playful. Remember, always put

your imagination to someone’s recipe and bring it to your vision.

1/2 recipe rules are easy and healthy. Modern people are always

in a hurry, and I believe, with 1/2 effort, 1/2 steps, 1/2 fat, 1/2

time of cooking, will also bring you to a lovely cooking experience

and healthier dish. That’s why I called this chapter “1/2 Recipe”.

Cooking is art. Let’s play!

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1/2 cabbage

2 carrots

2 onions

3 potatoes

6 tomatoes

1 can of whole tomato

2 beef shanks

what you need...

how you do...Cut beef shanks into chunk. Blanch meat for 1 minute.

Cut all vegetable into big chunk sizes because of long cooking time.

Add beef shanks, carrots, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, canned tomatoes into boiling water

Add cabbage and cook for another 40 minutes.

1.2.3.4.

Party at home should be playful, but less stress. I found Saturday

afternoon is the best party time. Most time I prepare lots of finger food,

dip sauce, snack and fruit, however, hot savory soup always popular

among guesses. In summer time, tomato is in season and the sour and

sweet flavor is suitable for cooking no matter in soup or dishes.

This recipe is inspired by Borscht. Lots of tomato and vegetable are

applied, but adjust some ingredients for the spirit of easy and healthy

of “1/2 recipe”. In addition, this soup is also a great idea for light meal.

Served with bread, noodle, or rice, that will be a satisfied option.

Saturday afternoon party soup serve 8

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Photographer Peter Menzel published his first book of photojournalism ‘Material

world, a global family portrait’ in 1994. The book looked at the material lives

of people around the world. More recently, Menzel and his wife Faith D’aluisio

published ‘Hungry planet: what the world eats’. This latest book details the weekly

food purchases of families around the world. “The centerpiece of each chapter is a

portrait of the entire family surrounded by a week’s worth of groceries accompanied

by interviews and detailed grocery lists.”

www.tenspeed.com

hungry planet: what the world eats

Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily

Food expenditure for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

Favorite foods: fish, pasta with ragu, hot dogs, frozen fish sticks

United States: The Revis family of North Carolina

Food expenditure for one week: $341.98

Favorite foods: spaghetti, potatoes, sesame chicken

Mexico: The Casales family of Cuernavaca

Food expenditure for one week: 1,862.78 Mexican Pesos or $189.09

Favorite foods: pizza, crab, pasta, chicken

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Mongolia: The Batsuuri family of Ulaanbaatar

Food expenditure for one week: 41,985.85 togrogs or $40.02

Family recipe: Mutton dumplings

Bhutan: The Namgay family of Shingkhey Village

Food expenditure for one week: 224.93 ngultrum or $5.03

Family recipe: Mushroom, cheese and pork

Poland: The Sobczynscy family of Konstancin-Jeziorna

Food expenditure for one week: 582.48 Zlotys or $151.27

Family recipe: Pig's knuckles with carrots, celery and parsnips

Great Britain: The Bainton family of Cllingbourne Ducis

Food expenditure for one week: 155.54 British Pounds or $253.15

Favorite foods: avocado, mayonnaise sandwich, prawn cocktail,

chocolate fudge cake with cream

Ecuador: The Ayme family of Tingo

Food expenditure for one week: $31.55

Family recipe: Potato soup with cabbage

Egypt: The Ahmed family of Cairo

Food expenditure for one week: 387.85 Egyptian Pounds or $68.53

Family recipe: Okra and mutton

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the winners are :graniph design award 2

Every year, the Japanese T-shirt company graniph runs an international T-shirt design award, which invites young

creatives to send in original ideas for T-shirt designs. From February 1st until March 31st 2008, graniph opened up

the vol.2 award to designers from all over the globe. Everyone was welcome, regardless of age, gender, nationality or

artistic background. Over two months, 15,000 artworks from over 50 countries arrived in the graniph award office in

Tokyo. The response exceeded all expectations, but the graniph jury managed to select 31 artworks as finalists. For

more information and the result list, please check their website!

www.graniph.com