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2010-mar-10 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/58dd-tUg3SE/

The Façade of the Zara Store at Westfield London

Fashion chain Zara’s flagship store in west London’s Westfield shopping centre has a façade made from panels of HI-MACS material. Designer Zara Estudio and fabricators Gruppo Candido Hermida chose HI-MACS in a Toffee Brown hue, and combined it with a metal trim between the pieces. Using 81 panels of HI-MACS and 3 sheets of steel, the [...]

2010-mar-10 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/u4aBStuknd8/

The Bloom Series by Christina Waterson

Australian designer Christina Waterson has created the Bloom Series of furniture and homewares. The series includes a stool, magazine rack, and ornaments that celebrate natural geometries. . Photography by Jon Linkins Visit Christina Waterson’s website – here. . .

2010-mar-10 http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/03/aston_martin_factory_-_one_77.php

Aston Martin One-77 Close Up

I’ve been thinking of a million and one ways to start this post over the last year… So, here goes! In Nov 2008, i was in talks with Aston Martin’s London agency and it came up to have a post looking for someone UK local to go to the Aston Martin Factory in Gaydon for NOTCOT. That was supposed to happen a month or two later… and between scheduling and the economy shifting and Aston Martin’s tumultuous year… a lot changed for them, and for the winner… and so, it’s been a year and a bit, but they happened to have a last minute opening around their customer tours, and we were finally able to squeeze in a visit to the Aston Martin Factory while i was in London. And Tom, thank you for being so understanding!

Ok, so all that aside ~ how sexy is that curve where the One-77 body flows to the side mirror? Putting the iridescent color shifting periwinkle/grey aside, there’s something very batmobile aggressive to the look of the One-77… even more so in person than those initial press shots. Not yet in production, and already sold out for its limited run of 77 customizable supercars priced at $1.5-2 million a piece… it was fun to get to take a look at some of the design details of this prototype up close… take a peek at my favorite details on the next page… as well as a video of it in action!

2010-mar-10 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/0fd2UuaiC9Y/

Ballymahon Farmhouse by ODOS Architects

Dublin based ODOS Architects have sent us photos of a restoration and extension they have designed for a farmhouse in the town of Ballymahon, Ireland. . Visit the ODOS Architects website – here. .

2010-mar-10 http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/03/aston_martin_saddle.php

Aston Martin DBS Saddle

Going through pictures from the London trip… i have so many i’ve been meaning to share from Aston Martin. Sadly, i wasn’t able to take pictures inside the actual factory other than some super glarey diagrams on the walls… and the lighting for most of the cars was a bit difficult, but lots of details and overviews to share! Unsure of where to start, this saddle jumped out at me when i was going through the pics… it’s like a picnic basket meets a horse saddle… for the hump in the backseat of your Aston Martin DBS… Apparently each saddle is individually handmade by Robin Coleman in Warwickshire. Each saddle takes two craftsmen 28 hours! It has room for everything including your bottle of wine! See more pics on the next page.

2010-mar-09 http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/03/notcotorg_roundup_1.php

NOTCOT.org Roundup

A grid full of inspiration ~ here are 25 of my favorites off of NOTCOT.org from the last few days! Click any of those squares to find out more! And don’t forget… its curated user submission, so feel free to submit inspiring finds that grab your attention!

2010-mar-09 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/phrYeceRahk/

The Orb House by Bojan Simic

Australian architect Bojan Simic has designed the Orb House in Melbourne, Australia. Full description after the photos…. . Description of the Orb House by Bojan Simic: ‘Orb House’ adopts a minimalist aesthetic as a counterpoint to the heavy handed, utilitarian architectural fabric that makes up it’s streetscape tapestry. Located on a unique site descending rapidly towards the Yarra River [...]

2010-mar-09 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/6ATs7DJUA_8/

28 Pendant Lamps by Omer Arbel

Canadian designer Omer Arbel has created the 28 series of pendant lamps for BOCCI. 28 is a result of a glass blowing technique developed by Omer Arbel whereby air is intermittently blown in and then sucked out of an intermittently heated and then cooled glass matrix. The result is a distorted spherical shape with a composed [...]

2010-mar-09 http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/03/the_golden_puma_penguin.php

The Golden Puma Penguin

Another Dear NOTCOT surprise ~ this one comes in from Lou Mora ~ awesome photographer, and apparently between seeing the matte black penguin and the Oscars last night… he got inspired and decided to take some sand paper to a blue penguin and make a GOLDEN PENGUIN!!! Ready to see the evolution? See all the pics he sent over on the next page…

2010-mar-08 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/0T-xNmNuszg/

The Yas Hotel Interiors by Jestico + Whiles

We’ve previously featured the exterior of the new Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi – here and here, but now we can also feature the interiors thanks to Jestico + Whiles, the hotel’s interior designers. . Visit the website of Jestico + Whiles – here. . .

2010-mar-08 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/N5RjzdqFrG0/

Gulp by Tim Fishlock

British designer Tim Fishlock has created Gulp. Tim says: Gulp is three thousand translucent drinking straws interwoven to form a dense, spherical lampshade. Made from one continuous length of interconnected straws, you could – if you possessed Dyson-like suction – put one end in a drink and gulp it down through the other. Each piece takes seven [...]

2010-mar-08 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/contemporist/~3/98W4cj9jQZ8/

The Margoliouth House by DLab

The Margoliouth House is a project where the architects at DLab provided a contemporary redesign for an existing two-storey bungalow in Singapore. Full description after the photos…. . The Margoliouth House by DLab In keeping with the architect’s belief in a sustainable design approach with minimal waste, and in finding the best design solution with an economy of means, [...]

2010-mar-08 http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/03/japanese_wooden_spinning_tops.php

Japanese Wooden Spinning Tops

Tops! They are universally mesmerizing! Regardless of age, they will definitely amuse… so imagine how my eyes widened when i came upon a huge bowl of these small wooden japanese spinning tops at Tortoise in Venice Beach… i kept going through the whole bowl ~ one by one ~ and slowly ended up buying a dozen. They were all so different! So hard to resist! And many have these floating rings carved into them that float as they spin… and they make the most amazing sounds… when still, the curvatures in your hand are just so beautiful… and then get them spinning, and it’s hard not to just watch them for ages… see the videos and more pics on the next page!

2010-mar-08 http://www.notcot.com/archives/2010/03/playmobil_safe_crackers.php

Playmobil Safe Crackers

On random design inspiration ~ Playmobil seems to have evolved quite a bit since i was a kid. We had the zoo, rock climbers, fancy dressed victorians with car, the teepee, and farm animals… but definitely no disheveled stubbly striped shirt, sport jacket, sunglass, and beanie wearing safe crackers… these guys even come with graspable money, a canister with hose to freeze the lock(?), silver suitcase, keys, flashlight, and even a weighty metal gold bar… best part of all, the safe is actually lockable! You can set the combination by picking two numbers… and it actually clicks as you rotate the dials.

So for random weekend experiments, had a bit too much fun taking pics of this set on the pool table…