20 April 2011

Going solo ...


By Brandt and Kath Bote


the 2012 volkswagen 'beetle'


just in advance of the new york auto showvolkswagen has unveiled the 2012 'beetle', with a redesign
imagined as 'a new original' but hearkening back to the earliest 'beetles' rather than the 1998 model.

19 April 2011

HISTORY OF A DISTURBANCE



You are angry, Elena. You are furious. You are desperately unhappy. Do you know you’re becoming bitter?—bitter as those little berries you bit into, remember? in the woods that time. You are frightened. You are resentful. My vow must have seemed to you extremely cruel, or insane. You are suspicious. You are tired. I’ve never seen you so tired. And of course: you are patient. You’re very patient, Elena. I can feel that patience of yours come rolling out at me from every ripple of your unforgiving hair, from your fierce wrists and tense blouse. It’s a harsh patience, an aggressive patience. It wants something, as all patience does. What it wants is an explanation, which you feel will free you in some way—if only from the grip of your ferocious waiting. But an explanation is just what’s not possible, not now and not ever. What I can give you is only this. Call it an explanation if you like. For me it’s a stammer—a shout in the dark.

18 April 2011

claesson koivisto rune: folded leaf for huawei



'folded leaf' concept phone by claesson koivisto rune for huawei

a return to basic functionality and ergonomic design characterizes the 'folded leaf' concept phone,
designed for huawei by stockholm-based studio claesson koivisto rune and on display during milan design week 2011.

7 April 2011