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Ulysse Nardin Creates Game of Thrones Watch

Ulysse Nardin is teaming up with HBO Global Licensing to create a signature men’s timepiece specifically for the critically-acclaimed drama Game of Thrones. The Emmy winning series from HBO follows several powerful families who are struggling for the Iron Throne and control of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. This watch will draw inspiration from the Night’s Watch. The Night’s Watch, a military order dressed only in black, is dedicated to holding The Wall, an ice fortress that protects the Seven Kingdoms from the dangers of the North. The sporty Night’s Watch marine diver, is monochromatic in rich black with elements of red, which is said to represent the serious feel of the sacred order. Its 45.8 mm diameter case is made from stainless steel, coated with matte black rubber and finished with an exposed, sapphire glass case back engraved with the Game of Thrones logo. The watch is inscribed on the strap with the phrases “The Night’s Watch” and “I am the Sword in the Darkness”.

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2013: 05/21
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Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept Car

British car maker Aston Martin celebrates its 100th anniversary with the Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept sports car. It pays homage to AM’s 1959 Le Mans and Nurburgring-winning DBR1, perhaps the automaker’s greatest sport triumph on the track, as well as hinting at future design direction. The body and interior are crafted entirely from carbon fiber, designed and constructed in less than six months at Aston Martin’s global headquarters in Gaydon. The car borrows the open-top “speedster” body style from the DBR1. But it dispenses with the windshield and adds huge cutouts in the so-called “swan wing” doors, which open at an upward angle and are a hallmark of modern Aston Martins. The Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept car uses a version of the company’s potent 6-liter V12 engine and a six-speed automated manual transmission. The new car is claimed to have a limited top speed of 180 mph (290 km/h) while being capable of reaching 62 mph (100 km/h) in just over 4.0 seconds.

2013: 05/21
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Kanye West Reveals the Cover Art for ‘Yeezus’

Following from the unveil of his single “New Slaves” and a performance on Saturday Night Live, Kanye West now shares the official artwork for his forthcoming album Yeezus. Joining a multidisciplinary onslaught of promotion, which includes an unofficial cover art preview via Kim Kardashian’s Instagram, we now see the cover art in all its glory. Obscure and equally suggestive, the cover art for Yeezus no doubt holds a number of metaphors which will see more light on the LP’s release on June 18.

2013: 05/21
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M House by Marcel Luchian Studio

Marcel Luchian Studio designed the minimalist M House in Singera, a town in the Republic of Moldavia. Composed of unconventional forms, the residence’s concept design also does a brilliant job of marrying materials with a combination of glass and concrete, both inside and out. The house’s structure is made up of two off-center forms, one on top of the other, steering clear of a traditional box-like design. The overhang from the second floor provides exterior coverage below, perfect for when it’s raining. The two stories also contrast in color, with the darker shade being on the bottom. The interior continues the harmonious use of light and dark materials with dark polished floors alongside white and neutral-toned furnishings and walls.

2013: 05/20
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Psychology of Color [Infographic]

2013: 05/20
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“Analog to Digital” Series

Check out the Digital Media, Part of the “Analog to Digital” Series. This series includes pictures of Daniel Johns, Johhny Depp, Abdul Kalam, Bono, Bruce Willis, Eric Clapton, Kristen Stewart, Star Wars Vader Mask, Pierre omidyar, Mapplethorpe, Robocop, Steve Jobs, Tyra Banks, Will Ferrel, and Woody Allen.

2013: 05/19
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Octopus Shaped Cirrata Lamp

Unusually-shaped sea creature Cirrata, a suborder of octopuses, was a source of inspiration for designer Markus Johansson. His glowing, delicately formed lamp is meant to light up the “darkness of the ocean.” The tentacle-like base creates the illusion that the fixture is floating across the surface it sits on, or the ocean floor where the idea was born. Who would have thought this lamp was made from Corian, that solid surface material most often used for kitchen and bathroom countertops.

2013: 05/19
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Banana Pool table – Cleon Daniel

Creating this Banana shaped pool table, Cleon Daniel leaves behind traditional design and infant a new design piece by combining two known and unrelated objects.

2013: 05/17
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ELLE Bulgaria

Check out these great and playful photos taken by Diliana Florentin, assisted by Florentin Tzachev and Verginia Yancheva. They had fun taking these photos for ELLE at Sophia Circus. Check out the video below to get a behind the scenes look at these beautiful models.

2013: 05/17
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Don Café House by Innarch

Innarch have designed the Don Café House in Pristina, Kosovo. The idea / inspiration for the design derives from sack filled with coffee grains. The walls of the bar are organically shaped and colored like coffee sack made up of “Plywood” type of wood, whereby the pillars in between are coated with textile coffee sacks. Tables and hanging chandeliers represent the coffee grains lined up asymmetrically in order to generate the impression of being inside a coffee sack. The separating wall has a double function; decorative and functional. Its organic shape consists the most dominant part of the premise enabling a unique feeling of sitting unlike any other one comes across in everyday life. Each of the plywood element was designed individually.

2013: 05/17
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Lamborghini Egoista Concept For 50th Anniversary

Powered by a 600 horsepower 5.2-liter V10 engine, the lamborghini egoista celebrates the company’s 50th anniversary with a design by walter da silva, the head of designer of the volkswagen group. The single-seater concept is characterized by two fundamental aspects: its architecture, and the materials used. The cockpit, designed like a tailor-made suit for the driver, is a removable section which, once combined with the rest of the vehicle, creates a perfect technical, mechanical and aerodynamic unit. Influenced by the world of aviation – specifically an apache helicopter – the cockpit can be ejected in an emergency. The cockpit, made completely of carbon fiber and aluminum, represents a sort of survival cell, allowing the driver to isolate and protect themselves from external elements, they kept an eye on the future when designing the egoista, with the idea that its cockpit could have been taken from a jet aircraft and integrated into a road vehicle, to provide a different travel option.

2013: 05/15
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Terry Richardson Stars in New Valentino Campaign

Famous fashion photographer Terry Richardson has shot a new advertising campaign for the Italian luxury brand founded by Valentino Garavani. Often controversial photographer Terry Richardson has flexed his fashion muscles with some new (semi) self-portraits for Valentino.

2013: 05/15
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Car Shoe For Lamborghini 50th Anniversary

For its 50th anniversary celebration in collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini, Car Shoe (owned since 2001 by the Prada Group) is launching a new driving shoe. Hand made with meticulous attention to detail, the classic profile features a pebbled calf leather upper and a notched, rubber studded outsole for added grip. The moccasin is finished with Lamborghini’s iconic logo on the heel tab and metal 50th anniversary logo on the laces. The collection consists of three different colors – black, red and blue – all reminiscent of classic Lamborghini tones. A limited edition, expect these to arrive at select Prada shops in a few weeks. Car Shoe was founded in 1963 by Gianni Mostile. The brand soon became best known for its signature moccasin which feature tiny rubber nubs.

2013: 05/13
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Terrafugia TF-X

The Massachusetts-based firm Terrafugia has announced its Transition design, which is part sedan, part private jet with two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car, will be on sale in less than two years. They have also unveiled plans for a TF-X model that will be small enough to fit in a garage, and won’t need a runway to take off. Motorised rotors attached to the wings of the TF-X make it possible to take off from standing still. This means cars could switch from driving to flying when they encounter traffic. However, the wingspan requires a diameter of 100 feet to do so.

2013: 05/12
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Sonic Water

The fascination of ’sonic water’ by media artists Sven Meyer & Kim Pörksen, is rooted in their ability to aesthetically express sound as a visual experience. The installation produces constantly transforming images which react when a user adds content to the liquid mix. Water in small containers act as flexible three-dimensional sculptures that translate sounds into kinetic imagery. Through the use of light and speakers, the water tanks produce wave patterns depending on different audible frequencies, reflecting on the process of changing chaos and order. By following the law of the golden section, the liquid soundscapes react like forces of nature, reproducing identical vibrational patterns found in the tones of the solar system. [Click on the picture below to watch the video.]

2013: 05/12
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Air Jordan XX8 Black/Bright Citrus-Cool Grey-Deep Royal

Designed to coincide with this month’s Black/Bright Citrus-Cool Grey-Deep Royal edition of the Air Jordan 8 Retro, Jordan Brand has crafted an identical colorway of this year’s flagship silhouette – the Air Jordan XX8. Featuring the same motif as that of the versions created for Oak Hill Academy and Montrose Christian, the predominately black sneakers boast a combination of Bright Citrus, Cool Grey, and Deep Royal across the zippered shroud as an orange Jumpman logo appears on the carbon fiber heel counter. Complete with the silhouette’s signature Flight Plate and donning a contrasting grey midsole along with a royal outsole, this XX8 is due out June 1.

2013: 05/10
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Moritz Aust

His name is Moritz Aust, he comes from Schweinfurt in Germany and and he’s only 16 years old. Moritz Aust is in-between, doing his things as an amateur but growing technique and talent each day that passes by.

2013: 05/08
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Instalacao Nightclub, Porto, Portugal

As far as nightlife goes, in Porto, Portugal, it is all happening downtown. A local company, Baixa, has recently added another downtown nightclub to its roster that already includes the Baixa Bar. The new nightclub, Instalação (installation), was designed by José Carlos Cruz Arquitecto, the same team responsible for the design of Baixa Bar as well as the Farmacia Lordelo. The space for Instalação, opened in late March, was in essence a long, narrow corridor with two dividing structural arches that support the building itself. From this 250 square-meter (2,690 sq.ft.) space the designers created a golden wire tunnel where the main materials are concrete, brass and polished aluminum. Inspired by various works of Olafur Eliasson,the team created a glowing, floating lighting program that helps expand the space visually and draws the attention to reflections and illumination, away from the narrow framework of the room.

2013: 05/08
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Digital Destruction Watch by Ross McBride

The Digital Destruction Watch is a good analogy for how old has to make way for the new. Designed by Ross McBride the watch features a face where the analog dial seems to have been destroyed by the elements and made way for the digital era.

Time marches on. The old must make way for the new, but sometimes it does not go willingly as with the Digital Destruction Watch. Set in an analog body, the traditional mechanical dial seems to have shattered to make way for the digital LCD screen. The “crown” is actually a button that switches between time, second, and date modes, as well as activate the backlight. -Ross McBride

2013: 05/08
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HEBIL 157 House In Bodrum

Istanbul-based architectural practice, Aytac Architects, have designed the Hebil 157 project. Completed in 2012, the five luxury apartments were inspired by the cascading flow of lava of the ancient Kos volcano and can be found in Bodrum, Turkey.

2013: 05/06
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The World Turns Sculpture by Michael Parekowhai

New Zealand sculptor Michael Parekowhai’s installation titled “The World Turns” is an intriguing piece of work that features an enormous bronze statue of an elephant balancing on its head. Next to the 5-meter-tall structure, there is a tiny, almost undetectable, figure of a kuril (a rodent native to Australia, often referred to as a “water rat”) and a short distance away there is a chair installed for viewers to take a seat and reflect on the statue. In a statement, the museum says, “The World Turns reminds us that history is often recorded to highlight specific moments, but, as the world turns, there are many other stories – and these are central to our understanding of history.”

2013: 05/06
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Girard-Perregaux 1966 Chronograph Doctor’s Watch

Girard-Perregaux is introducing a very limited edition version of its 1966 Chronograph meant to recall the doctor’s watches of the early twentieth century. Available exclusively from the Dubail boutique in Paris, it features a 40mm case, and automatic caliber movement, and face details like the bold orange/red circle, typeface, and pulsometer scale that set it apart from the company’s other 1966 chronographs.

2013: 05/05
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Counterbalanced Turntable by Hammacher Schlemmer

Listening to records is old school cool. Vinyl is still in circulation so having a means to play them is important. The sound quality might not be that great so investing in a newer design might be best. Gadget brand Hammacher Schlemmer put out a Counterbalanced Turntable that delivers crisp, clear sound. Equipped with all kinds of high tech mechanisms including dual counter-rotating decks that spin counter-clockwise to cancel out unwanted noise and twin plinths that can’t transfer sound. This design won the Best Sound High Fidelity Award by Munich High End which is the biggest high-end award to be had.

2013: 05/04
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Mita Sneakers x Reebok Classic Leather 30th Anniversary

Continuing on their celebration of the Reebok Classic Leather‘s 30th Anniversary, the brand has collaborated with Tokyo retailer mita Sneakers. This sneaker is a colorful combination of materials and tones, meshing pig suede, sky blue chambray, terry, and glow-in-the-dark on one nicely executed silhouette. Behind this is Shigeyuki Kunii, creative director at mita Sneakers, who is responsible for the innovative design process with which mita approaches its collaborations.

2013: 05/04
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Knock Knock Calculator

Knock Knock is an amazing project that combines both technology and design. With it’s minimalist look, the wooden cube presents a face with the 4 mathematic basics: Additions, soustractions, multiplications and divisions. Have an original knock and then knock anywhere to operate by the number you want. Hard to explain but very simple to understand. Click on the picture below to tell you more about it in a video. Knock Knock was conceived and designed by Swiss designer Khalil Klouche.

2013: 05/04
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