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František Kupka (1871-1957) — "Musique" [oil on canvas, 1932]

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UFO (1970), “Ordeal”

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literally obsessed with the design of blobjects

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Syd Mead

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'Zonic' consumer electronics store - Al Sayrafi Mall, Jeddah, SA (2009)

Designed by Winntech - Kansas City, MO

Scanned from 'Stores and Retail Spaces 11' (2010)

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why did no one tell me quantum computers looked like that

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Natalie Portman wearing a Panasonic FM Stereo Headset RF-60 from the 1970s 

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Shusei Nagaoka

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Control rooms, power stations, control panels—Soviet era mostly, and a few more modern ones.

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HAL 9000 Cemex Computer Centre - Monterrey, MX (Sept. 1997)

Designed by Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners

“When Mexican cement producer Cemex commissioned Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners to design a new computer centre to manage its global production, stock and distribution round the clock, total security was a priority. So was a high degree of environmental control, given the Mexican climate. But this project is no forbidding high-tech bunker. Its futuristic interior projects a dynamic company identity, reflecting the ingenuity with which its designers have turned constraints into opportunities. 

A key to the approach is the use of two different lighting scenarios: one for everyday and one for special VIP visits. Lighting designer on the protect was Jonathan Spews. Visitors experience the different spaces of the budding as though passing through Stanley Kubrick-inspired film sets. The sequence starts as visitors negotiate a special security lock before entering the centre. This in itself is dramatic: a heavy, stainless-steel door slides back to usher visitors into a small, enclosed space ht only by blue indirect lighting in the perforations of the door. Red globes recessed into the ceiling then give the impression of ‘scanning’ the visitor. Finally, only when the sliding door is completely closed, a second set of doors open to reveal the computer centre. 

This environment expresses the idea of climate control with an 'ice house’ aesthetic. Etched glass lenses that emit blue light are set in a raised floor covered with patterned stainless steel. Four etched glass cutouts reveal thousands of cables acting as the nerves of the computer centre. The control desk overlooks the whole operation from an elliptical platform separated only by a full-height glass screen. Staff here work on a carpeted island below a highly translucent textile ceiling that provides warm, indirect light. Client presentations can be protected on to a white, tensioned sail suspended from the concrete slab end wall opposite the control desk. Whoever said computer centres were boring?”

Scanned from ‘International Interiors 7′ (2000)

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Selections from ‘Club Design’ by Daab Media (2005)

Image 1: Penthouse Executive Club - NYC - ICRAVE Design (2004)

Image 2: Blast - Sao Paulo, BR - Arthur de Mattos Casas (2003)

Image 3: Crobar - NYC - ICRAVE Design (2003)

Image 4: Teatro - Las Vegas - Tihany Design (2004)

Image 5: Cocoon - Frankfurt - 3Deluxe (2004)

Image 6: TLV - Tel Aviv - Michael Azulai (2003)

Image 7: Avalon - NYC - D-Ash Design (2003)

Image 8: Bar Tubo - Lima - Felipe Assadi (2003)

Image 9: Sonotheque - Chicago - Suhail Design Studio (2003)

Image 10: Sound-bar - Chicago - Slick Design & Manufacturing (2002)

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Sony Ericsson Brand Launch (2001) At the 2001 Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association in Las Vegas

Design by Lorenc+Yoo Design

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‘Nike Genealogy of Speed’ installation - SERVO Architects (2004)

“Nike approached us looking to create an exhibition tracing the path of innovation from their very first racing flat to their most recent super lightweight spikes. Responding to this brief, in collaboration with Karen Kimmel and SERVO Architects, we designed an immersive experience for visitors to this exclusive space on the boardwalk in Venice Beach.”

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Future Face by Billy Nunez

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Fusion, anyone? Not quite yet, but researchers show just how close we’ve come

The dream of igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth, is getting closer to becoming reality, according the authors of a new review article in the journal Physics of Plasmas.

Researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) engaged in a collaborative project led by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, report that while there is at least one significant obstacle to overcome before achieving the highly stable, precisely directed implosion required for ignition, they have met many of the demanding challenges leading up to that goal since experiments began in 2010.

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More Kickstarter reward art! Some examples of 9"x12" illustrations in the $40 tier. (Note: the greys and blacks are actually a little bit sparkly. Actually, all the colors in the top one are a bit sparkly.) 

Thanks everyone who has already pledged/shared! I’m at 24%, let’s keep it up!

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Working on some of the reward art for my Kickstarter campaign.  A pledge of $10 or more will get you a shiny 4x6 illustation like these! (And they are literally shiny, that is some sparkly silver gouache) Oh, and if you happen to have your eye on one of these in parlicular, go ahead and send me a message to claim one after you’ve made your pledge.