Design&Life Issue 06 -kiến trúc mỹ thuật

Design&Life Issue 06 -kiến trúc mỹ thuật

CONTENT D&L News

We provide the news that you don't want to miss

This is your basic protein.

Designers Circle

From A to B, from B to C;

it is the world of designers;

it’s designers’ circle.

The Moment

There are a lot of moments

in one's life We treasure

each precious moment.

D&L Lifestyle

We are surrounding

by brands.D&L tells you the stories behind your lifestyle.

1/2 Recipe

Cooking is Art There are no rules 1/2 recipe shows you the smartest way to cook.

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What's happening in the world?

We will show you around.

so far in the 21st Century

as a laboratory that gives designers or artists the freedom to create experimental furniture objects and interior installations, and to explore the possibilities and new ways of seeing design A lot of designers have contributed objects to Vitra Edition 2007: Ron Arad, Jurgen Bey, Naoto Fukasawa, Frank Gehry, Konstantin Grcic, Zaha Hadid, Jasper Morrison, Jerszy Seymour, Tokujin Yoshioka and so on The prototypes were shown for the first time at the Vitra Campus, Weil am Rhein, from June 13th to July 22nd, 2007 The Vitra Edition may be seen as part of the public architectural tours offered daily by the Vitra Design Museum at 12.00 and 14.00.

vitra.com

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Go get your 3,000,000 Yen!

Uniqlo's annual t-shirt design competition "UT Grand Prix" will be launched on August 15 The deadline is September 20 As usual, the grand prize winner will receive a 3 million yen award and also, you might have a chance to meet Sato Kashiwa, Tadao Ando or Yayoi Kusama as the judges if you win! Don't miss this chance this year!

ut.uniqlo.com/utgps

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be in New York Times Building at 8th Ave between 40th and 41st streets It will be its flagship store with a 5,000 square foot space The other one will

be at Broadway, between Grand and Howard While Uniqlo is also setting up its flagship in NY, it will be interesting to see how these "Fuji apples" melt into the Big Apple!

www.muji.com

Designers Circle

From A to B, from B to C;

it is the world of designers;

it’s designers’ circle.

BrenB is our guest this month! Besides his funky style

of illustrators and comics, we found out he is also

a humorous man, good cooker, and Want to know more? Let's welcome BrenB from Ireland!

www.brenb.net

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Hi Bren! Please introduce yourself!

BRENB was born in 1974 at a house called "Mum &

Dad's" in Dublin, Ireland As a boy he watched too much TV But, as a girl he did write little plays which

to be fair to him was pretty creative Then again he did act out these plays by himself in the nearby park

Which at the very least has probably led to him to talking about himself in the third person

He continues to work in solitude as an illustrator and cartoonist

I am very enjoyed your funky style illustration with hand written typography Is your style inspired or influenced by anyone, anything?

Glad you enjoyed them Yeah I love hand-drawn type

As a cartoonist I’ve always been fascinated by the combination of words and pictures Artists like Dave McKean, Henry Darger & Basquiat are never far from

my mind I’m a huge fan of Nate Williams as well I like making it look like the computer never came near

it even though it always does

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Are you one of the founders of Illustrators Guild of Ireland (IGI)? Tell us a little bit about IGI.

No, I’m not one of the founders although I am a director at the moment It’s a small voluntary organi-sation that started out to promote Illustration in Ire-land At present we have 50 full time members, run exhibitions, small book projects and host artists talks

What is the most interesting project you've done?

Being involved in the recent VADER PROJECT was such a thrill 25 European artists were asked to cus-tomize a replica Darth Vader helmet that would then

be exhibited in London at the 30th anniversary STAR WARS exhibiton Ummm, I recently completed a large scale series of illustrations to accompany Ireland’s entry for the Venice Biennale for Architecture Doing the cover for the birthday issue of CANDY magazine was pretty sweet too but Vader rocks!

Where do you live? Any suggested place in the city

if we are visiting?

I live in the center of Dublin I’d recommend a visit to the Chester Beatty Library, amazing collection of rare books and a really nice cafe for lunch, my treat!

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Do you cook? What is your comfort food?

Yes I love to cook My house is full of cookery books

If I’m feeling like a treat I’ll cook my sweet chilli peppers stuffed with mushrooms and sausage meat

I’m getting hungry now…

What do you do in your leisure time?

Well when I’m not working, which is all the time, I’m

a bit of a movie buff I used to watch 4-5 movies every day now I’m lucky if it’s 4 a week I watch a lot

of football on TV, I like to shower, laughing is good, read magazines, drinking alcohol, started going to the gym a lot recently probably because of the previous replies

Could you choose one interesting object from your everyday life and tell us why you like it?

I’m afraid it’s going to have to be my IPOD I find it hard to sleep at night so I listen to podcasts on my IPOD and eventually I get my 2 hours sleep But we also bought this crazy vegetable slicing machine recently that is totally addictive I’m spending a lot of time using that

What is your dream project?

I have a few I’d love to work on a book with Mark Murphy Design I’d love to do a line of Vinyl Toys I’d love illustrate a Harvey Pekar comic strip I’d love to

be commissioned to do a New Yorker cover I’d love

to be commissioned to do a series of book covers for Penguin But basically I’m happy working with clients who are excited about their job and are enthusiastic about the possibilities

I think Ireland has developed a very eclectic style

It’s a European twist on America with a big shake of the UK Up until recently we have been a poor country that exported it’s talent, now we are rich (kinda) so everyone is staying and we are much richer design wise because of it

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What kind of music do you like?

Any favorite band?

I like good music, almost exclusively, although my girlfriend would probably disagree with that Favorites

at the moment include Anthony & The Johnsons, Bettye Lavette, Bonde De Role, CSS, Battles, Hot Chip, Interpol, Modest Mouse, Postal Service, THE KNIFE, etc etc

If you have 1 month vacation, where are you going

to spend?

Well I’ve just come back from a month In New York,

so if I couldn’t go back there it would have to be Florence, Italy

I like to own a shop that sold screen printed posters and small press books, maybe a little gallery space and a couple of tables for coffee It would have to be

in Florence though, can you make that happen? Is that my fee for the interview?

What does Design & Life mean to you?

Striking the right balance! Hopefully someday I’ll achieve it

Any words for your friend Jon Burgerman?

MONKEY PIRATES!

Thanks for the interview! This chapter is designers' circle, and we hope you can introduce one of your friends, and will be interviewed in the next issue! Who will be the victim? :D

World champion book illustrator and all round hot stud…Oliver Jeffers!

The Moment

There are a lot of moments

in one's life We treasure

each precious moment.

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alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto / vrioon, insen, revep

Nice experimental records from alva noto and ryuichi sakamoto

www.raster-noton.de / www.sitesakamoto.com

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mop - modern organic products - basil mint shampoo

Organic shampoo with fresh smell

www.mopproducts.com

Matsuyama grapefruit+lemon handsoap

Organic handsoap

www.matsuyama.co.jp

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※ Please use it with equal double.

the art of home appliance

Amadana is a Japanese home appliance brand, founded in 2003 “Amadana” was originally an area in Japan during Edo Period (1603~1867), where gathering lots of lacquer workers and wholesalers The lacquer craft combining the technology of Japan and its beauty can be as the basic design symbol and philosophy of Amadana

The director of Amadana is Shuwa Tei, who was born in 1968 In 1996, he established Intentionallies with Jiro Endo and Shin Ohori Later, he cooperated with Toshiba to start up this home appliances brand, Amadana (He also worked with the Wallpaper founder, Tayler Brule, building a stationery brand called Craft Design Technology.)

3Home appliance is used to be made for function with cold material, such as steel, iron, and plastic However, the

products of Amadana are more like furniture than just functional machine Amadana uses natural elements, such

as white oak and bamboo, to balance and soften the feel of its products This is a wisely idea to create a modern interior without hiding your microwave in the kitchen corner With modern design and Japanese traditional lacquer techniques, Amadana is definitely one of the most innovative lifestyle brands in 21st Century

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Coffee maker

White oak is used for the handle of the bottle There is no heater to keep your coffee warm so that the taste

of coffee is fresh With stainless filler, it’s economical and no more paper smell in your coffee Please read the instruction manual of it web page The description is funny and interesting (The instruction paper of their product

is also one of their great ideas to catch your eyes.)

3Electronic Calculator

This calculator has 10 unique conversion unit functions that usual ones don’t have, such as centimeter to inch, yard to meter, and pound to kilogram, etc It feels great when you hold it The key top has slight dents to fit your finger, and the touch of it gives you satisfaction, and the color combinations of these calculators are well designed and fashionable

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Stick type cleaner

This is the most elegant home appliances

I have ever seen The shape is designed without occupying too much space, and it’s only need a space wide that enough for two pairs of shoes Furthermore, it’s like a piece of art and you can display it everywhere in your house

We belive that AMADANA has shown us their sense of design, influenced our daily life and improved our living environment

I love to cook and collect recipes, but I never exactly follow the steps For me, cooking should be playful

I always put my imagination to someone’s recipe and bring it to my vision

My cooking rules are easy and healthy Modern people are always busy, 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

for two

1 can of solid white tuna in water (80g)

1 t fresh lemon juice

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Like some luxury brands, Uniqlo has gone beyond fashion and embraced new product categories with their Hotels Homes line of home and personal accessories The modern packages are designed by Kazunari Hattori They also have a growing collection of goods for everyday life, from a full line of body and hair-care accessories to linens for the bedroom We expect to see more from this new concept of Uniqlo

hotelshomes.uniqlo.com