End of year show banter

The end of year show was a success at Belfast art college. There was a great crowd and fun on every floor. The contemporary architecture dance was interesting in the library, ice cream at 3d design and the heat was rising at fine art. Saw some people who were suited and booted, they must have been sweltering! I also left my calling cards around the place that should get some attention. The night was finished off at either the Duke of York or the Union depending on how cool you were.

The Ulster Festival is now in full swing. Starting on the 4th of June to the 19th. There is loads of stuff happening check here. There is also performance and installation work all this week down at the Fish Bowl on the ground floor. Check it out.

BitMAPS: Writing on the wall

Here is a great video inspired by Bitmaps which is an image made up of pixels. The simple manufacturing used to create these unique forms in the vacuum former are brilliant. The tiles created are put together as a bathroom wall surface described as "an inexpensive patterned wall" projectione.com. The negative and positive design remind be of the tactile quality found in braille writing. Writing on the wall.

bitMAPS from PROJECTiONE on Vimeo.

Pixel Building in Shanghai expo 2010

At the Shanghai Expo the Korean pavilion looks as if it has been pixelated. Really impressive work my Mass Studies studio. The symbols on each tile look amazing. Does anyone remember multilink cubes? Good Times.

DIY Manufactering

Some of my favorite projects are when I get to make real working prototypes. This flatpack roto moulder can step up quality and manufacturing possibilities. Its priced at £255 which could be seen as over priced when you could just shake your mould about for a couple of hours to get the same effect. Check out more work at Studio my first

Goose Cones

"Goose cones" by Michael Savona who featured in ICFF designboom mart New York City. Orange Cones are all over the world, these Goose cones would become a hidden delight if they were found in Belfast.

Droog's new manifesto

Droog the dutch design collective has created there new manifesto. droog.com/
Gijs Bakker co-founder of Droog left in 2009. Droogs new manafesto is released from April 28th 1010.







we need a new design integrity.
we redirect creative energy .
we redefine the lifecycle.
we create ongoing value.
we start with what’s easily available.
we want sensible innovation.
we redesign until we find an owner.
we care about where it goes.
we invite everybody to participate.
we celebrate the new orders.
we enable you to share.