Friday, July 10, 2009

Hotlinks, duplex house for Make It Right / Atelier Hitoshi Abe | ArchDaily

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Thursday, July 09, 2009

High-Design Public Bus? Maybe in London | Fast Company

"Commuters using London's public-transit system probably never dream of being picked up in an Aston Martin, but it may not be long before that happens. The storied automaker has teamed with architecture superfirm Foster + Partners to give the famed double-decker Routemaster bus a makeover. "Both Foster + Partners and Aston Martin are recognized brands that are designing at the high end, so it seemed like a good match," Alistair Lenczner, a partner at Foster + Partners, says of the pairing, forged for a competition launched by London mayor Boris Johnson last year."

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Core77 Introduces the Dutch Master limited edition bicycle

The Dutch Master is based on the beloved Worksman cruiser frame—a workhorse foundation used throughout the New York delivery community, and manufactured in Queens, New York for over 110 years. Core77 customized the frame, fitting it out with a carefully curated set of components, each with its own story.

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Summer Kitchen / Muru 
+ Pere | ArchDaily

This outdoor shelter on a farm in Estonia is covered in punctured metal. As they say in the article ”As Estonian weather is not famous for its warmth and sunshine it has become popular to have summer parties at so-called summer kitchens and shelters,”

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Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Keyring in the shape of a Key - Duh! - Core77

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Saegeling Medizintechnik Office / Gerd Priebe Architects | ArchDaily

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Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS

Looks like Google now has two OS's on the go, Android and the new Chrome OS. I suppose competition is a good thing...it might muddy the water for consumers though.

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