Mag+, a concept video on the future of digital magazines

Great magazine idea from the guys at BERG. You can check out the rest of the concept here.

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IKEA - Facebook showroom

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Albert Exergain - TV Posters

Some brilliant posters around TV/Movie shows from Albert Exergain. Clever ones that make you go ‘ooohhh’, funny ones that make you go ‘hahaha’ and some that you just might not get. All beautiful, clear, interesting and thought-out. Click here to see them all.

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Melted Clock

A concept interesting and thought by the designer Florian Schaerfer, with this futuristic radio-alarm integrated directly in the mattress of the bed. The buttons appear in relief thanks to silicone. An object not marketed for the moment. More images in the continuation. (Found via www.fubiz.net)

See the full gallery on posterous

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Stephan Zirwes

Some work from very talented German photographer Stephan Zirwes. Great overhead imagery which look just beautiful. Check out his site here. Thanks to Fubiz for this.

Just saw this and loved it

Scandinave Les Bains Vieux - Montréal

Located in Old Montreal and close to the Old Port, the 12,000-square-foot spa is the first urban undertaking of the Scandinave team, spearheaded by Benoît Berthiaume, co-founder and executive VP of the Gestion Rivière du Diable group.

Occupying the ground floor of a restored former warehouse, Scandinave Les Bains Vieux-Montréal’s setting is less intimate than the rural settings of the first two Scandinave spas. The first corporate spa opened in 1999 in the log-and-stone cabin country of Mont Tremblant’s ski hills in Quebec, and the first franchise opened in 2006 in the Blue Mountain ski hills of Collingwood, Ontario.

It's been a while since my last post but I have been incredibly busy (yeah, excuses, excuses!). Anyway here is the latest awesome thing I have seen, courtesy of coolhunter, once again you have made me feel like I live in a horrible building with terrible furniture and will never be able to afford a beautiful house.

Nice though isn't it.

Keep it. It’s on the King

A colleague at work brought my attention to this clever marketing ploy by Burger King. Shout out to sogoodblog and ted.me for these.

RJDJ - iPhone

RjDj enables music to react with the environment and turns the sounds we typically come across in a normal day into a rich orchestra of life,” continues Stefan Glaenzer, investor at RjDj. “It effectively builds a bridge between the real world and the electronic world of music – turning what has traditionally been passive sound into an engaging, interactive and highly creative experience. It also has the potential to make you feel like you have taken a large amount of hardcore drugs but they will not be using it at the priory any time soon....... I don't think!

Click here to see the movie

Here to download the app and find out more about it

Or here to have a look at other RJDJ scenes

Shout out to Cpluv where I found this.

The big em.... not so bad city

It has been a while since my last post and I am finally starting to feel settled in the cauldron that is London. After spending the first month in Kensington I have now headed further north and am now living in Islington, initial impressions are that it's a really cool place with loads of atmosphere so I am looking forward to exploring it. I am loving work and everyone is very nice and helping me settle, consequentially I am starting to feel more at home here already. Anyway enough soppy shite and lets have a look at some lovely stuff. Obviously I have been saving links like the proverbial squirrel before winter but I thought I should be more focused and go down a photography theme for this post rather than vomit a huge amount of links out. Some of these are dated but still worth a look so get clicking and enjoy.

The 2008 Olympics part 1
The 2008 Olympics part 2
The 2008 Olympics part 3
Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's Earth from above

P.S for my friends back in Newcastle here is a translation:
It has been a while since me last post an Ahm finally starting te feel settled in the cauldron tha is Lunnen . Affta spending the forst month in Kensington Aa've noo headed furtha north an am noo living in Islington, initial impressions are tha it's a really canny playce wi loads of atmosphere so Ahm looking forward te exploring it. Ahm luvin worrk an everyone is git canny an helping me settle, consequentially Ahm starting te feel more at hyem heor already. Anyways enough soppy shite an lerruz hev a gandie at some lovely stuff. Obviously Aa've been saving links leik the proverbial squirrel before winter but Ah thowt Ah be more focused an gan doon a photography theme fre this post rortha than vomit a huge amount of links oot . Some of these are dated but still worth a gandie so get clicking an enjoy.

Navi - World of Timers

Navi is (and I quote)... "a new generation interactive media studio based in Istanbul, Turkey". They have created this brilliant tool in which you can declare your thoughts, prophecies, goals, wills etc to the world and set up a timer to signal your intent. Clever, inventive and beautifully executed!

The Girl Effect

Great new website by W&K and Grow Interactive. Little research has been done to understand how investments in girls impact economic growth and the health and well-being of communities. This lack of data reveals how pervasively girls have been overlooked. For millions of girls across the developing world, there are no systems to record their birth, their citizenship, or even their identity. However, the existing research suggests their impact can reach much farther than expected. This website highlights these issues and points a way forward.

Mentos: Kiss Fight

The best flash game I have come across this year along with the Coke Zero game (both created by North Kingdom incidentally). Not only is Kiss Fight beautifully executed but also hugely entertaining and very addictive until you complete it. Click here to play!

Desktopography 2008

Finally, the new Desktopography exhibition is out, and its (as everyone expected) beautiful! 38 new wallpapers from some of the worlds most talented digital artists with the theme of nature present throughout, a little piece of design heaven (and with more than enough to change your desktop every couple of weeks!)

Living in the Clouds

It has been a while since my last post, this is more due to the fact I have been mega busy as apposed to anything else but here is the next installment. Another architecture post (would you believe it, two in a row!) Stumbled across a post on the cool hunter about fantastic high-rise apartments. Some of the most beautiful living spaces I have seen across some of the most iconic cities around the world. Enjoy, I know I certainly did!

Coldplay & Apple - Viva la Vida

Great new TV spot for the release of Coldplay's new album on iTunes.

Drench Spring Water Advert

Very funny advert from Dench, not only is it funny but it brilliantly conveys the key message in an interesting way. Created by Chi & Partners

A Blog list

A list of the best creative blogs out there covering graphics, fashion, marketing and new technologies. Good for inspiration, found on cpluv, sponsored by fubiz but compiled by Elmanco.

Sony: Foam City

The latest installment of the partnership between Sony and Fallon. Here it ends with the line: "Images like no other" and is for their photography products. Click here to see the video and find out more.

Adidas: Left Vs Right

To celebrate and pay tribute to the iconic Superstar, adidas Originals produced a pair of giant, SUV-size exact replicas, down to the fire-hose shoe laces. Housed in separate studios, they invited friends and artists at Surface2Air (NYC) and Upper Playground (San Francisco) to celebrate their own originality by customizing these huge sneakers – the right shoe for the East Coast and the left shoe for the West Coast. For three days, the artists’ collectives went to work. Upon completion, the shoes were put on a flat bed truck and the two parties set off to meet in Venice Beach, CA. The showdown on the boardwalk drew L.A.’s finest “originals.” Surface2Air featured Gordon Hull, Daniel Jackson and Alexia Stamatiou and Upper Playground featured Sam Flores.