Blattella explores the beauty of insect forms; creatures invoking an instinctive repulsion and disgust. In spite of our discomfort they remain fascinating, we cannot avert our gaze from their curious articulated movements. Here they swarm around the light source drawn to the glow. Their bodies are bright with a translucent purity that belies associations with filth and squalor.
SLS polyamide 2010, floor, pendant and wall sconce luminaire.
Designer: Lionel T Dean (United Kingdom)
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A regular jog or walk is possibly the best exercise to stay fit and healthy, but walking through long distances on a go becomes difficult for senior citizens. Addressing the issue, designer Nichola Trudgen has come up with a simple yet effective perch named “Wanderest” that can be attached to lampposts as resting points for the elderly. Comprising three identical panels, injection-molded from a recycled wood plastic composite, the perch is not only cost-effective to produce but also helps in sustaining the environment. The Wanderest is easy to set up and maintain, as it can be attached to a post with either a bolt or two steel straps. Moreover, the perch is apt for flat surfaces that can be installed in crowded places, such as educational institutes, bank and hospitals, as small leaning stations.
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The Good to Know project is a monthly zine filled with advice + inspiration for artists/illustrators/designers on topics of creativity, business and life. Organized by Amy of Pikaland, the zine has received great reviews from buyers and the creative community.
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A study into ''oxo-degradable'' plastics, often labelled as degradable or biodegradable, found there was uncertainty about their impact on the natural environment.
The carrier bags, bin bags and flexible packaging, made from common plastics with small amounts of chemicals to speed up their breakdown, are also not suitable for recycling with other plastics, reuse or composting, the research by Loughborough University found.
In the wake of the study funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, ministers called on the industry not to claim the plastics were better for the environment than more conventional ones. And the Co-operative said it would not be using carrier bags made from that type of plastic in its stores in future.
Oxo-degradable plastics contain additives to help them degrade into smaller pieces more quickly with the help of heat or light. They then have to biodegrade, a process caused by microbes. The report said adding the metal compounds to the plastics did not improve their environmental performance and ''potentially gives rise to certain negative effects''.
To review the full article as published in The Telegraph in March 2010 please click here.
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Initially, we were a tad sceptical about the usability of the iPad. Then we saw Apple's first ad for it and realised that you simply need to place a sheet of glass in between your lap and the device. Easy...
Leaving aside the strangely perfect hand models, the ludicrously fast screen loading times, the ad lacks a basic appreciation of the laws of physics. Watch as the iPad is spun, seemingly without wobble (though there's a teeny-tiny one at 0.15); gaze as our Apple user types freely onto the device, causing it to move not one inch. Marvel at how you seemingly can use it on your lap with gay abandon, at no risk to your parquet floor.
OK I jest, but in illustrating how apparently easy it is to hold, move, and just plain sit down with your iPad, hasn't Apple drawn attention to the very aspect of its design that has come in for the most criticism?
