Working In A Cube? Try Working In An Orb: The Globus Workstation

Globus Workstation

Nope, it’s not a space age prototype. It’s an actual produced product. And it’s available for purchase. Globus is a mobile work station (flexi-station) in two guises. In its closed form, this work station fascinates and intrigues-not unlike a modern office deathstar. It hides its function and intrigues onlookers. (more…)

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Sandro Meneghello and Marco Paolelli Spend A Lot Of Time In The Bathroom

Meneghello and Paolelli Bathroom Design

They’re young, talented and there’s no one else in whose bathroom I’d rather pee. Designers Sandro Meneghello and Marco Paolelli, both born in 1979, have a flair for bathroom fixtures. (more…)

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Designing The 2008 Olympic Pictograms and Those of Years Past


above left: Inscriptions on the Gui bronze vessels; above right: Pictograms of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Photo and graphic courtesy of ARCOG

Graphic designers had to consider how to create a look that represented China, but also how to design images that would be attractive to an international audience, ARCOG (the Art Research Center for the Olympic Games) deputy director Hang Hai explains. (more…)

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