2008-05-11

flexible love

by Yaz

Flexiblelove… chair/sofa…

“Chishen Chiu is a young designer based in Miao Li, Taiwan. His design thinking has been heavily influenced by his urban surroundings, consisting primarily of small, family-owned factories that produce everything from paper tubes used for rolls of tape to metal parts that find their way into computers and electronic devices.”

“FlexibleLove™ experimental furniture incorporates an ‘accordion-like, honeycomb’ structure to create durable furniture pieces produced from widely-available, low-cost recycled materials. FlexibleLove™ furniture pieces, such as FlexibleLove 16™, are made wholly from recycled paper and wood products, and are produced using pre-existing manufacturing processes in order to reduce their overall impact on the environment.”

2008-05-06

I want you to want me

by Yaz

It is neo-nomad love and not Barbarella. The installation by Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar I want you to want me is displayed at the MOMA, in exclusivity for the Design and the Elastic Mind exhibit. Info via the RoomWare.

2008-05-06

sport + technology

by Yaz

Adidas Innovation Center in Paris

Wii Fit

2008-05-06

iPod shuffle hair clip

by Yaz


My iPod shuffle hair clip. Phone-pix: Eliot.

2008-04-24

inflatable lounger with built-in speakers

by Yaz

My next piece of furniture? Info via Swissmiss.

This Inflatable Lounger (GBP 20; about $40) built-in two speakers that you can connect your i-Pod, MP3 player, or CD player. It also has another desirable feature to make you time at sea more enjoyable. The Inflatable Lounger features it is easy to inflate and deflate, and does not need batteries or power cables. Of course, most important of all, it has a acceptable price.

2008-04-12

Man Ray’s Magnetic Chessmen

by Yaz

Seen at the exhibit: “Unconcerned But Not Indifferent“, a retrospective on Man Ray at the Pinacothèque, Paris (Exhibit goes until June 1, 2008):

2008-03-16

minimoo

by Yaz

I couldn’t stop laughing! minimoo:

Thank you Swissmiss!

2008-01-20

ecocomparateur

by Yaz

La SNCF maintenant propose de calculer l’indice environnement, càd les emissions de CO2 , selon que l’on voyage en train, par avion, ou en voiture. 80 Kg. de CO2 émis si l’on voyage en TGV (Aller-retour Paris-Strasbourg) contre 115 Kg par avion… (Payer plus cher pour un voyage plus long (car il faut se rendre à l’aéroport si l’on y est pas en transit), voyager moins confortablement, et polluer plus! You get the message :)

2008-01-15

luminothérapie

by Yaz

Trouvé dans le Magazine des Aéroports de Paris (en même temps qu’un article sur Bruno Marzloff de Chronos :) Extrait de de la conférence de presse sur le concept de luminothérapie. Recherche: luminothérapie sur le site http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/

“Solution au décalage horaire et au blues hivernal : les boutiques d’Aéroports de Paris initient les passagers à la luminothérapie

A partir du 20 décembre, et pour la première fois dans un aéroport, les passagers
se verront proposer gratuitement une initiation à la luminothérapie pour recharger
leurs batteries avant leur départ !

Les passagers pourront tester à Paris-Orly et de Paris-Charles de Gaulle cette nouvelle technique de bien-être qui permet notamment de diminuer les effets du décalage horaire et du “blues hivernal”. Le programme proposé par les boutiques d’Aéroports de Paris prévoit d’une part, des espaces fixes de luminothérapie et d’autre part, des équipes mobiles pour des séances “express” en salle d’embarquement.

A partir de janvier 2008, la luminothérapie sera disponible dans les boutiques d’Aéroports de Paris. A Paris-Charles de Gaulle, les points de vente Be Relax proposeront des massages “anti-jet lag” et des produits de luminothérapie.”

La technologie est de Philips (Philips Energy Light) !

Would be nice to locate when you are in a rush at the airport.

2008-01-07

indicateur d’itinéraires

[go, use]
by Yaz

I have always been fascinated by this machine that you can still find in some Parisian subway stations. Press and hold the button corresponding to your destination (on the keyboard) and your trajectory lights up (this one was not working). I haven’t spent enough time figuring out if it shows you the shortest trajectory, or a trajectory that has the less connections. Bruno… Would you have any insight?

Definitely in the lineage of the GPS… though this one is not portable :)