In April 2004 video footage appeared on the Internet showing two Tamil Tigers proudly patrolling Sri Lankan waters in a boat retrofitted in the shape of a US Air Force F117 Stealth Bomber. In 2006 Knowbotic Research decided to investigate the juxtaposition of a glaring visibility and technological blindness symbolized by the boat and, with Peter Sandichler, reconstructed a stealth boat
“A Parallel Image” is an electronic camera obscura, made by Gebhard Sengmüller, in collaboration with Franz Büchinger. It is an interactive sculpture which can capture and display images. On one side is a camera made of 2500 photo senser which are mounted on a 1 by 1 meter board. On the other side there is the monitor with 2500 light bulbs to display to image. In between each sensor and light bulb there is a 3 meter long copper wire. The resolution of this sculpture is of course quite low, but the aesthetic of the device is very nice.
Rocker is an universal attachment to turn almost any four-legged chair into a real rocking chair. Designed by Oooms in cooperation with Meinte van de Meulen.
These images are the result of a collaboration between Lola Dupré & Kristiina Wilson. First, Kristiina made photos of model Viivi, then Lola made these beautiful photo-montages with the prints.
The Invisible Shoe is one of the 5 different shoe concepts by the Brazilian footwear designer Andreia Chaves. It would fit perfectly with the polygon fashion of Irina Shaposhnikova. You can see the 4 other concepts at Yatzer.
Tokujin Yoshioka was asked by Maison Hermès Japan to design a window display, featuring its famous scarfs. It’s actually a new version of a display he did for the brand back in 2004. But it is still amazing in its simplicity. Make sure that you watch the video.