Ausgebrannt is a series of stools and low tables by Kasper Hamacher. I actually don’t really like them, but the production process looks like fun. By the way, ausgebrannt is German for burnt out.

found at dezeen

Man by Niko Princen.

Venus With Drop Shadow by Brian Khek. What else is there to say?

found at rhizome

Apple launched the iPad 2 today. To be honest, the iPad itself wasn’t the best part of the announcement. But the Smart Cover for the iPad was. It’s a protective cover for the screen which attaches itself to the iPad with 2 magnets. It snaps right in place and it doesn’t really hide the design of the device. I think it’s one of the best industrial design products I’ve seen lately. When you close the cover it will put the iPad to sleep and the other way around. Ingenious.

“Re-renders” is a series of 5 video loops created by Luke Barcelona Cano for the London edition of Bring Your Own Beamer. Sequence_03 is my favorite.

Sequence_01

Sequence_02

Sequence_03

Sequence_06

Sequence_07

found at triangulation blog

You might remember Alexandre Farto aka Vhils his impressive Scratching the Surface wall pieces. The band Orelha Negra asked him to direct the music video for M.I.R.I.A.M. I’m not sure if his other pieces are also made with pyrotechnics but the ones in the video look spectacular.

“Souviens toi que tu vas mourir” (remember that you will die) is a morbid version of the classic monoblock chair by pool.

found at designboom weblog