today and tomorrow

Hanging Wall in Hemlock Tree by Letha Wilson.

Decode: Digital Design Sensations is an upcoming exhibition at Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The exhibition will show the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small screen based graphics to large-scale installations. The exhibition will explore three themes: Code as a Raw Material, Interactivity and The Network. You will be able to see work by Daniel Brown, Golan Levin, Daniel Rozin, Simon Heijdens, Trioka, Robert Hodgin, … I guess it’s quite clear that I’ll have to go to London between 8 December 2009 and 11 April 2010. But till then I’ll keep myself busy with the opensource digital identity of the exhibition created by Karsten Schmidt. You can download it here and start playing with it. If you submit your version of the identity, it’s possible that it will appear on the digital screens of the London Underground.

The Flat Project is a collaboration between Jo Nagasaka and Shuhei Nakamura. They used translucent color epoxy on uneven surfaces to create these Flat Tables. The color of the surfaces are dependent on the depth of the epoxy layer. The flattening creates a diversity in color. You can go and see these table at happa inTokyo till December 19th.

I’m just back from the last Moderat concert ever (we’ll see about that). Moderat is/was the band project of Modeselektor and Apparat. The opening track, A new Error, of their first and last album is THE track of 2009.

Beim Chef (With the boss) by Roman Signer. Every office should have such a button.

Erased Classic is a collection of carpets by Jan Kath. They are based on classic patterns from Italian wall coverings and Indian saris. The carpets are produced by weavers at manufacturing sites in Kathmandu. But their final look is caused by acid, which makes the patterns fade and disappear. The customer cannot only define the color, materials, size, knot density, and design, but also the degree of erosion.

found at stylepark

“Scan Processor Studies” is the result of a collaboration between Woody Vasulka & Brian O’Reilly. They made the footage for this film with a Rutt-Etra Scan Processor in the 1970’s and manipulated it some more afterwards. It’s actually quite hard to describe it, but it’s full with beautiful shapes and patterns.

Black Wardrobe by Anna Barriball, it’s just tape on a wardrobe but it looks great.

found at designboom weblog

New Stripes is a new PANORAMIC DIORAMA by Mitch Trale. It’s actually just an interactive 3D cube with a colorful texture. And some weird music.

found at rhizome

Ricky Swallow is an Australian artist who also makes sculptures. These 2 pieces are made of Jelutong, a tropical hardwood. His style reminds me of Fabio Viale, who uses marble for his sculptures.

found at acidolatte