Alexander Ortlieb – ideen in holz (ideas in wood)

being a little eco chic I just fell in love with these beautifully crafted wooden products by Alexander Ortlieb from germany…

http://www.ortlieb-bernau.de/

present and correct

P & C have a great range of new hand made and vintage stationery sourced from around the world. It is so great to see such nice and happy designs.

http://www.presentandcorrect.com/index.php

heath ceramics

ooh, really excellent ceramics! I love the organic lines and natural colours of these Stack mugs by Heath Ceramics. You know what I’ll be asking for this Christmas…

http://www.heathceramics.com/go/heath/

foldedsheet design+research

“Foldedsheet develop, design and produce innovative publications that visually ‘map’ information.

In the digital age our range of paper based planning tools and mappazines offer an alternative medium for presenting and documenting data, knowledge, thoughts, ideas, facts, figures and stories.”

 http://foldedsheet.wordpress.com/

futurelab

this studio is focused on using new technology as a teaching aid and ‘transforming the way people learn through innovative technology and practice’…

http://www.futurelab.org.uk/

ecolect – sustainable materials

A great site for all things to do with sustainable materials…

http://ecolect.net/

this is not art & electrofringe

Newcastle, Australia  2-6 Oct 2008

This festival incorporates 4 programs including electrofringe – a festival of experimental electronic arts and culture dedicated to skills development and artistic exchange. It focuses on uncovering emergent forms and places a particular emphasis on encouraging exchange between emerging and established artists.

http://www.electrofringe.net/

http://www.thisisnotart.org/

frieder weiss

Frieder is an ‘engineer in the arts’, software developer living in Nürnberg and Berlin (Germany) and working with artists making performances and installations. He does loads of interactive work, including Glow with Australian dance group Chunky Moves.

http://www.frieder-weiss.de/

the coded wall

‘The Coded Wall’ is an interactive digital art project that explores new modes of live interaction made possible by combining high speed computing with a camera and projector. The work consists of a number of short dynamic projections which respond to shadows – so you can get in front of the projector and have a play!

The piece was originally exhibited during August 2008 in the Moving Image Gallery as part of the SALA Festival. The audience response was fantastic and we received a high commendation in the Bunka Moving Image Award.

‘The Coded Wall’ was built with proce55ing software and represents two months of collaborative work by Kirstin Wache and George Campbell at make&do studio.

Short video clip:

Extended clip:

Watch individual scenes:

SIGGRAPH Asia 2008

Singapore on 10 December 2008.

For four fascinating days, SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 will extend the horizons of innovation and excellence. It will feature creative, scientific, and educational work that provokes thought, explores ideas in innovative ways, addresses contemporary issues, interactively engages viewers in discovery, and stimulates their intellect and imagination.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2008