Post-it War

Sinds afgelopen maandag is het post-it oorlog in Nederland. Twee post-it mannetjes bezochten drukke plekken in het land en de grootste post-it creatie van Nederland, van ruim 12.000 post-its, op het hoofdkantoor van T-Mobile (zie foto) trokken de aandacht.

Via Twitter werd rondgevraagd naar het mysterie rondom #CTOTY. Tot nu. Het gaat namelijk om de lancering van de zoektocht naar hét creatief talent van Nederland: de Creative Talent of the Year Challenge (CTOTY).

Via: http://www.dutchcowboys.nl/
Foto's: Ideafighters

Pink balls

170,000 pink balls were suspended high in the air to enliven Montreal’s Sainte-Catherine Street East as it transforms for the summer into a pedestrian mall.

The plastic balls, in three different sizes and five subtle shades of pink, are strung together with bracing wire, crisscrossing the street and stretching through tree branches at varying heights.

The installation has been deployed in nine sections, each section displaying its own unique pattern. The result is a range of spirited motifs, some dense, others open and airy, all reflecting the street’s many moods. Not only is the visual impact delightful, but the artificial pink foliage modulates and plays with the light as pedestrians amble the length of the installation, which extends a full 1.2 kilometres between Berri and Papineau Streets.

Via http://www.claudecormier.com
Photos: CC+A

The Periscope Project

American practice ENS_projects has recently completed 'the periscope project', a mixed-use cooperative for
young creatives in san diego, california.
Originally conceived by petar perisic in 2006, the initiative seeks to create viable amenities for students, artists, designers, scholars and activists working with and in response to their urban environment.

Self-sustaining in nature, the project works to visualize alternative land-use within the city, establishing a productive counterpoint to the traditional - and often unattainable - development model. the complex, which is now operating with its first cooperative in place, is maintained by the tenants who are additionally responsible for developing curatorial, educational and outreach programming.


committed to the trans-disciplinary union of art, architecture, and regional urban issues, the facility features a split and adaptable program of gallery, event and work space. five intermodal shipping containers compose the overall unit, which hosts a rotating cooperative of young creatives.
Located on a narrow plot of land in the city's east village, the structure looks to provide a permeable and interconnected work environment where creation and exhibition coalesce.


The linear and parallel arrangement of containers on the site defines an outdoor courtyard and second-level deck.
Primarily used as auxiliary event space, the exposed areas integrate the internal volume with the outdoors, 
allowing natural light and ventilation to permeate the building.

Via: http://www.designboom.com
ENS Projects: http://www.ens-projects.com/
Images courtesy Karen Morrison

Pop-up pirate radio tower

US based architect and artist adam kalkin has completed the 'pop-up pirate radio tower' for the mis-design exhibition at the university of melbourne's victorian college of the arts located in victoria, australia. created from a locally salvaged shipping container placed on its end, the 40 foot tower will host the exhibition's radio broadcast. a transmission tower with a flag placed at the pinnacle will communicate the show to the masses.


The architect has experimented with and led the field for the utilization of shipping containers for structures which are presented in the book 'quik build: adam kalkin’s abc of container architecture', a retrospective of his design work. other examples of his work include the adriance residence, illy cafe and kalkin house.

The airwaves will feature a variety of local musicians and artists with additional commentary from students of the nearby campus. Listeners within one kilometer of the tower can tune in to 96.9 MHz or live stream the broadcast here.

Via: http://www.designboom.com
Adam Kalkin: http://architectureandhygiene.com
Images: Raphael Kilpatrick

Recycling Sunday

Installation Recycling Sunday in Warsaw for the Galeria Starter by Luzinterruptus.

In Warsaw, the citizens are not obligated to recycle and the garbage containers are not prepared for it either, meaning that this concept is not commonly known to the majority of the people.

1000 green, yellow and blue garbage bags ans lights were use to fill the plaza, some forming a blue sky within hand’s reach, the rest floating mysteriously, scattered across the plaza.

Many people came to visit the installation and the interaction was surprising, the children played with the bags as if they were the most attractive balloons and the adults carried them away as if they were precious gifts.

At the end of the night, the floating bags left the plaza to invade the city with their strange presence. Thus the installation finished by recycling itself in a spontaneous manner.

Photos by Gustavo Sanabria. .

Via http://www.luzinterruptus.com/

Tubotel

The Tube Hotel is giving new life to recycled concrete tubes in a way that is enjoyed by both the surrounding area and travelers alike.

Website: http://www.tubohotel.com
Via http://www.wejetset.com

Chrystal Bubble

Created by French designer Pierre Stephane Dumas, these transparent bubble tents are inflatable and feature wardrobes, shelves and even electric lighting. Scattered across France, they can be rented out for £400 pounds a night.

Via http://www.trendhunter.com/
and http://www.bitrebels.com