Stone Over Stone

  the next icon in watch culture and design BREIL, one of the most renown watch and jewelry brand in italy, collaborates with designboom for an international design competition under the theme of 'design time'. BREIL is a brand renowned for its original, distinctive style of watch, bold visual impact, and persistent innovation, which has since 2001 made the company creator of and leader in a new market demand for steel jewelry. participants are asked to design - the next stainless steel watch in the BREIL collection BREIL is seeking an attractive, feasible design that could have success as a real watch in the company's line. male, female, and unisex designs are equally welcomed. THE WATCH MUST BE A WRIST WATCH, ANALOG NOT DIGITAL , and should use stainless steel, or stainless steel in combination with other materials. the competition regards exclusively the design of the watch, get more info and register here

  RENAULT 4 EVER hands door handles participants are asked to re-design the renault 4. the briefing is broken up in 2 main parts: 1- the look and its style: the RENAULT 4 has been the third bestselling model in automobile history and has become an international pop style icon. your new design project should respect the identity of the historical R4 model, which was based on an extremely functional and minimalistic philosophy. the RENAULT 4, first presented in 1961, was an industrial mass-production model. its innovative, low-cost but effective solutions embraced the entire population. not only in france, or europe, but worldwide, as it transcended social boundaries. before ceasing production in 1994, the R4 reached a total distribution of 8,135,424 cars in more than 100 countries. like denim jeans which are worn the world over by all classes, its creator and former president of renault, pierre dreyfus launched the renault 4 as 'the blue jeans car'. people...

Design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and radical in the truest sense. It must dedicate itself to...maximum diversity with minimum inventory...or doing the most with the least. These prescient words were written 40 years ago by Viennese-born designer and thinker Victor J. Papanek and published in his influential book Design for the Real World . While many have been inspired by Papanek's plea for responsible and humane design, many more have ignored it. Yet as we face unparalleled social, economic, and environmental challenges, Papanek's words are more timely and urgent than ever. The Museum of Arts and Design in New York City in partnership with the Victor J. Papanek Foundation at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York are pleased to announce DESIGN FOR THE REAL WORLD REDUX An international design competition and the launch of the Victor J. Papanek Social Des...

  COLÓQUIO EVOLUÇÃO DA PAISAGEM URBANA ECONOMIA E SOCIEDADE Dia 05 de Maio de 2011 Campus de Gualtar, Auditório do Instituto da Educação Dia 06 de Maio de 2011 Campus de Gualtar, Anf. Engenharia II   O encontro visa centrar o debate nas inter-relações entre as estruturas económicas, sociais e políticas e a paisagem urbana, nas suas expressões materiais tais edifícios públicos, ou privados, civis ou religiosos, defensivos ou económicos, entre outros, ou através de condicionamentos legislativos, tais como ordenações ou regras de ordenamento urbano. Pretende-se assim avaliar os diferentes mecanismos que condicionam ou são condicionados pela evolução da paisagem urbana.   Organização: CITCEM Comissão organizadora: Maria do Carmo Ribeiro e Arnaldo Sousa Melo

Announcing the Nexus 2012 Logo Competition !! The 2012 edition of the Nexus conference on architecture and mathematics includes a competition for the logo. The conference logo will appear on the website, on all printed announcements and posters concerning the conference, and on all conference material, and a special webpage on the conference website will provide space for the winning designer to explain the concept and process behind the creation of the logo. All competition entries will appear on a website. A selection of the best entries will be exhibited during the Nexus 2012 conference. Call for Logo Designs The logo should capture the "nexus" of architecture and mathematics, the interdisciplinary subject of the Nexus conferences. Past logos for Nexus conferences from 1996 to 2010, as well as competition submissions for the 2010 logo competition can be found on the Nexus 2010 logo webpage .  References to the conference venue in the city of Milan are also appreciat...