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Love Design? Love coffee? Quite fancy a tea? No problem.
Each mug has a design on the front, the back and the base, so whether you are left handed or right handed, you can still let people know you are a design afficionado who enjoys a fine brew.
A satisfying Design Museum Shop item, designed by Build, made in the UK.
£9.95 each, and can be bought at http://designmuseumshop.com/
Imola chair pays a tribute to Guinness
One of the most iconic worldwide brands of the 21st century - GUINNESS® beer - is celebrating their 250 year anniversary this year. In 1759 Arthur Guinness laid the foundations for the creation of Guinness beer and in honour of the 250 year anniversary, the globally renowned brewery business is prompting people all around the world to raise a toast to Arthur Guinness.
The celebrations were global - with concerts in many countries beamed to Irish bars across the world. But the main celebration event was a concert in the Guinness Hop Store at St. James’ Gate, which is Ireland’s biggest tourist attraction with more than 900.000 visitors a year. The concert kicked off on 24 September at 17.59 (referring to the year 1759 where everything started).
Performers were famous artists such as Kasabian, Tom Jones, David Grey, Black Eyed Peas, Razorlight, Jamie Cullum, and Soul II Soul to name a few.
BoConcept Beacon South Quarter from Dublin in Ireland had the honour of teaming up with Guinness by supplying furniture to the two studios that were set up at the concert for interviewing the stars that attended. The interviews were shown globally on a specially commissioned Guinness digital TV channel, and repeated on many global networks such as MTV.
One of the stars of the new BoConcept collection 2010 - the Imola chair - also joined in on the celebrations. BoConcept Dublin had two special versions of the chair made in tribute to the famous beer. The chairs both had a Cream leather headrest and black leather seat imitating an appetizing Guinness beer. The two Imola chairs have been signed by some of the acts and given as a prize on National TV to highlight one of Guinness’ main Marketing initiatives to get 1,000,000 signatures in a petition for Arthur. Guinness is donating €2.50 for each signature to a special Arthur Guinness foundation that sponsors social entrepreneurs to make a difference.
Moleskine Bauhaus Exhibition Box
Created to coincide with the MoMA exhibition, Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity, this limited edition set includes three ruled Moleskine cashier notebooks and one ruled pocket notebook in a box. The set comes with an insert with information on the Bauhaus movement, along with Bauhaus-inspired stickers.
Product selected to accompany Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity.
via the MoMa Store.
During the Blog Meet Blog party, there was a mini local version of the International BoConcept ‘Design a Cool Cup’ competition.
Guests were handed a blank cup to draw on, and they had to design a cup that would best represent their blog.
http://www.needleplusthread.com/
http://lastdaysoflight.blogspot.com/
Fresh Jess helped us pick the winning design:
And the winner is! http://esther-sungyun.blogspot.com/
She won the coveted Gift Box of the 6 cups!
Make sure you enter the International competition on boconcept.com ! You can win an Imola chair!
Also, come down to the store, the gift box of the 6 cups are selling fast! ONLY $29!
A one night pop-up shop with design objects from Pacific Northwest artists and designers and a silent auction to benefit JOIN and Nest Seattle. (Nothing over $100, bring cash the holidays, however you might celebrate them, are coming!)
SNEAK PEAK:
www.designseattle.blogspot.com
MORE DETAILS:
Struggling to find the perfect gift this holiday season? BoConcept has the answer to all your gifting dilemmas.
Choose from our selection of contemporary accessories including stylish vases, eye-catching sculptures, beautiful cushions, elegant candle holders, and much more.
From November 20 - December 24, 2009 when you buy one BoConcept accessory purchase (50% off applies to the accessory with the lower retail price). So you’re sure to find the perfect gift for family, friends, and colleagues this holiday season.
Visit us at our store or online to learn more - don’t forget to check out our holiday competition to design a cool cup and win some great prizes!
The complete package! For only $29, you get a fun designed gift box with 6 different designed cups!
There is opportunity for your design to show up on these cups for next year!
Visit www.boconcept.us between November 20 - December 24, 2009 and design your own “collectors cup” using the online software and be in with a chance to become the next international designer.
Six winning designs will be selected from the global submissions by an international panel. Winners will not only receive a set of the new collectors cups when they are introduced in September 2010 but will also receive a brand new Imola chair in the leather or fabric color of their choice (retail value $2,199 - $3,749).
Winners will also be featured in international press promoting the competition.
Visit the website and enter today!
d-VISION is an internship program for Product Development and Industrial Design. The main target of the project is to foster the next generation of outstanding industrial designers. The objective of this program, as expressed by the initiator of the program Mr. Sami Sagol, Owner and Chairman of the KETER Group, is to strengthen the competitive edge of the Israeli industry in the international arena by setting new standards of excellence for Product development and Design.
The program’s strategic premise is that success in the global markets requires talented product designers who have been exposed to both valuable hands on experience and state of the art professional know-how. d-VISION is a unique, bold pioneering program. The interns (15 each year) enlisted in this program will commit to 2 years of intensive training and work. The interns will receive individual guidance and support.
via Mark Wilson of design42day
Italian luxury brand Prada has announced the release of a book. The book documents the brand’s diverse projects in fashion, communication, architecture, film and art. You can order the book now directly on the Prada website for 100 Euros.
Via High Snobiety
AnOther x Colette
AnOther Magazine and Colette coming together to collaborate on exclusive merchandise. AnOther and Colette teamed up to create ‘Off the Page’, a capsule collection in which they hand-picked some of their favorite designers to create functional and stylish products.
Pictured: Peter Pilotto x Mismo Shopper bag, Gareth Pugh x Incase iphone and Macbook Case, Colette candle inspired by the smell of fresh magazine ink.
via Opening Ceremony
Svpply is a retail bookmarking and recommendation service. Filtered through the collective wishlists of our members, Svpply features the full spectrum of retail products, from the exclusive to the wholesale.
In order to control the growth and quality of the site, Svpply members are typically added by invitation only.
Milk by Julien De Repentigny and Gabriel Lefebvre / Doritos by Petar Pavlov / Anti-Theft Lunch Bags by the.
A Transforming Popcorn Bag by Anni Nykänen
Nestea by Bob Dinetz Design
for more: http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/10-modern-packaging-concepts
