A recent candy-coloured makeover of Google’s 3000 square meter offices in Amsterdam by Dutch design studio D/DOCK: cardboard lights, repurposed and recycled furniture, quirky ‘huddles’ and meeting rooms (including a caravan), Dutch themed gingerbread walls and stroopwafel ceilings – all inspired by the Menlo Park garage where Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin started the company in 1998.
Way to suck up to the management guise.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqZl2QIz0c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xQ3y902DEQ
Google’s new Android Wear operating system for wearables – social media, apps, jellyfish warnings and whatever you’re having yourself sent direct to your wrist.
Infuriatingly unusable objects designed by Katerina Kamprani.
More here at the ongoing project’s dedicated Facebook page.
A supercut by Korean filmmaker Kogonada of director Wes Anderson’s obsession with symmetry.
And while we’re on the subject, check out Wes Anderson Palettes – a pleasingly ordered tribute to another of the director’s trademarks: colour harmony.
Sandocks.
The surreal sight of an abandoned open air cinema in Egypt’s Sinai Desert.
According to photographer Kaupo Kikkas (helluva name), the story goes that, 13 years ago, a Parisian film buff in Egypt had a glorious dream.
Raising the necessary capital back in France, he travelled to Cairo where he bought projection equipment, a generator and a tractor to erect the sail-like screen.
On opening night however, the generator was allegedly sabotaged by miffed local authorities. The premiere was cancelled and, to this day, the cinema hasn’t shown a single film.
It must happen. And when it does, let it be Dune.
Following the release last month of their first knitted football boot – the Samba Primeknit – Adidas has announced the Primeknit FS – a knitted boot and sock combination offering bespoke, laceless, edgeless, toe to calf potential for all manner of prancing, diving and ball dominating shenanigans.
It’s all very similar to Nike’s Flyknit range – announced just a day later – and very hard to tell who’s copying who.
