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A CHANDELIER THAT PROJECTS TREE SHADOWS

MAY 20TH, 2013

A Chandelier that Projects Tree Shadows This remarkable chandelier from Hilden & Diaz projects a 360° shadow of trees and roots onto the walls surrounding it. Titled Forms in Nature the li...

STOYN’S ICE CREAM FIGURES ROCK!

MAY 20TH, 2013

Stoyn’s ice cream figures rock! Stoyn's Mark Zuckerberg ice-lollies are replicas of the Facebook creator's head. As Mark is colorblind, and he sees blue better, that's why butterfly pea flow...

COLORFUL GRAFFITI REVIVES A CONCRETE BUILDING IN PANAMA CITY

MAY 19TH, 2013

Colorful Graffiti Revives a Concrete Building in Panama City Using a vibrant color scheme and the help of local residents, Spanish urban art collective Boa Mistura painted the gray f...

NEW BELIZE TOURISM LOGO

MAY 19TH, 2013

New Belize tourism logo The new Belize tourism logo was reviled last month, replacing the old brand after 26 years. The Belize Tourism board commissioned US design agency Olson to refresh ...

SOUTH AFRICAN COLOURS

MAY 18TH, 2013

South African colours This is quite an interesting project by Alejandro Ribadeneira who explores the South African colours. Sometimes all you need are recognisable colours such as the on...

HANDS-FREE COOLING DEVICE

MAY 18TH, 2013

Hands-free cooling device Cool on the Go is the world's most versatile, hands-free, personal cooling device. Thanks to an innovative, hands-free and compact design, Cool on the Go allows you ...

DIGITAL ARTWORKS BY ADAM MARTINAKIS EXPLORE PHOTO REALISTIC SURREALISM

MAY 17TH, 2013

Digital Artworks by Adam Martinakis Explore Photo Realistic Surrealism Digital artist Adam Martinakis (previously) was born Poland in 1972 and currently lives and works in in Cannock, UK. Hi...

Retirement Facility Hottingen - Signage

Retirement Facility Hottingen - Signage

A unique wayfinding system by designer Tina Stäheli – Shinohara for a retirement community in Zurich. The designer was careful to point out that it is a retirement home – not a nursing home – so the wayfinding is primarily intended for visitors and not residents, who have a good grasp on the space:

“Our aim was to make the semi-public space of a home for the elderly more private by displaying the information in picture frames. The signage system consists of seven modules of frames which can be combined in different ways. Information for visitors is set in a bigger font than information for the residents.”

It’s a beautiful, simple, forward thinking solution but I’d be interested to see what the residents make of it because it has the potential to be disorienting and difficult to extract information from.

Via: http://medaesthetics.wordpress.com

Carlos Flores

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