May 15, 2012 Leave a comment
If you, like us, have never had the pleasure of travelling Upper Class with Virgin Atlantic then see what you’ve been missing.
The first Virgin Atlantic A330 flight took off from London to New York recently with a brand new bar and Upper Class cabin designed by VW + BS Studio in partnership with the Virgin Atlantic team.
Definitely not what you expect to see at 30,000ft.
See more of this amazing new cabin on Design Boom.
May 9, 2012 Leave a comment
To prove just how good their air freshners are, Febreze held a live commercial in New York city, inviting blindfolded New Yorkers to guess where they were.
The venue was an old sea container that originally held fish – but not what the audience thought.
See how it went below:
http://creativity-online.com/video/player.swf
February 26, 2012 Leave a comment
Two new sculptures by American artist Will Ryman are now on exhibition in ‘Anyone and No One’ at the Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York.
They are both massive installations created from every-day objects. ‘Bird’ is constructed from nails of various lengths and towers 12 feet tall whilst ‘Everyman’ uses a diverse variety of household items, such as paint brushes, bottle caps and work boots, to create a 90 foot figure within the gallery space.
Due to the sheer size and impact of both sculptures, Ryman’s installation has been separated in two parts– ‘Everyman’ has taken up residence in the 293 Tenth Avenue location while the 27th Street space hosts the Bird, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s poem, ‘The Raven’.
Beautiful structures that really catch the eye.
See more and how they were constructed on Design Boom.
February 4, 2012 Leave a comment
Is it a plane? Is it a bird? No, it’s someone flying through the air above New York City.
Actually these human-shaped RC planes were part of a viral marketing stunt for the launch of a new superhero movie, ‘Chronicle‘.
Amazing video and would have been even better to have seen it in person.
See the video for yourself below
October 18, 2011 1 Comment
The road to creating one of New York’s most beloved parks was sometimes just as tough as the unruly terrain that Friends of the High Line co-founders Joshua David and Robert Hammond were determined to transform. Stretching from the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street, the mile-and-a-half-long elevated park represents the extraordinary rescue of an abandoned eyesore by two inexperienced but dedicated individuals, and the rally of strong community involvement. A new book, “High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky,” chronicles the behind-the-scenes of the epic ten-year restoration project.
In overcoming all the adversity which faced them, David and Hammond have created a park that stands for so much more than a respite from the urban jungle. Today, the High Line is home to more than 200 species of grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees, hosts more than 300 public programs each year, from stargazing sessions to yoga classes, provides a setting for site-specific art installations and receives at times 100,000 visitors in a single weekend.
With the forthcoming relocation of the Whitney Museum to the park’s southern terminus and the adjacent Hudson Yards development on the horizon, the High Line engages with an important area of NYC’s rapidly evolving urban environment. “High Line” is a thorough and enlightening read for any park enthusiast or ‘yet-to-be-known-nobody’ seeking a little inspiration. Hammond sums up the project quite simply in the book - ”I hope the High Line will encourage people to pursue all sorts of crazy projects, even if they seem, as the High Line once did, the most unlikely of dreams.”
To find out where you can purchase High Line: The Inside Story of New York City’s Park in the Sky or to find out more, visit Cool Hunting.
March 14, 2011 Leave a comment
If you are heading off to New York then Designer Pages has the app for you. They have launched an app called Showrooms that helps you to quickly locate architecture and interior design products and materials across the city. Find that showroom you’re looking for and map it, create itineraries for your visits, curate lists of showrooms to share with friends, and even check in using Foursquare. They plan on expanding to other cities in the future. They have even added a scavenger hunt at Architectural Digest Home Show in New York next week. Can’t wait for the London version.
Download the app Showrooms here
February 2, 2011 Leave a comment
Whilst we at the Think Tank love nothing more than creating ads and visual marketing, Morgan Spurlack are doing quite the opposite as they seek to de Ad the city that never sleeps. The bright lights, and infamous advertising of the Big Apple, are being photoshopped out in a No Ad: New York campaign led by Morgan Spurlack, an internet based effort to remove all visual advertising from Times Square. The inspiration? Sao Paulo’s ban from outdoor advertising on the basis of visual pollution. If you agree, grab your mouse and click onto Morgan Spurlack’s site and clean up the streets yourself. There is even the option of de advertising your own city. So, who wants to take on The Big Smoke??
December 17, 2010 Leave a comment
Evolution Means exhibition is located in Brooklyn and features work by Chandler Ahrens and John Carpenter. It opened during the ACADIA 2010 LIFE conference that was hosted by The Cooper Union. It is billed as examining concepts, tools and technologies that implement responsive and generative aspects of information in the design process.
Read more on ArchDaily
© Chandler Ahrens, John Carpenter
August 18, 2010 Leave a comment
Puma has launched a great ad in the US celebrating the ‘After Hours Athlete’. It’s created by Droga5 ad agency in New York and directed by Ringan Ledwidge. Worth a watch!
July 7, 2010 Leave a comment
Aimee Wilder is a designer based in the Bronx in New York. Her wallpaper designs are unique and according to her web site she ‘draws inspiration from contemporary graphic art and the design world. Influences include typography, logo design, illustration, textiles, urban toy design, rock poster art.’ Aimée’s current projects include designs for home textiles and accessories, fashion and print, including an exciting collaboration with Netto Collection.
See more here
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