‘The Garden of Unearthly Delights’
Photography Timothy Saccenti
Mask Design Commonwealth

“A commission to design two masks came to us via director and photographer Timothy Saccenti’s latest project, ‘The Garden of Unearthly Delights’. In it, two figures convey a story of darkness, impossibility, fertility, and of course, a final moment of delivery.

Looking for a discord between the natural and synthetic, we designed two masks that could receive horse hairs within the face of the photoresin shells. The result is a meeting of the exact and the hairy, and the natural and near-figure. This uncanny material relationship has inspired new ideas at Commonwealth- ones which attempt to embed dense material relationships within future furniture design projects.”

We all knew at some point in time this great collaboration would make it onto SeptemberIndustry. :)
Images and info come from the recently updated Commonwealth website.

Sign-Generator 1.0
Design Norm

“To us the sign-generator is rather a scientific tool that we use to create a ‘basic’ sign that would exist throughout all cultures and writings. Besides we generated four or five typefaces from the sign-generator, but this was really a side issue.” – Norm

The Sign-Generator is a tool that allows you to generate all possible combinations of a number of lines. The lines are defined on a 9 point grid. The Sign-Generator 1.0 allows you to print these signs and to export them as an eps-file.

An interesting proposition and definitely a contender for my next nightlight ;)

Watching anime; playing street fighter; collecting Kotobukiya figures and reading manga almost religiously; were just some of the many things that served as the catalyst for my love affair with the planet 日本国. Suffice to day, it makes sense that I’ve featured the futuristic/geometric work of Kobe-born, New York based artist/designer, Kenzo Minami even if this is an “Online Graphic Design Journal” ;)
Pictured is an image from the exhibition ‘Closer: Commonwealth vs. Kenzo’ held at the Espeis Gallery New York.

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A product of the Bauhaus generation, Max Bill was Walter Gropius’ pupil and kindred spirit of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe. Characterized by a clarity of design and precise proportions, his work as a painter, architect, sculptor, teacher and designer amply demonstrates his virtuosity as a designer and creative artist.

The work of Max Bill was a continuous balancing act between free art and applied art, between severe, reduced forms and flowing natural ones, between philosophical thinking and practical application. examining the subject of ”time” was a fascinating challenge for Max Bill, and one that occupied him for decades.

In 1962 Max Bill created mechanical wristwatches for Junghans – impressive timepieces, not only for their aesthetic design, but also their precision. these exceptional and exclusive models have been revived by Junghans with their original Max Bill design. Available exclusively at BensonTrade Horloges.

It’s always nice to know that a certain Swedish agency by the name of BVD, are keeping me in the loop when it comes to new work. If that wasn’t enough, they were kind enough to treat me to a plethora of high-res /images, many of which are making themselves at home over on my Flickr (which has finally been upgraded to a pro account).
Now, if that hasn’t made your day, then I don’t know what will!
Pictured is a new wall clock designed for “ubiquitous” Japanese brand Askul, with consideration taken for the most important times during the working day – nine o’clock when people arrive, twelve o’ clock when they eat lunch and five o’ clock when they go home.

Industrial Facility are an award winning design office formed by designers Sam Hecht and architect Kim Colin. Their belief is in the importance of design as a means of simplifying our lives in an inspirational way. Beautiful selection of products on their site, and I must say that it’s nice to see an industrial design agency that isn’t Japanese for a change ;)
Pictured is their Two-Timer clock for Established & Sons, which allows the time in two time zones to be displayed on one clock face.