KOO Bassinet/Rocker by Lunar

American industrial design firm Lunar have introduced the KOO baby bassinet that unfolds to become a cozy feeding rocker.

Visit the Lunar website – here.

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Viktor & Rolf Retrospective Dolls

Petite in scale, though hardly diminutive in concept and artistry, Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf's retrospective spans 17 years of innovative and boundary-pushing fashion at Antwerp's Studio Job Gallery.

The exhibit, comprised of more than 30 dolls—one doll to represent each collection they've done to date since their idiosyncratic brand's formation in 1993—epitomizes Viktor Horsting and Rolf Shoeren's eccentric, often quirky regard for fashion design, the notion of wearable clothing versus wearable art and its extension beyond the human form.

The Lilliputian examples include some of the designers' most recognizable pieces to date, from a sensational all-white gown from the duo's first haute couture collection (Spring/Summer 1998) to a full-body "Russian doll" cape from the Fall 199 collection (both pictured above), as well as an exquisite replica of the red quilted "duvet-and-pillow" coatdress from their much-publicized Fall/Winter 2005 collection.

In 2008, the London's Barbican Centre exhibited a retrospective of Viktor & Rolf's work, which also included a smaller, earlier collection of dolls modeling their clothes. Both exhibitions further prove the duo's mastery of miniature costumes.

Check it out here:
Studio Job Gallery

Begijnenvest 8, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium

All pics & info courtesy of coolhunting

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Concept : Nesnel Ofis ‘Shoe Rack’

Nensel Ofis has envisioned a portable problem solver, the perfect shoe rack. Though still a concept, this product promises to be a collapsible, stack-able, and space saving invention. Coming in bright green, this shelving unit can be organized in multiples to create additional space for shoes as well as folded in on itself and stored when not in use. The hexagonal design is both trendy and functional so that you don’t end up with an eyesore in exchange for a sensible solution.

No word on availability yet, however you can check out more Nesnel Ofis projects over at their website


All pics & info courtesy of formatmag

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Ann Demeulemeester Seoul Store

 APC founder Jean Touitou said himself :

“There are too many fresh kids, it makes me worry for the future”

This quote seems to have some reverance with the volume of  ‘emerging’ brands, which many cultural critics believe to lack true creative direction, yet rather they ‘play off’ industry trends.  Although ‘workwear’ may to some extent be the latest ‘casuality’ of this nature, Ann Demeulemeester has forged one of the most inspirational and unique brands within fashion.  Her gothic, avant-garde take on fashion, harks back to her days in the 1980’s emergence of the ‘Antwerp Six’, arguably the most influential movement on modern design.

This store is no different in many ways to her approach to fashion – standing out from the crowd – yet  is totally unrelated to anything she has been previously involved in.  The ‘green’ exterior is stark contrast to the grey Seoul City backdrop, showing Ann and archtiects Mass Media at their creative best.  However, 4 floors infused with light, bamboo walls, and ‘fluid- curvacious’ walls are a far cry from her asymetric, monotone styles which have graced catwalks.  Open air spaces not only allow pieces to become one with their environment, but also suggest the removal of barriers between catwalk and street – a battle which has plagued her career.

This removal from the norm, freedom of expression and the ability to adapt are truly what Jean Touitou meant, surrounded in what is now a ’sub-culture of conformity’.  This building demonstrates how people respect individuality, and perhpas now, with an abundence of genreic design, both this building and Demeulermeester’s collections will be given unquestionabey merited respect, as markers of a ‘new-wave’ of design excitement.

All pics & info courtesy of slamxhype

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