
lunes, 19 de agosto de 2013
Let's DIY : HANDCRAFTED LIFE with GELCHOP

lunes, 17 de diciembre de 2012
DAIMARU FANTASTIC CHRISTMAS : ROB RYAN
viernes, 30 de noviembre de 2012
OH TANNENBAUM ! : X-MAS TREES EXHIBITION

El estudio de diseño alemán jjoo design comenzó en el año 2004 un proyecto expositivo dedicado a la reinterpretación del árbol de Navidad. Oh Tannenbaum! ha invitado desde entonces a diseñadores y artistas de diferentes disciplinas para que presenten sus aproximaciones a este elemento imprescindible de la Navidad. En el 2011, gracias a la colaboración del Goethe-Institut, la muestra se organizó simultáneamente en venticinco ciudades de todo el mundo. Este año Goethe-Institut ha vuelto a participar, y mi proyecto de reciclaje de palés -X-Mas Pallet-Tree- ha sido seleccionado para formar parte de la exposición colectiva que podrá visitarse desde el 29 de noviembre hasta el 21 de diciembre en su sede de Barcelona.

martes, 2 de octubre de 2012
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON : BARTER BOOKS
La increíble historia detrás de Keep Calm and Carry On, pone de manifiesto -entre otras cosas- la importancia de estas librerías como lugares en los que se preserva parte de nuestra cultura. Tras siete décadas oculto en un almacén y libre de derechos de autor, este cartel ha sido copiado y reproducido hasta la saciedad en todo tipo de merchandising. Un lema que, apelando a mantener la calma en tiempos difíciles, se ha convertido en un icono pop en toda regla. El siguiente vídeo relata cual fue el origen del cartel y hace un recorrido por esta librería de segunda mano que, gracias al excelente trabajo visual y la organización del espacio interior, se convierte en modelo a seguir de lo que un comercio de este tipo debería ser.
sábado, 16 de junio de 2012
BOOK COVER DESIGN : BLOOMSDAY


Ulises de James Joyce, es una de las novelas más significativas de la literatura del siglo XX, y la novela por antonomasia de Dublín. Ciudad en la que cada 16 de junio se celebra el Bloomsday en homenaje a su escritor. Con este motivo, el periódico irlandés The Irish Times lanzó un concurso para diseñar una nueva portada para la novela. Las imágenes que acompañan esta entrada corresponden a las portadas que entraron en el concurso, y demuestran la variedad de propuestas a la hora de crear el diseño de una portada.
jueves, 10 de noviembre de 2011
JAPANESE SUBCULTURE : MORINOSUKE KAWAGUCHI

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El nombre de esta exposición no podía ser más claro, Japón es el paraíso de las mascotas. En esta muestra itinerante organizada por Japan Foundation en Casa Asia se puede ver una colección de figuras bastante representativa, acompañada de una serie de plafones con las principales claves históricas y culturales a lo largo de décadas y unas serie de fotografías y proyecciones que muestran la evolución de este fenómeno y su importancia en la sociedad japonesa.

Como señaló Morinosuke Kawaguchi, consultor de tecnología y especialista en subcultura, en la conferencia sobre Digital Innovation, Coolhunting and Design Thinking in Japan, a veces se usan “Too cute characters for too serious messages”. Una afirmación que pone de manifiesto la invasión de las mascotas en casi cada aspecto de la vida cotidiana, donde por ejemplo, cada prefectura de policía en Japón tiene su propia mascota. Éste fue solo uno de los aspectos tratados por Kawaguchi para hablar de la particularidad del diseño en Japón y cómo las subculturas representan el futuro. Para saber un poco más sobre este tema os dejo a continuación este vídeo o podéis también visitar su canal Japan TechLessons en YouTube.
viernes, 30 de septiembre de 2011
TAKE A WALK ON THE SLOW SIDE : YOROKOBU



Images © Juan Carlos Monroy

viernes, 13 de mayo de 2011
MUSIC, MAKEUP & SUPERHEROES

El vídeo ha sido realizado con fragmentos de la serie de los setenta basada en el cómic Wonder Woman, un personaje que además vuelve a estar de actualidad por partida doble. Por un lado por ser la imagen de la nueva línea creada por la marca de cosméticos M·A·C, y por el otro por el fallido intento de la cadena de televisión NBC de hacer un remake de la serie inspirado en este icono del "Girl Power", que tan bien le ha funcionado a M·A·C en sus tiendas.
viernes, 22 de abril de 2011
INTO VISUAL : JAVIPOP by 909 MAGAZINE


"Suitability and simplicity is the key of good design"
*JAVIPOP THE DESIGNER
-Could you tell me about your life briefly?
All my life I´ve been interested in the making of things. I remember as a kid playing with wooden construction blocks and being fascinated with the shapes and colors. Helping my father doing DIY at home did the rest. In that sense, I´ve always tried to stay connected with the creative side of things.
-Basically, what do you design?
I design everything I need to communicate the idea behind a display. Window dressing is a discipline very related with set design and if you can´t find the object that match with your concept, then you have to design it.
-I saw the pics of display using a doll sailor and I liked it very much. Could you tell me more about it?
It have to do with the book of the French writer Jean Cocteau that they were promoting at the bookstore at that moment. I was looking for a provocative image that would capture the attention of the passersby and I found this old beefcake vintage image that was just perfect. And it really worked! The people stopped in front of the shop window and took pictures all the time.
-What kind of thing do you do as a visual merchandiser? Actually, I´m not familiar with it.
As a visual merchandiser I take care of the whole image of the store and the correct presentation of products, as well as developing marketing strategies.
-Why did you start to work as a designer?
We work most of our lives and have little time to enjoy, so I decided to work doing things I like.
**TRAVELING AND INSPIRATION
-Do you travel around for your work?
Not for work, but I do get a lot of inspiration from the things I see during my vacations.
-Where´s your favorite country?
Japan is definitely at the top of the list. It have everything I look for in my vacations: interesting things to see, good food and nice people.
-How is Japan different from others countries?
I think Japan is different because they have known how to keep the balance between tradition and modernity, and that is very appealing to visitors.
-Please, tell me about what you are exactly thinking while you are walking on the street in Japan.
I´m amazed at how Japanese people are always rushing from one place to another but they don´t seem stressed.
-Could you describe what kind of city do you live now? Do you love where you are?
Barcelona is a very nice city by the sea, not very big, not too small and where you can enjoy an interesting cultural scene, nice weather and good food. People from Barcelona, we do like traveling, but we always come back. We´re not to blame for that, I guess we just love the city.
-How do you usually spend your free time?
I like going out for a walk and see what´s happening in my city: exhibitions, shops, movies, concerts.
-What is the source of the imagination? (By what kind of things do you get inspired usually?)
Sometimes you can get inspired by the most unusual things, but I do get a lot of inspiration from magazines, books, art exhibitions and music.
-Do you think that there is kind of a consistent factor in what you are basically attracted?
I try to be very open minded to the feeling of the moment, since I think that it is very important in this profession to be aware of the different trends, but I must admit that I feel very attracted to everything from the eighties period.

***ABOUT DESIGN-Do you have any memorable jobs you could never forget?
Each new project is a challenge, and since I always try to do my best, I can remember at least one good thing about each job, so it´s really hard for me to choose one.-How did you feel when your very first project became reality?
I always feel the same. At first I feel very anxious, but when I finally see that the idea really works and is well appreciated then I feel fulfilled. Afterwards I try to be critic with my work in order to improve my designs, and then move to the next thing.-What´s the key of good design?
Suitability and simplicity, even though sometimes you have to let yourself go through some chaos to get there.-Simple but impressive. I think this is a very complicated idea and difficult to express, isn´t this?
Yes, but I do think that we designers know very well about that process when you have different ideas until you find the good one, and sometimes it was the first that you had in mind. Creativity, that´s the story of our lives!-Have you ever felt depressed like thinking about quitting or just giving up what you do?
No way, giving up is not an option.-If you could design the country, Japan, how would you do that?
I could never do that because the thing I like most about Japan is its culture and how different it is from the rest of the world.-If you could take only one thing with you from your room to a desert island, what would you take?
Since music always put me in a good mood I would definitely take my Ipod. And a solar battery charger!-And what is the thing which makes you pissed off the most?
Intolerance.-Do you have anything you´d like to design someday?
A special container that could be transformed into different kinds of furniture, depending on the necessity.
-And now the final question. What is "POP" for you?
Anything that makes you feel good.
martes, 19 de abril de 2011
VANTAN DESIGN INSTITUTE : THINK GLOBAL, ACT JAPANESE




Images © www.vantanpm.com
martes, 5 de abril de 2011
A MEXICAN TOY STORY COLLECTED BY ROBERTO SHIMIZU

martes, 8 de marzo de 2011
FUTUROTEXTILES MOBILE EXHIBITION : SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ART
lunes, 28 de febrero de 2011
BLACK SWAN INSPIRED WINDOW DISPLAY

De esta manera, podemos ver cómo la boutique de Repetto en París ha conseguido, a través del controlador Kinect para Xbox 360, que su escaparate se convierta en un escaparate interactivo en el que a modo de gran pantalla los viandantes puedan intervenir escogiendo entre los diferentes números de ballet proyectados, donde por supuesto no falta El lago de los cisnes de Chaikovski, de actualidad por la fantástica película Black Swan de Darren Aronofsky.














