The Messenger/Receiver House is a project by Colm Keller, Chris Knox and Bastian Bischoff, 3 design students completing an MA. Design at HDK in Gothenburg, that was conceived to collect and analyse public opinion about homelessness. Students of graphics and product design joined forces to create an eye-catching public exhibit that draws attention to a very social issue. The bright colours drew people in and apparently some wanted the structures to use as dog houses! But once they absorb and process the messages on the houses, there is more time to reflect on the seriousness of the issue. Eventually the project will involve smaller versions to be decorated by homeless people and well known creatives to be auctioned off to raise funds for organizations that deal with homelessness.
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So sleek, so small – whatever can it be?
The Mesiro Home Entertainment PC is a digital all-in-one that fits tidily into the context of the living room. The Merium allows Internet access and lets you to enjoy on your TV anything for which you would usually use your monitor. The Merium PC can be personalized by way of different covers and is powered by a Core2Duo running Windows Vista Home Premium.
It’s snowing here again, in April!, and frankly I’d rather be somewhere warmer, somewhere like say, Silver Lake, CA (aka Willamsburg West). Bohemian Modern is the illustrated guide to Silver Lake, a creative enclave in the midst of Los Angeles and the birthplace of BoMo. As a guide, it touches on the community spirit there and walks the reader through town with stops at restaurants and various other hipster merchants. Silver Lake is also well known as the home to a variety of iconic Modern-era houses by the likes of Neutra and Lautner (a Neutra house is featured in the book), but also includes more contemporary houses including the Lexton MacCarthy House, an early design by Lorcan O’Herlihy. Warning: even though it’s penned by an architect, don’t expect much Silver Lake architecture in this book, it’s more of a city guide. More images from the book at Amazon. Hardcover, 272 pages, well illustrated, $23.07 at Amazon.
