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Shawn Stüssy's S/Double

Shawn Stüssy of Stussy fame seems to be doing something that looks very interesting --

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Labels: s+double, stussy

European Wall Decals

... door decals, that is. The beauty about European houses is that antique wooden doors are all included and genuine.

The same techniques we use to cover buses and trucks with ads, pictures and all-over graphics, come back -- en miniature -- in delicate shapes, cut in elegant, glossy foil.

As promised --

These decals stick to most wallpapers and laquered wood, yet the foil is fully removable without leaving any residue.

Labels: 2008ss, architecture, art, decals, decoration, interior+design, lyrois, stylebook, vinyl

Shapeshifters and the Art of Seamless Tailoring

We're in the textile and fabric business, after all. Well, cut-and-sew conquers other industries as well -- now, BMW builds a Shape-Shifting car out of cloth --

Instead of steel, aluminum or even carbon fiber, the GINA Light Visionary Model has a body of seamless fabric stretched over a movable metal frame that allows the driver to change its shape at will. The car -- which actually runs and drives -- is a styling design headed straight for the BMW Museum in Munich and so it will never see production, but building a practical car wasn't the point.

From prototype to instant classic.

Labels: bmw, cars, lyrois, research