Get your tissues out. It gives me absolutely no joy to advise you that HC2′s Design News is going on a brief hiatus until January 1st, 2010. This is necessary in order to put the finishing touches on our latest, and greatest website overhaul. Version four if you can believe it! Now, eight weeks may seem like a very long time, but when you’re on this side of the looking glass, it’ll go by in a flash. For the past one and half years, we have employed Joomla as the Content Management System (CMS) to help operate our flagship site. Since then, we have completed numerous client projects using WordPress, which is much easier to develop, customize, and maintain. Come January, we’ll be back just in time for our annual “best of” series, showing off the greatest artists, architects, advertisements, technology, and community-centric ideas from 2009. We’re also planning some changes such as shortening blog posts, which will allow us to post more content, more often. In addition, our projects section will have a new look, and our services refined to reflect our growing skill set. Last but not least, we’ll be making it easier to comment, and convey which bits of Design News you love, and otherwise, not so much. Until then, enjoy the rest of 2009, and stay safe during the silly season.
Maison Monday: Table
Design Kamiya is our latest focus within the realm of Maison Monday, thanks to a playful and extremely useful dining room table concept. The idea incorporates a table top and seating that are presented the form of letter-shaped pieces that spell out the word ‘table’. Although the set may be a bit too childish for some to use in their main dining area, perhaps it would be more appropriate as a workspace in a tots play space. Otherwise, if you’re a big kid at some progressive think tank, perhaps this would be considered for your office space. While I love the basic colours, there’s no word as to whether or not you could order different ones to match your space.
Rest in Bed
Studio Robert Stadler was hired by a client to help a loved one rest in peace, thereby creating a tombstone monument in the shape of a bed. According to the artist: “This is a very special project, namely the design of my family grave, devised on the death of my father. Despite the inoffensive nature of the proposition, it demanded long negotiations in order to obtain the necessary authorizations. The idea is simple: a granite bed, white marble pillows and a blanket of greenery. The project contrasts with traditional graves by its colour and its horizontal form.” In my opinion, this everlasting project playful, and perfectly respectful.
