You’re probably drooling all over your keyboard by now, aren’t you? The Brionvega ALPHA is an LCD TV / DVD player combo by italian designer Valerio Cometti, whose inspiration for this product comes from the immortal designs by Le Corbusier, Marcel Breuer, Mies van der Rohe and Eileen Gray.
You can buy it now from the Brionvega page.
In their April 29 newsletter, TASCHEN warns design & architecture lovers of the discontinuation of the Domus 1928-1999 collection after the summer of 2008. Not only that, but once the volumes stop being sold as a collection they will be re-designed; so this is your last chance to get the quintessential collection of modernism works in its original package design. Get it from Amazon ($630) »
For a limited time, DWR is offering 40% savings on Arne Jacobsen’s iconic Swan Chair—in red or black wool. According to the ad on DWR’s home page, the wool is being discontinued and the supplies are limited. Take me there now! »
One of the great masters of mid-century design, Eero Aarnio continues to create beautiful, futuristic products that become instant classics. This month he introduced the Swan Lamp, made from rotationally moulded plastic and lit by a compact fluorescent bulb. Now available at his new online store.
The New York Times reports a new bicycle-sharing program to be tested in Washington D.C., where, for a $40/year subscription, users will have access to check-out bikes from different spots throughout the city and use them for up to three hours. There are similar programs in place around the world, which some say have caused a significant [positive] effect in traffic and pollution problems.
Via The New York TImes.