Spray-on clothing developed by designer and scientists

A Spanish fashion designer has come up with the concept of "spray-on clothing", thanks to some help from chemical engineers at Imperial College London.

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T-shirt packagings

T-shirt design and packing that takes design cues from food and packing found in supermarkets." Check out this fun and creative concept by Prompt Design.

Via The Dieline 

24 Issey Miyake shop - Shibuya parco by Nendo

Based on the concept of the Japanese convenience store, 24 issey miyake shops combine  inexpensive prices, a large variety of colours and frequent changes in the product lineup.

The miyake team wanted a new design concept for the 24 issey miyake shop in shibuya's parco shopping complex, which includes a store that specially features Miyake's new Bilbao bag.

Via Designboom 

Puma and Yves Behar's eco-packaging

After three years in the making, a new solution to the shoebox is announced- and it's pretty sleek too!

"It's hard to imagine something as simple as the shoebox being completely overhauled. But Puma and Fuseproject have done just that, in a design that will completely transform the brand's supply chain—saving millions in electricity, fuel, and water. 

The bag tightly wraps an interior cardboard scaffolding—giving it shape and reducing cardboard use by 65%. Moreover, without that shiny box exterior, there's no laminated cardboard (which interferes with recycling). There's no tissue paper inside. And there's no throw-away plastic bag. The bag itself is made of recycled PET, and it's non-woven—woven fibers increase density and materials use—and stitched with heat, so that it's less manufacturing intensive.

The impact: Puma estimates that the bag will slash water, energy, and fuel consumption during manufacturing alone by 60%—in one year, that comes to a savings of 8,500 tons of paper, 20 million mega joules of electricity, 264,000 gallons of fuel, and 264 gallons of water. Ditching the plastic bags will save 275 tones of plastic, and the lighter shipping weight will save another 132,000 gallons of diesel.

Via The Dieline 

Droog brings Dutch fashion labels to NYC

Get ready America. Droog brings Dutch fashion labels to NYC, including Corné Gabriëls, Pascale Gatzen, Gluejeans, Painted, orson + bodil and Jan Taminiau.

Last Wednesday Renny Ramakers was on hand at the Droog New York store to launch garments made by Dutch fashion houses especially for Droog. The fashion designers were not directed to Droog-ify their work. In fact, they were given no brief at all. “I know they are good, and that their work reflects the Droog spirit,” Ramakers says. Although the garments range from mass-produced affordability to limited-edition prices, they hem to several familiar themes. Elevating everyday materials to preciousness is one example. 

Via: Design.nl 

Reused firehoses

The company Elvis & Kresse reuses firehoses and turns them into fashion objects such as handbags, iphone cases, belts etc.
Elvis & Kresse (E&K) creates stunning life-style accessories by re-engineering seemingly useless wastes. The innovative and pioneering Fire-Hose range is made exclusively from genuine de-commissioned British fire brigade hoses which, after a distinguished career fighting fires and saving lives, were otherwise destined for landfill.

Helsinki Design Capital 2012

Last week, Helsinki, Finland has been chosen to be the Design Capital for the year 2012. This biennially, wants to highlight cities that are truly leveraging design as a tool to improve the social, cultural and economic life of cities, throughout a yearlong programme of design-related events. 
Turin, Italy held the honor of hosting the zero edition of the event in 2008, while Seoul, Korea will be the first real World Design Capital in 2010. 2 examples of Seoul's preparations for 2012:
- Fluid Amphibious Pavilion for 2012 World Expo 
- EXPO 2012 Yeosu Korea - ONE OCEAN 


Source: Core77 

UNITED NUDE's new flagship store in Amsterdam

Recently, the shoe brand United Nude, founded by architect Rem Koolhaas and Galahad JD Clark opened its new flagship store in Amsterdam. Designed by brand creative director and architect itself, the interior design of the flagship store reflects characteristics of the brand's products and DNA. 
The most important element of the store design is the Wall of Light, a computer-controlled LED wall that displays the United Nude products as works of art. The colours of the wall change regularly depending on the atmosphere in the store, ranging from blue to green to red. 
UN's next steps are opening flagship stores in New York and Shanghai in 2010.
Here are some of UN's products and the 'Wall of Light' in the A'dam shop.

+ info on design.nl

+ United Nude 

HUMAN-POWERED DRESSES transforming movement into electricity

When clothing becomes restricted and causes friction, the energy to wear the clothing, is obviously higher than when wearing normal clothing. "Captain Electric and the Battery Boys" together with XS Labs have created a collection of 3 dresses where the energy from movements is generated into electricity, either in the form of lights or sound.  The power-generating mechanisms are introduced in an obvious way and are part of the design.

+ Captain Electric and the Battery Boys 
+ XS Labs 

Zegna Sport’s Ecotech Solar Jacket Made From Recycled Plastic

Version 2.0’s outer fabric, breathable membrane, seam taping, lining, and padding are derived entirely from recycled plastic. The solar panels that were attached to the original jacket’s collar have migrated to the upper sleeves, and a heating device now occupies the inner space to keep you toasty when the mercury dips.
As you might expect, the Ecotech’s photovoltaic cells harness power from the sun and convert it into renewable energy, which is distributed by textile leads that can be washed with the rest of the jacket. Charging the hidden battery pack to full capacity requires four to five hours of direct sunlight, but it’s enough to juice up a cellphone or iPod.

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