Tropical Greenhouse, Horrible Commercials, Solar Cruising, Ugly Cars and More
By Diana Cook
As the third week of January 2012 comes to a close, we are getting the sense that this year will be big for design. From cool car to solar powered ship, this week we bring you all the best design related posts and articles from around the web.
Sarah Firshien gives us a sneak peek Inside Paris’ Insanely, Utterly Bonkers “Tropical Greenhouse over at Curbed.com. Designed by the French firm ART’UR Architectes, Maison 14 is the tallest timber-framed building in the country.
Have a thing for horribly bad advertisements? David Gianatasio follows the story of Todd Bieber and his quest to produce Some of the Worst Commercials Ever, a tale of being amazing at something awful over at AdFreak.
As the Dieline gears up for the Dieline Package Design Conference in Boston nears Debbie Millman Interviews the Godfather of Modern Branding, Wally Olins in a Design Matters Live session.
Holy sun spots! The epic voyage of the Tûranor PlanetSolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, is in the home stretch. The Swiss vessel is a high-tech solar harvesting machine whose deck is covered in 537 square meters of photovoltaic panels. This setup produced enough energy for the boat to navigate the entire circumference of the Earth without any other means of energy. You can read more about it over at our favorite green minded site, Inhabitat.
If you didn’t make it to Consumer Electronics Show this year, Wired.com is reporting on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of CES Cars. Swing over there to see their top picks and duds of the season and an impressive gallery of all the notable rides.
