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The three dimensional lace structure on the trunk of this tree can be easily trimmed by it’s owner to the desired shape.

Conceived by Jennifer Chan for Droog Design.

These air filters, by Mathieu Lehanneur, turn plants into air filtration machines.
Lehanneur’s Bel-Air system “is a mini mobile greenhouse” that “continuously inhales” air into an enclosed system of “three natural filters (the plant leaves, its roots, and a humid bath).”  The air is then released again, “purified.”

Via BLDGBLOG.

Design collective Bunch decided it was time to rework their corporate identity and base it around the theme of ‘Made in Bunch’.

So they asked respected creatives to take their logo and produce a visual reaction to it to form the basis of their new corporate identity.

You can view the results here.

Naoto Fukasawa has designed the Artemide ITIS desk lamp for Yamagiwa - available from December.

Via MoCo Loco.

So this is how they play football in Asia..!

Via FFFFound.

Love this iceberg photograph - found on Amy Stein’s photography blog.

Via FFFFound.

“As anyone who has ever tinkered with an old BMW engine or looked out on to the wing of a jet can attest, near pure response to engineering requirements can sometimes deliver just as much pleasure as a more intentionally aesthetic design process.”

There has been plenty of discourse on the differences between art and design and the areas in which they overlap but in this fascinating article, Ian Curry examines the symbiotic relationship between design and engineering.

Image: Turbofan blade from a CFM International CFM56-2 engine, taken from In Plane View: Abstractions of Flight, a new collection of imagery from Carolyn Russo, published by powerHouse books.

Brands A-Z: MUJI, a new book from Southbank Publishing, addresses the renowned Japanese brand.

Derived from the Japanese phrase ‘Mujirushi Ryohin’, which translates as ‘No Brand Goods’, MUJI is recognised for its Zen-like, no-nonsense and ‘no-brand’ philosophy.

The book looks at their definitive advertising campaigns, charts the creative thinking processes that produced Muji’s no-frills brand artwork over the years and features interviews with designers including Naoto Fukasawa and Sam Hecht.

The Swiss government has launched a poster database featuring just about every poster published and archived in Switzerland. The above example is the work of Joseph Mueller-Brockmann.

Thanks to Designer Daily.