Saporiti Luxury Towers

An opulent box designed to store life's most precious memories

by Adele Chan Presented in Asia two years ago, the first-ever Saporiti Design Award Exhibition showcased the works of nine promising Singaporean designers who were tasked with creatively conceiving luxury towers that would hold, store or display opulent objects. The Italian furniture brand awarded the prestigious trophy to Ministry Of Design, a studio whose illustrious works include the the recently opened Club Hotel in Singapore …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

David Byrne's Tight Spot, Tokyo subway posters, Land Rover's new concept car and more in this week's look at the web

1. NYC Bike-Share Portland, OR-based Alta Bicycle Share was recently chosen by the Bloomberg administration to populate the streets of America’s largest metropolis with public bicycle rental stations by summer 2012. 2. A Family Tree For Video Game Controllers The “definite history of the video game controller,” Pop Chart Lab‘s all-encompassing infographic plots the controller’s design evolution from classic joysticks to the modern racing wheel. …

Music Video Genome

David Byrne's Tight Spot, Tokyo subway posters, Land Rover's new concept car and more in this week's look at the web

The Pandora of music videos, this new site catering to all styles of music videos is like a personalized MTV.