Cool Hunting Video Presents: Triptyque

Our video on the living building, erotic window and other designs of São Paulo's brightest young architects

Visiting the Franco-Brazilian architects Triptyque in their São Paolo offices, this video explores the firm’s work, including their recent buildings Harmonia_57 and Loducca. Two of Triptyque’s four partners, Carolina Bueno and Guillaume Sibaud, share insight on recent projects and the city’s role as muse.

Milan Design Week Preview Part Two

Launching Marc Newson's latest for Dom Pérignon, Foscarini's video installation, and a better-than-ever Designersblock

With Milan Design Week 2010 barely underway, Mad Agency set the bar high with their celebration of Mark Newson‘s fourth collaboration with champagne house Dom Pérignon at their brand-new Mad House in the heart of Milan’s hip Isola neighborhood. A polycarbonate container, Black Box houses a bottle of Dom Pérignon Vintage 2000, while keeping it cold for hours, even on the move. The sleek design …

Fifty Cars That Changed The World

Design Museum's newest "World Changing" book celebrates auto design

Newest in the London Design Museum “World Changing” book series is Fifty Cars That Changed The World. Writer Andrew Nahum, Principal Curator of Technology and Engineering at London’s Science Museum, presents a selection of cars that over 90 years have contributed significantly to design, innovation, engineering and national pride. From Buckminster Fuller’s 1933 Dymaxion to the 1998 Smart car, each automobile represents a milestone of …