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Tom Kundig Collection

UPDATE
I posted previously about the Tom Kundig Collection on campsite a few weeks ago, and I was recently turned onto this wonderful short video produced by Kontent Partners. The video covers the background and collaboration between 12th Avenue Iron and Olson Kundig Architects.

Olson Kundig Architects have been a favorite of mine for quite some time. Their aesthetic and style of design blends rustic and industrial elements into comfortable and utilitarian spaces. They have recently launched a side project with 12th Avenue Iron. The Tom Kundig Collection are a selection of fixtures for the moments when people become kinetically involved with the buildings and spaces they inhabit.

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23 May 2013 . Architecture . Design . No Comments

Hotel Boca Chica

Hotel Boca Chica has been a fixture in Acapulco, Mexico since the 1950s and 60s has been revived by a rebranding and updated signage system by Sociedad Anónima. The updates instill a more modern look while maintaining the historic and rich past of the hotel.

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22 May 2013 . Branding . Design . Travel . No Comments

620 Reading Room

The classic 620 Chair Program originally designed by Dieter Rams has recently undergone a re-engineering. To launch the updated seating system the Vitsoe shop here in New York is opening a ‘620 Reading Room’. The reading room is completed with a curated selection of books from the Vitsoe neighbor Dashwood Books.

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22 May 2013 . Design . Furniture . Minimal . Modern . No Comments

Doc 2 Doc

Public Record made this awesome video for Doc 2 Doc that explains what it is their organization does. If you are currently trying to validate the potential for positive impact of your startup idea, you should take some notes from D2D.

17 May 2013 . Inspiration . Travel . No Comments

Home

In New York, and more recently Brooklyn it has become very difficult to forget how lucky we are to have so many great restaurants and bars at our disposal. The Haslegrave brothers and their studio Home, named for the four Haslegrave siblings has designed some of the most notable and amazing restaurant and bar interiors in Brooklyn over the past few years. Their work includes, Manhattan Inn, Donna, Duck Duck, and Tørst. The photos here, shot by Daniel Bernauer are of their most recent venture Alameda, which they are also partners in.

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15 May 2013 . Design . Restaurants . No Comments

H House

Tamás Dévényi’s house just outside of Budapest is edged by a forest and idyllic fields. The shingle covered structure is both simplistic and specific. Designed by local architects Budapesti Műhely. Engaging the surroundings through use of a covered patio space which connects the house to its site and the outdoors.

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14 May 2013 . Architecture . Homes . No Comments

The Hives

Whether it is for home or office I am always looking for simple a simple storage solution for all of the small knick knacks such as pens, clips, and the like. These stacking boxes designed by Perrine Vigneron for a Y’as Pas Le Feu Au Lac called Hives are perfect.

(via NOTCOT »)

13 May 2013 . Design . ID . Minimal . Tools . No Comments

Instagram’s New Logo-mark

I have to say, despite being a designer and constantly judging the design I encounter everyday I did not notice the update to Instagram’s logotype until I heard buzz of it on the blogs. Under closer inspection, and maybe a little scrutiny I have to say that their updated logo-mark is a very beautifully crafted piece lettering. The existing brand is maintained, but so evidently improved. Some new elements or distinct changes are the use of a proper script s, cleaned up the a’s, and created a nice simplified I to begin the name. All in all I really like the new mark, hat tip to the designer Mackey Saturday. It is also really fun to compare the old and new logos in the images below, or at least I find it amusing.

It was always essential that the design maintained everything that we’ve all grown to know and love about Instagram while creating a logotype that was more refined, durable, and that positioned the brand for expansion. Looking to the past to inspire the future, the script connects with the nostalgia that Instagram was built from, maintains the important character of the original typeface, and places the brand in a unique and prominent position both in the current and future landscape.

10 May 2013 . Branding . Design . Photography . Typography . No Comments

Beat Making Lab

After hearing about the new series Beat Making Lab from PBS a few words are filling my head. Empowerment, activism, creativity, strength, community, music, and of course beats. The lab itself was initial started by DJ and producer Stephen Levitin(Apple Juice Kid) in collaboration with professor and hip hop artist Pierce Freelon. The premise of the program is Levitin and Freelon travel around the world and set up music studios and teach beat making. Over the course of their stay in a locale they both teach and collaborate with their students to create unique and amazing tracks.

The video below is episode 1 where they travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo and partnered with local organization Yole!Africa to engage its students in cultivating new music making skills.

(via The Fox Is Black »)

10 May 2013 . Inspiration . Music . Travel . No Comments

Dickies Update

For me a lot of my taste can be traced back to growing up skateboarding. Dickies were of course one of the standard uniform items for me and my friends. A mix between simplicity, durability and at the time price. At one point I recall being able to pick up a pair at the now defunct retailer Ames for $12.99. It is nice to see them updating their brand and making a go at competing in the current revival of men’s workwear. With some help from Javas Lehn and Hornall Anderson they have received a new identity that pays homage to the brands history, but also adds a nice contemporary feel to it. Checkout some of Lehn’s work for Still Liquor previously posted here on campsite.

3 May 2013 . Branding . Design . No Comments

Mountain Cabin

As always the simplicity is what first drew me to this house. After staring at the images for a while the thing I began to notice was how it was sited and landscaped. Far too many homes and their accompanying property have a landscape design that feels right out of a Lowe’s ad spot or a home and garden magazine. The natural rough sort of plants and trees, as well as the exposed rock of this plot are to me so much more interesting and inviting. A home is a enough of an imposition on the natural landscape sometimes and the best counterstroke is to allow nature to embrace it and for them to harmonize together.

This Mountain Cabin looking out towards the Rondane mountains in Oppland, Norway was designed by Carl-Viggo Hølmebakk.

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2 May 2013 . Architecture . Design . Homes . No Comments

Tom Kundig Collection

Olson Kundig Architects have been a favorite of mine for quite some time. Their aesthetic and style of design blends rustic and industrial elements into comfortable and utilitarian spaces. They have recently launched a side project with 12th Avenue Iron. The Tom Kundig Collection are a selection of fixtures for the moments when people become kinetically involved with the buildings and spaces they inhabit.

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29 April 2013 . Architecture . Design . No Comments

The Screaming Eagle of Soul

I encountered the self-anointed Screaming Eagle of Soul, Charles Bradley for the first time just last week on the NPR program World Cafe. Bradley first began experimenting musically as a child by impersonating the singing and exaggerated stage antics of James Brown. However he spent a large portion of his life working odd jobs and living in obscurity. In 1996 he moved back to NYC after many years, and began performing as a James Brown impersonator. During these years, performing under the stage name Black Velvet, Bradley was discovered by Gabriel Roth co-founder of Daptone Records. Since being signed to Daptone in 2002 Bradley has released a ton of singles and two full length albums. The influence of Brown is unmistakeable, but soul is very much alive and reinvigorated by Bradley.

29 April 2013 . Music . No Comments

Beer Friday: Solemn Oath Brewer

Michael Kiser of Good Beer Hunting talks about and shares with us some great shots of the holistic process behind the beer at Solemn Oath Brewery in Naperville, Illinois. Similar to any other craft manufacturer or skilled laborer with a focus on the end product, the folks at SOB are focussed on each element of the process, from the ingredients they use, to the bar top in their tap-room, and on to the logo their beers wear out into the world. This video was made for Issue 1 of Apartment Number 9†, a new editorial project by the Chicago based menswear shop.

26 April 2013 . Beer . Design . Inspiration . No Comments

House in Yoro

A living space where the presence of the family would always be felt. Using this as the client brief Keiichi Kiriyama of Airhouse Design Office led the design of this open flowing single family house in Yoro, Japan.

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26 April 2013 . Architecture . Design . Homes . No Comments

Tentsile Stingray

Stingray is an amazing new tent from suspension tent maker Tentsile. Part portable treehouse and part functional off the ground camping solution the Stingray combines comfort and versatility perfectly. It provides a wonderful natural buffer between your sleeping quarters and all the creepy crawlers and predators on the ground and other ground conditions such as sloping campsites and weather. Each tent comes equipped with ultra-heavyduty webbing and a rope ladder.

(via Bless This Stuff »)

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26 April 2013 . Outdoors . Travel . 1 Comment

Recipeace

Today seems to have coincidentally ended up being a food themed day on campsite. First tacos and now a social movement raising the awareness of international Peace Day by bringing people together over food. In addition to being an entirely admirable cause Recipeace has powerful identity attached to it designed by Casey Martin and Kyle Poff at Leo Burnett Department of Design

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25 April 2013 . Branding . Design . Food . No Comments

Taqueria Canalla

Tacos have to be one of the most universally loved and enjoyed finger foods. In San Pedro, Mexico this hip young restaurant Taqueria Canalla recently opened their doors. With an identity and interior designed by Manifesto Futura your hunger for aesthetics can be satiated at the same time as that grumble in your belly. The color palette is notably subdued, but it is punctuated with some delicate punches of color in very specific spots.

(via M Stetson »)

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25 April 2013 . Branding . Design . Food . Restaurants . No Comments

Moor Haus

Moor Haus is lovely utilitarian single family house designed by Bernardo Bader in Krumbach Germany. The design lies somewhere between a high-design barn and a sleek modernist dwelling. This is achieved partially through a restricted palette of materials and finishing, as well as a simplicity of shape, form and plan.

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24 April 2013 . Architecture . Design . Homes . No Comments

Detroit Electric

Detroit, the fallen automotive capital and home to the Big Three automakers used to be home to one of the earliest electric car companies. Founded in 1906 the company produced 13,000 vehicles before it shuttered in 1939. There is a brand new electric car company on the block in Detroit today and their mission is to pay-homage to their predecessor, but also to make the electric car cool. Detroit Electric has launched with a two seater roadster the SP:01 a limited edition electric sports car.

(via Cool Hunting »)

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24 April 2013 . Design . Green . No Comments

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