Project X Featherweight Future Tech by Jones Snowboards

innovation + simplicity + technology = killer board design. i want one asap! m.


The Project X is a razor sharp, ultralight board made with our most advanced materials and construction technologies. Jones’ Board Engineer Xavier Nidecker designed the Project X to be a board that reflects the future of snowboard production. It’s built using a unique variation of ULTRA Construction that features multiple layers of Fusion Tech and Textreme Carbon instead of a traditional topsheet/fiberglass. The edges of the Spoon nose are beveled up for improved float and turn fluidity while the tail edges are beveled up for less catch. The Project X is the lightest and most advanced board in the Jones quiver.

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House and Studio YC by Santiago Parramon, RTA-Office

slick design located barcelona. m.













The building is situated in the center of the plot, respecting the limits for construction and plot ratio. The house rises as a single body. Its shape is influenced by physical and morphological conditions and by the program.

The initial idea of the project is to expand the building up inside the parcel and surrounding existing treesin order to preserve the maximum possible trees; later the shape wasadapted to the program, to acquire the final setting.

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Defrosting a Frozen Building: Chicago

this is crazy — but strangely beautiful. m.








“This cold storage facility in Chicago may not draw your attention from the outside, but had you entered the building a few months ago, you’d be surprised to see what was inside. After nine decades of cold storage and lack of proper maintenance, the whole interior was full of cave-like stalagmites and stalactites.”

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Water Tower by Matt Gagnon

beautiful sculptural installation for the los angeles fire department. m.









The site is a state of the art fire station housing all the department’s helicopters. Located down an alley behind warehouses at the Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles the facility is responsible for protecting the entire LA region from wildfires, performing search and rescue and air ambulance operations as well as high rise firefighting. The personnel stationed at the site are pilots, medics and traditional firefighters.

Inside the entrance gate behind a row of nondescript warehouses, Gagnon designed a tower to proclaim the significance of the facility and assure the first time visitor that this is not another storage building.

Impressed by the white sculptural forms formed when the helicopters drop water on wildfires, Gagnon created a 32 feet tall folded steel structure to evoke a giant blast of water. As the light changes at the site the crisp geometric steel panels soften and take on the quality of spraying water.

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Video — The Urban Racer by The Vanilla Bicycle Company

stellar urban bike design hailing from portland oregon — definitely on my to-buy list for screaming around the city! m.

The Urban Racer is the latest offering in the Speedvagen line, lightweight with nimble handling and dialed race fit geometry. Designed as a super commuter, getting you around town as fast as possible. Minimal, modern and shred ready, the Urban Racer is the answer for the discerning cyclist who wants to go fast and take chances in the city.

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Sumisaya Case combines Katana sword craftsmanship with 3D printing

timeless design! more after the jump. m.





kabuku inc. and studio shikumi inc. announced the release of the world’s first art product that integrates the craftsmanship of traditional japanese katana swords into the innovative design capabilities of current technological processes. the project consists of a blade made by craftsmen who inherit techniques with more than 400 years of history in the kansai region, and a 3D printed case called ‘sumisaya’.

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