Category: design

  • Zona Velha do Funchal, Madeira

    Funchal is the largest city and the municipal seat of Madeira. After A and F’s wedding, we stayed on for 2 days and had an evening to explore the city. Zona Velha is a small urban area in Funchal around Rua de Santa Maria – the oldest street of the city. Rua de Santa Maria…

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  • Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst), Vienna

    Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst), Vienna

    In Vienna, we went to see The Museum of Applied Arts (Museum der Angewandte Kunst, MAK) located in the Innere Stadt. This is the Austrian equivalent of the Victoria and Albert museum of London (V&A). Wien.info’s description of MAK: Design is one of the main features of MAK. The museum shows furniture, glass, china, silver,…

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  • The Art of Film Title

    One of us (Chris) have always liked motion graphics and animation. Film title design is a prime example of this type of art.  They are designed to introduce a movie to the audience, set the tone, and at the same time give credits to the actors, director, producer and the crew. In some movies, there is…

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  • Posters for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile

    The Salone Internazionale del Mobile (Milan International Furniture Exhibition) was open to the public this weekend. We planned a whirlwind one-day visit with our friend Z – who bought us rail tickets and even arranged to meet people for lunch in Milan. When we were at the train station this morning, we discovered that the Italian…

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  • Wynn’s fields of flowers

    Wynn’s fields of flowers

    The Wynn casino hotel in Las Vegas has one of the most visually rich interior environment. This bar – Parasol Down – is a fantastically colored space – feels fun, somewhat luxurious, and without being (too) garish. If you look up from the bar, you will see the multicolor parasols.  In fact, most visitors will…

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  • Collectible Vinçon graphics

    Vinçon has a graphic design business and naturally they design their own bags for the shop.  Here is a selection of the bag designs over the years – the first started in 1972. In case you just joined, check out my two earlier posts about Vinçon’s shop in Barcelona, selling small design products here and furniture…

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