Stuff that does not fit anywhere else - concepts, link, photos
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1996-2011: 15 year anniversary for antidot design studio
After 15 years of non-stop hard work, we are still going strong. With more work than ever, in the middle of a crisis, we have no option but to keep growing...
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Classic 80's tunes and boats
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Il Girasole - the Sunflower
An incredible building on the edges of Verona, built between 1930-35. All the principles of Modernist movement are present: the house as a machine; the controlled relationship of the natural environment; innovation - all dressed up with hope for a new world.
the building rotates a full 360 degrees, in slow speed, so that the residents may enjoy the optimum lighting and surrounding vistas.
The film is an extract from a documentary by Marcel Meili and Christoph Schaub.
Source: Walpaper, Stylepark.
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Sea Shepherd
Sea Shepherd: the militant group of sea activists, terror of illegal whalers (among others). Great work, hardcore tactics, super flag and a great inspiration.
See more here: www.seashepherd.org
Look for the "donate" button - we did!
All images that follow were sourced in the web - all copyright remains with the original creators.
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Panorama from Galatas tower, Istanbul
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Athens Benchmark
After many years, we decided to participate in the Athens Benchmark competition...
PS (January 2011)> Whatever happened to this "grand" competition? All the public seating in Athens remains the same.
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Forza
The orange Audi, the silver Clio and the cyan Alpha, dressed in antidot racing colours, designed in the editor of videogame Forza Motorsport.
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Carlo Mollino: sex, aeroplanes and design
Carlo Mollino
by Paolo Frello
The extravaganza of Carlo Mollino.
Crazy, artistic, stingy, obsessed with taxes. Sex maniac, master architect, drug addict, genius. Carlo Mollino (1905-1973) is one of the most colorful figures in the world of architecture and Italian design.
He spent his life in the tranquil city of Torino, where a character such as he had few hopes to fit in. Even today, 20 years after his death, there has been little effort made to keep the memory of this extraordinary person alive. Quite to the contrary, many of his architectural works have fallen into a state of disrepair. As so often is the case, Mollino has found success abroad, being greatly appreciated in other countries. Auction houses have sold some of his pieces at head-spinning prices and it seems that a famous American collector has accquired a good part of "erotic polaroids" made by Mollino during his nocturnal diversions. Graduated with a degree in architecture with highest marks in 1931, Mollino immediately distanced himself from his father' s legacy: Eugenio Mollino was the proprietor of a prominent engineering company who built an incredible number of stately buildings as well as Torino's main hospital.
His first apartment, in 1936,was splendid: realized with the walls covered in colored velvet, ceilings draped with fine cloth, draperies of perforated fabric, a lighting system which consisted of a single lamp running along a track across the ceiling in a great arc. Apart from his great attention to the decorative aspects of his work, Mollino based his work on the idea of enabling the occupant to manipulate volumes at whim.
An avid skier, Mollino designed a strange device for walking on snow, and several racing cars. Paola and Rossella Colombari, two Milanese gallerists have produced, in the course of their exhaustive research into the field of design, several of Mollino's design objects using contemporary construction criteria. One such example is the Cadma lamp, worked in parchment, brass and marble, along with the Devalle sofa done in red and green velvet .
A legacy of legends recounting tales of Mollino's quirky personnage remains, while as a designer, his unmistakeable style and philosophy remain something that still inspires many present designers.
:::IMPORTANT NOTE:::
Please note that all texts and images on this page have been found on several pages on the internet. The copyright belongs to their respective owners. We are not in a ny way wish to gain any profit from the display on this page. As avid "fans", we merely want to communicate Mollino's genius to as many people as possible.
There is a surprising limited number of books about Mollino - although he is mentioned in most comprehensive history of design books. We wonder why this is the case. Actually, it might even be better to keep his image surrounded by a shroud of mystery! However, if you are aware of any new information/ photographs/ websites or any other information about Mollino, please do contact us!
compiled and noted by Christopher Brellis.
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1996-2006: 10 year anniversary for antidot design studio
April 2006: we realise that the studio is 10 years old, as we started in 1996...
From the West End to the East End of London (our beloved Brick Lane) and then on to central Athens since 2002. With the greek word αντίδοτο (literally antidote, only mispelled to play with the .com boom of the time) in our title, we begin.
Constantly online since 1996 and five incarnations later, our website is today at its strongest, as we are. Late nights, we begin, oh the first business plan, our first big jobs, we are growing! And then on to Greece - here we go again! Getting to know the country once again, our first office, second and the third.
