MAKING OF PIRELLI 2010 / NSFW

The iconic calendar celebrates its 47th year. Note that the behind the scenes video of the 2010 edition does contain nudity. More on Terry Richardson here.

The Making of the 2010 Pirelli Calendar by Terry Richardson

AVATAR / JAMES CAMERON

After being away for almost a decade , James Cameron has finally given us a small trailer of his highly anticipated upcoming movie, Avatar.

IDEA 2009 WINNERS / BEST DESIGNS OF 2009

The International Design Excellence Awards 2009 , IDEA, are presented to the most innovative and user friendly innovations of the year. Ranging from medical systems to everyday items, these winners were selected on the basis of user friendliness whether the user is a runner, an environmentalist, a warehouse worker, a surgeon, an everyday civilian. Over 30 items were given the Gold medal, and just to show the innovation of these items , the Best in show award went to garbage (literally). To view all the finalist , visit here and silver medalists can be seen here. We highly recommend our viewers to gloss over some of the gold and silver medalists, maybe one of you will be motivated and become a part of IDEA in the future years.

EVIAN ROLLER BABIES

AUDI / SCULPTURE

To celebrate their 100th anniversary, Greg Judah designed this 100 ft sculpture featuring the 1937 Auto Union stream liner and the V10 R8. This 44 tonnes steel structure now stands at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. To see more pictures , visit Toxel.

LOFTCUBE / NOMADIC LIVING

Self described by the designers as "mobile living units, which can be placed on flat roofs by helicopters or cranes" the Loftcube is truly unique in both conception and design. Priced in the low $100,000's it makes for an absolutely stunning living or work space. The idea behind mobile living units such as the LoftCube is to make use of available roof space in today's mega cities. More importantly it is part of a wave of modern nomadic living spaces geared towards today's itinerant workforce. Designed by Werner Aisslinger.

OCEANSIZE TEAM / SHORT FILM

Oceansize is a short 3D film created by 4 students from Supinfocom in Arles, France. The team consists of Romain Jouandeau, Adrien Chartie, Gilles Mazières and Fabien Thareau who are all students at the world renowned University of Communication Science. Their attention to detail alone makes this exhilarating to watch. To learn more about the Oceansize team visit Oceansize.

HOTEL FOUQUET BARRIER / PARIS

Architect Edouard Francois was in charge of remodeling the Hotel Fouquet, which is located in the heart of Paris. The project completed in 2006 - although some work is still being done. The successful fusion of old world architecture with modern design is probably one of the greatest challenges any resortation faces - Mr. Fanchanc however has proven once again that he is worthy of his reputation. Image courtesy of ArchDaily. More here.

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES / THE WHITE TEE PROJECT

"JAK & JIL + COMPLEX GEOMETRIES = THE WHITE TEE PROJECT"

Breathtakingly simple collection. Beautiful.

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THE SIMPLE THINGS / ART BASEL

Pharrell Williams & Takashi Murakami came together to create this work. Mmmm...cupcakes.

JOAQUIN BALDWIN / ANIMATION

Joaquin Baldwin is an Annie Award nominee director and animator from Paraguay. Living in Los Angeles, he is now finishing his MFA in animation at UCLA. He has received over 50 international awards for his animated films Sebastian's Voodoo and Papiroflexia. Visit his website here.

FAST COMPANY / 100 MOST CREATIVE

Jonathan Ive tops the list this year - which is not surprising taking into account the iPhone/iPod touch/ and unibody macbook that he brought around in 2009. Find the list here. Images and list courtesy of Fast Company.

MR HUDSON / THERE WILL BE TEARS

Great production on the music. The video is similar to the Kanye/Kid Cudi collab on Welcome to Heartbreak but nevertheless original compared to mainstream content. Watch for Mr. Hudson in the future.

PAC MAN

This just made us laugh. Enjoy.

KAMRAN HOUSE / IRAN

The Amordad design group combined traditional Iranian architecture, modern materials, and ancient know how to produce a beautiful environmentally friendly building.

"The concept of designing for the central void is derived from the form and application of traditional wind towers of desert regions of Iran. This void can lead the wind into the spaces in different floors around it. And because of applying the water in the bottom, it would also become cool and refreshed. In addition the void can also lead the natural light through the mirrors which are used in its body. These mirrors reflect the light to each other so that it can move down and get to the spaces even in the ground floor." - ArchDaily

BANG / DAVID O'REILLY

M.I.A Bang (original test) from David OReilly

MILAN DESIGN WEEK

Public Design Week at the Milan Design Festival this year featured some innovative public space concepts. More here. Image courtesy of Core77.

ESPRESSO

Friday was national espresso day in Italy and the National Italian Espresso Institute reminded the world what makes a flawless espresso. Story here.

Zona Maco / 2009

This year's fair will include 90 galleries from around the world, representing more than 800 artists in over 10 000 square meters of exhibition space. More here.

Kohara Lodge / New Zealand

A luxurious yet intimate award winning lodge just minutes outside of Queenstown, Kohara prides itself on being environmentally friendly while maintaining state of the art technologies to ensure the utmost of convenience for its guests. More here.