Shoebaloo
Shoebaloo is a tiny upmarket shoe store in Amsterdam, designed by Meyer en Van Schooten. The concept behind the overall design of Shoebaloo was a science-fiction film approach and also a parody to what the future might look like. The interior of the store is invisible from outside - the front of the store has an unlit one-way mirror. Only the shoes at the front can be seen from spotlights shining down.
Customers that enter Shoebaloo are greeted by a sliding glass door much like a space-ship! The store is a long narrow tunnel with curved translucent panels with niches made from polyacrylic which displays the shoes. Meyer en Van Schooten wanted the interior of the store to resemble a cryogenic laboratory. The ceiling also has flat panels, and the floor of the store is glass!
Shoebaloo is lit up with 540 concealed florescent tubes that can be programmed to alter their colours. In the middle of the store are three seats that represent floating clouds, and the cash desk represents a giant illuminated eye that is glaring at the customer from the back wall.
This is a really innovative and modern way of designing how a store looks like. I've never seen any other store that looks like this, I would definitely check this out if I ever stumbled across it. The store looks very eye-catching and the whole concept regarding the science-fiction aspect is expressed well.
Spoon Biscuit
The Spoon Biscuit was designed by Shin and Tomoko Azumi. It was created for Project Papillan at the Faculty of Design and Arts in Italy, at the Bolzano University. Giorgia Graziadei thought of the idea for this project - to ask designers to push the limits and invent and bake biscuits that were innovative and also tasty! Shin and Tomoko played on the idea of using a spoon as a biscuit that you could use to stir your drinks with, and then later eat it as an extra dessert.
I really like this idea, once again it's very unique and also interesting because you can actually use it then eat it straight after! This is another great example of a product being interactive with the buyer, not to mention a really great concept.
And now for the interesting product of the day!
Light Switch Stickers
Henrietta Swift designed these light switch stickers. Each pack contains four A6 sticker sheets with a variety of different faces and hairstyles.
References
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good work vic :)
ReplyDeleteI want all of these things, I really feel like some chocolate biscuits right now.The light switch one although very cool and interesting I question why they designed it/what its purpose is. Cool blog :)
ReplyDeleteOooh, you’re such an inspiration. I love this blog!
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