British Designer of the Year
Yesterday I saw the British Designer of the Year Award on the BBC. Not surprisingly Jonathan Ives from Apple won, but what caught my eye were two of the other nominees.First of all the simple fact that Rockstar Games was short listed for Vice City was obviously a controversial choice for a design award but it was also very well deserved. Vice City is the first game where where I have really felt like I was in another place.
In
my opinion the coolest thing was Tord
Boontje's lamp shade. Made and delivered as single acid etched A3 brass
sheet that you just wrap around a normal light bulb like hanging a garland on
a xmas tree. Sadly none of the links on the web does it justice, The way it
projects the light is as important if not more important that the look itself.
