Philippe Starck Designed Interior for the

Philippe Starck Designed Interior for the "World's First" Commercial Space Station

"French designer Philippe Starck has created the interiors for the habitation module of the "world's first" commercial space station, which is due to open in 2020. Designed for the privately-owned space exploration company, Axiom Space, Starck's will house expeditions to the space station. Axiom commissioned Starck to create the interiors of the crew quarters, dining area and galley habitation module for the Axiom Station, which is connected to the International Space Station (ISS).Starck wanted his interior design to evoke the feeling of being weightless in the womb, which is similar to astronauts floating in zero gravity.  The interior of the space craft are designed to enhance life in orbit, and to provide an added level of luxury to its forthcoming space station. Axiom recently announced the launch of its space tourism...

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Behind The Beard Episode 3 featuring Nicole Zizi

Recently, I had the pleasure to sit down with Aaron J. Jackson from the Fuck Going Out Podcast. We speak on my journey as an artist, designer, and entrepreneur. Some of the topics we go over such as my upbringing, how I got into art, planning events, and transitioning from graphic design to designing products. Like I told Aaron, this interview is something special to me. This is the first interview where I am recorded live (so you get to actually hear my voice!), but this is also the first time where I speak on how I got into the industry and talk about projects I am working on and what inspires me to create! There are not many podcast that speak on the different creatives in the industry outside...

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Installation by University of Miami Architecture students

Installation by University of Miami Architecture students

Students at the U's architecture school, have built a performance stage from a collection of orange poles underneath the Brickell MetroRail station. The temporary installation was designed by a group of students from UM, and hosted a variety of free outdoor performances such as music, poetry, and comedy.

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Bags Made using Latex and Paint by Molly Younger

Bags Made using Latex and Paint by Molly Younger

Australian Designer, Molly Younger's work; an artist and designer. Younger, has created a collection of hand-made bags, and accessories made out of latex and paint. The collection, Range 1 – Early Sculptural Forms, is Molly Younger's first commercial collection. This collection is a perfect combination of design and artistry.  You can purchase these bags at mollyyounger.com

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I grew Mushroom Mycelium Planters!

I grew Mushroom Mycelium Planters!

After a while of obsessing over mushroom fabrics I decided to experiment with the material and decided to grow my own planters. This planter is made out of mycelium mushroom and hemp shreds. Mycelium is the vegetative part of mushroom, that is made of long white fibers. When mycelium is combined with wood fibers, and grown it can become as tough as brick. People have experimented with growing this for architecture insulation, packaging (puma uses this in some of their latest packaging), as well as furniture and home decor. I decided to go with planter bowl form because this is the easiest form I could make at home, and I love the idea of making planters that can be used for the spring. The idea of watch the plant degrade...

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Barkcloth Textile from Uganda can Change the Future of Textiles

Barkcloth Textile from Uganda can Change the Future of Textiles

Bark cloth is made from the inner bark of the mutuba tree, a type of ficus. Ugandans have been wearing the cloth for over 600 years and the fabric making has been around before woven fabrics were created. What makes the fabric most interesting to a designer is the opportunity to be used as a sustainable alternative. The fabrics are made from tree bark, which can be with proper care harvested for decades from the same tree without harming the environment. I also love that textile has a nature texture and roughness. It makes the fabric beautiful in its own way. Scroll down to see a video on how the fabric is made and more images:

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