all images courtesy studio geenen

The shape of the ‘gaudi stool’ by studio geenen was created in the same way that Antoní Gaudi designed the structure of his churches, by making a model of hanging chains, so letting gravity determine the strongest and most logical shape for withstanding forces.

The ‘gaudi stool’ is a thin shell made of carbon fiber which deals with the compressive forces. A beam-grid substructure resists bending of the shell. The substructure was made using rapid-prototyping techniques, in order to achieve the needed complexity. The rapid prototyped structure was then used as a mold for the carbon-fiber laminates.

The gaudi-stool is made from carbon-composite, polyamide weighing just 1kg. It is currently being developed in cooperation with dutch research institute TNO. / via designboom

Some people or restaurants would put some coffee grounds in a ash tray to absorb the smell, and here is the Japanese designer Ryohei Yoshiyuki who designed the ash tray that made of used coffee grounds. 100% ECO design. / via Dezeen

有些人或餐廳會放一些咖啡渣在煙灰缸裡，就可以避免煙味四溢。如果直接用咖啡渣來作成煙灰缸呢？日本設計師吉行良平設計了用咖啡渣直接作成煙灰缸的方法，好看耐用，100%環保設計！

Where the Wild Things Are is an upcoming 2009 fantasy film by Spike Jonze. It is a live-action adaptation of the Maurice Sendak 1963 children’s book of the same name. The book is about the wild adventure of a boy named Max who is sent to his room without his supper by his mother as punishment for talking back. Max wears a distinctive wolf suit during his adventures and encounters various mythical creatures, the “wild things”. Although just ten sentences long, the book is generally regarded as a masterpiece of American illustrated children’s literature.

Written in 1963, it was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1964.[1] It also won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award and was an ALAM Notable Book.

<<Where The Wild Things Are>>這部電影，改編自「美國最具有影響力的繪本大師」 Maurice Sendak 1963年的作品，曾榮獲1964年凱迪克金牌獎，以往常常有國外團體將其搬上舞台，以各種表演形態來重新詮釋，甚至也是國外小學童經常在校內演出的戲碼，現在搬上大螢幕，十分值得期待！導演：Spike Jonze，監製則是Tom Hanks，是其繼The Polar Express<北極特快車>，第二部監製作品！

Moon 是一部科幻電影，描寫著由Sam Rockwell所演出的太空人Sam Bell在月球出任務的故事。長達三年在月球的工作，唯一可以陪伴他的就只有身邊的電腦。一場事故讓他失去了短暫記憶後，隨之而來的會是怎麼樣驚悚的劇情呢？

本片的導演Duncan Jones ( Zowie Bowie）其實就是著名歌手David Bowie之子，本片為他電影的初試聲啼之作，海報的設計也是十分的搶眼！本片已經在英國上映，大家拭目以待！

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