The first batch has finally arrived!
08/05/2012
The Albatros bookmark reaches $10000!
The Albatros bookmark fundraising is fully funded, but still running! To pre-order your Albatros at discounted price, paste this link into your browser:
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Albatros fundraising reaches $2000 in 48 hours!
Many thanks to all the contributors and those who helped spreading the word!
More than 60% has been raised so far, but it is not finished! You can still help by donating on the Indiegogo fundraising campaign and you will receive your Albatros bookmarks before everyone.
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Albatros bookmarks now available!!! 22/02/12
I am pleased to announce you that the Albatros bookmarks are now available.
You can visit the official website here: www.albatrosbookmark.com/
To pre-order your Albatros bookmarks, please go here: http://www.indiegogo.com/Albatros-bookmarks-1?a=420223
Urban Stargazing at Kosmica, Arts Catalyst
The Urban Stargazing project will be presented at the Arts Catalyst,
during the Kosmica event on the 6th of October from 7pm until 10pm.
Free for everyone but online booking is required.
http://www.artscatalyst.org/experiencelearning/detail/kosmica7/
Urban Stargazing - Royal College of Art 2011
Over time, society has developed a complex rhythm that demands we live in an environment artificially lit twenty-four hours a day
preventing us from experiencing the natural lights coming from billions of light years away, shining and twinkling as soon as
the Sun sets to the west.
The Urban Stargazing project focuses on bringing back the stars in the city sky by recreating existing constellations and adding
new ones, narrating old and contemporary myths about London. Twelve groups of stars have been installed at different locations
in the city, and can only be observed by the naked eye at night time.
Below is the map showing each constellation with their corresponding coordinates. To go on a stargazing walk, enter
the latitude/longitude of any constellation on a web mapping application. Alternatively, follow the link to the Google map.
To see more, click on "Project".
View Urban Stargazing in a larger map
11/06/2011 Royal College of Art Show 2011
The Royal College of Art Show is starting from the 24th of June until the 3rd of July (private view on the 23rd). I will be showing my final project, Urban Stargazing.
10/04/2011 RCA INTENT IN MILAN
Come to see our show in Milan. Private view on Wednesday 13th.
11/01/2011 A message from NASA
02/01/11 Revolve camera
Here are some new videos and pictures, but this time using a GoPro HD camera, much better quality.
27/11/2010
Very nice video by a student at the University of Bristol.
The Thread 23/10/2010
The Thread is an experimental project born from the evolution of open source
movement and web 2.0. Its objective is to see if we can, all together, write a
fictional novel. The thread’s working principle is similar to any forum’s posts.
Anyone can participate to it. Instead of writing a comment, write a story.
Starting from page one, writers have the choice to develop an existing story or
to start a new thread.
Please add your part of the story.
Visit: http://oscarlhermitte.com/thread
Is Seeing Believing? BBC documentary 23/10/2010
Another stunning English BBC documentary on Illusions and what we learn from them.
You can watch it here http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/vhw1d/ until the 16th of November.
RepRap, the machine, by Adrian Bowyer
Last Thursday, Adrian Bowyer from University of Bath came to the Royal College of Art to present us his Reprap machine.
The Reprap is a 3D printer designed to be capable of rapid prototyping itself. It costs only about 300£ instead of several
thousands. Is that a glimpse into the future home device? Another great thing, is that everything is open source, thus
allowing anyone to make it better. Although it wont make "finished" product yet, it is a great tool for any product development
stage.
Biennale Internationale de Saint Etienne 2010
From November 20th until December 5th, the Biennale of Saint Etienne will be showing design
projects from many different background, all revolving around the theme of "Teleportation". I will
be exhibiting in the "Prediction" area, curated by Benjamin Loyauté.
Please come along. For more information, visit www.biennale2010.citedudesign.com
Spray-On
A very clever non lethal weapon
The Led incapacitor is using the led technology to arrest suspect without the use of the force. By shinning the light directly
at the suspect, it creates dizziness and vertigo.
COMING SOON...
Series of skateboards.
Seeing in circles 28/05/10
Looking at the different ways to shoot videos. Part of a workshop at the RCA led by Rosario Hurtado and Quique Corrales.
May 2010. Instead of making a normal movie, I am trying to get a colour gradient of what the camera is shooting. There is
no postproduction involved, the effect is achieved by connecting the lens of the camera to a drilling machine. The video is
taking 15 frames per second, whereas the drill is spinning at more than 20 turn per second.
Airbag for motorbikes
Dainese is set to release its new air-bag-equipped suits by 2010 - a full 10 years after development of the system began.
Dainese's D-Tec system is the first airbag from a major protective bike cloting manufacturer, although small companies
have released jackets with cruder activation systems.
Richard Dawkins meets Derren Brown
A really interesting interview by two great minds.
"The Enemies of Reason", worth watching.
Hotel RCA was at Salone del Mobile in Milan
The design product department was exhibiting their fresh new project.
Please have a look at the projects, really worth checking.
http://hotelrca.com
