This week's MoCo picks.
+ Zamore Homes home kits, "The company will sell customizable homes ranging from 400 to 2,200 square feet at $100 to $170 per square foot, but it won’t do so in the typical prefab fashion. Instead, Zamore will outsource assembly to outlets near the building site.". Via Dwell Blog.
+ Winners of the 99k House Competition, the "goal of the competition was to create an innovative design for a small house that is affordable, sustainable, and energy efficient... The construction budget for each home had to be under $99,000...". Via Jetson Green.
+ Friman Laaksonen Architects' Humlegård House, a year-round residence located in the town of Fiskars, 78 kilometers west of Helsinki. "The floor plan resembles the layout of a traditional peasant farmhouse, split lengthwise into two. The house consists of three multi-function areas: two large living rooms linked by a loft with a bathroom and walk-in closet below.". Via thecoolhunter.net.
+ Vernissage.TV's interview with architect Rianne Makkink and designer Jurgen Bey at Design Miami Basel, part of a joint-venture "to investigate Chinese craftmanship and combine it with contemporary ideas and forms. Makkink and Bey are re-inventing traditional Chinese art and craft techniques with its conceptual 'Cleanliness is next to Godliness' series.". Via Dezain.
+ Vernissage.TV's interview with Max Lamb at Design Miami Basel, for his Solids of Revolution project, "two collections of stools in concrete and wool felt formed using rotational cutting processes". Via Core77.
+ Designws.com coverage of Design Miami/Basel.
+ London's Graduate Art and Design Summer shows at the Truman Brewery, where "the Product Designers Market, produced by Middlesex University students, stole the show.". Per Core77.
+ NoDesign's Wazz AL audio shelf video, "The mere presence of an audio CD or of specific labels launches or stops the music in the play slot: the cover is the wand.". Via swissmiss.
+ Cosmic's Upgrade bath collection. "All functions are hidden – no handles, controls, spouts or unnecessary details to clutter the look. Water emerges from a simple, perfect hole embedded into the side wall of the ‘bathstone’ sink and a clever flap covers the handle functions.". Via Trendir.
+ Publique Living's PopMat Paper Mats featuring pop-up graphics on disposable paper placemats. Via sub-studio design blog.
+ While looking for design and function we discovered Function Drinks. Too bad the bottle isn't made of glass. Via TheDieline.com.






