Fwd: Yatzer newsletter / BEST OF MAY 09'

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Limited edition footware collection by Lacoste and Zaha Hadid LACOSTE will launch the footwear capsule collection designed in collaboration with Zaha Hadid Architects in September 2009. Starting as a project that was on view during the Frieze Art Fair 08' in London, it now becomes a final design prototype poised for production.	Wetsuits by Diddo Wetsuits are both functional and protective, but why must they all look the same? Not to challenge Mother Nature’s art direction but it’s high time for a change. Discover some unique wetsuits by Diddo, an Amsterdam based open-minded designer.	Ebon Heath and his visual poetry The popular song goes that words don’t come easy, and, ironically enough, this is exactly the sense one has when trying to express himself in front of Ebon Heath’s typographic mobiles. Heath is revealing us all the details hidden behind his outstanding work in an exclusive interview for Yatzer.
And the ADC CUBE goes to..  The Art Directors Club (ADC), the premier organization for integrated media and the first global creative collective of its kind, announced the winners of the ADC 88th Annual Awards program on the 30th of April at its Awards Gala, held at the ADC Gallery in New York. And the winners are...	Michael Zavros for Balenciaga In order to celebrate the launch of Balenciaga clothing in Australia, Australian artist Michael Zavros collaborated exclusively with Jean Brown shop for the creation of some unique takes on Balenciaga iconic handbags that were displayed during the opening party of the event on the 23d of April 2009.	Erika-Mann Grundschule II by Baupiloten in Berlin Following the successful modernization of the Erika-Mann Elementary School in Berlin, the Baupiloten have  designed the building’s interior for all-day use and Silver dragons, fire flowers, treasures and kaleidoscopes coexist harmonically under the same roof.
Simon Schubert - In Apnoesie For his first solo exhibition at Upstairs Berlin Simon Schubert has created an accessible room where ceiling and walls are covered completely with panels of paper folds, hands are growing out of the floor, children are facing each other in a circle  and objects are hiding in dark spyholes.	REBOTS- the eco-ROBOTS by ONSITE ONSITE is a Chinese creative team that, besides graphic design, is doing some of the most beautiful art toys of the moment. They are called ‘The Rebot series’, which is a part of ‘My Times Toys', and we cannot wait to hold them in our hands.	Recycling typography The Finnish company Character is on a mission to salvage dismantled logos and signs. Character takes the dismantled signs, which have been part of the cityscape for years, even decades, and gives them a new life.
And the winner of Mies Van der Rohe Award 2009 is.. The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced on the 29th of April that the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway by Snøhetta is the winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.	5’ with fashion designer Olivier Borde It does not happen all too often, yet, every now and then comes a man along who can catch you by surprise that he understands ones needs, as well as aesthetics. One of these rare men is definitely Olivier Borde. Discover him through an exclusive interview at Yatzer.	designed in the name of FRONT The all-female group of young Swedish designers, FRONT and their latest collaboration with MOROSO , MOOOI , Established & Sons LTD and the new Italian design brand SKITCH, were the talk of the town during the design week in Milan.

 

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