+/- by: Ryoji Ikeda

“densely minimum.” If I have to explain who Ryoji Ikeda is consicely, that’s the phrase I’d be probably using. Yesterday I went to see his exhibition, “＋/－[the infinite between 0 and 1],” at Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. I’ve known him for his electronic music for a while, but not the visuals… damn. I was wasting so much time for not knowing such dope artwork.

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Tags: Electronic Music, Japan, Museum of Contemporary Art, Nihhon, Nueva Forma, Ryoji Ikeda, Tokyo, Toyohisa Kanno, YouTube

This entry was posted on Sunday, June 14th, 2009 at 1:11 pm and is filed under Artists, Design, Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Work it, own it!

Comes in several flavas: Bad, badder, and baddest.

Found this strange little novelty item while drooling over the Optimus Maximus. Not quite sure if the DJ scratch pad would make it in the winner’s circle. I can imagine some dude pulling this card out of his wallet and whispering slyly to his date, “Hey… check this…” then start scratching like he’s Kid Koala. Deal-breaker? Probably. At least the video is hilarious.

Tags: art lebedev, card, dj, kid koala, optimus maximus, scratch pad

This entry was posted on Monday, June 8th, 2009 at 4:23 am and is filed under Design, Gadgets, Videos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

I love LittlePixel’s Flickr set of what he describes as “Classic records lost in time and format, re-emerged as Pelican books.” If only such a thing existed. They are all quite gorgeous, and I’ve posted some of my favourites below. You can also discover more lovely little things at http://www.littlepixel.info.

Stereolab - Dots and Loops

Autechre - Amber

Beastie Boys - License to Kill

CLF - The White Room

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures

Tags: covers, Electronica, flickr, littlepixel, Music, Nueva Forma, pelican books, records, vintage, vinyl

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 at 10:21 pm and is filed under Artists, Books, Design, Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Audio Technica AT-727 Sound Burger

Audio Technica AT-727 Sound Burger

Audio Technica AT-770 Mr. Disc

Stumbled across these while searching for portable listening devices. Audio Technica’s AT-727 Sound Burger & AT-770 Mr. Disc. Yep! With names like those, it’s hard to believe that they never made the popular vote. Even though they may not be as portable as an iPod, it would be damn hilarious to catch someone trying to jog with one of these strapped to their leg. :)

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Tags: audio technica, HiFi, High Fidelity, iPod, Mr. Disc, Nueva Forma, Portable Listening Devices, Sound Burger, vinyl

This entry was posted on Friday, April 10th, 2009 at 6:35 pm and is filed under Design, Gadgets. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Last month, we had touched on vintage cassette tape inserts and how awesome the designs are. Perhaps it’s the nostalgia of growing up in the era of analog sounds, or that everything old is back in fashion, but the aesthetic of cassette tapes still have profound desire and influence in modern society. This post pays homage to the cassette tape, and the unique ways that we’ve tried to preserve it by bridging the gap between digital and analog. Here are some of my favorite mods and hybrids:

NVDRS Tape by Stefano Pertegato

I’d like to describe the NVDRS Tape, but the images already speak for themselves:

Slide the music to start listening

USB key provides connectivity with almost every computer

Case to protect the player and customize it

Listen to what the image says. Put the finger in the hole...

Apparently the finger goes in the other hole. To charge it, of course. How much fingering equates to a full charge?

via yankodesign

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Tags: analog, cassette, mp3 player, retro, sony, tape, USB, vintage

This entry was posted on Monday, March 30th, 2009 at 3:51 pm and is filed under Design, Gadgets, Music. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

So true. And so sad!

A funny look at what artist Winston Rowntree calls Every Album Ever.

Via Cracked.com

Tags: comics, comix, ever album ever, subnormality, winston rowntree

This entry was posted on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 am and is filed under Design. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

This one is probably my favorite. Via Jubru's Flickr photostream.

This insert really does make me happy, even without listening to a single sound! Via Jubru's Flickr photostream

Love the little exclamation marks. Via Jubru's Flickr photostream

Let’s face it, here at Nueva Forma, we’re suckers for vintage design. Polar Alert Studios has compiled a wonderful collection of the top 100 vintage cassette tape inserts, and after going through the slideshow, I’m feeling a bit nostagic and am compelled to make a mixtape the next time I get my hands on a cassette. Unfortunately, most cassette tapes don’t look as cool as they used to. There’s also a wonderful Flickr set of cassette inserts via Jubru’s photostream, which is where the images are from.

Tags: cassette tape inserts, cassettes, polar alert, vintage

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 8:11 pm and is filed under Design. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.