Monthly Archives: April 2009

Rare P.-D.G. desk by Maurice Calka up for auction

The desk above is called the P.-D.G. desk by French designer Maurice Calka. The desk was targeted to the richest of clients and people in senior management. In fact, the name itself was an acronym for “Président Directeur Générale”, which … Continue reading

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Dancing in front of Michigan Central Station

Photo by Brian Widdis This photograph by Brian Widdis was selected as PDN’s photo of the day and shows two area high school marching bands squaring off in a fun competition in front of Detroit’s abandoned Michigan Central Station. This … Continue reading

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OUTrial House in Poland

Polish architects KWK Promes designed a house in Poland that hides most of itself from view by being almost entirely incorporated into the ground. The roof of the house is part of the grassy field that the house resides in … Continue reading

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Gallery of World War II posters

Need some World War II-era design inspiration? Then check out the 2000+ World War II posters in this Flickr photoset. Share this:EmailFacebookRedditDiggStumbleUpon

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Ocean from DisneyNature

I’ve posted about the movie Earth from DisneyNature before and now the film is out today in celebration of Earth Day. It turns out that today also marked the debut of another DisneyNature film in the making called Oceans. The … Continue reading

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Views of Earth from Space in HD video

It’s Earth Day today (didn’t you see the Google logo?), so enjoy NASA’s HD video of views of our beautiful planet from the International Space Station. According to NASA, the ISS travels at an approximate speed of 17,500 miles per … Continue reading

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