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5. Pink Highway for Icelandic Cancer Society by Agency Brandenburg : “I find beauty in ideas that are simple and powerful,” our account director Cat Anderson beams. “The fight against cancer is a deeply personal one to me and seeing it being tackled in this large-scale creative execution just delights and inspires me.” -
7. My Urban Living Room by Smart and Boconcept : Our editor and birthday girl Sumien Brink gushes: “If I could reinvent it in CT, I would use red ribbons with my red Smart and park it on the beachfront — all the red against the blue sea and sky with a fresh breeze blowing the ribbons and my hair!” -
2. Touch Wood by Drill Inc : This giant xylophone slash marimba plays Bach’s Cantata 147 to promote a wooden smartphone in Japan. Although made in 2011, it still made deputy editor Annemarie Meintjes’s jaw drop — as it did ours. Watch the video below. -
4. The Conductor Installation by Faye Toogood : “Faye exemplifies avant garde design and really pushes aesthetic boundaries,” says features and online ed Nadine Botha about this Established and Sons London showroom piece comprising zinc-plated steel panels, fluorescent lights and resin-cast switches. -
1. Harper Whiskey Cabinet by Thomas Schneider : Our managing editor Lise Avis may be on Oct-sober but she still has her priorities straight: “It makes me wish I drank whisky. Made out of ash and folded paper, the cabinet stands tall almost like a butler handing you a drink.” -
8. Tents by FieldCandy : “For someone not keen on camping, these fab tents are sweet inspiration to haul out the grubby pots and pans, pack Doom, a torch, sleeping bag, etc… Whatever, I'm tired already. Maybe I'll just pitch one in my garden,” laughs features writer Debbie Loots. -
6. Painted staircase by Jood : “I love creativity that rejuvenates otherwise drab public spaces,” explains ed-at-large Malibongwe Tyilo. “This paint work by a group of Syrian students especially inspires as their mission was to ‘make a difference for love and peace in a war zone’.” -
3. Split by Greenwing Audio : “Finally no irritating, violent head jerks due to earphone strings getting hooked or stuck or flopping all over the place,” enthuses online and editorial assistant Chantel Hans about this audio player that fits in your ears, no wires or bluetooth.
A xylophone that stretches through a forest and plays Bach, completely wireless headphones, watermelon-decorated tents and rainbow-painted stairs feature in the VISI team’s Pick of the Week. Not to mention a highway painted into a pink ribbon for breast cancer, an avant garde design installation, delightful whisky cabinet and urban ribbon pavilion.
Tell us which is your favourite in the comments below.
1. whiskycabinet.tumblr.com
2. www.drill-inc.jp
3. www.greenwingaudio.com
4. www.fayetoogood.com
5. brandenburg.is
6. www.facebook.com/jood.dairatieh
7. www.boconcept.com
8. www.fieldcandy.comBrowse more of our Picks of the Week here.
