The New Hu Watch By Ross Lovegrove for Issey Miyake

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KjNylSFM6_2Nl__YSA4FQKAXFGkBpXxmlqjHeJ1sxfhyr4PbXqp5OryT1-x4Wx9jTIQ0U_ui6k0AHYeie_Df-zVXl7yKAkBTyBRyMjtqW_DIKX8NRHVLniKCqfhrdSrv7M4yWemdLSjt/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374787830295814930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KjNylSFM6_2Nl__YSA4FQKAXFGkBpXxmlqjHeJ1sxfhyr4PbXqp5OryT1-x4Wx9jTIQ0U_ui6k0AHYeie_Df-zVXl7yKAkBTyBRyMjtqW_DIKX8NRHVLniKCqfhrdSrv7M4yWemdLSjt/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 344px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><blockquote><br />“hu”… simply means human.<br />a clear and pure statement embodied in a timepiece for issey miyake. it truly is a creative bonding and all my life long feelings about watches as prosthetic extension of the body, the concept of anatomical contouring and the organics sculptural possibilities of materials that integrate into one single skin. --Ross Lovegrove</blockquote><br />The newest watch from Issey Miyake, the Hu watch designed by Ross Lovegrove:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkh3SG1leiGeMxUAUQPw1bO0XSRMHFa8ufXIw7cRvthQpFr500mFoa6Gp1B7-cv7isf_O_E5Lu5yV3rIaudP-vctCvn3stwyTwSkWHfCeMiE70FMrcGkq4nqXREFH61ogGYjRrpXg63TY/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374788492147175074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkh3SG1leiGeMxUAUQPw1bO0XSRMHFa8ufXIw7cRvthQpFr500mFoa6Gp1B7-cv7isf_O_E5Lu5yV3rIaudP-vctCvn3stwyTwSkWHfCeMiE70FMrcGkq4nqXREFH61ogGYjRrpXg63TY/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 547px;" /></a><br /><br />The organic shaped wristwatch, made of titanium and silicon materials, gently holds and melds into your wrist. The dial as a slight slope on a 25º angle to the right, which makes the dial naturally and easily viewable.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabVRxP0-7FSoArs7y6QLCQLt_dl0tQ5b2B4IyYNTQMxrAkQiYkBJcKXGtBWiNb7YUKcmJRNUNnzVsX584jCG6NENN7KbkLhREGL0Fzk30C12gx3gNsdeXTA_xZDvsz3qjcUN2x5FgQO_Q/s1600-h/Picture+36.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374785507636221170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabVRxP0-7FSoArs7y6QLCQLt_dl0tQ5b2B4IyYNTQMxrAkQiYkBJcKXGtBWiNb7YUKcmJRNUNnzVsX584jCG6NENN7KbkLhREGL0Fzk30C12gx3gNsdeXTA_xZDvsz3qjcUN2x5FgQO_Q/s400/Picture+36.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 514px; height: 536px;" /></a><br /><br />Available in October, 2009, the watch comes in three face and band color combinations; white & gray (SILAU001), white & white (SILAU002) or black & black (SILAU003).<br /><br /><br />The watch models:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeq8zKYJR84xbhqwveabd8vqHhTfu7SZ5NLZqzvyfsAy8ZurQ_blZIIBfM-yiiX-o-BRNkeWVp4qTXBJ1lzNLQYzYfYYYcOZ8DN5v7-153wypIY-IE7Knh44slgB1VSxStjV33Dq8N4eu/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374790676453761826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeq8zKYJR84xbhqwveabd8vqHhTfu7SZ5NLZqzvyfsAy8ZurQ_blZIIBfM-yiiX-o-BRNkeWVp4qTXBJ1lzNLQYzYfYYYcOZ8DN5v7-153wypIY-IE7Knh44slgB1VSxStjV33Dq8N4eu/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rNwU_SEkiwc6a20rs8cn4c92ZjReJqo2Ts92foFhsmhyZA2sQqO9qtm7GXQ7acwDCV7czwbb_8YFIBO9BIMNuronuszoELoRP7tKD3lAVbs0HU0QnYDIkHaGeqgGG963b-LUzDOfyqkC/s1600-h/Picture+33.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374788685019871538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0rNwU_SEkiwc6a20rs8cn4c92ZjReJqo2Ts92foFhsmhyZA2sQqO9qtm7GXQ7acwDCV7czwbb_8YFIBO9BIMNuronuszoELoRP7tKD3lAVbs0HU0QnYDIkHaGeqgGG963b-LUzDOfyqkC/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 516px; height: 534px;" /></a><br />The $800.00 watch is designed to fit an average sized japanese man's wrist.<br /><br /><br />Specs:<br /><table style="width: 601px; height: 280px;" bgcolor="#999999" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff">Ref No</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">SILAU001</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">SILAU002</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">SILAU003</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Accuracy</td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> ±20 sec/month</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Battery Life</td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Approx. 3 years (SR920SW)</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Functions</td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Indication (Hour/Minute)</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Water Resistance</td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff">5 bar</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Case</td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff">Stainless Steel Case + Titanium Frame</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Band</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Silicon (Gray)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Silicon (Light Gray)</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Silicon (Black)</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Size</td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff">L67.5mm × W42mm</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff">Weight</td> <td colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff">approx. 60g</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />And the packaging is equally modern in design:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErMYsOEp0HeGZaB_mowgZVGhTjPNY9yjMHA1aCk0sJzQKqxIn1RhKSX0Sw4h4zmZJq_wH2PXGM3mabE11qo1QI96H5ZQ7oraKc3L9LOGJCgfS93Ny5R1jvYR1CXOrDHJxqKG_e8bsShTx/s1600-h/Picture+34.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374786924916804338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErMYsOEp0HeGZaB_mowgZVGhTjPNY9yjMHA1aCk0sJzQKqxIn1RhKSX0Sw4h4zmZJq_wH2PXGM3mabE11qo1QI96H5ZQ7oraKc3L9LOGJCgfS93Ny5R1jvYR1CXOrDHJxqKG_e8bsShTx/s400/Picture+34.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 512px; height: 514px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8RlaNg8jk3eFLFuI2Utjf8KLIUGvpfGJ40yQBNxtIUwjfLeh46fREPTVU5tuCbFjJ830CSeG9CACzXBMZ1TDBzJAcfXNpMZyzqs2IxFTkCEEiIyz6Pq9Ozd5O97Ca67lKpqn5xU5vBMX/s1600-h/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374787363424213538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8RlaNg8jk3eFLFuI2Utjf8KLIUGvpfGJ40yQBNxtIUwjfLeh46fREPTVU5tuCbFjJ830CSeG9CACzXBMZ1TDBzJAcfXNpMZyzqs2IxFTkCEEiIyz6Pq9Ozd5O97Ca67lKpqn5xU5vBMX/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 430px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />The watch is not yet available on the market, but is expected to hit stores early October and should be available through the stores or dealers on this<a href="http://www.isseymiyake-watch.com/eg/shop.html"> list.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyKkiucujhh6L9uYb2desxsfb-NxEyk0YBUWwi0G_athA0fvaMcK4Vs_eThX9z7CZE1XTzD23bti03wPCMQSZoOEFJf9NqOAtoOwr0nc-5RYZUtInHCAsOyB_jSjtjG07aIF_B5CMhXLZ/s1600-h/Picture+28.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374791607176367154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyKkiucujhh6L9uYb2desxsfb-NxEyk0YBUWwi0G_athA0fvaMcK4Vs_eThX9z7CZE1XTzD23bti03wPCMQSZoOEFJf9NqOAtoOwr0nc-5RYZUtInHCAsOyB_jSjtjG07aIF_B5CMhXLZ/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 511px; height: 68px;" /></a><br />To see more wonderful Issey Miyake Watches, <a href="http://www.isseymiyake-watch.com/eg/watches.html">go here.</a>

The New Hu Watch By Ross Lovegrove for Issey Miyake

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KEF's Muon Speakers now available in the US!

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg-xZpDuUvC1tHUxag2GGTzwbOOCet6V-Tw4kOX-L6V4Dm7EW_o7cxja64vqJyM2cdlt6Zy02Kw76v0n7GQmbOAnSniPFAJZPj7ssBWoAOQNuQKIM67IXfGQwb5XdZurxFmbChCMVjihm/s1600-h/KEF+MUON+Ross+Lovegrove.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123190711166406098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghg-xZpDuUvC1tHUxag2GGTzwbOOCet6V-Tw4kOX-L6V4Dm7EW_o7cxja64vqJyM2cdlt6Zy02Kw76v0n7GQmbOAnSniPFAJZPj7ssBWoAOQNuQKIM67IXfGQwb5XdZurxFmbChCMVjihm/s400/KEF+MUON+Ross+Lovegrove.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br />Hot off the presses..(seriously, this news just came across the wire). <br /><br />Now hear this: Those groovy KEF speakers designed by Ross Lovegrove that <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/04/ross-lovegrove-is-making-some-noise-for.html">I blogged about last April</a> are now available in the US.<br /><br />So, make some noise.<br /><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20071018005934&newsLang=en">See the press release here</a>

KEF's Muon Speakers now available in the US!

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Ross Lovegrove is Making Some Noise for KEF

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0M7TrlHQ3QsuH2XjfydgDJTCJBUzbd8aaY2jxinWN45fR_z2UsRLo6GoKNzsPNqQn9Cql1Hem-tlYHPeVdOIVS9PvcINI6tz7fML2nbaKoxCEAQu9TrfDJsd0n-X5cP89gTnOuqR36gu/s1600-h/98_rosslovegrove_1_g.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057448020355299522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0M7TrlHQ3QsuH2XjfydgDJTCJBUzbd8aaY2jxinWN45fR_z2UsRLo6GoKNzsPNqQn9Cql1Hem-tlYHPeVdOIVS9PvcINI6tz7fML2nbaKoxCEAQu9TrfDJsd0n-X5cP89gTnOuqR36gu/s400/98_rosslovegrove_1_g.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><i>Above: Ross Lovegrove with his Muon Speakers for KEF</i><br /><br />I've always been a fan of Ross Lovegrove's work and his newest creation for high end audio manufacturer, KEF, is no exception.<br />The text below is from the April issue of <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/">Wallpaper.</a><br /><p> The hallowed walls of Milan’s Science and Technology Museum played host to the launch of a groundbreaking pair of speakers yesterday evening. </p><p> 'Muon' is the product of a union between the historic British audio company <a href="http://www.kef.co.uk/" target="_blank">KEF</a> and visionary industrial designer Ross Lovegrove. Standing two metres tall, the speakers are made from super-formed aluminium, which, like vacuum forming, uses heated aluminium sheets to bend around seemingly impossible shapes. The end result appears more like art than technology. </p><p>But the technology is every bit as impressive as the visual design. A four-way speaker system with powerful bass drivers produces an exceptionally clean and open sound regardless of the room’s acoustics.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmFkDIXC8Grni_shnKWzQvQO_ySihi4RYWZrqrdaP6Ov7TKJbySNfQMcr1uKAeflA4oTzN-96-zHlcotO1bQSF5tBjrRb00L4nwGv0n9ZQLB4vxPfl9IzYGPx5buuwBQ431tiJQ7A30-O/s1600-h/kef_muon_speakers_milan.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057450528616200402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmFkDIXC8Grni_shnKWzQvQO_ySihi4RYWZrqrdaP6Ov7TKJbySNfQMcr1uKAeflA4oTzN-96-zHlcotO1bQSF5tBjrRb00L4nwGv0n9ZQLB4vxPfl9IzYGPx5buuwBQ431tiJQ7A30-O/s400/kef_muon_speakers_milan.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a></p><p> As part of the launch the international creative branding agency Moving Brands created an audio responsive visual installation to showcase the speakers in action. They created a platform in front of the speakers that reacted in real time to the music being played, creating a light display to add a 3-dimensional demonstration of the sound quality. In the vaulted Sala del Cenacolo, where the speakers were showcased with the installation, the effect was truly sensational.</p>Berlow is a video of the launch:<br /><p><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0EQoPRGURzc"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0EQoPRGURzc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /></p><p> Only 100 pairs of speakers are to be made and don’t let the fact that Robbie Williams has put his name on the waiting list put you off. </p>

Ross Lovegrove is Making Some Noise for KEF

Above: Ross Lovegrove with his Muon Speakers for KEF I've always been a fan of Ross Lovegrove's work and his newest creation for hig...

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