Rosie Lee Updates

London-based design consultancy Rosie Lee dropped us a line to show us some of their new work. First up, a few images from a fun project they did for Millfields Community School. Mark Fleming tells us, “On one stairwell, we decided to install a giant scale dot-to-dot wall with thousands of dots, we used round erasers on pencils dipped in paint and a numbered stamp to number every single dot.”

Secondly, some lovely work for Nike, and the Air Max ‘95. Again, Mark tells us, “When Sergio Lozano originally designed it, the shoe was modeled on the human anatomy. The midsole represents the spine, side panels are muscle fibers and lace loops are the ribs. Nike’s direction for the campaign was ‘Stark Raving Max’, and so we decided to show the shoe in a padded cell, constrained by its laces. We built a corner of a padded cell and worked with Jason Tozer to shoot the key image. post production was carried out in-house to give a clean look to the photography with the luminous colours popping out of the image.”

Infinity Bridge

Surely something as nice as the recently illuminated Infinity Bridge can’t be in Stockton-on-Tees? Designed by Expedition Engineering, the slender bowstring bridge cuts a distinctive silhouette across the River Tees. A 230m-long concrete walkway is supported by a pair of asymmetric steel arches that appear to skip across the river like a pebble skimming water.

Speirs and Major Associates designed the lighting in such a way that the iconic twin arches reflect in the water at night to form the mathematical symbol for infinity (∞) – hence the name. We’re told the unusual bit about the project is the way the lights respond to the movement of pedestrians, of which there is a video here.

Romain Lenancker

Romain Lenancker posted us some shots of a range of excellent new work he’s completed recently.

Scotia / Copenhagen Climate Conference

Sometimes design is just downright clever and drop dead gorgeous, like this. Here are a few shots of brand-new solar street light that actually generates more power than it needs.

Scotia has put its solar-powered outdoor lighting columns under the scrutiny of some of the world’s leading environmentalists at the Copenhagen Climate Conference, to demonstrate the feasibility of emissions-free lighting even at northern latitudes. The project was conceived to support the Bella Center in its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint in the run up to the UN climate conference, held in Copenhagen December 2009. The goal was to provide Scandinavia’s largest conference centre with an attractive, well-lit outdoor environment – but without contributing any carbon emissions.

Mr Bowlegs Updates

Mr Bowlegs - Jeffrey Bowman - has updated with some seasonal stuff. Splendid!