can't miss this! why design is wonderful

in the blog i am following, graphicdesignbar, one of its recent posts features these fans made in tokyo that keep the global warming concept in mind. this is why i love design. because it's beauty with a lot of function involved. the fans are created using color swatches of cool colors to remind us of how nice it is to stay cool and feel cool in a world that is endangered of the opposite.





i also love some functionless design. although i think beauty in itself serves its own puprose. anyway, my sister who is an art major sent me this link earlier today of a place called hotelfox in copenhagen. each of the rooms in their hotel is unique--painted/illustrated by one artist. these rooms are wonderful, and ridiculously expensive i'm sure. anwyay, how fun would it be to get a chance to do this? i would love to visit this place just to see the vison behind each room. check out www.hotelfox.com. here are some of my favorites.