Malaysia is no stranger to iconic buildings. Two of the tallest buildings in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers, are located in Kuala Lumpur, the country’s capital. So it comes as no surprise to us that a stunning new residential development is planned for the Putrajaya waterfront known as Precinct 4, just 30km south of Kuala Lumpur.

The design, however, is a refreshing and original with unique, marine-inspired structures – which also draw from traditional Islamic designs – arranged in a permeable, radiating block of bioclimatic architecture.

The winner of a recent contest, the design for Precinct 4 comes from Studio Nicoletti Associati and Malaysian architects Hijjas Kasturi Associates , who provided the masterplan of Putrajaya. The goal of the designers was to provide a model for sustainable residential design that was inspired by the city’s unique landscape which includes an expansive artificial lake. The biggest inspiration came from the sea
and the entire development resembles a fleet of ships.
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There’s a saying says that “our future is in our hands

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This is an iPhone application that created to show your mates in the pub a fully interactive virtual pint of Carling. By turning your iPhone to the left or right in the correct sequence, you will experience what’s showing in the the video. Find out more about this iPint here.

Capturing lights movements through photography is not a new idea to most of us. What about connecting our daily life scenarios, objects, and thoughts with the lights movements? The project team of PiKAPiKA

the Movie

, want to share with their experiments & findings in PiKAPiKA

movie. Visit their blog here. watch movie here
thanks Eugene.

To promote their new version of software, Adobe CS4

, John Kelly was given free reign to create  The Seed : an animated journey through the life of an apple seed. The animation was funded by Adobe through their agency of record, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners.

watch it here.

The long wait is over. Malaysia’s first 3d animated feature film, Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula (or Geng: The Adventure Begins for the English version) has finally been completed and is set to be released on the 12th of February 2009 in cinemas across Malaysia.

The 90-minute feature film is produced by Les’ Copaque Production, an animation company based in Malaysia, with a budget less than USD2 million and a staff of 40 creative workers that took 2.5 years to complete… more

As one of the fastest growing cities in Asia, KL has design potential at a level comparable to other progressive cities around the world. With the rapid progress of creative talents and ideas right here at home, it is high time for KL to have a centre that can gather, centralise, showcase and promote the Malaysian creative economic design.

Entitled “Show + Shine”, Kuala Lumpur Design Week 2009 aims to encourage existing designers in Malaysia to improve the quality of Malaysian design exporting products to the world. The festival contains many follow-up projects to encourage the ideas for further practical usage in educational area such as Forum, Talk, Workshop, Installations and Exhibitions.

One of the exhibitions, BECO

ME- Be an ECO friend like me, is calling for submission

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UTGP stressed that:”T-shirts are an expression of you, so please think and express yourself freely.”

Dare to take risk? Challenge yourself in the situation that planned in the world of Risk Factor

. Love the introduction with comics. Enjoy!

This project is called MTV Hats (Header Art Treatments), and MTV.com design team plan to wear many of them. The works of art above are MTV Hats currently in rotation on mtv.com. Calling all artists MTV.com design team want YOUR MTV. Join them here

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Jimbo, a 27 year old malaysian living in Sydney, an art director in an ad agency and a wannabe illustrator. The website OKAYBOSS

showcase his skills & humor in his artwork.

Date:

19 Dec 2008 (FRIDAY)
Venue: Ole Cafe, Changkat Bukit Bintang, KL. (directions -map on www.kakireka.com)
Time: 7pm – 10pm with tea break & snacks

Topic: Implications of current financial crisis on Brands
by: Liza Low, Identity Matters
Time: 7:30 pm

Topic: The Bukit Antarabangsa landslide aftermath from a designer/victim’s point of view
by: Asri Ahmad, wREGA member
Time: 8:30 pm

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kakireka

smalltalks are generally FREE & open to the public approx.20-50pax. Mostly designers, young & old, from design students to seasoned design professionals. All are welcome but limited seats so come early to mingle & chat.

kakireka.com is a project fully endorsed by wREGA(wakaf Reka Grafik Malaysia), the only registered Association of Malaysian Graphic Designers. If you wish to enquire about joining, a wREGA rep. will be present at the event.

UPCOMING KAKIREKA SMALLTALK EVENTS 2009

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JAN – Design & Cultural Heritage
FEB

-  Design& the Built-Environment

MAR – Design & Photography
APR – Design & Event Management
MAY – Design& Character Animation
JUN – Design& Print Publishing