A linha que adoptei para a secção de Design da Artecapital parte da transversalidade do design contemporâneo, o design conceptual, o design que combina o pensamento com uma dimensão verdadeiramente artística. A construção de cada um dos artigos baseia-se num ‘ping-pong’ de imagens – lanço uma selecção de imagens ao designer convidado, e este/a responde com uma imagem do seu trabalho (ou não), e um comentário ou link.

ATYPYK é uma empresa criada em 1999 por uma dupla de designers franceses: Ivan Duval (1967) e
Jean Sebastien Ides (1967). Juntos desenvolvem objectos extraordinários que se destacam pelo seu humor e 'twist' conceptual. www.atypyk.com

IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT ATYPYK:

ATYPYK IS NOT A BOYS BAND
ATYPYK SOUNDS GREEK, BUT IS ACTUALLY FRENCH
ATYPYK IS NOT A FAMILY BUSINESS
ATYPYK ENJOYS MAKING COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY THINGS
ATYPYK DOES NOT COMPETE WITH IKEA
ATYPYK PROMISES A LOT, BUT CAN'T GUARANTY ANYTHING
ATYPYK DOES NOT USE DRUGS TO COME UP WITH IDEAS
ATYPYK WON'T SOLVE ANY WORLD PROBLEMS
ATYPYK NEVER SKIPS HOLIDAYS
ATYPYK DOES THINGS WITH PLEASURE
ATYPYK DOES NOT HAVE THE KEY TO SUCCESS
ATYPYK IS NOT SMART ENOUGH TO STEAL IDEAS
ATYPYK LOVES HAPPY ENDINGS

ATYPYK, A FULL RANGE OF PRODUCTS TO:

GET RID OF ADDICTIONS / FIND HAPPINESS / GET A COW IN YOUR KITCHEN / NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN / GET LUCKY / OWN THINGS DESIRED BY EVERYBODY / KNOW WHO LOVES YOU / NEVER GET BORED ANYMORE / EXPRESS YOURSELF AT WORK / CALM DOWN YOUR NOISY NEIGHBOURS / SHUT UP / BE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL / SAY THAT COFFEE IS YOUR CUP OF TEA / CONGRATULATE YOUR FRIENDS / SCRIBBLE ON TABLECLOTH / BUY OTHERS SOUVENIRS / GET IN THE CORNER! / SLEEP IN PEACE / BECOME A SAINT / GO BACK IN THE PAST / FORBID POSTERING / SEND GREETINGS WITH PLEASURE / SEE A MIRACLE / BECOME A PEACE MAKER / CLINK GLASSES WHIT TOTALLY UNKNOWN PEOPLE / HAVE FUN WITH YOUR DOG / GET ANSWERS / SAVE TIME / BECOME TOUGH / WIN / BE SOVEREIGN / MAKE MONEY / START A NEW LIFE...