We present the new trailer for “Urbanized”, the new documentary about the design of cities by Gary Hustwit.

“Gary Hustwit (Helvetica, Objectified) returns with the final documentary in his design film trilogy. Urbanized focuses on the design of cities, and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, and thinkers, including Sir Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas, Jan Gehl, Oscar Niemeyer, Amanda Burden, Enrique Peñalosa, Yung Ho Chang, Alejandro Aravena, Eduardo Paes, Rahul Mehrotra, Ellen Dunham-Jones, Ricky Burdett, James Corner, Michael Sorkin, Bruce Katz, Candy Chang, Edgar Pieterse, and many more, including extraordinary citizens who have changed their cities.

Who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it? And how does the design of our cities affect our lives? By exploring a diverse range of urban design projects in dozens of cities around the world, from massive infrastructure initiatives to temporary interventions, Urbanized frames a global discussion on the future of cities.”

Enjoy!

Italian fashion house Missoni recently opened its second hotel in the rather unexpected location of Kuwait. The design hotel is heavily inspired by the signature colors and patterns of the brand, which can be found all through out the hotel.

“Inspired by the Arabian Gulf and Kuwaiti culture, Rosita Missoni, the hotel’s Creative Director, combined nearly 10 million individual mosaic tiles to create their signature zig-zag stripes throughout the property.”

For our taste at times a little much, we do appreciate the stylish and positive atmosphere that can be found in the hotel, thanks to the many colors and patterns used.

Take a tour through the hotel after the jump.

Today we present the third video in the Design Diaries series, produced by Reebok and Wallpaper* magazine. Five of Europe’s leading artists produced unique works inspired by Reebok’s innovative ZigTech, EasyTone, RunTone and RealFlex footwear and apparel technologies.

In this episode of Reebok’s ‘Design Diaries,’ by upcoming Dutch film maker Lize Korpershoek, we have a look into iconoclastic French designer Ora Ito’s interpretation of Reebok technology.

The final works are now on display at the Wallpaper* Pop-Up exhibition at the Great Room in London.

Check out the first and second videos from this series here.

Have a look at the Reebok Realflex sneaker after the click.

Today we come across an interesting concept by schellDsign for Bell & Ross. The idea was to fuse the worlds of Bell & Ross and Apple in a new concept that brings together the design aesthetic of the high end watch brand and the iPod Nano. Not only do we like the idea and the outcome, it will also be interesting to see if a brand in the high end watch market will ever be able to go down such a route, incorporating today’s technology, while still remaining quality craftsman.

The BR M&T (Music & Time) 01 is essentially only a strap, where you can lock your iPod Nano into. Bell & Ross would then offer themed watches, that you can switch between on the Nano, every time completely changing the look of the watch.

Take a further look at the concept after the jump.

This morning we presented the extensive series of collaborations that CLOT and James Jarvis realized with G-Shock, Head Porter, native and Subcrew for the 125th Anniversary of Coca-Cola. And in general, especially the French Coca-Cola division has been busy releasing all sorts of interesting collaborative limited edition Coke bottles. Daft Punk and Karl Lagerfeld are just the latest of these.

Today we present the official limited edition 125 anniversary aluminum Coke bottle. It comes in the signature color of the brand and is now available from colette (storeguide).

In an interesting behind the scenes video, Montana showcases from the first to the last step, how they produced their spray paint cans. Enjoy!

Diplo and Switch are getting their own Major Lazer show, as part of Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim program. Ferry Gouw, the illustrator behind the Major Lazer artwork will act as creative director for each 15 minute episode. See their past music video for Percumajor for an idea of how things will look. Lee “Scratch” Perry and Skerrit Bwoy will both play roles in the show, though no official launch date has been mentioned thus far.

See more character sketches after the click.

Singapore-based designer SBTG (best known for his custom sneakers) is seen here as the focus of 4-minute short film that was presented by Canon during Singapore Mens Fashion Week at Marina Bay Sands. The piece was produced in conjunction with SBTG’s new Canon camera wraps and straps.

“Mourir Auprès de Toi is a short film by Spike Jonze and Simon Cahn, hand made with love by Olympia Le-Tan. Here is a little “making of” video compiled by co-director Simon Cahn.”

Nike has partnered with the French Football Federation for a campaign featuring Eric Cantona, Marianne and Oxmo Puccino. The posters will be shown as a precursor to the official France jersey unveiling, scheduled for January 17, 2011.

More images follow after the click.