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Nam is a Japanese graphic art collective established by Takayuki Nakazawa (Graphic Designer) and Hiroshi Manaka (Photographer).
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Design: Lodovico Acerbis
Audio-Video cabinet in which all the electronic devices are concealed to appear "on demand" thanks to motorised opening systems. Actually, both the special loudspeaker (manufactured for Acerbis by DIAPASON) hidden in the top of the unit, both the shelf placed in the lower casing (to support DVD players, decoders, etc.) open and close automatically and simultaneously when switching on and off the TV. The unit is predisposed to integrate TV screens LCD/Plasma in different dimensions from 40" to 50", shielded behind a back-lacquered glass panel, allowing to see only the transmitted images and concealing the devices completely.
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The “Capri Breeze” upper in blue features a combination of patent leather on the toebox and tonal blue suede, Thin round laces are another lesser seen addition to the shoes.
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Project: Nemo House
Location: Ilawa, Poland
Site Plan area: 4700 m2
Building area: 460 m2
Author: Przemek Olczyk
Date of completion: 2009
+ All images courtesy Mobius Architekci
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Anderson Augusto and Leonardo Delafuente started what is called the 6emeia project, in an effort to liven up the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Produce your own electronic music with the Hobnox Audiotool. All in your browser.
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WHAT DOES RANDOMNESS LOOK LIKE?
Random Walk asks this question and presents experiments in mathematics and physics, showing the mysterious interaction of chaos and order in randomness.
The project Random Walk simulates randomness in visualizations, which are easy to understand. In this way, it delivers insight into a phenomenon, which has so far remained unexplained.
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Zander Blom | The Travels of Bad
Zander Blom was born in Pretoria in 1982 and currently lives in Johannesburg. Working as an artist since 2002, Zander’s physical output includes painting, drawing, printmaking, installation and photography. I’ ve been impressed by his irruent and irregular geometry, always balanced.
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The bar's interior, designed by Concrete (the architecture firm responsible for the Netherlands' award-winning Citizen M hotels), exudes a chic industrial aesthetic that showcases the various offerings available behind gleaming glass doors.
Minibar's novel setup is an upscale revival of the automat concept that combines the convenience and instant gratification of helping oneself, along with the social benefits of a lively public atmosphere. It's definitely a sleek example of thinking outside the "bar."
Minibar
Prinsengracht 478
Amsterdam, Netherlands map
tel. +31 20 4221935
Directed by Jean PIerre Jeunet: Amelie, City of Lost Children.
Staring: Audrey Tauto.
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A prime example of the way global economic anxieties are already showing up in art is the group show "Boxed In," the latest presented by Plaztik Mag and Factory Fresh, in which artists created their cardboard dream home.
Alison Corrie, best known for her gorgeous design work and delicate collages, built a beautiful gyspy caravan, inspired by those she saw on her travels in Southern France. Artist Morgan Sheasby, created a miniature version of a log cabin, based on a design for a real log cabin he plans on building in upstate NY one day. While made out of cardboard, the structure is a testament to his architectural craft. Noah Sparkes took full advantage of the challenge with his vagrant interpretation of Buckminister Fuller’s geodesic dome, complete with Astroturf and internal lighting.
A cardboard bodega from Skewville offers bargain goods for sale, while CiscoNYC amazes people with a beautifully crafted, cardboard robot living among a cityscape.
While hopefully not a reality for most artists as we continue to trudge through the down season, the show is noteworthy in its interpretation of making the most out of nothing during hard times, resulting in a beautiful collection of work that challenges both the medium of cardboard and how we inhabit our own spaces.
Boxed In
Through 21 May 2009
Factory Fresh
1053 Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11237 map
tel. +1 212 243 1053
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This is just fucking insane. Watch this samurai cut things in slow motion. You might wanna’ put some pillows on the floor to cushion the blow when your jaw drops.
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The Apache was a gun/brass knuckles/knife thing that was sold from 1870 - 1900. Who’s bright idea was it to halt this thing’s production!? Then again, it looks pretty easy to shoot yourself with one of these, so maybe it was for the best.
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This exciting and much anticipated series of 8 new art prints has explored landscapes in a more graphic, pattern-like style than ever before. These 'patternscapes' have come together over several months and within the series there is sure to be a new adventure for everyone!
Currently, Wish You Were Here is a wonderful collection of 25 eye-popping, optimistic and inspiring A3+ art prints. By the end of April 2009 WYWH will be launching the much anticipated super range of 100% cotton drill, 46cm x 46cm cushions in 3 patternscape designs! Alongside the cushions there will also be available a superb range of 9 high-colour, high-quality fabrics also derived from the patternscapes.
WYWH is an exciting venture created by UK based husband and wife team, Fiona and Ben O'Brien (aka Ben the Illustrator). Ben is the illustrator extraordinaire and Fiona, with her background in Advertising and a penchant for ideas, design and interiors, conceptualises and manages their business and products. Together they create illustrations for commissioned advertising campaigns, editorial, interiors and of course their own art prints and products under the brand 'Wish You Were Here!'.
The concept behind "Wish You Were Here" was to create a brand of illustrated functional items that the house proud, design conscious could enjoy in their home "We wanted a way for people to enjoy the optimism and vibrancy of Ben's illustrations in the comfort of their own home, and better still be able to use the items everyday!. Our aim is to produce beautifully conceived prints and products that retain our eco and humanitarian ethics, envelope them in Ben’s awe-inspiring, colourful illustrations creating the perfect combination of function and beauty".
"We understand that times are a little more difficult out there at the moment so we wanted to create uplifting artwork that offered people affordable escapism from their everyday grind. In a time where expensive, luxury escapes are not as possible, the aim of WYWH is to bring those beautiful, far away, idyllic places directly to you, beautifying your home in the process!"
Despite the many benefits of carbon fiber composites, such composites are typically black and the carbon fibers are typically visible on the composite surface. In addition, the fibers (either as a unidirectional, woven, or nonwoven substrate) are typically variable in their construction and therefore are variable in their surface presentation. As a result, the resulting carbon fiber composite can have cosmetic imperfections that reduce the aesthetic appearance of the molded article formed therefrom. Further, carbon fiber composites, often being black, provide a narrow range of surface appearance to the molded article and therefore may give a "tired", unexciting look.
Apple's insistence on aesthetic designs has apparently led the company to focus efforts on improving the visual appeal of such carbon fiber composites, which hold significant appeal for notebook computer design due to their strength and light weight.
"As yet unseen footage of the first stable version of levelHead, an augmented-reality spatial-memory game by Julian Oliver."
"Augmented-reality" to the next level.
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Evidently, shooting video is as easy as it is with a Flip, the ingenious device made by Pure Digital (recently purchased by Cisco). Then there's an iMovie app that lets you quickly save the sections you want, right there on the phone itself. There may also be support for MMS, so the clips can be shared wirelessly with friends. And because of the iPhone's relatively large screen, your friends don’t have to schlep to your PC or their Facebook page to see that video of your kids or your safari. Just hand them your iPhone.
Burrows even suggests it could be as successful as Apple's late, yet dominating, entry into the MP3 market with the iPod. An easy to use video recording, editing and sharing iPhone could be a breakthrough usage for the device -- allowing people on a large scale to quickly record and share videos without bothering to connect to their computer.
Firekites AUTUMN STORY - chalk animation from Yanni Kronenberg on Vimeo.
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