Car Seat as an Outfit – Art Tuesdays
August 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
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Eyes Drawn on Hilltop Slum – Art Tuesdays
August 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The latest project by street artist JR. Eyes and portraits of women ( to raise awareness of their status ) covering a favela (slum) in Brazil.
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Fountain that looks like a Vortex – Architecture Mondays
August 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
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Bar Code Building – Architecture Mondays
August 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
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Fashion Thursdays
August 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
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Recreating Photos and Painting – Photo Tuesdays
August 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Maricarla Boscono recreates an Edward Hopper moment.
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Keyboard-Napkin – Design Object Mondays
August 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment
For those of you who can’t get away from the computer at lunch, you might as well give your keyboard a napkin and eat away!
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Optical Illusion House for Spiritual Retreat – Architectecture Mondays
August 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Designed by Emilio Ambasz in 1975, this genre-defying architectural oeuvre entitled “House for Spiritual Retreat” located in Spain draws inspiration from the Andalusian Moorish heritage of Spain and minimal architecture. The thin folding walls resemble an open book. Staircases lead up to a room which provides a panoramic view of the breath-taking landscape on the other side. The living quarters are actually located underground (providing thermal insulation) and open up to the courtyard. Simply one of the true architectural wonders of the world.
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Flowers into Machines Wheatpaste – Art Tuesdays
August 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment
In a series entitled Nature’s Revenge, Paris-based street artist Ludo imagines a dystopia where flowers have evolved into machines to protect themselves from environmental harm from humans.
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Piano Doorbell – Design Object Mondays
August 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Takes out the discomfort from the situation when you have to ring more than once and don’t want to sound rude – just compose a tune !
Link to designer
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Chair Made out of Radiators – Design Object
August 10, 2008 · Leave a Comment
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Funny Short of Designers Who Really Are Models – Short Sundays
August 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Firm DK has come up with a hilarious mockumentary presentation. We’ve all come across similar characters. Sadly, the reality of the design world is that the physical looks of the person often play a more important role than the quality of the idea. Prentension often takes the place of any real creativity.
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Drawing the Sounds of Street Objects – Art Tuesdays
August 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Artist D. Billy graphically represents the onomatopoeia of street objects in New York City.
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Skyscraper That Looks Warped Due to Skin Decal – Architecture Mondays
March 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Funny what a simple sticker on a building can do! This brillant illusion is the Hana Bank Building in Seoul, South Korea.
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Random Fridays – Mime Robot Dance from the 80s
February 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Ahhh….true classic.
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Tech Thursdays – Live Flight Information
February 7, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Flightaware gives you live flight information for airborne planes which includes GPS location on a map and altitude among much more (with a US-focus).
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Event Wednesdays – Not Just Another Valentine’s
February 6, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Restaurant dinners are lame. For a genuinely off-beat Valentine’s, head with that special someone to the Pecha Kucha organized by the Japanese Embassy. As per usual for a Pecha Kucha, the presentations will broadly be about architecture and design. Each presenter is limited to 20 slides and 20 seconds for each slide. The presenters will be:
Jonathan Barnbrook – graphic designer; Kenichi Iwasa – filmmaker; Julia Lohmann – designer; Maria Marshall – artist; Claire Merry – Japanesey; Emi Miyashita – artist; Emiko Oki – designer/ceramicist; Sachiko Paris – vision Hairdressers; Christopher Purvis – Japan Society; Fenna Haakma Wagenaar – architect.
Be quick and email to rsvp pechakucha@jpembassy.org.uk
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Photo Tuesdays – Urban Versus Nature Landscapes
February 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Frederic Gautron uses a bit of photoshop to highlight how some urban environments conflict with natural environments.
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Art Tuesdays – Digital Cloud Installation
February 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Using 4638 flip-dots that can turn from ‘silver’ to black, Troika presents a digital take on clouds.
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Design Mondays – Duvet Sweater
February 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The Duvet Sweater, by Whang Zhuo, takes the meaning of getting cozy under the blanket to a whole new level.
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Architecture Mondays – Not Rectangular Windows
February 3, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The ISSHO architectural design office in Japan has created an apartment building called Fudomae with differently-shaped windows for a change.
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Random Fridays – Cheeseburger In a Can
February 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Thanks, but no thanks. I’ll stick to good ole fashioned burger on a grill rather than in a can.
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Tech Thursdays – Satellite Images With Better Zoom than Google Earth
January 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It is possible. And website 192.com is offering them. For now, the service is limited to London. Compare the resolution on images of the London Eye. The first one is with 192.com and the second one is with Google Earth. Scary stuff…
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Event Wednesdays – Original Music Video Bonanza
January 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Bug is a regular event showcasing some of the most creative and offbeat music videos of the moment. Come see some of the up and coming film directors of London.
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Photo Tuesdays – Animated Images of People and Places Moving
January 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The animated photographs of Ruchome Obrazki create uncertainty about whether the subject or place is moving leading to a re-examination of that relationship. The faded nostalgic tones suggesting old photos or memories further reinforce the point.
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Art Tuesdays – Human Sculpture Made Out of Rocks
January 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Using no chisels or hammers, artist Duncan Elliott spent 3 years assembling rocks which fit perfectly with one another to create a human sculpture.
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Design Mondays – Welcome Mat That Spells Anything You Want
January 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Because sometimes you just don’t feel like ‘home sweet home’ 
Designed by Jeni Rodger.
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Architecture Mondays – Swimming Pool Over Edge of Rooftop
January 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
How’s that for swimming into the distance? This swimming pool, part of a 5-star boutique hotel in Dallas, is located on the 10th floor of a downtown building.
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Random Fridays – Bill Gates Loves the Apple Mac
January 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment
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Event Wednesdays – Wacky Architecture Talk at Bartlett School
January 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Today, at 6:30pm at the Bartlett School, Geoff Manaugh will be discussing the quirkier side of architecture… ranging from how artifical reefs form, how urban soundscapes are created, and the creation of offshore utopias among others. Get ready to be thoroughly entertained
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Photo Tuesdays – Candy that Looks Like Healthy Vegetables
January 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Photographer Joachim Lapotre creates illusions to play with or ambivalent attitudes about taste and health.
Link to site
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Art Tuesdays – Tape With Different Shades To Create Image
January 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Mark Khaisman uses ‘a light easel, applying translucent brown packing tape on clear Plexiglas panels, the layers built up to create degrees of opacity’ with stunning results.
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Design Mondays – Bracelet that Doubles Up as Scissors
January 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Designed by Thomas Jaillot together with Marco De Michelis, this silver bracelet will stay attached to your wrist and cut things up at will.
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Architecture Mondays – Social Housing That Sounds Like Luxury Housing
January 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
In none other that Vienna, Alt-Erlaa, a social housing complex built between 1973 and 1985 for 10,000 low-income residents. On top of each of the 27-storey cascading blocks, there is an outdoor swimming pool used regularly by 70% of the residents. Too cold outside? You can use one of the myriad indoor swimming pools. How about a bit sauna? A little trip to the solarium? Some tennis? All that, and a whole lot more facilities are available to the residents. And of course, there is ample greenery to make you forget you are in a city let alone a housing project concrete block.
Link to interview with architect Dr. Harry Gluck
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Random Fridays – Old Old Dance Party
January 18, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Oh boy… a bit before my generation but still brings back fond memories of school dances with awkward routines that by some very long stretch of the imagination seemed cool at the time
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Tech Thursdays – Know Exactly What’s Going On in US Congress
January 17, 2008 · Leave a Comment
More or less, that is… OpenCongress is a free, open-source, not-for-profit, and non-partisan public resource that tracks every bill and the position of every legislative maker…so at least you know where they stand on the issues that matter to you.
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Event Wednesdays – Art Show Where Viewers Are Divided Between Ugly and Beautiful
January 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Blurring the lines between fine and performance art, Jasper Joffe is organizing just such a show in order to explore whether this set-up will affect how the pieces (which are incidentally on the theme of beauty) will be received.
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Event Wednesdays – Graphic Design Students’ Showcase
January 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Students from the LCC (London College of Communication) are putting on a show at the Dazed Gallery starting this weekend and running until February 5th.
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Event Wednesdays – Property Makeovers
January 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Amanda Benson and Andy Cohen comment through artwork on the trend for property makeovers at Studio 1.1.
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Event Wednesdays – ‘Steal This Film’ Copyright Film Premiere
January 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment
RedPlanet is organizing the London premiere of the copyright documentary ‘Steal This Film’ at the plush Rex Cinema + Bar this Friday January 18th.
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Photo Tuesdays – Paused Matrix-Like Explosions of Objects
January 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
London-based photographer Holger Pooten creates surreal photographs of inanimate objects that have seemingly suddenly blown up suggesting intensity is not always apparent.
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Art Tuesdays – Interactive Installation Detects Light to Open/Close
January 15, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Designed by Berlin interactive artists Gunnar Green and Frederic Eyl, Aperture includes dozens of tiny aperture holes that (with a slight delay) open if there is no light and closes if there is. The result is the silhouette of passersby.
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Design Mondays – Solar Street Lamps As Trees
January 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment
In keeping with the LED theme, these solar street lamps are made to look like trees. Designed by Ross Lovegrove, the lamps are equipped with light detectors to turn on and off at sunset/sunrise. A preliminary test in Vienna turned out to be a success.
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Architecture Mondays – Tower Illuminated By LEDs
January 14, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Designed by architect Jean Nouvel, the Agbar Tower in Barcelona has over 4000 LEDs across 38 stories which can be synchronized by computer.
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Random Fridays – Xmas ‘Just Add Water’ Ornaments
December 21, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Available in Japan, these christmas ornaments arrive in a petri dish and grow up to be full-size ornaments with just a little bit of water.
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Fashion Thursdays – Dress That Changes Colour Depending on Your Mood
December 20, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Known as the Bubelle Dress and designed by electronics giant Philips, this unique piece of clothing will change colour if certain physical changes that are associated with certain moods are detected (e.g. sweat with stress).
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Tech Thursdays – Share Your iTunes Collection
December 20, 2007 · Leave a Comment
This plugin by Simplify Media allows you to view and stream the music collections of up to 30 friends online.
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Event Wednesdays – Closing Street Art Gallery Party
December 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Tomorrow night, there will be a closing party for the Street Art show…bound to be a good one.
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Photo Tuesdays – See-Through Camouflage
December 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Laurent La Gamba comments on personal relationships with materialism in his see-through camouflage photography series.
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Art Tuesdays – Street Art Live
December 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Open Studio Space has invited a few prominent and upcoming street artists to create and sell their works live.
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