Spotted at a Phoenix airport: A t-shirt that reads, "CAUTION STAY 100 METERS AWAY OR YOU WILL BE SHOT," in English and in Arabic. (At least, that's what I thinks it says in Arabic.)
This is the time i regreted never finishing my arabic lessons at Politecnico! Anyone know how to read Arabic? Feel free to weigh in on the translation.
Apparently these words frequent military convoys in Iraq. Vendors sell them as "green zone swag" for nostalgic military and contractors. We do not recommend wearing these shirts at normal airports.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Paper Tweet
I will probably buy this one. I´m guessing i´m still the only one without Twitter. From perpetual kid.
The Endless Mural
The endless mural is a really cool interactive art website where you can experiment, play and draw, using all the tools and artwork provided. The cool idea is to save your drawing and be a part of an ever growing mural.
Labels:
Cartoleria,
Design,
Fun,
Packaging,
Technology
Monday, September 20, 2010
Kubik
Kubik is a new installation that just returned to Berlin after a 4-year absence. The concept, developed by Balestra Berlin in 2006 was re-installed to energize disused urban spaces around the world by creating a unique fusion between water tanks, light shows and electronic beats.
Stacked up tank-walls illuminated in different colors together create a stunning interactive piece of architecture. Having been installed in 22 cities around the world, the Kubik is now back in its hometown of Berlin. It seemed fitting that Balestra Berlin collaborated with the Ritter Butzke a respected club in the Berlin electronic music scene and a place where cutting edge artists are often shown. Kubik is situated in a courtyard between two spaces — walls of an old factory that reach up to 20 meters high. This presented a challenge, but the 100+ water tanks have been installed in such a way to create a labyrinth of glowing tank walls, some up to 6 tanks high.
Stacked up tank-walls illuminated in different colors together create a stunning interactive piece of architecture. Having been installed in 22 cities around the world, the Kubik is now back in its hometown of Berlin. It seemed fitting that Balestra Berlin collaborated with the Ritter Butzke a respected club in the Berlin electronic music scene and a place where cutting edge artists are often shown. Kubik is situated in a courtyard between two spaces — walls of an old factory that reach up to 20 meters high. This presented a challenge, but the 100+ water tanks have been installed in such a way to create a labyrinth of glowing tank walls, some up to 6 tanks high.
Labels:
Arquitetando...,
Decoration,
Design,
Fun,
Music
Horsey
Horsey is a horse-shaped attachment designed by Korean designer Eungi Kim that you can put on your bike to make you feel like you’re riding a grand stallion. Horsey was shortlisted for the Designboom and Seoul Design Foundation 2010 competition Seoul Cycle.
I hope that this wins and they make a unicorn version.
I hope that this wins and they make a unicorn version.
The Gesture Remote
Could it be possible that this trackpad-like device using intuitive technology could replace your multiple TV and component remotes and even your mouse! The small, sleek mouse-like remote allows you to click, point, scroll, zoom, flick, drag and drop and much more — all in one device.
Fish Hotel
This stylish fish bowl was designed by Teddy Luong for Umbra. You can stack them for a more hotel-like appearance.
0°01’ W Network IN [E]motion by NOVAE Architecture
Italy-based NOVAE Architecture shared with us their project “0°01’ W Network in [e]motion”, their proposal for a competition to design an adaptable floating gallery in London, UK. More images and architect’s description after the break.
The challenge involves the design of a mobile architecture gallery built to contain and distribute – both metaphorically and literally – ideas for the city as whole. The installation travels along the River Thames, connecting in this way a number of artistic spaces, and picking up visitors along the riverbank, particularly at South Bank. This container vessel have to be versatile and the exhibition space must be able to adapt itself to the movement of the river.
The 0°01’ W Network IN [E]motion consists of a lightweight structure installed upon a floating barge, with a basic area of approximately 500 m2. The concept is a sort of crystalline network idea: an anisotropy structure shaping through simple movement, a crystalline network break itself becoming a mobile adaptable machine: the break makes happen flexible modification capable to form different inner spaces looking toward the river. The object is easily distinguishable from all the other types of vessels which currently navigate the river, picking up people, get into a floating urban movement in a changeover condition, the gallery comes into a constant mutation with the city, continuously changing itself, coming into being now a bow, now a floating room, now a bridge; it ‘s capable of altering through its “temporary” presence the urban profile of the city, while at the same time being able to incorporate itself into the miscellaneous context of modern‐day London.
Breaking water: the idea is to create a new “social” landscape, flowing in a new configuration: spaces form by gradual solidification of water. The floating gallery is a recognizable object able to make its “temporary” presence felt in the context of the urban profile of the city. Working into an idea of clever changing, the gallery is a transformer machine, it changes according to the weather conditions using clever glasses that are capable to became an opaque, colorful or translucid surface; changing their behavior broad light create different conditions of illumination and temperature inside spaces, reducing the energy consumption for the condition of the environment.
Location: London, England
Project Team: Annalisa Gallo, Nicoletta Gerevini, Daniele W. Re
Collaboration: Daniela PrinzoCovering area: 500 m2
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