Floating Homes- After Homes on Wheels, comes an even more unsettling set of videos showing Floating Homes.
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- Vintage Tradeshow Surrealism: International Grune Woche
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1976 - A tree from sausages was the main attraction at the combined Turkish stand
A selection of archive photos from Berlins "International Grune Woche" exhibition, which is, apparently "the internationally leading public exhibition for the food, agriculture, and gardening industry". These displays suggest the inherently artificial nature of agriculture and food production - the fact that food is a 'design' product, rather than natures bounty. Or they do if you're me and are obsessed with the ... (more)
- BLDGBLOG'S 4th of July Interview Marathon
- I'll be with my Fat colleagues Sean and Charles at the Pop-Up Storefront in Exhibition Road, South Ken. on Friday 4th of July at 5pm where we'll be in conversation with Geoff Manaugh of BldgBlog. Earlier in the day you can catch the AOC and many more. Details here.... (more)
- Log 12
- I have a short review of Madelon Vriesendorps show "The World of Madelon Vriesendorp" out now in Log 12.
More here... (more)
- Hayward Petcha Kucha
- I'll be Petcha Kucha-ing again, this time at the Hayward Gallery on Wednesday 25th June - along with Geoff Shearcroft of the AOC, Oliver Salway of Softroom, Tom Emerson of 6A and many, many more.... (more)
- Moving Houses: Buildings In Motion
- A small selection of the YouTube clips showing buildings on the move. Architecture with its foundations severed, jacked up onto trailers and heading out onto the highway. There's something unsettling about seeing so much stuff that is supposed to be stationary in motion - as though the buildings were all on the move through their own will in some as yet unwritten architectural version of Day of the Triffids, gathering for an inanimate clan meeting ... These bits of vernacular-on-tracks seem far ... (more)
- The Fountainhead
- I'll be introducing a screening of The Fountainhead on 28 June, at 12:45pm in the East Wintergarden of Canary Wharf, London. More... (more)
- Define Your City: Lessons on the Architectural Characters of London
- I'll be with Patrick Lynch of Lynch Architects, Liza Fior of muf, Jamie Fobert of Jamie Fobert Architects & Deborah Saunt of DSDHA at Southwark Cathedral on 8th July, where we'll apparently be "wrestling with different articles of faith, from boroughs to infrastructure and balancing historical analysis with contemporary critique." All accompanied by an improvising organist and arranged by the AJ. More... (more)
- Desktop Study: The Strange World of Sports Studio Design
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Another tournament, another ridiculous table. A bunch of clapped out old pros sitting around in studios attempting to drum up interest in a tournament that England couldn't qualify for ...
The BBCs Euro 2008 studio is a glass box overlooking the rooftops of Vienna - You can see the construction process on this Flickr feed. Its panoramic backdrop is high culture penthouse: night sky and fragments of the Opera House. At the 5pm kick off, it looks like it might be the corner of a Viennese advert... (more)
- Married to the Eiffel Tower: More Objectum Sexuals
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The Eiffel Tower is often a symbol of romance, a site of romance, or a backdrop to romance. But in this case it becomes the object of romance itself.
Channel 5 brings us a documentary on the woman who has married the Efiffel Tower. Erika La Tour Eiffel, like Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer - the woman who married the Berlin Wall, is an "objectum sexual", people who fall literally in love with buildings and objects. They have sex and relationships with them; their passion as ardent as any human rel... (more)
- Yesterday HausWork*: week 2
- The second in our series of HausWork architectural talks was devoted to Âthe challenge of context, a red rag to a bull for a profession starved of opportunity to reveal their modi operandi. Patrick Lynch of Lynch Architects opened the talk with a question - just exactly what kind of context do architects want to create?
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- 3 days H Box: Alice Anderson
- This clip is from the video by British artist Alice Anderson. Alice studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts before returning to London in 2004.…... (more)
- 3 days H Box: Judit Kurtag
- This clip is taken from the video by Judit Kurtag. The French-Hungarian artist trained at Ecole des Gobelins in Paris before completing her studies in photography at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux. …... (more)
- 3 days Video: Hermes H Box
- Like a travelling circus for the cultural crowd, mobile galleries are a current fad sweeping exhibition hubs around the world. It started with ChanelÂs Mobile Art Pod and continues apace with Hermes H Box, which arrived yesterday for its fourth pit stop on Tate ModernÂs Turbine Hall Bridge in London.
The 6.5m box, designed by French architect Didier Fiuza Fustino, is just…... (more)
- 3 days Paramount members' club, London
- The three-floor summit of LondonÂs iconic Centre Point, the 33-story landmark tower bang in the middle of the cityÂs low-rise West End, is set to become the stage for Paramount, one of the capitalÂs newest  and loftiest  members clubs.
It was only a matter of time before a clever pair of eyes realized the dazzling potential of the top-floor space, which enjoys 360-degree…... (more)
- 3 days Video: YSL Spring/Summer '09
- Having set a precedent for using multimedia visuals in place of a standard catwalk at the previous Yves Saint Laurent menswear collections, this season Stefano Pilati expanded on what is fast becoming his trademark.
Complementing the androgyny of the Spring/Summer '09 collection, which saw Pilati reinterpret traditionally feminine materials such as silk and crepe de chine,…... (more)
- Paris Fashion Week: menswear
- All the highlights from the Paris leg of the Spring/Summer '09 menswear collections, including trend analysis from the front rows, courtesy of WallpaperÂs Nick Vinson.
Click on the designers' names to read our reviews and see our favourite looks.
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- Nymphenburg Couture Edition
- Not ones to let the gravitas of a 260-year heritage stand in the way of contemporary trends, German porcelain giant, Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg has celebrated its milestone by enlisting the help of the fashion world. Taking the 18th-century Italian sculptor BustelliÂs 16 Commedia dellÂArte figurines as a starting point, the company commissioned 16 names in the fashion…... (more)
- Video: Pipilotti Rist
- Pipilotti RistÂs messy attempt to escape from a television set (at least thatÂs what it looks like), which first screened back in 2000 on one of the massive monitors in the middle of Times Square, NY, will occupy the BBC Big Screen in Liverpool for two months as part of a new exhibition at FACT, of the artistÂs recent work.
Whatever your view on RistÂs creations  which…... (more)
- W Hotel: Clodagh interview
- People have more sex in hotel rooms than anywhere else, posits Manhattan interior designer Clodagh, so it makes sense to design with sex in mind. For one of her latest projects, the W Fort Lauderdale, she positioned the beds for a positive feng shui effect and added a strip of light nearby for subtle night-time illumination. The strip is gelled for a soft, flattering glow so…... (more)
- 3 days More DJs Confirmed!
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With just five days to go until we crank up the hertz and launch Fashion DJs live on SHOWstudio and 87.7FM, we can finally reveal a few more of the fashion and music maestros lined up to throw on some sparkles and throw down the hits. On the fashion front,... [more]
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- MUSIC AND FASHION EVENT LIVE ON SHOWstudio NEXT WEEK!
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What do you get when you marry music and fashion? Madonna's Gaultier torpedo bra? Perhaps velvety-voiced Nico as perfect accessory to Sixties shifts? Next week will offer more answers than you can shake a (rhythm) stick at, as SHOWstudio and Swarovski present Fashion DJs: a three-day event celebrating the fusion... [more]
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- Final Film Launched
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If you weren't glued to your screen for our live shoot in March, here's your chance to relive the wonder of 'Wonderland'. Model Alice Dellal, biodegradable polymers and several tons of H2O take centre stage as Professor Helen Storey's creations get their first (and last) outing, under the watchful... [more]
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- Bernhard Willhelm
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- Bernhard Willhelm
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In complete contrast with last season's 'Men in Tights' collection, this time around Willhelm looked to historical costume and specifically Elizabethan England for inspiration. Doublets, jerkens and knitted stockings all referenced the square silhouette that defined the era. But did Willhelm modernise the concept? Apart from the addition of pockets... [more]
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- Raf Simons
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- Raf Simons
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THERES A CRACK IN EVERYTHING THATS HOW THE LIGHT GETS IN. This is the slogan that defined Simons's spring collection that was light years ahead. Futuristic cutting and a space age in feel, the clothes confirmed why Simons is so highly regarded in fashion circles. A palette of black and... [more]
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- Raf Simons
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Raf Simons invites the fashion press to Lycee Buffon, a beautiful school on Boulevard Pasteur. The show is perched on a top floor walk-way surrounding a court yard that has a graphic art work by Simons.
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- Armand Basi
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- Armand Basi
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Designer Joseph Abril has breathed new life into Armand Basi, as his youthful direction is widening the appeal of the brand. His work is not ground-breaking but his use of light fabrics is stronger than last season, and more suitable to a summer collection. The minimal and fresh collection produced... [more]
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- Today Cory's free talk/reading in Seattle this Tuesday
- I'm giving a public reading and talk in Seattle this Tuesday as part of the excellent Clarion West reading series, through which all six instructors do free appearances (you can meet the Clarion West students at these, too!). There's also a public party on Friday.
Where: University Book Store, 4326 University Way NE in Seattle
When: Tuesday, July 8, 7PM
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- Today Matchmaker service gets books from publishers to bloggers
- Jim sez, "MiniBooksExpo is a neat matchmaker service for publishers who want to get review copies to interested bloggers and bloggers who want to review books. It's Canadian, and it's a model I'd like to see more of as an occasional reviewer and an indie publisher."
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(Thanks, Jim!)
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- Today Toronto gallery hangs show of art in opposition to the Canadian DMCA
- Toronto's Edward Day Gallery has a wonderful response to Canada's proposed new copyright law, Bill C-61, which mirrors (and exceeds) the American DMCA. They've hung a show called Appropos featuring art that the new bill criminalises.
The locks will prevent artistic, legitimate and legal uses of media. The
Appropriation Art Coalition, a coalition of art professionals across Canada
oppose Bill C-61, advocating that if the new legislation is passed, it will
make it "illegal to access existing m... (more)
- Today Clarion West laptops all replaced
- Clarion West's Nisi Shawl writes,
Thanks for Your Generous Response to Clarion West Dorm Burglary
Due to the swift and generous response of the SF community, Clarion West has now received nearly enough money to replace the four student laptops stolen July 4 from rooms at the workshop residence. Clarion West staff, volunteers, and students all express their thanks for your very timely help. They especially want to thank BoingBoing, Cory Doctorow, Jay Lake, and many more for their generosity ... (more)
- Today Sf fans seek donations in the aftermath of a terrible car-wreck
- John sez, "A few days ago, some fans en route to Westercon had a terrible car accident. Seattle's Roberta "Bert" Carlson was killed in the wreck. Nick Navota lost some fingers despite the airlift and had a couple re-attached that hopefully are going to take, Howazer was banged up some, Will Boyde is mostly OK as is Nez.
"Roberta was Rustycon's chair this year and will be greatly missed.
"Will Boyde, a long time fan and support staff volunteer in the Pacific Northwest who I've worked with, h... (more)
- Today Wil Wheaton (and his GTA obsession) profiled in GEEK.
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Bonnie Burton interviews actor, author, gamer, and geek-er Wil Wheaton in this month's edition of GEEK. Snip:
Geek: (...) I need to know how far you've gotten in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Wil Wheaton: I haven't been playing GTA IV that long since the game came out--maybe five hours so far. My progress meter is at like eight percent or something like that. I've gotten to a point where the story took a rather shocking and unexpected twist. The character that you control in the game is a very co... (more)
- Today Laptop theft at Clarion West sf workshop -- donations needed -- UPDATED
- Update: We've raised enough to replace all the laptops and then some! See this post for more.
Clarion West, the famed Seattle science fiction workshop, has suffered a terrible theft: four student laptops were stolen yesterday. Clarion West (like Clarion in San Diego) is a grueling, six-week intensive boot-camp for science fiction writers. Students often quit their jobs and save for years to attend and it goes without saying that they can hardly absorb the cost of a new laptop in the middle of t... (more)
- Today The Phoenix TV series
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The Phoenix was a short-lived 1982 TV series starring Judson Scott as an ancient astronaut named Bennu of the Golden Light. Extraterrestrials had left Bennu behind as a "gift to mankind" but he was woken too early and didn't know his mission on Earth. The show was kind of a cross between The Incredible Hulk and Erich Von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods Around 1982, I was really into both of those, so it's no surprise I thought The Phoenix was a real gas. Here's the opening sequence. The Phoenix... (more)
- Today As price of fuel soars, so does a dirigible renaissance?
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Snip from an article in today's New York Times about a slew of designers and firms developing new models of airships. These passenger-carrying aircraft float on the wind, rather than being propelled solely by fuel (more precise explanation here). And, ah, hopefully they don't blow up in the sky or whatever.
As the cost of fuel soars and the pressure mounts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, several schemes for a new generation of airship are being considered by governments and private compa... (more)
- Today Body armor developer shoots himself (video)
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This video is not new, but a friend just pointed it to me. It is noteworthy because it shows a dude shooting himself in the chest and not dying. Also, because it includes mock-pizza-boxes crafted for a robbery enactment on television. The mock pizzas appear to be made of palm thatch. How do they do that?
Richard Davis, former U.S. Marine and onetime pizza delivery guy in Detroit, survived a gun shootout (he killed three armed robbers when they attacked him during a delivery). He went on to ... (more)
- Today Vancouver Publication to Check Out
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I have to admit that up until know I really didn’t know that many publications that came out of Vancouver. That changed recently when I was contacted by Jeff who was looking to use a photograph I took to promote FILLIP TALKS: Stuart Bailey of Dexter Sinister who is going to talk in Vancouver Monday July 7th. I’ve copy + pasted the event info below…
But even if you’re not going to be in Vancouver Monday night, you should check out Fillip Review’s site at www.fillip... (more)
- 3 days Link Drop for the Week Ending in Friday the 4th (July)
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The last week was probably notable for some of the larger companies like walmart and nike getting a lot of coverage for their latest attempts at design. Aside from walmarts logo, they’re trying to influencing packaging design of milk cartons like they changed the rfid industry w/ their barcodes. Nike dropped an extremely limited edition McFly 2015 shoes that I mentioned just over a year ago. Enjoy your long weekend if you have one (and some of the posts that got me interested) and see ya ... (more)
- Technique of the Day: Photosynthetic Imagery (Grass Art)
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I first came across the idea of photosynthetic via the blog of Robbie de Villiers. The quick and dirty idea is to use light on grass to create an image. If you’re a tennis fan you’ll know doubt know that Wimbledon is on at the moment. Creative Review has a timely post about photosynthetic at Wimbledon that describes the process in more detail. The two images above that have cars in the background are the grass art from JWT London with - pretty cool and appropriate images. Read the p... (more)
- Magazines, blogs and the people that consume them
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While reading about the death of Clay Felker in the NYT, the above quote struck me for several reasons. It had to do with both the past and present of what I’ve considered a staple of design - communication. In school design was supposed to be this great equalizer where design could be communicated to help fix social issues, present information w/ clarity and for me make something out of nothing. It was a slightly utopian view to say the least. Today I look at that quote via the filter of... (more)
- This is the day when all Canadians around the world go on strike to show what a superpower Canada re
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It’s a little known fact outside of Canada - but July first is Canada Day. Pancake breakfasts’, beer gardens, trips down the river in canoes and fireworks are all traditional staples of the festivities. Now living in NYC I’ll trade the canoe exploration for the free kayaking down the Hudson river. It’s also a great day to share some lesser known design stuff from Canada. The above image comes via a link from pica-n-pixel. Canada Type is an independent font development st... (more)
- The Flo in Florent
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On the weekend my friend Caren and I went to Florent one last time. I didn’t have a long history with the dinner like some that may have been going there for years, or remember the times they would go there after partying till 4 in the morning or even had a business account there. But it was the first place Caren took me to eat while visiting nyc back in the day. She thought I would appreciate the designed aesthetic of the place. And of course I did which spoke to the unpretentious humour... (more)
- Link Drop for the Week Ending in Friday the 27th (June 2008)
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Going for two months now, the latest edition of Link Drop contains bigger thumbnails as an easier target to click to the sites you want to see. Below are a list of sites and posts that got my attention this week. Unexpected stuff like the kindle made a mark while a followup to the Obama seal follows from last week. In between that there’s some pretty cool stuff that you’ll probably want to sit back and check out.
R.E.M. -- Hollow Man Shot, designed and animated by Crush, Toronto.
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- My 2 days at Adaptive Path's UX Intensive workshop in Minneapolis
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Last week I spent a couple days in Minneapolis taking in Adaptive Path’s UX Intensive. I would have really enjoyed taking the full four days but couldn’t b/c of work commitments. In any case two days was better than none and had the chance to take the Information Architecture and Interactive Design days. The obvious question to answer would be "how was it?". The simple answer would be to say it was good… But how good and was it worth attending - and I would have to say I was a... (more)
- My Field-Tested Poster by Spike Press
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A couple nights ago I came home to a package I’ve been waiting for. It was my Field-Tested Poster by Spike Press that was designed for Coudal Partners 2008 Field-Tested Books. They sent me one as contributer to the guide. Honestly the images on the Coudal site don’t do the poster justice. The poster in person has so many dimensions to it. Tons of depth, thickness and colour. IMHO screen printing should be classified as an art. There’s simply no comparison of something digit... (more)
- Twitter time and date viz. tool
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Always on the lookout for tools that can show me something new viz. wise w/ twitter - I came across the above tool at http://xefer.com/twitter/michaelsurtees. In a simple timeline it shows the relative comparison of all hours and days of the week that I’ve sent twitter messages. I haven’t come across a timeline like this before that effectively shows comparisons like hours to days to the number of inputs. I’m def. going to use that type of tool for other experiments down the r... (more)
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