Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

House with a view

August 13th, 2010 | Arts, Design | Comment »

This is the Iseami House - a completely energy self-sufficient residence in Playa Carate, Costa Rica, designed by Juan Robles and his team at Robles Arquitectos - courtesy of ArchiDaily. I'm not super crazy about the house itself, but the way it's positioned in the mountainside and takes advantage of both ... Read more »

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Tangga House by Guz Architects

August 1st, 2010 | Arts, Design | Comment »

First of all, if you speak Farsi, then yes, their name is hilarious. Be that as it may, however, their designs are incredible. Based out of Singapore, their residential homes fuse clean lines and open concepts with the tropical environments that surround them, and always make creative use of the integrated ... Read more »

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I really enjoyed this Under Armour commercial

March 1st, 2010 | Arts, Design, Film | Comment »

I'm not sure why. It's the "Protect This House. I Will." / "Combine Training" one with Brandon Jennings, Michael Phelps, Dez Bryant, and Georges St. Pierre. I think it's a combination of the score, the editing, and the fact that Phelps is using a climbing peg board in it. I've ... Read more »

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Pretty incredible: Nintendo optical illusion

January 31st, 2010 | Arts, Design | Comment »

This guy spent 15 hours taping pieces of white construction paper to his walls and then illuminated them with several black lights. For you. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foF13Ezxt5c[/youtube] Related posts:Incredible street/graffiti stop-motion animation Incredible Toyota Prius commercials Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wii looks incredible Read more »

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Meadow Fresh turns Auckland’s Britomart train station green

January 17th, 2010 | Arts, Design | Comment »

Well this is a great idea. Meadow Fresh, a dairy producer in New Zealand, laid 1250 square meters of grass in Auckland's Britomart Station for a series of commercials they were shooting to advertise their new prebiotic milk. This is one of the ads that resulted: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmNp8aec0Y4[/youtube] Related posts:@Google & YouTube present A Conversation ... Read more »

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The perfect home? Otter Cove Residence by Sagan Piechota Architecture

December 24th, 2009 | Arts, Design | Comment »

OK. Sagan Piechota Architecture might be the best architecture firm in the world. It's fronted by Loring Sagan and Daniel Piechota and headquartered in San Francisco, and they're responsible for this gorgeous single family home, located in Carmel, California, and built in 2008. From a post over at ArchDaily: Private cliffside residence just ... Read more »

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The Alfa Romeo 8C Spider is pretty.

December 3rd, 2009 | Arts, Design | Comment »

That's it. Nothing else to say. Just saw it in person and thought it was pretty. Enjoy its beauty quickly, then listen to what Hans Rosling has to say about HIV in the previous post. Related posts:Nash Edgerton’s short film, Spider, is pretty wonderful Tobey Maguire is getting his. Little Man Protest: War ... Read more »

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Studio Lindfors’ Aqualta – NYC and Tokyo after sea levels have risen

November 23rd, 2009 | Arts, Design | Comment »

CNN.com has an article today that talks about the cost of rising sea levels: A possible rise in sea levels by 0.5 meters by 2050 could put at risk more than $28 trillion worth of assets in the world's largest coastal cities, according to a report compiled for the insurance industry. ... Global ... Read more »

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From Kanye: A-cero’s Dominican Sto. Domingo house is pretty beautiful

November 21st, 2009 | Arts, Design | Comment »

Kanye West posted about the Sto. Domingo house in the Dominican Republic, designed by Spain-based architecture studio A-cero's Joaquin Torres and Rafael Llamazares. Strangely, the thing I think I like the most about this house is the sunken sitting area in the back. [gallery orderby="title"] Related posts:Tangga House by Guz Architects House with a view From ... Read more »

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From Kanye: Highways of the future

November 9th, 2009 | Arts, Design | Comment »

From a post on Kanye West's blog: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6pUMlPBMQA[/youtube] Related posts:From Kanye: A-cero’s Dominican Sto. Domingo house is pretty beautiful From my brother via Kanye: MC Hammer 1, Hipsters 0 Hope for the future Read more »

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