Inspiration

Just a few nice pics that I like.


New York-based Dror have designed residential villas for Nurai, a resort on a natural island off the coast of Abu Dhabi.


Lush Island, part of the residential villas of Nurai.


Dubai Opera House by Zaha Hadid


Power Unit Studio, Y House Aichi, 2005, Makoto Yokomizo Edition 1/15

Drowned World

A series of photographs, Flooded London series by Squint/Opera. Breathtaking, in my opinion.

Interested? Go to http://www.dezeen.com/2008/06/22/flooded-london-by-squintopera-2/

Food for thought

Rather late, but here's the entrants for the Architectural Jelly Competition -
http://www.lfa2008.org/event.php?id=130&name=Architectural+Jelly+Banquet



How cool is that? Visit http://www.dezeen.com/2008/07/22/architectural-jelly-competition-results/ for more.

Seven Deadly Glasses by Kacper Hamilton

London-based designer Kacper Hamilton has designed a set of wine glasses inspired by the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed (below), sloth, wrath (above), envy and pride.



Visit http://www.dezeen.com/2008/06/05/seven-deadly-glasses-by-kacper-hamilton/ to see the rest.

Asemic Scapes - Rehabilitation Center Rainberg by Sarah Schneider

The following from Sarah Schneider:


This project is a conceptual design for a rehabilitation center for trauma and post surgery patients with a capacity of 50 beds in the Austrian Alps, in Vorarlberg.

In general rehab centers like their predecessors the sanatoriums of the 19th and 20th century are based on a dualistic set of values: they embody the belief in the healing power of technology and the healing power of nature, which is why they are mostly situated in prestine landscapes.


Therefore my attempt was to develop a contemporary relationship to the landscape based on calligraphic ornamentation.

Calligraphy is adding an idea of creating variation through artistic expression to a technical matter of communication and is connected to ornamentation which generally uses natural motifs and often rules of natural growth.

The project develops an architecture that uses rules of natural growth and connects both growth and ornament, with a landscape environment, topologically and calligraphically.


The ornament creates a symbiotic relationship with the existing environment by framing existing topographic features and at the same time giving a feedback to the landscape by creating topographical irregularities.

In the landscape the ornament starts to organize the ground by subtle terracing and it creates paths that break the clear definition of an indoor ñ outdoor boundary by running through the building, widening up to create bigger platforms and shrinking back to paths when leaving the building again.

This ornamented landscape topography develops the roof structure transforming from a plan calligraphy into a complex volumetric condition of overlay and envelope.

Cadbury Eyebrows

Oh my gosh, this is awesome lah. I wish I could do that.


Cadbury Eyebrows from Nils-Petter Lovgren on Vimeo.

Links: Nils-Petter Lovgren via vimeo http://vimeo.com/2944140

Triflow tap by Zaha Hadid

Uber cool tap.

The new Triflow tap by Zaha Hadid takes inspiration from the fluid movement of water. The design is a formal expression of the continuous flow of liquid - merging the spout, body and handle of the tap in a seamless trajectory of curvilinear geometries. Already unique to the three-way Triflow tap is the technology woven effortlessly into its design – namely the extra internal tube that allows treated drinking water to be delivered through a separate waterway, avoiding contamination from the hot and cold tap water. While hot and cold water are controlled by the tap’s discrete handle, the drinking water element is activated by a touch sensitive electric button indicated by the Triflow logo. A green halo light ignites when operational, turning to red when the water treatment cartridge needs replacing and flashing red when the battery is running low. A battery provides back-up in case of failure of mains electricity failure.

Hidden within the Zaha Hadid design is a highly sophisticated manufacturing process that has never before been used for a tap. The revolutionary shape employs the latest methods of production and a unique ceramic coring process, resulting in a tap that is as much a piece of art as it is a kitchen or bathroom appliance.

Links: http://www.triflowconcepts.com/, http://www.dezeen.com/2009/01/30/triflow-tap-by-zaha-hadid/#more-24215

You Found Me

Amy Winehouse - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow


The Fray - You Found Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obhdTlImFBo

One

"I mean, what is an un-birthday present?"
"A present given when it isn't your birthday, of course."
Alice considered a little. "I like birthday presents best," she said at last.
"You don't know what you're talking about!" cried Humpty Dumpty. "How many days are there in a year?"
"Three hundred and sixty-five," said Alice.
"And how many birthdays have you?"
"One." - Lewis Carroll

Helix Nebula: The Eye of God

Beautiful picture taken by NASA with the Hubble telescope.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helix_Nebula

Scientists: True love can last a lifetime

Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/04/true.love.found/index.html

Black hole

Amusing video. :)

Wall-E vs vacuum cleaner

Amazing shot

http://kussyi.tumblr.com/post/33299643/via-gallery-photo-net-creature

Cheeky can

Lol.. funny.
http://www.markushofer.at/html/arbeiten/markus-hofer-geeignetzurzucht.html

Lego rings

Goodness, Lego rings! I want!
http://www.edition-mathea.de/english/lifestyle-sites/nops/01_nops1er.html

Gundam

Very cool... I like.


At a Christie's auction in Hong Kong, Japanese artist Tenmyouya Hisashi's traditional-meets-modern Gundam painting "RX-78-2 Kabuki-mono 2005 Version" went for HK$4.8 million (approx. US$600,000). WoW! Hisashi says

In Japan there are many "Gundam-Otaku's," and their adoration of Gundam is intense. Therefore, I did not want to change their image of Gundam. By changing Gundam's "mobile suit" to tattoos, I altered his body, and made him even more customized. I emphasized the very concept of the "mobile suit," and by setting Gundam against a background of gold leaf from traditional Japanese painting, I emphasized Gundam's samurai origins.

Linked from likecool.com

Ian Kim's artwork

Really nice work.

"Monkey"

"Circumcision"

"Librarians on Ice"

http://www.iankim.net/

Mucus dispenser

Oooh. I like! http://www.potpourrigift.com/itemdy00.asp?T1=R85103#zoom
It comes as "Breast dispensers" as well. But I don't want to link that.

Xtreme Geek

http://www.x-tremegeek.com/templates/TshirtStoreDetail.asp?StyleID=140
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