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TOFER CHIN'S STALAGMITE INSTALLATIONS
// The results are these unique geometric forms, which open the dialog to a coexistence between man and nature. While the structures juxtapose the natural and the permanent, it also creates space for the evolution and adaptation of long-lasting art in nature. “I’ve always wanted to work with concrete and this is a resource that is so abundant there. I’m also really drawn to the drastic change in climate and seasons there. I wanted to leave behind works that would live and breath in this dramatic environment.” //
[ Source: TRENDLAND ]
DIY - ALTERNATIVE HOME HEATING
In his video journalist Dylan Winter shows a simple and allegedly efficient way to heat up your room. The heater is constructed using a bread loaf tin, tea lights and two flower pots. When asked about his heater, he said: “People have told me that judicious positioning of flowerpots help to make the heating more efficient. I did not believe it but it really does seem to work. You get a nice flow around the pots and it warms the room up. You’d be amazed.” Intrigued by this, another blogger decided to test this heating system and ended up far from satisfied with the result. He described his impressions and insights on his blog, including even some expert opinions on the subject. Since this alternative heater is extremely easy to construct, a little myth busting wouldn't be too much trouble. DIY!
[ Sources: thinking humanity, bargaineering ]
POLAROID INSTANT FILM / THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT
IMPOSSIBLE video shows a brilliant presentation that clarifies
the chemistry of analog instant film and explains the process
of developing a polaroid picture.
The Impossible Project is a group of companies that produce instant
film for classic Polaroid™ cameras. Aditionally they
invented the Instant Lab - a device that turns your digital photos to instant
analog photos.
HOUSE IN LOS MOLINOS / BIAGIONI PECORARI ARQUITECTOS
A weekend house for a family of five, 180sqm, located in Santa Fe, Argentina. With a narrow pallet of materials and colors BP architects created a beautiful house with a linear layout, designed to be executed in two stages. Spaces in the house are neutral, basic, enough. Orientation and fenestration allow the scenery to get inside. The family and the atmosphere give this house it's content and not the furniture and decorations.
THREE TO NOW / OLAFUR ELIASSON
// It may be said that Eliasson, like Duchamp, does not produce
works of art. Rather, he organizes and transforms conditions of experience. The
widely known Weather Project at the Tate Modern in London in 2003
is a primary example. Every Eliasson work entails the production of a machine
that activates other machines - in particular, the sensation-producing
body-machines of the viewers themselves. In the exhibition presented here are
displayed 54 experiment-machines (they could also be called “perceiving
machines”) that each explores an aspect of how the human body and nervous
system orients itself in space and time by tapping clues implicitly or
explicitly from its environment, from which it innovates its own irreducibly
unique “life in space. //
UNIVERSAL TOWEL FOR YOGA, BEACH, TRAVEL, LIFE / THE NOMADIX TEAM
An eco-friendly universal towel, crafted to
fit a variety of activities. It is super absorbent, quick drying, slip
resistant, anti-microbial, durable, lightweight, packable, perfect size for
yoga... Aside the fact so many great features are joined together in just one
product, what caught my attention and remained imprinted on my memory is the motto: Own less. Do more. Not only NOMADIX created a product I would buy, they sparked
a change of attitude.
[Sources: KICKSTARTER, NOMADIX]
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