centro abierto de actividades ciudadanas
Some new work by Spanish architects ParedesPino Architects exploring the interesting relationship of scale of public spaces.
Its location close to the railway station of the AVE high speed train in Cordoba city can take advantage of this gap as a unique opportunity, giving the character and scale necessary to assume as a new focus of interest not only confined to the neighborhood, but as a magnet in conjunction with the city.We opted for a solution that allows a wide variety of uses. It offers a covered area, protected from the weather, which will house a temporary market two days a week and other activities at other times.It therefore poses a solution based on prefabricated circular elements that vary in height and diameter and arranged in a flexible manner to allow a similar vision of an urban forest of shadows. The parasols also solve the artificial lighting in the same item and allow drainage of water inside.
painted shoes
Daniel Reese paints shoes with modern pop culture references, making them instant wearable art that looks so good! How can anyone not love the Mario shoe?
distorted identities
Only the strongest logo can withstand a beating from AJ Dimarucot and his Distorted Identities experiment.
foods that go well with each other
Yummy looking food done in yummy looking illustration is just good for everyone.. all round! by Ampersand Food Groups
what the customer described
One of those things you laugh at because its true. And then you become sad.. because its true..
the palettenpavillon
A great example of how the humblest material can often yield the most amazing results, Matthias Loebermann‘s structure is made up of piled up shipping wooden pallets, ground anchors and tie rods.
vintage calculators
Something about old technology that always seem to suggest romantic feelings. Old calculators and old buttons galore at Vintage Technology.
messograf multi-pen
It’s a thread measure. It’s a tread gauge. It’s a ruler, a caliper. Oh! And it writes! Buy one here.
ice fishing shacks
Awesome serene images of ice-fishing shacks by Scott Peterman, featured by Polar Inertia.
For the last few years I have worked on a project photographing ice fishing shacks in the lakes region of Maine. These shacks illustrate the primal elements of shelter, food, warmth and an ongoing battle against the caprices of nature. They are entirely utilitarian in their purpose, using lightweight windproof materials such as foam insulation sheet metal, plastic or wood, yet put together in surprisingly ingenious ways, appearing as crude minimalist sculpture.
The photographs are taken on milky days in rain, fog and snow, when the light is filtered and the range of color is extremely narrow. This makes the shacks appear all the more mysterious, as if they have been airlifted onto the scene, opening them up to secondary narratives beyond the strictly functional.
- Scott Peterman
eat green design
Tribe Studio Architects created this little interesting “light fixture” for a temporary restaurant in Sydney. Reminds me of chinese incense, in a good way! via Contemporist
liquid pencil
Who’s up for no more sharpening and no more broken leads? ME ME ME! via Sharpie Blog
wine & bar
Designer Aurélien Barbry of Denmark has created a collection of cork wine-stoppers for design brand Normann Copenhagen. Is it only me wishing they were bar stools instead for me to sit on, while I sip wine? via Dezeen
how to win rock-paper-scissors everytime
Because you are such a competitive person. Do the Spock! Thought you’d like to know. via Flowing Data
bell jar beehive
In an interesting experiment, this beekeeper decided to see what would happen if he put a glass jar over one of the holes in a beehive. The result is nothing less than… nightmare inducing… :S via slightlywarped.com
bold. wall clocks.
Reduced to its simplest form, the deliberately iconic looking Bold wall clock by Swedish design brand Hello Industry! Stuff that makes me smile out loud!
cuppa luck
For the tea drinker slash bingo card addict. Scratch some designs on your cup! By Jo Westrop via Design Milk
typography is water and ice
You Work for Them is one of my favouritest type foundries and for all things generally cool. Their experiments with type in water and in ice just further cements their coolness in my mind.
koi chair by jarrod lim
Making its way round the blogs is a beautiful chair by Singaporean Jarrod Lim. Equal parts asian and cosmopolitan appeal, no wonder everyone loves it!
