The Folding Plug by Made in Mind

I saw some pictures of this a month ago (or maybe two months). At the beginning I didn't understand what was going on, but I just watched the video and it's a clever solution. So I had to share it.

Made in Mind

Beauty is beautiful, but...

"Beauty is beautiful, but it's just not that interesting." by Unknown

I heart Net Neutrality

Because it's dangerous when you can decide which ones should keep going and which ones shouldn't...

Evolution of some big company logos

How to make a CD

How Vinyl Records Are Made

Nature by Numbers

Automatic Internet and the Internet of Things

A Smarter Planet

Jamie Oliver fighting Obesity

He's half showman half sensationalist but I deeply agree with him, Obesity is absurd as it could be stopped since the beginning (I wish every disease could be the same way). Specially in US, what he says is true. So I hope you will find your way and change the way things work around the food business.

Biomimicry = The next frontier

I was looking how wetlands can be used to treat water and I came up with this piece of gold. Enjoy!!

Gulp by Tim Fishlock

A lamp made by Recycling materials is always welcome.



Tim Fishlock

Michael Zavros (Obsessed With Beauty)

I am not fond of hyperrealism generally, but this time the video is so good (really well done every detail), that I even find it Stunning!

Michael Zavros

TED Talks: Barry Schuler; Robin Chase; David Keith

Some of the videos are here not because I am interested in the main topic but because certain detail or part of them. For instance Robin Chase main topic doesn't interest me a bit, as CO2 reduction focus shouldn't be mainly over cars (that's what a big part of the industry wants us to think), and as David Keith says... the economic reasons implied in lowering CO2 are blocking us into making other important decisions being worth talking (also even if we are ever able to reduce CO2 emissions the concentrations in the atmosphere will still be there as concentration means = accumulation over the years). What I do appreciate about Robin is in fact the collective reasons of information and transportation, the zipcar as a new urban formula and the future it brings (apart for the eloquent green topic behind).

Keith main topic is extremely interesting and important (I am not saying with this: "forget about CO2", I also think it's important to go "sustainable" and to reduce CO2, with out forgeting that sustainable doesn't only imply CO2). And Barry Schuler is fresh air, how to read the new manual of codes (also thanks because I never thought before about medicines as let's see if it works). As I pointed in a quote one or two days ago "if you don't know how to do it then you don't understand it".

Ecological Footprint

After searching Mathis Wackernagel I have to keep these link:

footprintstandards
footprintnetwork

Oliver Peoples 2010 Campaign: 'Les enfants sennuient le dimanche (The children are bored on Sundays)

Love the absurd of the whole thing. And I have to add that the clothing is "interesting" as well as the sunglasses are astounding!!

...Lenguaje verbal para provocar imagenes...

“Siempre me ha interesado la capacidad que tiene el lenguaje verbal para provocar imágenes visuales…" by Joan Miro

Todo poder...

"Todo poder es deber" by Victor Hugo

Everything is situated within a process...

"Everything is situated within a process – everything is in motion. This not only applies to comprehensive systems (...), but also to our perception of a given space, (...)  All these relationships are evolving and they are not merely situated in the midst of their time; rather, THEY ARE OF TIME." by Olafur Eliasson

The separation of time and objects...

"The separation of time and objects is thus to a large degree driven by commercial aims." by Olafur Eliasson

An idea or concept...

"An idea or concept is processual." by Olafur Eliasson

What we have in common...

"What we have in common is that we are different". by Olafur Eliasson

Physics has found no straight lines...

"Physics has found no straight lines – has found only waves – physics has found no solids – only high- frequency event fields. THE UNIVERSE IS NOT CONFORMING TO A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERPENDICULAR-PARALLEL FRAME OF REFERENCE. The universe of physical energy is always divergently expanding (radiantly) or convergently contracting (gravitationally).’ Richard Buckminster Fuller" by Richard Buckminster Fuller

They are able/They can because...

"They are able because they think they are able". = "They can because they think they can."

Two posible translations of the quote by Virgil 

Humans judge generally more by the eye...

"Men judge generally more by the eye than by the hand, for everyone can see and few can feel. Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are". by Niccolo Machiavelli

...Do something new...

"One has to do something new in order to see something new". by
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

It often takes more courage...

“It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to stick to it.” by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

...Read simply to prevent themselves...

"There are very many people who read simply to prevent themselves from thinking". by Georg C. Lichtenberg 

Science is the belief in...

"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts". by Richard Feynman

What I cannot create...

"What I cannot create, I do not understand". by Richard Feynman

There is no harm in doubt and skepticism...

"There is no harm in doubt and skepticism, for it is through these that new discoveries are made". by Richard Feynman

Audio from Marshal McLuhan

 Heresiarch left a comment at one of the few McLuhan quotations, he said that in his blog there is an
 audio file from a conference where McLuhan spoke back in the 1970's. 
And it's a unique one as you can't find it anywhere else. So go to Star Larvae and enjoy the audio!!

Tron Legacy

Tron was one of my favorite movies as a kid, so I am expecting quite a lot from this film. It's going to be a long waiting until next winter...

Ron Arad AA interview and Antonioni's Mimic Tennis Players

I laugh watching this video interview of Ron Arad, what I find interesting is the AA interview and the Tennis Players from Antonioni's film Blow-Up. I didn't know that the players were AA students... Specially taking in consideration that Blow-Up is one of my favorite films of all times.


Ron Arad: Restless - "This piece sucked me into the world of design" from Dezeen on Vimeo.

If you give someone a fish...

If you give someone a fish you can feed him for a day.
If you show him how to fish he can feed himself for his whole life. by Lao Zhu

Internet Censorship in China

Amazing...

Google (the hungry beast). Trying not to be Evil??

I never thought about Google this way... but it's kind of scary!

Dropnet by Imke Hoehler

It's a fog collector for areas with problems seeking water, so it could be a solution for their survival.



Imke Hoehler

Lacoste Logos by Campana Brothers

Campana Brothers have a really outstanding approach of design and reinterpretation. The way they treated Lacoste is a fun example while it kind of test the obsession for branding, identity, icon, etc.

Campana Brothers

LED lamps by Sharp

Latest trends in LED lamps, maybe our future light bulbs at home.


"The E17 compact LED lamp and the E26 globe LED lamps models use sharp’s proprietary LED devices and are based on high-density surface mounting technology. This helps it achieve a compact size while retaining a brightness nearly equivalent to sharp's existing E26-base LED lamp. At the same time, the globe models feature an even surface illumination. The inside of the glass globe has a diffusion coating applied to it which prevents uneven color and variation in light intensity."

Sharp Corporation

SPL Eneloop Bicycle by Sanyo

I will wait until it gets to Europe.

"Sanyo has just announced the release of their new SPL eneloop bicycle which has a unique regenerative charging system that stores up energy created while pedaling. the new model will be ready by april 2010 in japan only and will sell for around 1,800 USD. the bike has a large eneloop battery  that instead of charging through an electrical outlet, can be charged while the user is riding the bike. the battery saves energy created when the rider is going downhill or braking, and stores this for future use. in such a scenario, the rider could ride down a hill and use the energy created by the bike to then ride up the hill using the eclectic motor. this type of regenerative has been in use in cars for some time such as in the toyota prius."

Sanyo

Bergenobliqusaml by NICOLAS MOULIN, 2008

They seem from a movie... It remembers me something like "Planet of the Apes"



Galerie Chez Valentin