A-House by Holgaard Arkitekter Copenhagen

A-HOUSE by Holgaard Arkitekter Copenhagen

Danish firm Holgaard Arkitekter have refurbished an industrial building in Copenhagen harbour to create a housing complex, building a new glass facade framed in bronze aluminium. (more…)

Let’s Get Personal with Sjoe Sjoe in Amsterdam

Strange Maps is moving!

Dear reader,
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Strange Maps is moving. From July 20, this weblog will be hosted by Big Think, a brain-tickling cornucopia of opinion and information, covering a broad church of topics. Those topics will henceforth include, via this blog, the fascinating field of cartographic curiosa.
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We at Strange Maps (*) are thrilled, and not half humbled to be associated with a content provider of such depth and breadth. That’s not to say this was an easy decision. After all, for almost four years since its inception, this blog has been able to be as unfocused, irreverent and just plain wrong as it couldn’t help itself to be…
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… and so it shall continue to be. Strange Maps will retain total editorial independence (**). The strange maps on Strange Maps will still be selected and presented by the same, sole blogger. The criteria will remain the same: maps must be visually arresting, tell a good story, and be generally too weird, obsolete or otherwise irregular to merit inclusion in a ‘normal’ atlas. Your submissions and your comments remain most welcome.
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So if we keep the menu, why change the venue? Cooperating with Big Think will allow this blog to access an interesting, and hopefully interested new audience (and vice versa, which is what’s in it for them). It will give this one-man operation access to the knowledge and experience of an entire team of online-savvy creative minds. And it entails a commitment on the blog’s part to post more regularly than has been the case until now.
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The result should be a blog that’s even more fun to make, and to read.
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One final thing: don’t worry about changing addresses in your bookmarks or feed aggregator: you will be automatically taken from this place to our new little corner of Big Think.
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See you there tomorrow!
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– Frank
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UPDATE 20 July 2010:
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* Strange Maps’ first post is up over at Big Think. Please find it over at: http://bigthink.com/blogs/strange-maps.
* Meanwhile, the folks at Big Think are still working on implementing that automatic redirect mentioned above. It should be in place before the week is out. It’s still early days, and I’m sure other glitches will also need to be resolved, but I look forward to an (even) better and more exciting end result…
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(*) Editorial we. I at Strange Maps doesn’t quite sound right, though.
(**) and, how else to put this, corporate independence. This temporal agreement that may be cancelled or renewed at either party’s behest.

Flying Lotus – MmmHmm

Un formidable travail d’animation dirigé et produit par le studio Special Problems, le tout commissionné par Warp Films. Un voyage visuel à travers de magnifiques animations. Le titre “MmmHmm” est en featuring avec Thundercat, et extrait de l’album Cosmogramma.



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Humanitarian Debate Summary at Design Observer

pDesign Observer’s got a great summary up of the past week’s discussions around humanitarian design, touched off by Bruce Nussbaum, responded to by Emily Pilloton, and with Cameron Sinclair, Alex Steffen, Robert Fabricant, Jon Kolko and others chiming in. (Don’t forget about a href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/business/is_social_business_the_20_of_humanitarian_design__16898.asp”Xanthe Matychak’s post/a at Core77 back on the 7th.) /p

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Which Stylish Sports Fan Was Best-Dressed At The ESPY Awards?

imageWhile I’m admittedly not the most athletic girl around (my most impressive displays of sportsmanship occurred on the sidelines as a cheerleader), I still know the difference between a fullback and a halfback, I appreciate the importance of keeping fit and staying healthy, and I can nurse a cold one and talk sports with the rest of ’em! Apparently so can plenty of Hollywood’s hottest leading ladies, because last week’s ESPY Awards boasted a red carpet that was star-studded with famous faces from both the sports and acting arenas alike! Entourage’s Emmanuelle Chriqui is used to hangin’ with the boys, so she fit right in with her sexy leather and sheer-paneled mini, while model Amber Rose traded in her snakeskin body suit for something summery and flirty. Ashley Greene vamped it up with a bright red sheath and matching lipstick, while Victoria’s Secret cover girl Marisa Miller looked sexy as always in a slinky LBD and platform pumps. Vote below for your favorite look from the red carpet! Photo Credit: PR Photos
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Fifth Avenue Residence by Yoshihara McKee Architects

Fifth Avenue Residence by Yoshihara McKee Architects

This Manhattan apartment by  Yoshihara McKee Architects New York studio overlooks the city and Washington Square Park, and is decorated with copper leaf screens. (more…)

Think.Select #3

Think.Select #3

Production: Luca Gentile
Photo: Francio
Store: Atom Plastic

Stanley Lunch Box Cooler Set

Lunch Box Cooler Set superstrong di Stanley. Lo voglio troppo!

Stanley Lunch Box Cooler Set

Stone Island Transformable Messenger Bag

Stone Island presenta per la linea Shadow questa Transformable Messenger Bag che ha la capacità di ‘trasformarsi’ a seconda delle necessità in messenger, zaino o borsa. La trovate su Haven.
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Stone Island Transformable Messenger Bag