Hasta La Ideas

Une excellente captation de ce skatepark à Austin, grâce à la caméra et de l’hélicoptère miniature intitulé “RC Helicam”. Un court film réalisé sous Canon 7D par Joe Simon, sur la bande son du groupe Fleet Foxes – Mykonos. A découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

Previously on Fubiz

• Under the Clouds
• Wavy Gravy
• Pi Slow Motion

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Della Fiat 500 ho già parlato altre volte perché è uno dei migliori esempi di design automobilistico Italiano prodotto in anni recenti, ed ha pure vinto un Compasso d’Oro. Aspetto con curiosità che Fiat sforni un altro modello di questo valore e successo ma per ora non vedo nulla di tale livello. In compenso la “coda lunga” della 500 deve ancora arrivare in tutti gli angoli del pianeta: per esempio in Cina sarà messa in vendita solo nel settembre 2011.
Per celebrare il debutto Fiat ha creato la “First Edition“, un’edizione limitata per il mercato cinese realizzata in soli 100 esemplari, tutti decorati con motivi grafici frutto della creatività di cinque graphic designer cinesi.

Dopo aver ricevuto la cartella stampa ho cercato maggiori informazioni sugli illustratori coinvolti, che non conoscevo, ed ho trovato una qualità molto alta. Quest’articolo è stata quindi un’occasione per scoprire qualcosa di più della scena creativa cinese, poco coperta dai blog occidentali.

La mia Fiat 500 preferita è probabilmente quella di Wei Yan, ma mi sono piaciuti moltissimo i siti personali di Benny Luk e Nod Young. Puoi farti comunque la tua idea guardando le 500 First Edition pubblicate nel resto dell’articolo, e leggendo questa pagina del blog Fiat che presenta l’iniziativa.

Benny Luk

Mee Wong

Nod Young

Ray Lei

Wei Yan

We told you a few days back that with just a year left before it kicks off, we were going to start hearing a lot more about the 2012 London Olympics. And of course we were right, because we’re not only smart, but we’re also gifted with the second sight. Just in the last couple of days there’s been a bevy of news about the games and their various accoutrements. First, it’s been announced that construction is now complete on all the main venues. Furthermore, organizers are bragging that the whole effort came in both on time and under budget. Said chairman of the London Olympics, John Armitt, “In 2006 we said that the summer of 2011 was the point when we wanted the venues available for test events.” Thanks to a great team effort, we are exactly where we wanted to be.” Among those now-finished buildings is the much-discussed Aquatics Center by Zaha Hadid, which was broken in on Wednesday with a ceremonial first dive. In Building Design‘s review, they like the building itself, but aren’t so hot on the extra seating temporarily affixed to the sides that will allow Olympic-sized crowds. Next, hot off the heels of last month’s unveiling of the torch, the 2012 medals have now been shown to we the public. Designed by David Watkins, they’re nice and shiny and each has all sorts of symbolism, as you’d expect. Finally, we make two quick judgements: First, although they’re apparently already more than a year old, we’re only just now learning about the 2012 mascots, Wenlock and Mandeville. Maybe they’re a nod to some sort of thing that only British people understand, or maybe London is just continuing that popular tradition of making mascots that don’t make a bit of sense, but either way, we’re confused. Second: they’re apparently still really keeping to the standards book that must’ve been created along with Wolff Olins‘ controversial logo, because that’s the only thing that can help explain the “1 Year To Go” signs that were everywhere during this week’s announcements (see the photo above). Either that or they thought of reminding people about the time left only seconds before the press conferences and just decided to using masking tape to make a couple of podium signs.

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The pro chef spice resource now available for home cooking

Referred to by esteemed chefs around the world as simply “The Spice Guy,” Jing Tio is the man behind many of the distinct flavors found at restaurants like El Bulli, Eleven Madison Park and WD-50. For the past half decade, the Indonesian accountant-turned-spice purveyor has quietly set a new benchmark for quality by tracking down farmers using the best harvesting methods, ultimately leading to insanely fresh and flavorful spices.

Telling CH he “probably knows more about star anise than anybody out there,” the San Francisco-based mastermind enjoys working with university professors on research around farming and harvesting. He visits new growers to check out their processes and equipment—particularly the drying and sorting machines—as a way of constantly refining his supply. Having nearly nearly reached the maximum with discovering new spices, Tio is now focused on using his extensive knowledge to create uniquely powerful blends, which he peddles to the public (along with classic ingredients) under the name See Smell Taste.

Although Tio says people are currently more interested in Southeast Asian spice blends, one he’s excited about in particular is the French-inspired Indian spice called Vadouvan. Tio’s Vadouvan Golden Mix is a potent fusion of onion, garlic, shallot and his special curry blend that works best as an accent seasoning. Thanks to shows like Top Chef, Tio says people are becoming more familiar with exotic spices and are experimenting more when cooking at home.

Tio’s tip for at-home chefs is to “have fun with it!” He encourages creativity when cooking by diverging from specific recipes, explaining “The beauty of the spice blend is you have to smell it and use your imagination for what to use it for.” If you try to hard to follow strict cooking instructions, you will never cook that dish again.

The spice blends sell online at See Smell Taste and at the Le Sanctuaire San Francisco shop in Mini, Midi and Maxi sizes at varying prices, along with single spices which you can order in bulk. You can also find them at Dean & Deluca in NYC and online at Gilt Taste.