Aug 22
Miniature Lightbulb Trio
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This Untitled series of miniature lightbulb trio are created by Brooklyn-based sculptor Stephen Shah..(Read…)
Aug 22
Bangkok Flat by Architectkidd
Posted in: slideshowsThai architects Architectkidd built an outdoor shower room behind wooden screens on the balcony of this renovated apartment in Bangkok (+ slideshow).
The perforated screens around the shower were made by a local carpenter who used material scavenged from demolished buildings.
Exposed concrete lines the rear walls of the shower room, as well as walls, floors and ceilings elsewhere in the apartment.
Rooms are laid out to maximise ventilation from windows on the east and south sides, which offer views out over the Bangkok skyline.
The chunky wood of the kitchen counter is echoed by a solid wood bench beneath one of the windows.
Another project by Architectkidd on Dezeen features a white aluminium facade with circular perforations.
Photographs are by Luke Yeung and Sirisak Pituck.
Here’s some further information from the architects:
Bangkok Flat | Architectkidd
An outdoor shower is combined with a balcony and living room in this renovation of an old high-rise building in Bangkok. The design makes use of as many existing attributes and found conditions as possible. The building’s location, while in the middle of the city, is away from main roads and adjacent to one of Bangkok’s largest waterways, or ‘klongs’. The apartment itself is located at one corner of the high-rise.
In Bangkok, prevailing winds originate from the south-west direction, and as a result, the layout was arranged to maximise openings to the east and south sides to allow for cross ventilation. As a result, upon entering the apartment, one faces an uninterrupted view of the Bangkok skyline.
Materials and finishes were selected as spare and contemporary interpretations of Thai living. In particular, inspiration was found during visits to local workshops of craftmen and carpenters. These workshops usually consist of not only their ‘working’ areas, but also combined eating and sleeping areas within a limited space.
The idea of combining several functions within a compact space resulted in the design of the outdoor shower area. Working closely with a local carpenter who used wood scavenged from demolished buildings and structures, perforated wooden screens were designed using reclaimed hard wood timber. When not used as a shower, these wooden screens can be closed to enlarge the outdoor balcony space.
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Aug 21
Makin’ Bacon Pancakes 10 HOUR VERSION!
Posted in: UncategorizedAwesome! 10 HOUR version!"Bacon pancakes, makin’ bacon pancakes, take some bacon and I’ll putï..(Read…)
Aug 21
Nikon COOLPIX
Posted in: instagram, pointandshoot, wifiThree new point-and-shoot models from the compact line of digital cameras
The latest addition to the ever advancing world of photography sees three new cameras announced from Nikon today. Joining the COOLPIX line is the more advanced P7700, the tiny, credit card-sized S01 and the Android-powered S800c. Set to release in September 2012, the three point-and-shoot cameras each approach the…
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Aug 21
The Plush Halfling Slippers
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The Plush Halfling Slippers from thinkgeek. Plush slippers turn your feet into halfling feet, look c..(Read…)
Aug 21
Star Wars Speederbike rides into reality
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A California-based company has taken a science fiction design similar in concept to “Star Wars..(Read…)
Aug 21
The Avant/Garde Diaries, an online interview magazine, recently posted a nice twofold profile of Make/BoingBoing’s Mark Frauenfelder and his friend, artist Kevin Mack.
Frauenfelder first discovered Kevin Mack through his special effects work on the film Fight Club; however, it was Mack’s strictly artistic work that really piqued Frauenfelder’s interest. Mack’s art takes the vast and still uncharted area of digital technology and brings it into the physical world. The results are images printed on canvas which vacillate between abstraction and photorealism, and virtual sculptures transformed into the tangible via three-dimensional printing technology.
The short, entitled “Between Order and Chaos,” opens with a bit of background on the DIY/punk/zine aesthetic before Frauenfelder proceeds to introduce the visual effects supervisor and visual artist. Both Frauenfelder and Mack agree that we’ve only begun to grasp the fine art potential of 3D printing technology.
We’ve seen semi-sculptural 3D-printed objects before—including clocks, shoes and yes,
sculptures—but Mack’s work is decidedly more abstract. As he writes of the work pictured below,
An array of shapes form complex relationships through selective random happenstance and deliberate design. The forms are entangled and weave inside and outside together in purposeful and irrational ways.The apparently organized structural system provides conflicting stimuli. Rules are established but not adhered to. Identity and function appear determinable, but are not. Many internal details remain hidden from view. The object’s complete form is unknowable. It is a man made mystery.
The sculpture was created from constrained random implicit surfaces and procedurally derived structures. These were distorted with turbulent noise prior to extensive direct sculpting and manual manipulation.
Like a Rorschach ink blot, it is designed to make you see things from your own mind. What do you see?
As we saw yesterday, digital fabrication is increasingly a cost-effective, practical solution to many modern manufacturing quandaries. But just as the real-world applications of digital fabrication remains to be seen, so too does technology’s artistic potential remain all but limitless.
Aug 21
Forever: The New Tattoo
Posted in: qaA conversation with Nick Schonberger on his new book
In part an examination of tattoo’s notable rising stars, Nick Schonberger’s “Forever: The New Tattoo” from Gestalten focuses on 16 of the industry’s most innovative artists. From prominent names like Scott Campbell to underground talents, the work is both a snapshot of evolving trends and a conversation with tattoo…
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