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Composée d’un plateau en verre de 39mm et d’un boitier en acier inoxydable, cette montre en verre massif conçue par Tokujin Yoshioka est la dernière piece d’horlogerie à rejoindre le Issey Miyake Watch Project. Élégante et minimaliste, son cadran sans marque est livré avec des aiguilles argenté ou noires, et le bracelet en cuir est disponible en noir ou marron. Cet accessoire raffiné sera en magasin à partir du 10 novembre 2017.

Jim Tolpin could be described as a guy who can do math without having to do math–by using history. His deep grasp of geometry and pre-industrial design and layout techniques have provided us with lots of useful information, from how folks designed furniture without math and measuring tools and how to determine the proper dimensions for your own workbench.

Now Tolpin and co-author George Walker have a new book coming out, From Truth to Tools, that explains how geometry gives birth to tools, which in turn allow us to create furniture and structures. As an example, here’s an excerpt from the book that illustrates “how the carpenter/geometers of antiquity used the simplest of tools…to solve for an unknown distance:”

It’s pretty cool stuff! The $25, 208-page book is mostly illustrated like you see here, as it’s easier to grasp things visually. And if you want to take a longer look, publisher Lost Art Press has made a 27-page sample available as a free PDF download.

At this year’s 45th Tokyo Motor Show, Lexus will be commemorating the 10th year anniversary of their ‘F’ sports models with the limited editions of the spectacular “RC F” and the “GS F” models. But not only that, fortunately for us, Lexus has another gem up their sleeves with the unveiling of the automated-driving-capable “LS+ Concept” concept.

The LS+ Concept embodies all that Lexus envision for the future of autonomous driving. With its edgy, clean sedan appearance, the LS+ Concept is also packed to the brim with state-of-the-art tech to ensure the passengers can have a safe, smooth and fun drive at all times. Specifically, it intends to make automated driving from the entrance ramp to the exit ramp on motor-vehicle-only roadways possible by using its “Highway Teammate” automated driving technologies, which, with an eye toward application in 2020, are featured on the LS+ Concept.

The LS+ Concept is undoubtedly full of character. All throughout this vehicle your eyes become drawn to the hypnotic LED light trims found along the wing mirror, the wheel arch and in eye-catching trims here and there. To not mention the fantastic headlights and taillights would be a sin. Easily the most scintillating feature of the LS+ Concept is the extravagant lighting and grill design seen here.

As I mentioned before, the “RC F” and the “GS F” models will be showcased at TMS, and I especially cannot wait for the “RC F.” Given a more edgy, and sharper look than the previous “F” sport, this limited edition upgrade is an animal.

Designer: Lexus

RC F Below

Artists Sean Ohlenkamp and Rob Popkin literally spent years, and a boatload of pumpkins, to create the following animation. And if you’re wondering how they could possibly carve such intricate patterns into something as inconsistent as the surface of a pumpkin, they show you at the end (as well as the fact that much of the music itself was created with pumpkins):

Writes the pair of their techniques:

Dozens upon dozens upon dozens of pumpkins were cut, gutted, rotated, scraped, poked, slapped, and banged to make this stop-motion animation and the music that bring it to life. It took a few years – pumpkins rot, schedules get busy – but we loved discovering the methods that worked and the many that didn’t.

Many pumpkins were photographed twice. First as a nicely lit, carving-free plate. Then again after carving our designs and removing the top or back so we could insert a light. The two were then composited together to remove the lighting equipment. We re-used pumpkins where we could (fronts and backs and sometimes sides) but that wasn’t always possible.

We often projected images onto the pumpkins to improve consistency between frames,, but due to each pumpkin’s unique curves, it often took just putting it in front of the camera to check alignment. There were many animations that didn’t make it into the final piece which seemed like good ideas at the time but ended up being too complicated and did not work (a carved heart that emerged and beat with the pulsing of the light, a complex halloween themed pumpkin zoetrope, and an animation of a tree that grows as the pumpkins sizes do among others).

…We hope this inspires others and can’t wait to see what you create!