Le photographe Alper Yesiltas, basé à Istanbul, a photographié pendant 12 ans la fenêtre en face de chez lui, jusqu’à son ultime moment. De 2005 à mai 2017, il a donc capturé la même vue de la même fenêtre à différentes saisons. Le bâtiment, situé dans le quartier de Calmira à Istanbul, est aujourd’hui détruit et a été remplacé, mais subsiste poétiquement dans la série de Alper.
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Adam Nathaniel Furman has created a pair of flamboyant cabinets, mimicking the colourful Anime shops of a 1960s shopping centre in Japan.
Featuring bright clashing colours and bold geometric forms, the cartoonish cabinets are named the Nakano Twins after the Nakano Broadway mall in Tokyo.
The four-storey shopping centre is famous in the city for its many shops that sell anime items, video games, manga, and animation character figurines.
The two units are made out of powder-coated steel, sprayed MDF and painted tulipwood. Mounted on castors, they are designed to be multifunctional.
London-based Furman told Dezeen: “The Nakano Twins are a pair of furniture units designed to be as full of personality as cartoon characters – voluble, talkative little members of the household that bring as much animation to the spaces they are in as a happy pet, or a boisterous toddler.”
He continued: “The Twins are dressed-up in their favourite costumes, and are naughtily hybrid in their use, following their owners around their office or apartment on their little orange wheels, offering to be drinks stands, bedside tables, office storage, or just a handy colourful, loyal domestic companion.”
The first contains three drawers and features three main colours: cerise pink, bright blue and yellow ochre. It features a tall rear panel, with various integrated storage elements.
The second is a six-drawer unit, with a lemon-yellow front, a pink rear panel and blue sides. It features a slender red shelf raised up on white tubular columns.
The drawers of both cabinets contain curved recesses, with upright handles slotted in the centre of each one.
“The units are made in London, inspired by Tokyo, and are totally 100% Kawaii,” added Furman, referring to the culture of cuteness in Japan.
Furman is best known an expert on postmodernism, the late 20th-century style that exploits and exaggerates historical references.
He recently released a book titled Revisiting Postmodernism, which he wrote together with architect Terry Farrell. In it, he argues that the movement is currently experiencing a resurgence.
Other projects by Furman include a sequence of four four-metre-high tiled gateways that were installed in Granary Square during the last London Design Festival, and a series of multi-coloured 3D-printed ceramic objects that he made for his Designers in Residence commission at the Design Museum in 2013.
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New Zealand-based aerospace startup Rocket Lab has faced criticism from astronomers after it secretly launched an artificial star into orbit.
The satellite, which has been likened to a giant disco ball, will be visible from earth for the next nine months, causing several academics to brand it “space graffiti“.
Named Humanity Star, the satellite was launched into orbit along with three conventional satellites on board the rocket Still Testing, from the Mahia Peninsula on New Zealand‘s north island.
With the launch on 21 January 2018, New Zealand became only the 11th country in history to successfully deploy a satellite into orbit.
However, this fact has been outshined by the inclusion of Humanity Star, which can be tracked on the Rocket Lab website.
Made from carbon fibre with 65 reflective panels, the satellite will spin rapidly reflecting the sun’s rays to Earth, where it can be seen as a flashing light.
The Humanity Star will become the brightest object in the night sky for nine months before it re-enters the Earth’s atmosphere and decomposes.
Introducing The Humanity Star – a bright, blinking satellite now orbiting Earth, visible to the naked eye in the night sky. Launched on #StillTesting, The Humanity Star is designed to encourage everyone to look up and consider our place in the universe. Website coming soon pic.twitter.com/wvIEcXelVk
— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) January 24, 2018
“Orbiting the Earth every 9o minutes and visible from anywhere on the globe, the Humanity Star is designed to be a bright symbol and reminder to all on Earth about our fragile place in the universe,” said Rocket Lab CEO, Peter Beck.
“My hope is that everyone looking up at the Humanity Star will look past it to the expanse of the universe, feel a connection to our place in it and think a little differently about their lives, actions and what is important,” he continued.
Despite Beck claiming it an “almost precedented” step in commercial space exploration, the privately owned satellite has received ample criticism from astronomers.
Wow. Intentionally bright long-term space graffiti. Thanks a lot, @RocketLab. https://t.co/jvYBvQGyW3
— Mike Brown (@plutokiller) January 24, 2018
The major concern for scientists is that the satellite’s brightness will interfere with measuring the light registered from real stars.
In an article for Scientific American, the director of astrobiology at Columbia University, Caleb Scharf, was among those to voice his concerns. He described the star as “another invasion of my personal universe, another flashing item asking for eyeballs”.
Others were quick to disparage the launch on social media, with commenters calling it “space garbage” and “vandalism”.
Assistant professor of astronomy at Columbia University, David Kipping, wrote on Twitter: “This is stupid, vandalises the night sky and corrupts our view of the cosmos”.
While Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary Astronomy, Mike Brown, wrote: “Wow. Intentionally bright long-term space graffiti. Thanks a lot @RocketLab”.
This is stupid, vandalizes the night sky and corrupts our view of the cosmos. https://t.co/KkATT35Kf0
— David Kipping (@david_kipping) January 25, 2018
The Humanity Star is amongst 4,500 satellites currently orbiting the Earth.
It is part of a wider trend that sees commercial companies embarking on space-related projects, including Elon Musk’s plan to use rockets as a form of transport on earth and Bjarke Ingels’ designs for a Mars Science City.
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Second to roasting directly over a fire, cooking on hot rocks or stone is one of the oldest methods of cooking. Despite sounding somewhat antiquated, it’s still one of the best ways to experience food cooked to perfection! However, if you don’t have a wood-fired oven or outdoor area to burn, chances are this method is out of reach. Until now, that is! The Stone Cooker brings this age-old technique into the modern home in the form of a compact appliance you can use any place where there’s a power outlet.
The internal volcanic rock is heated with electricity, making it a perfect cooking medium. Safely contained within the unit, chefs and novice cooks alike can enjoy stone cooking’s pure taste and health benefits of using very little oil and less leftover fat. Simply switch it on, set your food type, and place ingredients ranging from meat to bread and cook to your liking!
Designer: Melahat Köşeli
Yakiniku Nikunotoriko, un superbe restaurant à deux étages à Roponggi, est un régal non seulement pour la bouche mais aussi pour les yeux. L’architecte Ryoji Iedokoro a intégré dans les décorations d’intérieur des éléments de la nature. La salle à manger au premier étage ressemble à une grotte, équipée des miroirs et de tables en verre pour maximiser visuellement l’espace. Au deuxième niveau, il a crée un environnement semblable à une forêt, avec des tuyaux en métal debout comme des arbres et des sols en pente douce. Photography © Ryoji Iedokoro
Le terrain de jeu principal de Charles Lopez, photographe français autodidacte, c’est les grands espaces où reliefs, littoraux, ombres et lumières convergent à offrir des paysages saisissants: Canada, Laponie, Icelande ou encore les Alpes suisses. Il explique que c’est en fait le voyage qui l’a conduit à la pratique de la photographie dans un premier temps, un travail qu’il partage aujourd’hui sous le nom de Vagabond Diary.
«Quand je pars en expédition, je ne sais jamais quel sera le programme du jour, je me laisse le plus souvent guider par mon instinct», explique l’artiste en quête perpétuelle d’exploration. Ses photos nous plongent ainsi dans l’immensité de la nature et font naître des sentiments de douce solitude – mais aussi de liberté – face aux paysages sauvages qu’il capture avec subtilité. Suivez son travail et ses voyages sur son compte Instagram.
Le photographe canadien Ray Majoran a toujours été fasciné par la photographie de nuit, et l’un de ses projets a été celui des piliers de lumières formés par les cristaux de glace suspendus dans l’atmosphère. Commun à l’extrême nord, ce phénomène a une ambiance assez X-Files, à la fois effrayant et fascinant. Plus de son travail sur son site et Instagram.
A Bruxelles, dans la vitrine de l’opticien Minet, les passants peuvent observer une baleine bleue (presque) à taille réelle. Cet impressionnant mammifère marin fait à la main est le fruit de la collaboration entre Agnes Tai et Anthony Sarrus. Une très belle vitrine qui ne passe pas inaperçue, à moins, bien sûr d’avoir vraiment besoin de lunettes.
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