Scenography by A.A. Studio

scenography-by-aa-studio-69.jpg

Romanian architects A.A. Studio have completed the refurbishment of a private apartment in Bucharest. (more…)

Vase and kitchen timer by Studio Lama

squvasetimer.jpg

Here’s another ceramic product for the kitchen by Israeli designers Studio Lama, who created the ceramic radio in our previous story – this time a vase that incorporates a kitchen timer. (more…)

Wedding Gowns For Island Brides

imageIf your dreams are set on a destination wedding on an island in the sun, your dream dress had better follow suit! Cinderella’s fantasy gown might be yours too, but not in the hottest temps of the tropics. In lieu of the big fancy frock that weighs more than you, you may want your dress to look and feel a bit more like that bed-sheet gown design you invented as a girl. Long, thin and skimpy will be just what you’ll want as you and your gown sway in the breeze down the aisle of your paradise isle. Bright white and sleekly-designed pieces will enhance your summery glow, making you look like a goddess among the island oasis. Vacationers and wedding guests alike will be struck with awe at the sight of an island bride in just the perfect robes — so take a peek at this slideshow and steal the show!

view slideshow

Jigsaw

One flat piece of metal, in a L-form, with the ends of both legs welded in such a way that they join together again to form a cube and a table. An inf..

Earth Brooch Silver

The Earth Brooch Silver is an eclectic custom piece of jewelry you can easily design yourself. On www.fluid-forms.com you can choose a landscape on an..

links for 2009-08-11

div xmlns=http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtmlul class=deliciousli
p class=delicious-link a href=http://www.re-burbia.com/2009/08/04/sprawl-building-types-repair-toolkit/

img src=http://kevinbyrd.com/screenshots/delicious/image.php/img.jpg?width=500amp;height=100amp;cropratio=1:.2amp;image=http://kevinbyrd.com/screenshots/delicious/Urban%20Sprawl%20Repair%20Kit%3A%20Repairing%20The%20Urban%20Fabric%20%C2%AB%20ReBurbia.png alt=gobr/

Urban Sprawl Repair Kit/a/p
p class=delicious-extended how a new urbanist fixes the suburbs/p
p class=delicious-tags (tags: a href=http://delicious.com/byrdhouse/architecturearchitecture/a)/p
/li
li
p class=delicious-link a href=http://www.behance.net/Gallery/FAte-des-lumiAres/120443

img src=http://kevinbyrd.com/screenshots/delicious/image.php/img.jpg?width=500amp;height=100amp;cropratio=1:.2amp;image=http://kevinbyrd.com/screenshots/delicious/F%C3%AAte%20des%20lumi%C3%A8res%20on%20the%20Behance%20Network.png alt=gobr/

Fête des lumières on the Behance Network/a/p
p class=delicious-extended art Direction, installation and Print Poster from Romain Lenancker
Laurence Jeanson/p
p class=delicious-tags (tags: a href=http://delicious.com/byrdhouse/inspirationinspiration/a)/p
/li
/ul/div

The Incredible Shrinking World of Photojournalism

underwaterphoto.jpgA few years ago, cultural critics were the canaries in the print journalism coal mine. Today, photojournalists are the poster children for the tangible media crisis. The latest evidence of their plight? The bankruptcy of Gamma, the storied French photo agency that is now owned by Eyedea. A Paris court has given the parent company six months to reorganize, which will likely mean layoffs and fortifying the parent company’s profitable units, such as the one that produces celebrity photos. “The problem is that news photography is finished,” Eyedea spokesperson Olivia Riant told The New York Times. “Gamma wants to go back to magazines and newsmagazines. We will stop covering daily news events to more deeply cover issues.” [Cue the ghost of Robert Capa sobbing quietly into his Spanish Civil War portfolio.] Beyond the dearth of venues for photojournalism lurk that cantankerous old couple: supply and demand. Take it from Jonathan Klein, CEO of Getty Images, where 70 percent of revenue is derived from stock photography.

“Photojournalism means the photographers can tell the story themselves in pictures, and there were places where they could publish those photos,” Mr. Klein said. “In the print world, many, if not most, of those places have since disappeared.”

Still, he said, there are reasons to be optimistic, because “thanks to the Web, there are now billions of pages for photographers to show their work,” he added. That has led to more photos being used, he said, but at lower prices.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

The Incredibly Shrinking World of Photojournalism

underwaterphoto.jpgA few years ago, cultural critics were the canaries in the print journalism coal mine. Today, photojournalists are the poster children for the tangible media crisis. The latest evidence of their plight? The bankruptcy of Gamma, the storied French photo agency that is now owned by Eyedea. A Paris court has given the parent company six months to reorganize, which will likely mean layoffs and fortifying the parent company’s profitable units, such as the one that produces celebrity photos. “The problem is that news photography is finished,” Eyedea spokesperson Olivia Riant told The New York Times. “Gamma wants to go back to magazines and newsmagazines. We will stop covering daily news events to more deeply cover issues.” [Cue the ghost of Robert Capa sobbing quietly into his Spanish Civil War portfolio.] Beyond the dearth of venues for photojournalism lurk that cantankerous old couple: supply and demand. Take it from Jonathan Klein, CEO of Getty Images, where 70 percent of revenue is derived from stock photography.

“Photojournalism means the photographers can tell the story themselves in pictures, and there were places where they could publish those photos,” Mr. Klein said. “In the print world, many, if not most, of those places have since disappeared.”

Still, he said, there are reasons to be optimistic, because “thanks to the Web, there are now billions of pages for photographers to show their work,” he added. That has led to more photos being used, he said, but at lower prices.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

The New Rockaway Snack Corner: DiCosmo’s Ice and Rockaway Taco

rwtaco1.jpg

by Ariston Anderson

Every summer surfers and sun-seekers visit Rockaway, Queens to join the locals in enjoying some of NYC’s finest beaches. Until recently, however, dining options were limited to the typical pizza and bar food dotting the beach area. But this year, a New Jersey classic, DiCosmo’s famous ice, takes up shop next to Rockaway Taco, a David Selig venture that opened last summer, to form a local food destination changing the way we look at beach food. The two businesses share a beach shack that is quickly becoming a reason in and of itself to visit the gorgeous Rockaways during summertime.

dicosmorw1.jpg dicosmorw.jpg

The DiCosmo family brought over their secret family recipe for ices in 1915 to Elizabeth, New Jersey, where visitors often make the trek today to try the famous cold treat. In June, Fourth-generation John DiCosmo brought the recipe to Rockaway, making fresh batches daily of flavors like coconut, lime, chocolate, raspberry, grapefruit, pineapple, banana and of course lemon. It’s one of the few ice spots that make ice like it should be made using four ingredients (fresh fruit, juice, water and a little bit of sugar) only.

After eating a DiCosmo ice, you’ll never be able to eat Rita’s, Ralph’s, or any of the dozens of others in the city that make theirs from a mix. If you’re lucky enough to catch DiCosmo on one of his experimental days, you might even get to try one of his one of his organic ice creams or agave-sweetened ices, which will soon be a menu staple.

rocakwayguacchips.jpg
rockawaytaco.jpg

Over at Rockaway Taco, Chef Andrew Day Field is on the grill daily, serving up some of the finest fish tacos in New York. Field worked for years around Mexico studying street food to find the perfect recipe for his Baja-style fried tilapia tacos, which he serves with spicy mayonnaise and guacamole. There’s also a chorizo or a tofu option for those who prefer more or less meat, as well as quesadillas, corn and cucumber with chile and lime.

Be sure to try the salsa negra, an extra spicy sauce that comes from a Puerto Vallarta recipe that took Field four years to learn. He recommends eating the tacos on their outdoor patio, rather than getting them to go, because the optimal lifespan of a taco ends at just under four minutes.

rwtaco6.jpg
rockawaychilaquiles.jpg

Rockaway Taco also recently started serving a weekend breakfast before 11am of chilaquiles with a fried egg, fresh fruit juices, Jack’s cold-brew iced coffee and yogurt (coming soon) sourced from the farmer’s market, like many of their ingredients.

DiCosmo’s Ice Rockaway and Rockaway Taco
Beach 96th Street at Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Queens, New York 11694
map

tel. +1 347 213 7466

M-house by Morii’s Atelier and OUVI

m-house-by-ouvi-and-moriis-atelier-1.jpg

Japanese architects Masaki Mori of Morii’s Atelier and Shin Yokoo of OUVI have completed a house in Kanagawa, Japan, for a couple who plan to retire soon. (more…)