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pRegular watchers of IEntourage/I may remember the episode beginning with the birthday of Turtle, the Imelda Marcos of sneakers, which gave viewers a glimpse of his insane shoe closet and wall-length hat racks. Question is, how does a guy like that travel? The kicks I don’t know about, but a company called New Era makes these amusing A HREF=”http://www.neweracap.com/nshop/product.php?view=detailproductid=NE-CAPCARR2startColor=blackhatGroup=viewallgroupName=CapCarrierssearchBy=groupresetDropDown=hatFit” Cap Carriers/A, which come in two-, six-, and 24-capacity sizes. A combination of nylon and neoprene formed into crush-proof shapes keeps your lids from getting flattened like Turtle’s ego.br /
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If large groups of people were furious when Jeff Koons got his work into Versailles, we can’t imagine how upset they’d be if musician Lady Gaga wound up at the Louvre. We might find out if she’s able to carry out her intentions. The internet is a bit abuzz this week as the singer told the British magazine Q that her ultimate goal was to have an exhibit about herself in the world’s most popular museum. Beyond the absurd costumes she regularly performs and appears in, she claims that she deserves a spot in the Louvre for her being “like walking art.” Though this quote has bubbled up this week, it isn’t the first time Gaga has shared these ambitions. Back in April of last year, she told another British magazine, Heat, “I want to have an exhibition at the Louvre with all my fashions and technology…But not as a Madonna-through-the-years-type fashion exhibit. I would want it to be like art pieces with explanations and inspirational references in modern block.” So like it or not, you at least have to give her a nod for sticking to her goals.

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pRISD-educated A HREF=”http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_profile.asp?individual_id=123654″ Jay Brett’s/A got a pretty kick-ass job: Industrial designer for Hollywood, building prototypes for superheroes. /p

pBrett recently worked on the prototype build of a jet (in two versions, crashed and un-crashed) for the forthcoming IGreen Lantern/I movie, and it’s presumably the plane that the titular hero crashes during his Hal Jordan test-pilot days. While no shots of the IGreen Lantern/I plane are publicly releasable yet, for obvious reasons, one project you can see is Brett’s prototype of the Tron Light Cycle. While some of you may have spotted it at Comic-Con, Brett’s got shop shots of the thing posted A HREF=”http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_set.asp?individual_id=123654set_id=517269″ here/A. And you can also check out A HREF=”http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_work.asp?individual_id=123654″ Brett’s full book on Coroflot/A.br /
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pApple’s “A HREF=”http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/apple-to-hold-special-event-september-1st-well-be-there-li/” special event/A” scheduled for next week (and probably heralding the arrival of a new iPod Touch) is intended to excite consumers, but it is yesterday’s Apple news that’s sure to capture the imagination of industrial designers./p

pAs A HREF=”http://www.cultofmac.com/worlds-most-advanced-machinery-was-reason-for-apples-liquidmetal-deal-expert-says/55322#more-55322″ reported by Cult of Mac/A, Apple has or will soon have “the most advanced manufacturing machine on the planet,” a prototype injection molding machine designed to accommodate Liquidmetal, the new material recently licensed by Apple. (The photo above is a “similar” machine made by the same company, Switzerland’s Buhler Group.)/pa href=”http://www.core77.com/blog/materials/apple_preparing_to_take_huge_production_method_leap_forward_with_the_most_advanced_manufacturing_machine_on_the_planet_17238.asp”(more…)/a
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This visitor centre in Redbridge, England, by UK firm Sarah Wigglesworth Architects features a zig-zag roof with oversailing wooden trusses.

Situated in the heart of Ray Park, The James Leal Centre becomes a gateway to the Roding Valley and contains leisure and education facilities.

The north-facing sides of the roof have a shallow pitch and are covered in solar thermal collectors, while the south-facing sides are steeper and admit indirect natural light.

A translucent canopy covers a forecourt to the west, which can also be used as an outdoor gallery.

Photos are by Mark Hadden.

Here’s a bit more from the architect:

Ray Park Visitor Centre, Redbridge, London
2006 – 2009, £1.2 million

Located on elevated ground on the site of the former 18thC Ray House, this new sustainable building acts as a gateway to the Roding Valley Corridor, providing recreation and leisure facilities.

The flexible open plan space contains a café, exhibition, internet and toilet facilities, a teaching/training space and the Greenspace Team’s office.

An external translucent canopy defines a large forecourt to the west that acts as a gathering zone and outdoor exhibition area with cycle and disabled parking facilities.

The cafe extends south over a new terrace adjacent to raised planting beds which grow edible plants for use in the café.

The brief for a sustainable building is reflected in the roof form. Multiple pitches support solar thermal collectors on shallow south faces while steeper north faces allow good roof light.

The design includes passive earth tube cooling and a biomass boiler.

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