Monday, May 31, 2010

Day 148 - May 30, 2010

Great new site I encountered today!


www.kickstarter.com

Friday, May 28, 2010

Day 146 - May 27, 2010

A table that grows with your children.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Day 141 - May 22, 2010

The twitterverse (most influential- top 140) displayed visually.

PDF download - Twitter Top 140

Day 140 - May 21, 2010

Do-It-Yourself Bookshelves - They provide the connectors. You provide the wood.


Day 139 - May 20, 2010

The Solar System Music Box


Solar Beat

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Day 138 - May 19, 2010

An interesting infographic on the things countries are best at, I'm not sure I agree with all of them, but there interesting nonetheless.

because-every-country-is-the-best-at-something infographic

Day 137 - May 18, 2010

For some reason, this chair reminds me of Gumby (not necessarily a bad thing).

Gaffa' by Alfredo Häberli for Alias

Monday, May 17, 2010

Day 136 - May 17, 2010

Spain's Pavilion at the Shanghai 2010 World Expo.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Day 135 - May 16, 2010

Day 134 - May 15, 2010

Spent the day kayaking at Lake Pleasant Saturday (not pictured above). Absolutely loved it! Then, I came across this article on kayaking the Colorado River on Sunday! I'm looking into buying a kayak. Follow the synchronicity...

Kayaking the Colorado River - NY Times article

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Day 133 - May 14, 2010

 


An interesting digital publication I came across today.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Day 132 - May 13, 2010

Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less. 
--C.S. Lewis

“Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.”
- William Temple

Day 131 - May 12, 2010

To all who see reading as a sedentary pastime.

 


Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Day 130 - May 11, 2010

This has been me this week...

Monday, May 10, 2010

Day 129 - May 10, 2010

Some powerful quotes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance-

Stuckness shouldn't be avoided. It's the psychic predecessor of all real understanding. An egoless acceptance of stuckness is a key to an understanding of all Quality, in mechanical work as in other endeavors. It's this understanding of Quality as revealed by stuckness which so often makes self-taught mechanics so superior to institute-trained men who have learned how to handle everything except a new situation.

In each case there's a beautiful way of doing it and an ugly way of doing it, and in arriving at the high-quality, beautiful way of doing it, both an ability to see what "looks good" and an ability to understand the underlying methods to arrive at that "good" are needed. Both classic and romantic understandings of Quality must be combined.

The way to see what looks good and understand the reason it looks good , and to be at one with this goodness as the work proceeds, is to cultivate an inner quietness, a peace of mind so that goodness can shine through.

Day 128 - May 9, 2010

In honor of my mom, on Mother's Day.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Day 127 - May 8, 2010

Sometimes the greatest motivator is the finish line.

Friday, May 7, 2010

Day 126 - May 7, 2010

Two resonant takes on chairs, using disparate materials.

 
The chairs above are made of felt. The chair below is made of bent plywood.

 

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Day 124 - May 5, 2010

Some works by Richard Galpin.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Day 123 - May 4, 2010

More from Milan, courtesy of Architonic.



Monday, May 3, 2010

Day 122 - May 3, 2010

The process of making a table, by Danish designer.



The final product (below).

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Day 121 - May 2, 2010


Denmark Pavilion, Shanghai World Expo 2010

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Day 120 - May 1, 2010

Smart Grids


Day 119 - April 30, 2010

‘FinCube’ designed by Berlin based interior architect and designer Werner Aisslinger.

Day 118 - April 29, 2010

Shanghai World Expo Dream Cube


Shanghai World Expo Dream Cube: Transformative Experience from ESI Design on Vimeo.