Sleep For Days, a series of super long exposures by Claire Sloan. This first one was a six-hour shot! Beautiful.
Sleeping is actually a beautiful activity! It's already so dreamy of dreaming it self!Sunday, November 8, 2009
hang up the chandelier
Alex and Courtney (Organelle Design) are passionate about creatively repurposing off-the-shelf products and found objects. They presented their work at Pecha Kucha a few days ago and it was the highlight of the evening. The entire place erupted with cheers when images of their chandeliers made out of clothes hangers appeared on screen.
It is amazing to change something we normally ignore to a fancy chandelier!
It is amazing to change something we normally ignore to a fancy chandelier!And there actually saved exactly the form of clothes hangers.
It's always easy to see the results but hard to start.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
arts of clothes
For many of the opera costumes, the ones in odd sizes or past their prime, the wait is in vain, their requiems sung. And that is where E. V. Day comes in.
the project For City Opera Costumes, Lofty New Roles, now suspended in the promenade of the David H. Koch Theater.
the artist Ms. Day composed sculptures by using the vintage opera costumes.
the project For City Opera Costumes, Lofty New Roles, now suspended in the promenade of the David H. Koch Theater.
the artist Ms. Day composed sculptures by using the vintage opera costumes.
Another artist, also a female named Lucy Orta had projects of refuge clothes in 1990s.
She had the "refuge wear" as a serie which included many styles of clothes made for refuge. The serie also has a name "Modual architecture" meaning that the clothes is considered to be an personal architecture——body architecture.
Deprived of work, money, shelter, the third world is gradually invading the major capitals. Survival is the new slogan of the decade. By involving individuals in difficulty, whether isolated or as part of a group, and encouraging them to participate in collective actions consisting notably of producing Refuge Wear or Survival Kits, the artist clearly raises the question of the citizen, underlining his role as a part of the whole. To be a citizen is to participate in society
This is interesting to see how two artists consider the element "clothes" in totally different ways that have pushed clothes to two extreme ways. One is totally nonfunctional while the other is all about function even it's original concept is more meaningful. And they both have done good job on their own subjects.
This is what we face today——too many possibilities. It is even harder to chose what to do than to do; to chose which part we can work on the subject or object than to work on them. And no choice will be considered as the best.
Design for whom
Design is supposed to make life better.
While reading the post i-beam designs vision in white apartment which is talking about one's dream apartment in white, I personally find it's unrealistic——the big white space looks peacefully beautiful, even better with a sea-view.
The question is, how many people will be able to live in such a house or place. Any interior design idea based on large space and beautiful view seems to be meaningless when you think of that.
I always thought about this problem——isn't interior design suppose to solve the problems that architecture leftover? That means an interior designer's job is to design interior no matter how fancy the house or the view is.
That's why I remember the video I saw few days ago——A Japanese house-remodel show presented how a designer amazingly reconstructed a very small house living 4 adults.
This project not only showed how great the house has been remodeled, but more behind it.
Good design is always considered as extra money. An Alessi teapot is certainly more expensive than regular ones; a juice extractor designed by Philippe Starck is also expensive even though it's not so practical. Those design satisfy people more aesthetically. But most people can only afford the regular ones.
I saw how happy the family whose house has been remodeled was. It reminds me that design should serve everyone without costing extra money. What most people really still need is to solve real problems. Design is important, but what's more important is how design can bring people happiness.
While reading the post i-beam designs vision in white apartment which is talking about one's dream apartment in white, I personally find it's unrealistic——the big white space looks peacefully beautiful, even better with a sea-view.
The question is, how many people will be able to live in such a house or place. Any interior design idea based on large space and beautiful view seems to be meaningless when you think of that.
I always thought about this problem——isn't interior design suppose to solve the problems that architecture leftover? That means an interior designer's job is to design interior no matter how fancy the house or the view is.
That's why I remember the video I saw few days ago——A Japanese house-remodel show presented how a designer amazingly reconstructed a very small house living 4 adults.
This project not only showed how great the house has been remodeled, but more behind it.
Good design is always considered as extra money. An Alessi teapot is certainly more expensive than regular ones; a juice extractor designed by Philippe Starck is also expensive even though it's not so practical. Those design satisfy people more aesthetically. But most people can only afford the regular ones.
I saw how happy the family whose house has been remodeled was. It reminds me that design should serve everyone without costing extra money. What most people really still need is to solve real problems. Design is important, but what's more important is how design can bring people happiness.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Biotech Bacteria Could Help Diabetics
http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/23302/
Bacterial in human body is more than often viewed as the cause for infection and disease. It is hard to think it as beneficial if it is not harmful. However, researchers from the University of Delaware and Cornell University have made a progress in engineering bacterial to treat diabetics. The bacterial is engineered to produce a protein called GLP-1 which is showed to help the diabetic mice having normal glucose blood levels. Growing bacterial is much cheaper than synthesizing the artificial insulin. In addition, if they can live healthily in human body, then the patient does not have to take the treatment once after a while. Biotechnology would greatly expand our current method of treating disease in the future.
Bacterial in human body is more than often viewed as the cause for infection and disease. It is hard to think it as beneficial if it is not harmful. However, researchers from the University of Delaware and Cornell University have made a progress in engineering bacterial to treat diabetics. The bacterial is engineered to produce a protein called GLP-1 which is showed to help the diabetic mice having normal glucose blood levels. Growing bacterial is much cheaper than synthesizing the artificial insulin. In addition, if they can live healthily in human body, then the patient does not have to take the treatment once after a while. Biotechnology would greatly expand our current method of treating disease in the future.
Novel bacterial strains clear algal toxins from drinking water
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-09/sfgm-nbs090209.php
The researchers in Britain have identified six strains of bacterial that is able to remove toxins produced by blue green algae from water. The blooms of Blue green algae are widely found in water especially in the nutrient rich water body usually polluted by human activity. They produce toxins that are poison for fish and human. Traditional method to clean up the water is not only costly but also introducing other chemicals that may cause other potential problem. Using bacterial as a part of nature to solve the environmental problems may indicate that in the future, we may be able to solve most of the environmental problems by find out its natural “predator” and redirecting it to its balance.
The researchers in Britain have identified six strains of bacterial that is able to remove toxins produced by blue green algae from water. The blooms of Blue green algae are widely found in water especially in the nutrient rich water body usually polluted by human activity. They produce toxins that are poison for fish and human. Traditional method to clean up the water is not only costly but also introducing other chemicals that may cause other potential problem. Using bacterial as a part of nature to solve the environmental problems may indicate that in the future, we may be able to solve most of the environmental problems by find out its natural “predator” and redirecting it to its balance.
Colorful Solar Panels, the new trend for future housing design.
http://cleantechnica.com/2009/09/17/solar-power-is-green-and-blue-orange-and-red/
A company named GreenSun reports its new intention of the colorful solar panels. Unlike the current solar panel which is dumbly gray color, the new solar panels are given vibrant colorful appearance. Moreover, it does not require the direct sunlight shining on it but could still hold its energy efficiency according to the company. That is to say the new material could be used not only on the top of the roof where no body would give it an attention. Instead, these colorful solar panels could be installed on side wall for example, as well. Undoubtedly, this new technology will be a powerful element that architecture has to explore for its colorfulness and its environmental friendliness.
A company named GreenSun reports its new intention of the colorful solar panels. Unlike the current solar panel which is dumbly gray color, the new solar panels are given vibrant colorful appearance. Moreover, it does not require the direct sunlight shining on it but could still hold its energy efficiency according to the company. That is to say the new material could be used not only on the top of the roof where no body would give it an attention. Instead, these colorful solar panels could be installed on side wall for example, as well. Undoubtedly, this new technology will be a powerful element that architecture has to explore for its colorfulness and its environmental friendliness.
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