Platonic Solids by Kiev-based fashion designer Konstantin Kofta

these are a minimalist dream come true — hot! m.

Kiev-based designer Konstantin Kofta, has drawn inspiration from the Platonic Solid, a fundamental component of Euclidean Geometry, in his new collection of bags and backpacks.

The five perfect 3-dimensional forms of the Platonic Solids are the foundation of everything in the physical world.

Literally the entire Periodic Table of Elements is based on these same five forms. It was Marcel Proust who said, “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes”.

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Video — The City is London by Ithaca Audio

brilliant video-mapping and music production — kudos! m.

https://vimeo.com/46275659

26 Video Live Projection Mapping Mashup of London musicians, films and TV shows.
Try the interactive version and create your own: http://ow.ly/cAw4H
Created with 2 projectors, 3 laptops, Ableton Live, Max for Live, Resolume Arena (resolume.com) and MadMapper. Available for live performance.
Ithaca Audio and Ithaca Visual — sound and light, remixed.
Tracklist:
Eurythmics — Winston’s diary (1984)
Night and the City
Mary Poppins — Stay awake
Queen — A kind of magic
Amy Winehouse — You know I’m no good
The Who — Baba O’Riley
Blur — Song 2
Amy Winehouse — Stronger than me
Jamiroquai — Deeper underground
Dizzee Rascal — Fix up, look sharp
Quincy Jones — It’s caper time (self preservations society)
Adele — Rumour has it
John Murphy — 28 days later
Led Zeppelin — Whole lotta love
Faithless — Insomnia
Florence & the Machine — You got the love
The Clash — London calling
Eastenders
Queen — We are the champions
Dizzee Rascal — Bonkers
Klint — Diamond (Snatch)
The Kinks — You really got me
Theme from Are You Being Served
Theme from Only Fools and Horses
Queen — Another One Bites the Dust
The Rolling Stones — Gimme Shelter

Snow Pallet 9 by Artist Toshihiko

lovely colorful land art piece by the japanese artist. m.

with his ninth edition of ‘snow pallet’ — a series of environmental, winter works — japanese artist toshihiko shibuya continues his exploration of snow, its vivid reflective surface and how an installation work can change the landscape. showcased in rokkatei-sapporo main store’s front yard, ‘snow pallet 9’ is a colorful land art piece that changes depending on the amount of snow and sunlight cast on its components, offering a perpetual conversation between nature and its interventions.

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Tennis Club in Mallorca, Spain by GRAS Arquitectos

stunning central design for the 17 court complex — kudos! m.

GRAS arquitectos has completed the new headquarters of the mallorca open, WTA 250 tournament in spain. the strong natural context of irregular topography influenced the character of the building defined by white concrete cantilevered slabs and its clean-edged terraces.

the tennis club combines a communal building together with a total of 17 courts of grass, clay and hard ground. GRAS arquitectos positioned the white volume on the highest point of land and conceived as a continuation of the terraced terrain, with the center court acting as the heart of the project. reminiscent of greek epidaurus tennis theaters, a series of terraces are carved in the hill to create a natural stone stadium. with this, the design can facilitate up to 1,500 spectators. the solid blocks of mallorcan natural stone gives the overall scheme a sculptural character.

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Photographic Paintings by Fabian Cefner

fantastically creative process and outcome — kudos! m.

swiss artist fabian oefner continues to explore the possibilities of photography through his latest series of work, ‘photographic paintings’. at a distance, the compositions most closely recall the quality and characteristics of painting, with subtly smooth gradients seemingly applied across each canvas surface. bringing to mind mark rothko’s rectangular register of colors, or clyfford still’s large-scale monochromatic abstractions, the works display what seem to be brush stroke structures, when they are in fact, not paintings at all…

the material used to create the colors and structures is bismuth — an element with characteristics similar to lead. oefner has melted several pounds of this metal in a large pan and — using a spatula — has removed the surface layer of the liquid medium. once uncovered, the exposed metal immediately reacts to air and creates a range of vibrantly colored gradients. the raw and organic quality of the material gave oefner limited control over the occurring colors, making the final composition highly influenced by chance.

the second half of the creation process is when oefner introduces photographic techniques. as soon as the metal is exposed to air, it continually changes in appearance, color and shapes. oefner captures this process with a camera, documenting temporal compositions which only exist for a few seconds. the images are then minimally edited on the computer where dust particles and similar image defects are removed. the subsequent printing transfers the work, once again, from a photographic, digitally abstract piece into a tangible, visual experience.

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Video — The Future of Cities

fantastic video! — kudos! m.

Collaborating with a number of different people from all over the place, filmmaker Oscar Boyson went out into the world and came back with this excellent 18-minute video on the future of cities. Among the cities profiles are Shenzhen, Detroit, Singapore, NYC, Copenhagen, Seoul, Lagos, and Mumbai.

— What does “the future of cities” mean? To much of the developing world, it might be as simple as aspiring to having your own toilet, rather than sharing one with over 100 people. To a family in Detroit, it could mean having non-toxic drinking water. For planners and mayors, it’s about a lot of things — sustainability, economy, inclusivity, and resilience. Most of us can hope we can spend a little less time on our commutes to work and a little more time with our families. For a rich white dude up in a 50th floor penthouse, “the future of cities” might mean zipping around in a flying car while a robot jerks you off and a drone delivers your pizza. For many companies, the future of cities is simply about business and money, presented to us as buzzwords like “smart city” and “the city of tomorrow.” —

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Video — Bailar by JMII Directed by Dedo Ciego

fantastic minimalist music video .. the official music video — kudos! m.

Hypnotic, euphoric yet minimalistic music video for the track BAILAR by JMII, a new release by the Barcelona electronic label HIVERN DISCS.
artist: JMII
song: BAILAR
record label: HIVERN DISCS (hiverndiscsgoodies.bigcartel.com)
direction: DEDO CIEGO
animation, graphics: DEDO CIEGO
visit us:
dedociego.com

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Galpão Sim! by Alan Chu

i would so love this as my large format painting studio and live/work loft — hot! m.

Located at the rear of brazilian actor Eduardo Okamoto’s home, the building houses the theater producer’s office of SIM!Cultura as well as the owner’s studio.

These premises provide ample working space for research as well as theatrical rehearsals and experimentation.

The working space is inside a masonry white box which also contains a guest room / dressing room on the ground floor and an office on the upper floor.

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Spiran Bicycle with Hybrid Basket & Safety Lock by People People

clever design to handle the city and rural life — impecable detailing too from the stockholm based studio. m.

just as the kronan was influenced by a classic, people people has drawn inspiration from old swedish post and delivery bikes. this is partly because of its heritage of simple robustness, but also because the need of ‘transporting things on a bicycle’ remains hugely important in a modern city context. the move from the old countryside to the city also requires a brief spell of adapting to the streets. the studio has combined a robust construction with a sleek, light-weight frame and super-slim racing tires, optimized for the agility and speed needed in a city.

another issue to be solved was the problem with bike locks. people need to buy a separate, expensive and often clumsy bike lock or chain in order to not have their bikes stolen, and then need to find a way to bring it with them on their ride. many people have the locks dangling from the handlebar, some carry chains over their shoulders, and others have to put a many times dirty lock into their bags. people people wanted to get rid of this clumsiness and has designed an integrated bike lock that can fold out from the front basket, locking the bike in the front wheel or even around a city lamp post, fence or similar. the old kronan bikes offered a clever detail in the shape of a bike pump compartment, with this solution the studio aims to continue this heritage.

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