Wednesday 29 September 2010

The best capoeira video ever:)

The Best Capoeira Video Ever - I cannot wait for the day that I am as good as this!

Entitled “IRC Dance Movement” and mounted on the soundtrack “Signal the Captain” by Of Porcelain, this beautiful three-minute short movie about the movements of breakdancing collective Dutch Illusionary Rockaz is realized by Shueti.

Saturday 25 September 2010

The Most Widely Spoken Languages in the world and the countries they are
spoken in...
Found this site after seeing a few 'infographics' at my architectural
student congress. I absolutely love this picture and baffles me on how much
research must of gone into plotting all these languages!

Thursday 9 September 2010

Orchid Bonanza

A Doritaenopsis (Taida Sweet Berry). Striped Taiwanese hybrid, with a deep
strawberry-pink web over a white base.

Wednesday 8 September 2010

Room Divider / Wall Storage

Awesome idea – makes me want to create this!

Room divider or Wall storage by Galloti & Radice

Hanging Air Pod Plants

I absolutely love this: Hanging Air plant in Ceramic Pods by Michael McDowell

“I designed these ceramic hanging air plant pods specifically for air plants (Tillandsia) after discovering that tillandsias will not survive in standing water and if water pools in their leaves it can harm them.

Each pod is made from a gorgeous natural buff coloured stoneware clay that I cover in an exquisite silky matte white glaze. Your pod comes with a generous amount of natural hemp cord all ready to hang. Because they are high fired, you can hang them outdoors as well but make sure to bring your air plants inside during cooler temperatures. To secure the air plants I tuck a couple leaves inside if the bulb isn’t big enough to hang within the pod itself. Each arrives gift packaged and make the perfect house warming present. They look amazing individually or hung in groups! The colours of my pods are designed to be able to be mixed and matched. You can also display these right side up on a shelf or table just by taking the cord and hanger out.” Says Michael.

Bicycle Shop

Bicycle shop façade in Altlandsberg, Germany – but of course! I think this is a cute idea, except I feel sorry for all the people who must of lost their bikes for this...

 

 

Amazing Photography

Alexander Augusteijn takes high-speed photography up a notch with photos of bullets shooting through droplets of water.

 

Tuesday 7 September 2010

SPRING

SPRING IS HERE! O how I have longed for spring to arrive. At last it is finally here, and did not even come knocking, but rather barging its way through. Everything is now in full bloom, the little buds on each branch are awakening to a new seasons already full of vigour and life! Each bird chirps with enthusiasm and passion to the dawn of each God given day. Spring is finally here...

Caddelle

One of my favourite wild life photo’s, by one of my favourite photographers: Caddelle

Form, Space & Order

Anyone want to guess where this is?

 

The warrior of light...

... behaves like a child.

 

People are shocked; they have forgotten that a child needs to have fun and to play, to be slightly irreverent and to ask awkward, childish questions, to talk nonsense that not even he believes in.

 

And they say, horrified: ‘So this is the spiritual path, is it? He’s so immature!’

 

The warrior feels proud of such comments. And he remains in touch with God through his innocence and his joy, without ever losing sight of his mission.

 

~ Coelho. P. Manual of the Warrior of Light.

Monday 6 September 2010

If you printed out the internet...

Found this whilst surfing the internet a while back, and actually found it
quite scary in way... just makes you think how much information there is out
there right at our finger tips... and to think that it is growing at an
astronomical rate this very second that I type this blog entry - Happy
reading people!

Balloon Shakers

Masayuki Kurokawa (1937) is an award winning architect and product designer,
whose work has won numerous honors worldwide. Traditionally, salt and pepper
shakers have one hole for pepper and three holes for salt and the container
is usually opaque so the contents inside can not be seen. Mr. Kurokawas
concept behind the Balloon Shakers was so you can see what's inside the
shaker as it can be used for not only salt and pepper, but all kinds of
seasonings. Hand-blown by Shotoku Glass Co., who originally created
lightbulbs in Japan, therefore creating a very thin (yet durable) glass
balloon. Sold in Set of 2 ($80). www.merchant4.com

life is...

... whatever you make it out to be?

Stationary Cat...

Any one seen Mika?