tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50878049677404674252024-03-14T02:09:21.692+01:00whatdesign, moss, & wow-things.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-60120383916697455192011-06-30T17:44:00.003+02:002011-06-30T17:50:44.871+02:00HausgeistHome. And the little creatures who make it that way.<br />
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I grew up with the German version, which is Heinzelmännchen. They are little dudes that come into your house while you are asleep at night, and help with chores, fix things, clean things and are generally helpful. Funny, compared to the examples from other cultures below, the German one seems the most downright practical. Efficient little Heinzelmännchen:<br />
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These guys below are Scottish, and they are called Brownies. Wikipedia says "Brownies are said to inhabit houses and aid in tasks around the house. However, they do not like to be seen and will only work at night, traditionally in exchange for small gifts or food. Among food, they especially enjoy porridge and honey. They usually abandon the house if their gifts are called payments, or if the owners of the house misuse them. Brownies make their homes in an unused part of the house."<br />
Here they are: <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Tomte: The Swedish version, or Nisse (Norway and Denmark). These guys also came by night, to the houses of farmers to watch over their homes and children. This illustration of a Tomte is from 1539:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Domovoi: the Slavic version of the houseghost. Not so cute. But very loveable. One could get attached, as I think they do too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Here is what wikipedia says about them: "The main purpose of a domovoi is usually that of a household protector from "the evil eye", although this often varies from tale to tale. Domovois are masculine in nature and typically resemble small, bearded and haired old people, often with anxious faces...Some tales describe them as being doppelgangers of the household masters while others either give them a completely monstrous appearance, or none at all. The actions performed by a domovoi vaguely resemble (but are not limited to) those of poltergeists from Western European mythology in description, although they are not necessarily harmful. The same can also apply to pets or even certain household objects."<br />
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The incarnation of the home from a different culture, here is Hestia, the Greek Goddess of the hearth. I wonder which of these tales is older - that of the Goddess or that of the houseghost.... Here she is, tending the fire:<br />
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Hestia is not the most glamorous of deities. Talk about taking a home for granted: "Hestia, first daughter of Cronus and Rhea is the virgin goddess of the hearth, architecture, and of the right ordering of domesticity and the family. She received the first offering at every sacrifice in the household. She sat on a plain wooden throne with a white woolen cushion and did not trouble to choose an emblem for herself." <br />
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Not sure why this image snuck in here...it's of the Norse Goddess Frigg, wife of Odin. Probably becasue she is an ur-mother and home-maker. In this picture she is spinning clouds:<br />
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So here is my question, dear Wirtschaftskammer Österreich: what were you smoking when you decided it was a good idea to bring back the work of the self-titled <a href="http://sandpicture.com/index.html">Sandmann</a> for (at least) the second time???<br />
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This isn't new, this is old. This isn't art or design, it's something I can buy in Chinatown. This isn't going to impress anyone. People who see this will experience an uncomfortable feeling of vicarious embarrassment. This is a fair for the New York design community not a gift shop in Florida. Oh dear, please tell me you didn't bring this set-up to Milan.<br />
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So let me rephrase: Dear Wirtschaftkammer Österreich, please help me understand how this happened. No, let me rephrase again: <b>next year, you should let me do this</b>.<br />
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To be fair, there was perhaps 20% of non-dusty, same-old, behold-the-good-old-days fare. My favorite work was by <a href="http://www.woka.at/en/index.asp?">WOKA</a>, a small-scale lighting manufacturer. They do mostly early 20th century reproductions (how else would they end up in this booth!) but they also carry some newer stuff including these classy chandeliers:<br />
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Then there is <a href="http://www.lichterloh.com/2">Lichterloh</a>. They have a beautiful storefront in Vienna and as it turns out they don't deal exclusively in designer antiques, they also manufacture some new products. This piece might look Eames-era, but it's from 2008, folks. Way to trick the Wirtschaftkammer!!! <br />
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The oh-so-modern designs from <a href="http://suppancontemporary.com/index.html">Galerie Suppan</a> get some points for being oh-so-modern. Personally, I'm not a big fan, but at least it wouldhave made Franz Josef gasp. Turns out however, that the reason the name "Suppan" doesn't ring any design-bells is because it's an art gallery! What? Not a single piece of furniture on the website except these - oh yeah - sculptures.<br />
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And then there's the usual suspects: <a href="http://neuewienerwerkstaette.com/">Wiener Werkstätte</a>, <a href="http://lobmeyr.at/">Lobmeyr</a>, <a href="http://www.augarten.at/?L=1">Augarten Porzellan</a>, and the <a href="http://www.wienersilbermanufactur.com/">Wiener Silber Manufactur</a>. The latter gets half a point for not being as horribly obvious as the other three. Some of these companies have worked with contemporary designers, even some contemporary Austrian designers, but they are one and all bastions of conservatism. Fine crystal, fine porcelaine, fine silver - nuff said.<br />
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I know the last thing my treasured Alpen-peeps like to do is shock anyone, but this is playing it too safe. We don't need to prove to the world that we have superior, age-old, k&k approved craftsmanship. I applaud that the above companies have pulled of collaborations with contemporary designers but these are the token exceptions to the rule. They are not on the forefront of design in Austria, and they don't need an introduction either. It's a shame to waste this opportunity to show compelling work and support talented young people. This doesn't make me proud to be Austrian, in fact its having the opposite effect. This could be so much more awesome. And that's why next year I should be in charge.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-57073825206954058912011-05-16T21:43:00.001+02:002011-05-17T15:43:12.207+02:00Darn, sometimes I wish I was a potter.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_YFeOBIc7hWbcVthBVqk4AbxxmK5KoubPLAf4-B5JJy8TxvCBjSwkxQxo0GssLFSg5m3Iywo5XK_WtoAAmv-ti1o90OeLubqro70iblaRu7htO5y3JuGUent4WhSqzJU9AI_19LzGBT1/s1600/03a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_YFeOBIc7hWbcVthBVqk4AbxxmK5KoubPLAf4-B5JJy8TxvCBjSwkxQxo0GssLFSg5m3Iywo5XK_WtoAAmv-ti1o90OeLubqro70iblaRu7htO5y3JuGUent4WhSqzJU9AI_19LzGBT1/s1600/03a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJCUZ8LqrCLV6W8yyo4LrMLF3gZMyNu7CtrwkdAL9_HZuqDqtQX4sDBCIvmYyoK0QMmhBm1D9oh2iq3lzfm5EmDm9exyHbH4Pmerlt6ldlGrOlFWV2uqFeZfgvuc9Gt3s3OAsDLd19Bto/s1600/21a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJCUZ8LqrCLV6W8yyo4LrMLF3gZMyNu7CtrwkdAL9_HZuqDqtQX4sDBCIvmYyoK0QMmhBm1D9oh2iq3lzfm5EmDm9exyHbH4Pmerlt6ldlGrOlFWV2uqFeZfgvuc9Gt3s3OAsDLd19Bto/s1600/21a.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdTaXack-ATDx0J1nfdUuDk5LdeaSVW0jE5DlIVYt9XlI72idcR_GRvD2XKOxIUJF2fWcn9ejo9XiEdgIFxBlRnjpNI1Epwg4u0Yu-xNzjTAfmPtp9O2T19HQcpztqQNLQG5XrfkSrvXC/s1600/32a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRdTaXack-ATDx0J1nfdUuDk5LdeaSVW0jE5DlIVYt9XlI72idcR_GRvD2XKOxIUJF2fWcn9ejo9XiEdgIFxBlRnjpNI1Epwg4u0Yu-xNzjTAfmPtp9O2T19HQcpztqQNLQG5XrfkSrvXC/s1600/32a.jpg" /></a></div>Skip the electricity and the injection molding. This is the ur-product. You make this with your hands, you fire it, and then you have this <i>real </i>thing. Sure, there's tons of chemistry involved, but it seems so simple.<br />
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<a href="http://www.atwaterpottery.com/">Atwatery pottery.</a>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-90657491391859002802011-02-08T15:44:00.002+01:002011-02-08T15:47:45.377+01:00Dancing Potatoes This is the potato music box:<br />
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Juliette Warmenhoven of NL created this project to showcase the beauty and spectacle of plant growth. Juxtposing sprouting potatoes or bonsai trees with various shades of seafoam-colored plastic pleases me greatly. It has that doughy, silicone, Matthew Barney feel.<br />
Note: Though she was inspired by found plastic objects, she made all of the components herself out of liquid plastic and fiberglass.<br />
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text-align: center;">If that's no enough, she also made these vases, inspired by insects and the meant to mimic their coatings with these custom glazes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIvqFW5ntuax3raoPou2vzgBrvjJAgXzMxTHNmBjW4Tb5i5bPjkIuAGm_B55T-bV53yz7_jnEiLDwyz4sflkZFD-h4xD8SKI7ldiVEtAWVaUi3XHJYimg2-ZbIr6LNnPhiYGhyu3Xginz/s1600/chemicalinsectsgroup-426x400.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIvqFW5ntuax3raoPou2vzgBrvjJAgXzMxTHNmBjW4Tb5i5bPjkIuAGm_B55T-bV53yz7_jnEiLDwyz4sflkZFD-h4xD8SKI7ldiVEtAWVaUi3XHJYimg2-ZbIr6LNnPhiYGhyu3Xginz/s1600/chemicalinsectsgroup-426x400.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">found on sightunseen, where you can <a href="http://www.sightunseen.com/2010/08/everyday-growing-by-juliette-warmenhoven/">read more about this project</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Her <a href="http://www.juliettewarmenhoven.nl/">site</a>, where you can see the book from whence these images came.</div>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-41999066621401813882011-01-25T15:29:00.001+01:002011-01-25T15:30:02.499+01:00relativesI can't stop staring at this photograph (by Cyril Rusoo on the<a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/02/snub-nosed-monkeys/ruoso-photography"> National Geographic site</a>).<br />
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It also reminds of a book that blew my mind, called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Monkey-Portraits-Jill-Greenberg/dp/B004H8GL6I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295964766&sr=8-1">Monkey Portraits</a>, by photographer Jill Greenberg. I won't try to explain - you have to see for yourself (below).<br />
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Oh, and one is snuck in just for being a redonculously adorable buddy with no underlying points about our ancestry.<br />
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A <a href="http://www.mischertraxler.com/projects_till_you_stop_cake_decoration.html">cake decorating machine</a>, beautifully colored <a href="http://www.mischertraxler.com/projects_reversed_volumes.html">casts of vegetables</a>, <a href="http://www.mischertraxler.com/projects_rumkugelbahn.html">the Rumkugelbahn</a> - this new project really goes to show they're no one-trick pony.<br />
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Relumine is a bit more product than scultpture for a change, but maybe that just stems from the self-prescribed use of standardized, industrial components: the low-energy lightbulbs. They tackle the reality that the EU has recently banned incandescent lightbulbs, and while this light sculpture doesn't create a replacement for the soft light of a glowing wire, it makes a bold statement about energy and about bringing our 20th century perceptions of a lamp a labored little step into the future.<br />
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I apologize for the lack of sounds effects, but when you look at these, you can probably hear<br />
the <i>zzzzzweaurr </i>of a light saber in your own head.<br />
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I especially like the aurora borealis storm in the fourth picture. 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And now that I've seen how poisonous some of the steps look.</div>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-77210673943524113292011-01-18T21:27:00.001+01:002011-01-20T16:45:12.662+01:00cargo cult<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalgSbHlIBJluR6sSlspYRNY_NQ7YsfNZCnQuRM2iRtAnoaFHKbJYnIBpA1Yl9E5f0h5sxYGl5kGVyQTKTh44hsk-RKEWDOFuTuq86HNraP4_1rxUldoUy6MoMn2Tt33QNXGMDUidHD_4O/s1600/screen-capture-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalgSbHlIBJluR6sSlspYRNY_NQ7YsfNZCnQuRM2iRtAnoaFHKbJYnIBpA1Yl9E5f0h5sxYGl5kGVyQTKTh44hsk-RKEWDOFuTuq86HNraP4_1rxUldoUy6MoMn2Tt33QNXGMDUidHD_4O/s640/screen-capture-2.png" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">drawing by Ryan Leigh from <a href="http://www.allartnews.com/works-by-ryan-leigh-sam-knowles-and-nick-bailey-at-simon-oldfield-gallery/">here</a>. </div><div style="text-align: left;">read what a cargo cult is on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult">wikipedia</a>.</div>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-27594084230609770402011-01-12T20:05:00.004+01:002011-01-12T20:18:52.347+01:00likin' the lichen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqPQc0lt3SfMjJOqI21rQrKN9H97RbinnmzNFyus3byc5WzyosGI88RasJgCsNPQDL3_e8hQ3IsHuYRz-krFXg-I66-YyyO2YyBV8E9pTdjcyaYF94qMAMVbqv1_KJ4RxaJaJJm-_h8c1/s1600/6a00e54fc19bef88330147e1562af1970b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqPQc0lt3SfMjJOqI21rQrKN9H97RbinnmzNFyus3byc5WzyosGI88RasJgCsNPQDL3_e8hQ3IsHuYRz-krFXg-I66-YyyO2YyBV8E9pTdjcyaYF94qMAMVbqv1_KJ4RxaJaJJm-_h8c1/s640/6a00e54fc19bef88330147e1562af1970b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wJsX4L0P6Uqp-eRel6P97y_XAeZpI9ZXp71HJDLONnPrPzJpNiYICmV-fApMqFqR2cndDGL5xF2gcrqdrySdaMeyywmiNg7lNa7l_e7lpRHIH-34cTqTXX0JKdbhIGRoX97bD3e3O267/s1600/6a00e54fc19bef88330147e1562dcb970b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2wJsX4L0P6Uqp-eRel6P97y_XAeZpI9ZXp71HJDLONnPrPzJpNiYICmV-fApMqFqR2cndDGL5xF2gcrqdrySdaMeyywmiNg7lNa7l_e7lpRHIH-34cTqTXX0JKdbhIGRoX97bD3e3O267/s640/6a00e54fc19bef88330147e1562dcb970b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Msnkq_ZWCeDVMXBjelWtx5EqWjEl2ZQMq2X1AnfUPe-B92UQccWXxr8BbDbpiU-W_v2bWUVZilq2Ft46Lg7a5fWWg_raVbH-PNz2_sUEk383CtKT0W1D33vQRb_Z40gdBABikGGP4E5m/s1600/6a00e54fc19bef88330148c75fcbde970c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Msnkq_ZWCeDVMXBjelWtx5EqWjEl2ZQMq2X1AnfUPe-B92UQccWXxr8BbDbpiU-W_v2bWUVZilq2Ft46Lg7a5fWWg_raVbH-PNz2_sUEk383CtKT0W1D33vQRb_Z40gdBABikGGP4E5m/s640/6a00e54fc19bef88330148c75fcbde970c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS_TZWqPqWdHxmF7aVRsGsQDo5NjPfSSoxA6mbQ5UB0VgI-nAJMzJq7F9KHoM2spvfwTH5vKRA2aF2YhpysldYF3J8p6pn0h0VCNckVZ52eKooLL4oLfc6kXZwLF1ItTYqUpqGeppohDC/s1600/6a00e54fc19bef88330148c75fccdb970c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS_TZWqPqWdHxmF7aVRsGsQDo5NjPfSSoxA6mbQ5UB0VgI-nAJMzJq7F9KHoM2spvfwTH5vKRA2aF2YhpysldYF3J8p6pn0h0VCNckVZ52eKooLL4oLfc6kXZwLF1ItTYqUpqGeppohDC/s640/6a00e54fc19bef88330148c75fccdb970c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cc6TIZcdTMt8ncoC0qP2FF29uQgFlcU7tKgXUgqJ8A1eIEKwWw2ylvWOzHr-VaJWHN_a_H_pTuo1LGe3vu0Y8RfN-xPHuJsVQLid7ZB7G_Ku2SkcgtqjnfQkoGU9PxlgxP3ScXGlHevd/s1600/6a00e54fc19bef88330148c75fd781970c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cc6TIZcdTMt8ncoC0qP2FF29uQgFlcU7tKgXUgqJ8A1eIEKwWw2ylvWOzHr-VaJWHN_a_H_pTuo1LGe3vu0Y8RfN-xPHuJsVQLid7ZB7G_Ku2SkcgtqjnfQkoGU9PxlgxP3ScXGlHevd/s640/6a00e54fc19bef88330148c75fd781970c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Always amazing lichen. <i>Lichenscapes</i> by Margaret Oomen at <a href="http://resurrectionfern.typepad.com/resurrection_fern/2011/01/lichenscapes.html">resurrection fern</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-5SpYyL8g0HqhKlYyPtnaz912AyV82VdHliA_bkElJSATFfNG2NcJa8vj5WrIFeBNMKLIcD8BBB03ADMyjgcp0uXjTBc90AaEnorsWfltMqsbs1x3xJzHm45jo4mTTK-dOKIzCIwFJ50/s1600/necklace1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-5SpYyL8g0HqhKlYyPtnaz912AyV82VdHliA_bkElJSATFfNG2NcJa8vj5WrIFeBNMKLIcD8BBB03ADMyjgcp0uXjTBc90AaEnorsWfltMqsbs1x3xJzHm45jo4mTTK-dOKIzCIwFJ50/s640/necklace1.jpg" width="579" /></a></div>You can see these and other things, like her Giant Earrings at her <a href="http://bliggedy.blogspot.com/2010/11/i-made-necklace.html">blog</a>.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-5504773526565558842010-12-21T17:02:00.000+01:002010-12-21T17:02:27.547+01:00yes, yes, and yes.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jRZhbv4YFCax5Kvyg_BWj7-GuLwrTxfsorv0CNqpJ3SSAUYdzo0vfVU4bxkgqkeb0W-k4B9OMgHNzY2cIcYCMR3vVgY2hlUxCpsoDS_ldBRMbOJ26xUNa4wo7C3IrB6BQ3FWaBBzjLm-/s1600/screen-capture.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jRZhbv4YFCax5Kvyg_BWj7-GuLwrTxfsorv0CNqpJ3SSAUYdzo0vfVU4bxkgqkeb0W-k4B9OMgHNzY2cIcYCMR3vVgY2hlUxCpsoDS_ldBRMbOJ26xUNa4wo7C3IrB6BQ3FWaBBzjLm-/s567/screen-capture.png" /></a></div>Still from a video about cute sloth babies at the Aviaros Sloth Orpahnage from <a href="http://pinktreefrog.typepad.com/">this site here</a>. Apparently it was posted to raise awareness for a fungus which is killing red-eyed tree frogs. Personally I got stuck in sloth-love. This guy is my favorite!<br />
Hello, buddy!<br />
here's the vid:<br />
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/11712103" width="400" height="320" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11712103">Meet the sloths</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2714304">Amphibian Avenger</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-29473162228542574252010-12-14T19:02:00.004+01:002010-12-14T19:09:14.550+01:00the wacky world of socks!!I have decided to give all of my family members socks for Christmas this year. Among other things. Socks are a great gift classic, probably because a good pair of socks is a good thing to have. I, for one have favorites among my socks, and I wear them accordingly. Sometimes I save my favorites, the way I save the last bite of steak, for a day towards the end of the laundry cycle... I'm a horder like that.<br />
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Internet research yields an eye-opening peek into the wacky world of socks. I was told once that I seem like the kind of person who would be into funky socks. I'm not ashamed to admit it. But I got nothing on some of the folks out there. Here are some of my favorite finds:<br />
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</div>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-16934585920992921462010-12-13T15:03:00.006+01:002010-12-13T15:17:48.633+01:00'tis ever more the seasonI like the idea of Santa as an army of little "Heinzelmännchen". These are dwarf-looking creatures of German folklore - mostly in the sense that they wear pointy red hats and are tiny. Though Heinzelmännchen are very, very tiny, and they come out at night to help you by cleaning, or repairing, or making things. Friendly little domestic spirits. Mythical cleaning ladies. This is a great topic to be explored at length later.<br />For now: Santa trying on different outfits in front of the mirror:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhON-y_ggpf_z_4QMq5FT4tXP5W286XzcOBGwmsCYB336GSTxOqM37MI6ctCueZHd9h84tb3cFn6Loq1jAmESf-WLxG39eXltt-33LiYef4Jdyx1ye2eH-_XNGayUy-2bQAerk2x-MQ4TAS/s1600/santaornaments.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhON-y_ggpf_z_4QMq5FT4tXP5W286XzcOBGwmsCYB336GSTxOqM37MI6ctCueZHd9h84tb3cFn6Loq1jAmESf-WLxG39eXltt-33LiYef4Jdyx1ye2eH-_XNGayUy-2bQAerk2x-MQ4TAS/s567/santaornaments.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550167457415031906" border="0" /></a>you can buy them for lots of money <a href="http://www.mattmcghee.com/">here</a>, or hire a cleaning lady.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-81576065022723270292010-12-07T15:14:00.005+01:002010-12-14T18:14:40.757+01:00Post-Apocalyptic Design1 part sawdust<br />1 part plastic<br />1 giant pot<br />1 tooled mold<br />1 standard kitchen oven.<br />In the future, when we run out of materials, or energy, or both, maybe this is how we will make things! Or we can make them now, this is just my personal interpretation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxcG5RF5jDeLEWOCGUL-Dg0cBb2eg53buKAqvX4dKa2kLd1Mpa8xJmrgW6LYlqbQt77Ux2x7dL1MDcFwHJqV0pcZ0uowguoRHNcyqoQSY7KVkIcXXsvuRkiNsLX7i3yALI57aHATb-ZUR/s1600/stool.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxcG5RF5jDeLEWOCGUL-Dg0cBb2eg53buKAqvX4dKa2kLd1Mpa8xJmrgW6LYlqbQt77Ux2x7dL1MDcFwHJqV0pcZ0uowguoRHNcyqoQSY7KVkIcXXsvuRkiNsLX7i3yALI57aHATb-ZUR/s567/stool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547944098703907650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBCDUemZc5PNTVeASAabRSm7yZWekgZO3XRdRGAq9ykUlpb6UfzS_e_Zc41GTPuGWu8yAjOkrWUJF4iTTjQuia1-fNtJONwIWOz2K7UNATAuXp7lMdEhFmq8FhaQK5hqGkk1dp0rASv3r/s1600/stol2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBCDUemZc5PNTVeASAabRSm7yZWekgZO3XRdRGAq9ykUlpb6UfzS_e_Zc41GTPuGWu8yAjOkrWUJF4iTTjQuia1-fNtJONwIWOz2K7UNATAuXp7lMdEhFmq8FhaQK5hqGkk1dp0rASv3r/s567/stol2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547943979957796706" border="0" /></a>Designed by israeli-based <a target="_blank" href="http://www.kulladesign.com/site/">kulla design studio</a>. Also yoinked from <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/12348/kulla-design-studio-50-sawdust.html">designboom, here</a>.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-80843000543026085752010-12-07T14:40:00.010+01:002010-12-07T15:07:54.635+01:00Ugly DucklingWhat an aptly named lamp! The materials really do transform into something different. It's still a bird, but a very different bird.<br />With all the DIY, recycling, raw industrial materials stuff around this one really hits the nail on the head. It's austere but still a little playful. You can just see the hands screwing the different bits together, pulling wiring through the pipes, and painting the lampshades a matching yellow. This one makes me wish I knew the next thing about electrical wiring so I could make it too.<br />Also, nice details! The switch, and the use of curves to turn flat pipes into a stable, three-dimensional frame are just elegant.<br />Unfortuantely the chopped-off bottle lampshade leaves a little something to be desired, but isn't the lampshade the easiest thing to replace on a lamp? I am sure other plastic refuse could do nicely here. Or even a 1st use, real-live fabric lampshade?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDaCdPy26ysBR2lHX4LTGTyCTTswc6TBxWhNrIgZ6ktWEUHW7DCx3w0T9P1ZnfwwOGfmQfYkEaUtiMjxZ6LdDcwcXymQKuIqoiBLDybE6rNJz3fxPeDMz8cFRHOWDKBSKU5QHqtIAcSoq/s1600/uglyduckling06.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 330px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDaCdPy26ysBR2lHX4LTGTyCTTswc6TBxWhNrIgZ6ktWEUHW7DCx3w0T9P1ZnfwwOGfmQfYkEaUtiMjxZ6LdDcwcXymQKuIqoiBLDybE6rNJz3fxPeDMz8cFRHOWDKBSKU5QHqtIAcSoq/s400/uglyduckling06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547935300758273730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtoBe352hQvsogRIEbBc_KxYEp2GooXR56ak-TQVVOxnu7VF1faxqEMThCYtqzZQBxS1JpZX0lC5ufqKV9tmPqMLCxn3v8Vap1JU0hmKSz8mhu83akK_xOJpz3hfpT5xqF4HyCMgcjlwyS/s1600/uglyduckling05.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEV5lHVIZtnLeR7aQLFgY0DI4t0YK3cMbqyZFsB2-Mxcy5RKGb-2PWgvVJdcfjTdVbCHWE7knbfJumoW4xDRHRtSmlR8DkCg_Hq-gqKOpTSuJF9PKXXuXzvj4WePf7ISpiFkA4YvzWwf9/s400/uglyduckling03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547934989378322546" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4dU5mbOnCTZGvG49m6Yv9brDzYIHQD3X1gh8ZcvXd4ryM0oUVvvaSWCktnWhPn-_uLfRgG8optgj5iRJniU8CNvAal9lyWgvWLPNsnFVD6vujPHy8J4KE76yV-div9MgJyERzmF75AHS/s1600/uglyduckling04.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4dU5mbOnCTZGvG49m6Yv9brDzYIHQD3X1gh8ZcvXd4ryM0oUVvvaSWCktnWhPn-_uLfRgG8optgj5iRJniU8CNvAal9lyWgvWLPNsnFVD6vujPHy8J4KE76yV-div9MgJyERzmF75AHS/s400/uglyduckling04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547941762211168354" border="0" /></a>Designed by Hong Kong-based designer Kamric. oh yeah, yoinked from designboom, <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/12377/kamric-to-ugly-duckling.html">here</a>. thanks!nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-20889850170731134272010-12-07T03:29:00.004+01:002010-12-07T03:31:31.947+01:00'tis the season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbhxjE4NFep7Tiq3MtGax_wu7tpyUP_5stpGE3XP0tF5ESZfmc3z3AqyL6A8Ng8nF5maFxpBFjyl7A1IMZEjLj_EAIRiYEHIFs9_Bu0rTqp6ZB7_8yLVjbDtKaqeRsw0E9X5s5nD9_y4Q/s1600/crystalree1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbhxjE4NFep7Tiq3MtGax_wu7tpyUP_5stpGE3XP0tF5ESZfmc3z3AqyL6A8Ng8nF5maFxpBFjyl7A1IMZEjLj_EAIRiYEHIFs9_Bu0rTqp6ZB7_8yLVjbDtKaqeRsw0E9X5s5nD9_y4Q/s400/crystalree1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547762189961934082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpEQ9JuuaJ4OqtjBbtFCXN_qKrn0HOl5-FR9UCmO5BSNF-LFXoXp1HKTnOtzTyritPdmqsXdVAPVlLz2ZDoObBoIkgzF6k-at2RrThu0Bs72B_3s6fI4fdsZt6ZN0RVavTkDyLHlGQEYp/s1600/crystaltree2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpEQ9JuuaJ4OqtjBbtFCXN_qKrn0HOl5-FR9UCmO5BSNF-LFXoXp1HKTnOtzTyritPdmqsXdVAPVlLz2ZDoObBoIkgzF6k-at2RrThu0Bs72B_3s6fI4fdsZt6ZN0RVavTkDyLHlGQEYp/s400/crystaltree2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547762134213416242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoudjf9Z5LEs2iBhGqemBqfvLARrz2uWQv4GA6jajRcjmBjNexKW_KkpTGJArAB2U2g6JJZHu5soJoBbV17Yz2eZxZPu1ZpW7sQd7Owxlu5USgORZHwRKzr2TyrGiIrLjodJRDpyHzUHUF/s1600/crystaltree3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoudjf9Z5LEs2iBhGqemBqfvLARrz2uWQv4GA6jajRcjmBjNexKW_KkpTGJArAB2U2g6JJZHu5soJoBbV17Yz2eZxZPu1ZpW7sQd7Owxlu5USgORZHwRKzr2TyrGiIrLjodJRDpyHzUHUF/s400/crystaltree3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547762074964662642" border="0" /></a>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-33358169169436375232010-11-30T10:25:00.007+01:002010-11-30T10:52:50.740+01:00The first cassette player, and My first cassette playerThis is the world's first laptop, designed by Bill Moggridge:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj813aH4l0x9nD1GxSGw30V4zWoU6ba2_VQbfubi3w2lIl1Z1-QsGEzd_NQTI_8ssxf6XaZUtHqOJXo4BQKeQYaNN1nsWRb8HwR1BeMQg5xtyOgxaeyNRy12Ru3bSSm-K3eRpLXeOE1gYfo/s1600/screen-capture.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj813aH4l0x9nD1GxSGw30V4zWoU6ba2_VQbfubi3w2lIl1Z1-QsGEzd_NQTI_8ssxf6XaZUtHqOJXo4BQKeQYaNN1nsWRb8HwR1BeMQg5xtyOgxaeyNRy12Ru3bSSm-K3eRpLXeOE1gYfo/s400/screen-capture.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545271908446218850" border="0" /></a>(the GRiD Compass, designed in 1979, though it didn't appear until 1982)</div><br />This is the world's first walkman, credited to engineer Nobutoshi Kihara under the direction of Sony boss Akio Morita:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLrHPryPvLDHxAn_xbosVC_9pMhLmW7HWLUJT7YNFaMpGn0rjWTX1uxP470ulsw4U0fMA2-TS9gxOfXA7oqADp5wsWF_gWEs-V0ZuJwYxP8UwVin4YVspnj1HjELQfA15UZmIJTWejpGA/s1600/walkman_sony_tps_l2_phonografic_525.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCLrHPryPvLDHxAn_xbosVC_9pMhLmW7HWLUJT7YNFaMpGn0rjWTX1uxP470ulsw4U0fMA2-TS9gxOfXA7oqADp5wsWF_gWEs-V0ZuJwYxP8UwVin4YVspnj1HjELQfA15UZmIJTWejpGA/s400/walkman_sony_tps_l2_phonografic_525.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545271985284267538" border="0" /></a>(July 1979)<br /><br /></div>Apparently Sony just announced that they will stop producing the walkman.<br /><br />There is an article <a href="http://changeobserver.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=22878">here at Design Observer</a> called "Keith Richards and His Amazing Portable Cassette Recorder":<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“I’ve learned everything I know off of records,” says the guitarist-turned-historian of technological innovation.</span><span style="font-style: italic;" class="photocaption"><br /></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">What is important, Richards declares, is “being able to replay something immediately without all that terrible stricture of written music, the prison of those bars, those five lines. Before 1900, you’ve got Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Chopin, the cancan. With recording, it was emancipation for the people. </span> <span style="font-style: italic;">“It surely can’t be any coincidence that jazz and the blues started to take over the world the minute recording started, within a few years, just like that.”</span><br /><br />Never thought about it like that!<br /><br />This is the model of portable casette player I had as a kid. Though I was more into the story telling than the Stones.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Hello, old friend.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRYpr-Ns54KcMo9ZxIpMGz_ukV8kcZQTBDprfNmkIt6AekXaa5pN1zE1JihAbjiyevw9fOAVY7o-2rXPI91Y5PgXNYcZysf0-rES0avhlKjhdLy9ieV1CAccHoxHjCcxbEpAMEJbG1fOm/s1600/fisher+price+casette+pl.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvRYpr-Ns54KcMo9ZxIpMGz_ukV8kcZQTBDprfNmkIt6AekXaa5pN1zE1JihAbjiyevw9fOAVY7o-2rXPI91Y5PgXNYcZysf0-rES0avhlKjhdLy9ieV1CAccHoxHjCcxbEpAMEJbG1fOm/s400/fisher+price+casette+pl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545275362422963026" border="0" /></a>oh, and this:<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kns5QeBGxziTsdYyBkJVaBqsMwcvs2dbA1igTJaV_uFMKebyI6a6Aywyp3BWGUjjWyVrQIIVcEBtlei4cW5f6JjnbNRHxChk0tTfb4KS_8Ue8o72NTewThvV7mtHAVYH-dxwJRAHMqnG/s1600/american+psycho.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4kns5QeBGxziTsdYyBkJVaBqsMwcvs2dbA1igTJaV_uFMKebyI6a6Aywyp3BWGUjjWyVrQIIVcEBtlei4cW5f6JjnbNRHxChk0tTfb4KS_8Ue8o72NTewThvV7mtHAVYH-dxwJRAHMqnG/s400/american+psycho.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545277501252753570" border="0" /></a>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-20628938087577307422010-11-30T09:50:00.004+01:002010-11-30T09:56:52.957+01:00Trees: keeping it apolitical for 360 million years<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYsucuSp3MZipddD5Bx3vKjnDyc7NWlffx9bsmrRfNYlRcdY-P5w9zg0MtOIDxRSnef0KxbWbmFM1bM_A9X7xLhDDMoRlm3qOy-FM3_tPOH0eYmm_kAsvQlv3YgAV9hAg6T7fs449uaSw/s1600/5095314386_24ee88e80f_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYsucuSp3MZipddD5Bx3vKjnDyc7NWlffx9bsmrRfNYlRcdY-P5w9zg0MtOIDxRSnef0KxbWbmFM1bM_A9X7xLhDDMoRlm3qOy-FM3_tPOH0eYmm_kAsvQlv3YgAV9hAg6T7fs449uaSw/s567/5095314386_24ee88e80f_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545262554479783794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Zhao Zongzao, <span style="font-style: italic;">Land of Peng Lai</span>, 1982</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">from <a href="http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/2010/10/china-roar.html">here</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></div>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-64986789161997712702010-11-29T22:08:00.002+01:002010-11-29T22:11:23.595+01:00Glow ZooThis would be nice to have at home. Even though I am an "adult".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcoqDRBVCXWy-Z8g6ukLlZVH1hB8t44Ys7qPdjRncxGmMuY9DQdk5J7xYVdIQJYmvbv9dtsy5jbHZZW5CWfO3O7Qgoz-pUWqYB25XMWgnmjtxRzLLcxSN-gHCnzKRm5t16UK6KbiuBEo4/s1600/glowzoo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcoqDRBVCXWy-Z8g6ukLlZVH1hB8t44Ys7qPdjRncxGmMuY9DQdk5J7xYVdIQJYmvbv9dtsy5jbHZZW5CWfO3O7Qgoz-pUWqYB25XMWgnmjtxRzLLcxSN-gHCnzKRm5t16UK6KbiuBEo4/s567/glowzoo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545081793913534610" border="0" /></a>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-17742713494946195952010-11-24T16:25:00.004+01:002010-11-29T22:13:47.969+01:00Imaginary Place<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNrNTmDJTBbdfhWM0GenEbzC6OsPNOttRODvBpfkyAnwTSRhuYqWgI0jejDp9XRppC3KefmCJqLxQBSlP59wb-Vr6YIbM18xHrmFPpiUQFtEdNbC99br9Pv_ZAxlGJviPMavNSXHOsXPq/s1600/tumblr_l8xgcoeS9I1qcm8cco1_500.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNrNTmDJTBbdfhWM0GenEbzC6OsPNOttRODvBpfkyAnwTSRhuYqWgI0jejDp9XRppC3KefmCJqLxQBSlP59wb-Vr6YIbM18xHrmFPpiUQFtEdNbC99br9Pv_ZAxlGJviPMavNSXHOsXPq/s567/tumblr_l8xgcoeS9I1qcm8cco1_500.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543138033835963938" border="0" /></a>from <a href="http://saply.tumblr.com/post/1141578105">here</a>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-2608184474893671802010-11-24T15:17:00.014+01:002010-11-24T15:40:10.151+01:00SATURN and the empty-space-shuddersGas Giant<br />5 times more voluminous than the Earth<br />An average of 1.43 billion kilometers from the sun<br />It's nine rings mostly composed of water ice, rocks, and dust<br />The largest of its 62 known moons: Titan<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7T9HS-2LVilPac9viQCJ9KB-GuJrnVJe10w6Bc0OrX8-q68Mqgfif3BmDfqcnGyL41Oz7VBqAeInaHs0k-g16geeJJG35TaGG1v9AQ99UWlwHdAijmCps0ZkpH5c6EouAKGxh826pDZ6/s1600/cassini_11a.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6pjTFbwbkWJO4sdpLVGt6gJdgOzUhSn9P_bzotJMzLnkveecncQOvvFFVTSkAtPxPUCggwAuMbkxLVB98uLe6iNFER88-f8BbGPYzuPEGSf9QUbYDr_I8RAWUx1WSvRST2RyOLPSjSiH/s567/cassini_8a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543122618294861666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YWwLOb6kUpR93Nnj89lv__mcBZXVzZVu2vKywV6FeLDwqiFti3PodYGut85ODmI9pBNHjDpP1IFoiTBhzOLX2k9Cgi2oU7PKZFniOBaJWTwj6eLPVKzz2CX9C1hpEP-qYck9cMsNvFjy/s1600/cassini_3a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YWwLOb6kUpR93Nnj89lv__mcBZXVzZVu2vKywV6FeLDwqiFti3PodYGut85ODmI9pBNHjDpP1IFoiTBhzOLX2k9Cgi2oU7PKZFniOBaJWTwj6eLPVKzz2CX9C1hpEP-qYck9cMsNvFjy/s567/cassini_3a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543122569036026194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJiGmDZ0AYusgyMjAntYR-Xph4zhJKBnMkmvhEuKkGnLg6wuG5QX-v-LCdyDMaAPmL_TPM1H65zkm7h6lw8IXrKGskjoG1wSjojehzu_oLpCvZNv6-Zq6ZkXPaDorAJ-bWDGscJhbjnzd/s1600/cassini_1a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJiGmDZ0AYusgyMjAntYR-Xph4zhJKBnMkmvhEuKkGnLg6wuG5QX-v-LCdyDMaAPmL_TPM1H65zkm7h6lw8IXrKGskjoG1wSjojehzu_oLpCvZNv6-Zq6ZkXPaDorAJ-bWDGscJhbjnzd/s567/cassini_1a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543122516044877186" border="0" /></a>incredible photographs taken by the Cassini spacecraft, found at <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/cassini-gallery/">Wired magazine here</a>.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-65568533336680515042010-11-19T16:54:00.014+01:002010-11-19T18:01:31.358+01:00Ugly Alarm!Looking for an alarm clock. I thought digital would be nice - no TICK TICK TICK through the night. Radio! Why not. I don't even have a radio at home. Off to ebay!<br /><br />Practically 100% of all new alarm clocks on ebay (and Amazon) are hideous. Sure, there's your $200 designer alarm clocks, which are nice, but, geeeeeez, all the old ones are so much better looking. What is happening?? 80's - 30's it's all pretty thumbs-up. The new ones I am ashamed to even post here. But I will. At the bottom. In small.<br /><br />First, look at these beauties (I'm having a hard time deciding which one to bid on, though I am partial to peach, as always):<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74_mPgRGASVtCJ807C4B-o8Gy7L1oq69GS3G7P7l6i0K-1m5h932Y_aNxSsiVUZEREMvmvifNW4NX_hrc8GZYuimT-U7qCetrpxzE2e2ZlSO6AhbQOcF_vJQ_DKPesGgVoP_oBhejQWVN/s1600/alarm2.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74_mPgRGASVtCJ807C4B-o8Gy7L1oq69GS3G7P7l6i0K-1m5h932Y_aNxSsiVUZEREMvmvifNW4NX_hrc8GZYuimT-U7qCetrpxzE2e2ZlSO6AhbQOcF_vJQ_DKPesGgVoP_oBhejQWVN/s400/alarm2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541291260494306802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg073XN9-KqW0kSv0-45KDGvsmKj8BmEKejHsUSWRYg2Dpf1ID2z5UenU7EN3MEiw5c_ihoZBVnzO_JLqeVHW0p5x8bzQDWkqLyYod4smQ40guSOg3FuzjXh_SxWl8UMOSAd-t9zsQ51vKu/s1600/alarm7.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg073XN9-KqW0kSv0-45KDGvsmKj8BmEKejHsUSWRYg2Dpf1ID2z5UenU7EN3MEiw5c_ihoZBVnzO_JLqeVHW0p5x8bzQDWkqLyYod4smQ40guSOg3FuzjXh_SxWl8UMOSAd-t9zsQ51vKu/s400/alarm7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541291851741791410" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsP6LbP2hiTn8gi7s_fI5TWnSvpPsWdg5ko3FNuQtoYox4eFe5dMw0IiNkvsUjXUjxfuf6c7W-2fk1c53g1EcxMdgsSAmZKDH2sf9dXGt4CWCK5cgZk-5XemiipTfaDfmC3D_cSNily8j/s1600/alarm6.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzsP6LbP2hiTn8gi7s_fI5TWnSvpPsWdg5ko3FNuQtoYox4eFe5dMw0IiNkvsUjXUjxfuf6c7W-2fk1c53g1EcxMdgsSAmZKDH2sf9dXGt4CWCK5cgZk-5XemiipTfaDfmC3D_cSNily8j/s400/alarm6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541291739486616306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7a3z9SevOfKhouR-OxcoH8E3ynwm4JyCvBgZW5BFgcvBo54OLQiYDyL331CVkzL9oUi30mwo0U4FJxNGQl1CKtByQhIxS8yp9WL19x3szf1Tw2_4M8wJhQq6djj6ijWiWIur9039iatb/s1600/alarm4.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7a3z9SevOfKhouR-OxcoH8E3ynwm4JyCvBgZW5BFgcvBo54OLQiYDyL331CVkzL9oUi30mwo0U4FJxNGQl1CKtByQhIxS8yp9WL19x3szf1Tw2_4M8wJhQq6djj6ijWiWIur9039iatb/s400/alarm4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541291475103523906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdvTA6MMglAmCSDuc8EoX3GPpy0A7UbDgxvgL0HjkCq-W2iQZYG-GuBWNa9yrNU_hF4bnbVLxsz2QVk4N7B8XR9bI5h-ndonLAcJoJAHhkdMVaXcV3GKqKp_YV0eKga_H_dYdwCgFh96a/s1600/alarm3.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdvTA6MMglAmCSDuc8EoX3GPpy0A7UbDgxvgL0HjkCq-W2iQZYG-GuBWNa9yrNU_hF4bnbVLxsz2QVk4N7B8XR9bI5h-ndonLAcJoJAHhkdMVaXcV3GKqKp_YV0eKga_H_dYdwCgFh96a/s400/alarm3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541291337997061650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YnaM9sX3IqJ4GvsnQzVcgvy4iRGL3oYMdGEuoPgDqJQUOiyZ6qWd1CzIKXpFXIREAROepkEAr2KmGXAEezdDm5Dcwq6tBhdEmpuUq6G0trqXOb_dSgVh3KniwJ1VxxX05RGuqe0F8J5L/s1600/alarm1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YnaM9sX3IqJ4GvsnQzVcgvy4iRGL3oYMdGEuoPgDqJQUOiyZ6qWd1CzIKXpFXIREAROepkEAr2KmGXAEezdDm5Dcwq6tBhdEmpuUq6G0trqXOb_dSgVh3KniwJ1VxxX05RGuqe0F8J5L/s400/alarm1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541291185453837506" border="0" /></a><br />and blech:<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOQSmQWKAUPlV429OwNzULRU5C7OiZ6uTkmcBcVDQ0-62zkErB2Pfg2EbbURBA1-i2uI7ZYqOBz5msamd3UoL_ynypL14wpJMXT7nvcDQMy0CdI5162ubdJbBNSo5n-_NhEXBK-WHbpGS/s1600/fuglyalarmclocks.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOQSmQWKAUPlV429OwNzULRU5C7OiZ6uTkmcBcVDQ0-62zkErB2Pfg2EbbURBA1-i2uI7ZYqOBz5msamd3UoL_ynypL14wpJMXT7nvcDQMy0CdI5162ubdJbBNSo5n-_NhEXBK-WHbpGS/s400/fuglyalarmclocks.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541295925066686674" border="0" /></a>nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-7609707518953132912010-11-19T15:53:00.013+01:002010-11-19T18:07:29.994+01:00This Is So Interesting, I Postponed The Other PostMy ancient nokia cell phone (tiny, robust, and lightweight - ah, those were the days) recently lost its last useful function, which was that of an alarm clock. After it enjoyed a brief stint as a friend's emergency replacement phone, the alarm just wouldn't ring anymore.<br /><br />The tiny animated bell on the display would roll from side to side, and the word "Alarm!" would flash aggressively, but all was silence. Perhaps my little old phone was overwhelmed when it came into contact with my friend's sim-card, which was full of complicated Blackberry data. Maybe, being of old age, it couldn't handle the abrupt change in its routine. Suddenly it was supposed to make calls again, when it was used to whiling away its days by the side of the bed, ringing every morning, and watching the seasons change through the window.<br /><br />The only visible clue I could find was a tiny symbol in the center of the display that was always, idly present. It was barely 10x10 pixels big, and it looked vaguely like a tiny VW Bug-like car in profile. It had two little windows and two teensy wheels. I figured, in the car, you use your headset, so all is quiet. This is a usefull setting. So I scoured the phone's menus, sub-menus, sub-sub-menus, and so forth, trying to undo the setting that caused the litte car to appear and my phone to be mute. I went as deep into the phone's brain controls as I could penetrate. Which is not all that far.<br /><br />I never found the setting anywhere. Maybe it wasn't a car, maybe it was a tiny skull. Maybe it was a herald of death, announcing the end of my phone's life. And so I did my part. Since it was no longer able to fulfill faithfully its wake-up services I eventually let the batteries run out. After using my iPhone for a week or two (which has obnoxious sound effects and lacks the haptic qualities that make more sense in half-sleep) I decided to look around for a new alarm clock. And this is what this post was really supposed to be about: Radio Alarm Clocks!<br /><br />One more thing before I get to the other fascinating thing I want to discuss: I wanted to snap a photo of the mini-death-car to illustrate my mesmerizing tale. I went to grab the old Nokia, which for some reason, was charging on the window sill. But I wasn't able to get a picture of the mini-death-car...becasue it's gone! The phone is all buttons-a-beeping and alarm-a-ringing again! A magical resurrection form the ashes of exile! Of course by now I have spent 2 hours on ebay looking at so many great old radio alarmss that I'm having trouble picking one out, let alone cancelling the whole idea of buying one. I will hold on to little Nokia though. I'm sure it will come in handy. Haha! (This was a stupid pun for German speakers.)<br /><br />Thank you for your time.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087804967740467425.post-1552422466300089542010-11-08T20:55:00.008+01:002010-11-08T21:12:40.638+01:00hands play with rubber bandsRubber bands are hard to transform. They're intriguing, stretchy, and colorful, but their distinct texture and shape makes it difficult to turn them into something more. This is a successful transformation - the results are beautiful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55DZrjHAsKqcu16fc0L94Qlbw_AmVINWRA7rio5S5kD0tVGfmIP9O61FWA2MNavxwqRw3mwQiMRduT6EOKFD-bHrzDamomnn3BsxUWwQuigPGqGpgbQylHZfJ4wBbhb4c8MIa1mTLsVBo/s1600/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects_top.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55DZrjHAsKqcu16fc0L94Qlbw_AmVINWRA7rio5S5kD0tVGfmIP9O61FWA2MNavxwqRw3mwQiMRduT6EOKFD-bHrzDamomnn3BsxUWwQuigPGqGpgbQylHZfJ4wBbhb4c8MIa1mTLsVBo/s400/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects_top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537272774587733106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejdrmKQQ8rXO-uteymQlz-sf65oDgurV05SSgwOKxfErM9G7lomFfQJOPUS4S679TnHByk_X8REc8uYGfd6dJ6nMSIurWhTbB9Gb4kMiQ8sDE5QscqUm2GkH80kd2ryxeJmEVfHjHC4wz/s1600/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhejdrmKQQ8rXO-uteymQlz-sf65oDgurV05SSgwOKxfErM9G7lomFfQJOPUS4S679TnHByk_X8REc8uYGfd6dJ6nMSIurWhTbB9Gb4kMiQ8sDE5QscqUm2GkH80kd2ryxeJmEVfHjHC4wz/s400/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537272711174157666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI3zOJe5zvVsd6lwKuM3eH4bD-rCyFSJPP4KBdbyEU_s-q7msByITt4jBAEnS3LhLitBBxs-MFwA1hWDSvDKXiyHZJFk8mIwtP7PsVM7ACe9JCpGZmsSMvQkxEdahWN-S-uOCFbcV1iOd/s1600/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWI3zOJe5zvVsd6lwKuM3eH4bD-rCyFSJPP4KBdbyEU_s-q7msByITt4jBAEnS3LhLitBBxs-MFwA1hWDSvDKXiyHZJFk8mIwtP7PsVM7ACe9JCpGZmsSMvQkxEdahWN-S-uOCFbcV1iOd/s400/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537272654216063298" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz20erG9SblTZ7ZrMOKqtcnzOa7cZxZA7vP5BKJBaeFwD6oDPU3y07uTTc_9WSJcjqAbwg8gn0MfZh42i5uLDQK9u5HL6rsiBUtqg_oVWaZZa1uBAdGVcLAMKrS25YMm9O2dLb8BkRYowL/s1600/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz20erG9SblTZ7ZrMOKqtcnzOa7cZxZA7vP5BKJBaeFwD6oDPU3y07uTTc_9WSJcjqAbwg8gn0MfZh42i5uLDQK9u5HL6rsiBUtqg_oVWaZZa1uBAdGVcLAMKrS25YMm9O2dLb8BkRYowL/s400/dzn_M2-by-Milev-Architects4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537272605650274290" border="0" /></a>You can read more about this project by New York based <a href="http://www.milevarchitects.com/">Milev Architects</a> in this <a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2010/10/28/m2-by-milev-architects/">deezeen article</a>.nora what?http://www.blogger.com/profile/00188681389669322464noreply@blogger.com0