Lufdesign's Leaf Tie!!!

This is a useful (considering we see ties like this used all the time) and very deceptive design for ties! Especially when used on branches, fences or wires (as seen below). I wish they were more wide spread so I can just go pick a pack up when ever. I am getting sick of internet shopping, even though its addictive, my VISA can't handle it anymore.

More from Lufdesign HERE.

The Ebeling Group - Eye Writer

I saw The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a French movie a few years ago. I remember watching it with my mom, her bawling her eyes out, and me getting a bit misty eyes too I admit. It was a good movie overall though.

Anyway, this project by the Edeling Group makes me remember that movie as it was about someone who is paralyzed and can only move his eyes. So this technology would be beyond ground breaking for people in a similar situation as him.



Eye Writer Trailer from The Ebeling Group on Vimeo.

Kemp's Sand Carpet!

I wonder if this would make me more or less productive. Definitely less stressed, but probably more distracted too. I kind of want to replicate it on a small 1ft by 1ft scale so that my chair can still roll around.

Check out Justin Kemp's Blog.

Gary Chang's Optimized Flat

Its only 344 square feet yet it can turn into 24 different rooms. And it looks like it actually works, and well.

John Pawson's b60 Sloop Yacht!

I coworker at my internship showed me this architect; John Pawson. His work is very clean well put together etc. so I like it. But the most impressive thing is his yachts. He designs yachts!!! And they are really nice too. The detailing is amazing. Its better then most homes I would say, far better.

 Here are his archives of it.

Tree of Life 2011

I saw The Tree of Life during its opening weekend at Bell Light Box (The Toronto International Film Festival building by KPMB Architects, its fairly nice building in itself though it has a lot of slightly awkward out of the way nooks which for some are bad and for some are interesting)

Anyway, its an amazing movie. I heard that at mainstream theatres there were people walking out and bashing it ans such, which I undertand cause its a slow watch and its not blockbuster-esque in ANY way, but they are ALL WRONG. It was amaxing. It was like watching life, but beatiful. Any moment of that movie can be stilled and it will look like a perfect picture. No awkward angles. Plus the sound track blew my mind :)

Check out more info and the trailer: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0478304/

New Polaroid Camera :)

Matt got me a new Polaroid its considerable older then the one I have now, about 15 years older but it was still in its original packaging with the Styrofoam and everything. Pretty legit :)

Anyway, its a 1981 Polaroid 660 Autofocus:

That golden disk in the front send out sound waves to autofocus the shot :D

I can't wait for my next batch of film to come in so I can try it out. Hopefully the Canadian post doesn't screw me over and delay my shipment for a million years because of their strike.

"Reinterpretation of Paris" by Daniel and Maximilion Zeilinski

Not only is this urban design proposal radical :) (ALL CARS GO UNDERGROUND!) But the way its presented is also so easy, clean -- and while still using hand drawings as a medium (except fro the renderings).

http://www.archdaily.com/146403/reinterpretation-of-paris-proposal-daniel-and-maximilian-zielinski/board_1/