bring back POLAROID!

FAST FACTS about POLAROID

+ Patented in 1929: (n) material in thin plastic sheets that produce a high degree of plane polarization in light passing through it.

+ INVENTOR: American physicist, Edwin H. Land.

+ Polaroid Corporation founded by Edwin H. Land in 1937.

+ Instant Film cameras reached the market in November, 1948.

+ The production of analog Instant Film stops in June, 2008.

As a result, the Impossible Project unfolds.

+ More fascinating history HERE.

"It's all about reinventing and restarting the production of instant film," he said, "creating a new material to exactly meet the demands of the modern photographer that loves analogue instant photography." (Florian Kaps)

... read more about The Impossible Project.

small architecture or LARGE furniture?

from FRAME magazine's design directory: For his degree project, Worapong Manupipatpong examined the three-dimensional territories of architecture and furniture by investigating how the notion of architecture can influence furniture design (or the other way around) . . . Manupipatpong: 'I’m intrigued by particular spaces and things when they can’t be classified exactly; something in-between. My project can be seen as something in-between because it is hard to define. Whether it is extra small architecture or an extra large piece of furniture, it is somewhere in-between these aspects of scale and function.'

EAMES elephants (1945) now available for kids!

Adorable and chic!

For more info visit the Vitra Design Museum online shop.

The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine

LOUISE BOURGEOIS

...inspiring, extraordinary...a passionate mentor for all women artists!

You will cry, hysterically laugh and as soon as the documentary is over you will run to your studio, feel inspired and CREATE... (vivi)

Now on DVD: Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and The Tangerine.

"As an artist, Louise Bourgeois has been at work for six decades—but always on her own vigorously inventive and disquieting terms. In 1982, at the age of 71, she became the first woman honored with a major retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. She has since gone on, in her 80s and 90s, to create her most powerful and persuasive work—massive spider sculptures that have appeared all over the world." zeitgeist films

:WATCH TRAILER

:ORDER A COPY HERE.

Gorgeous magazine from London!

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selvedge is a gorgeous squared-shaped magazine that illustrates ethnographic photography, fashion, textiles, international artists...and related topics. The articles are smart and globally conscious. It elevates fashion and craft to an eloquent level. It is hard to find in the US and it is about $25.00/issue but is is absolutely worth it. It is better to just subscribe. Here are a few examples of their beautiful covers...CLICK LARGE SQUARE & PHOTOSTREAM! or...check out my FLICKR page!

Alphaville, 1965

A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution

I was browsing through ARTForum's online video section and found this great clip. Enjoy!

...the meaning of love...in French!

ACTORS: Eddie Constantine as Lemmy Caution & Anna Karina as Natacha Von Braun

More info @ CRITERION COLLECTION

Remembering Pina Bausch!

July 27, 1940 – June 30, 2009

I just discovered that the amazing German choreographer/dancer Pina Bausch passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at the age of 68.

READ NEW YORK TIMES ARTICLE.

Enjoy this U-tube video. Let's all dance and have coffee with Pina!...may she rest in peace!

Click HERE to visit Pina Bausch's website.

SAN DIEGO, CA: ARCHITECTURE EXHIBIT 2009

MAY 22 - SEPT. 6, 2009

 

"Showcasing the work of innovative architects and designers in the San Diego community, MIX provides in-depth presentations by nine remarkable practicioners. estudio teddy cruz, Luce et Studio Architects (Jennifer Luce), Sebastián Mariscal Studio, Public (James Gates and James Brown), Rinehart Herbst (Todd Rinehart and Catherine Herbst), Lloyd Russell, and Jonathan Segal FAIA represent a generation of practitioners who graduated from architecture school during the 1980s..." read more @ MCASD

How can we achieve fully energy-efficient cities?

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION!

CLOSING DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH 2009

"The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and HP are pleased to announce the 3rd Advanced Architecture Contest, on the theme of THE SELF-SUFFICIENT CITY: Envisioning the habitat of the future. The aim of the competition is to promote online discussion and research through which to generate insights and visions, ideas and proposals that help us envisage what the city and the habitat of the 21st century will be like. The competition is open to architects, planners, designers and artists who want to contribute to progress in making the world more habitable by developing a proposal capable of responding to emerging challenges in areas such as ecology, information technology, socialization and globalization, with a view to enhancing the connected self-sufficiency of our cities..." from official website.

CLICK HERE TO VISIT OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Eclectic radio station from Santa Monica College in California.

I introduce you to KCRW,

" . . . a community service of Santa Monica College, is Southern California's leading National Public Radio affiliate, featuring an eclectic mix of music, news, information and cultural programming. The station boasts one of the nation's largest arrays of locally- produced, nationally-distributed talk program content. KCRW.com extends the station's profile globally, with three streams featuring web-exclusive content: all music, all news and the live station simulcast, as well as an extensive list of podcasts. The non-commercial broadcast signal reaches 550,000 listeners weekly and is supported by 55,000 member/subscribers."

The great thing about KCRW is that you can listen to them online no matter where you are. I know you will love it...cool DJ's, fun talk shows & podcasts and more...

CLICK HERE and check out their website.