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British skinheads (not nazis!) culture in photographs.
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Hi MY NAME IS JAKE RAPHAEL MY GAMEZ IS HIGH STREET 5 AND AUDITION PH TNX :)
Beautiful photography by Montalbetti & Campbell. -Adriana de Barros, from Scene 360
[Photo © Montalbetti & Campbell]
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PLAN59.com is a family-friendly Web site dedicated to the commercial art of mid-century America. Here at the nostalgia factory in Fairfax, Virginia, the assembly lines clank nonstop and the smokestacks belch 24/7 to deliver a high-quality assortment of jpegs, gifs, tiffs and the occasional vector graphic.
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They’re looks like… official arts? Or not? (...)
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[aerial photomontage | image source (PDF link)]
Comprising classrooms, library, event spaces, cinema, theater, shops, outdoor sports fields, administrative support, and parking for the 22,000 university students, the submerged project recalls the Velodrome & Pool he designed for Berlin, in which the presence of the two buildings barely rises above the surrounding landscape.
[view from main road | image source (PDF link)]
While the two buildings in Berlin are objects that nestle themselves into the ground plane, this building is the ground plane.
[view from the stair side of the valley | image source (PDF link)]
The valley, which ramps down from the south and returns up via stairs to the north, is but one "bar" element of four: the circulation that is the valley, the two bars of internal function on both sides of that space, and the outdoor sports fields that intersect the valley vector at its southern tip. This Google Maps view shows the last bar in relation to the first three, apparent even though the aerial view is in the early stages of construction.
[view from the ramp side of the valley | image source (PDF link)]
The design violates one of those "golden" rules from architecture school: Don't make people move down just to make them move back up (and vice-versa), but this project actually just inverts a more typical above-ground building, where people are brought above grade, they do what they need to do -- such as sit in class -- and then they descend to the sidewalk. When seen in isolation the valley doesn't make much sense, but when seen in context of the reaminder of the building it makes perfect sense. Ironically, the building creates a stronger sense of place than a more prominent above-grade building probably could.
[the glass side walls of the valley | image source (PDF link)]
The lengthy glass walls facing the valley utilize deep fins that give the walls a solidity when viewed obliquely, yet keeping views across highly transparent. It's a bit cold in comparison to the landscaping sits above the spaces behind the walls. The decision to make the valley a limited palette of stone and glass is surely intentional, but one that raises questions as to the character of the space and perhaps its future evolution. Will planters and trees appear? Or will the 22,000 students of Ewha Womans University enliven the space enough it doesn't require any changes? Only time, as they say, will tell.
[internal circulation paralleling the valley | image source (PDF link)]
Links:
:: Ewha Womans University
:: Dominique Perrault Architecture
You may recall the youtube video by Noah Kalina in which he photographed himself everday for 6 years. Well, he doesn’t just take self-portraits…
Via: Booooooom!
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Hi, my name is Hüseyin Yilmaz and I am 21 years old.
I am a Graphic Designer and live in Berlin/Germany.
Here you can find an assortment of my works.
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New animated videoclip for Kanye West, by Takashi Murakami.
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How to Make a Backpack from an old Men's Jacket
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First, get yourself an old men’s jacket- they are a-plenty at any thrift or vintage shop. The bigger the better.
Detach the sleeves at the seem. Remove the collar and take out any shoulder pads or stuffing that’s going to get in your way.
Shape
the bag, Rob arranges the front pockets of the jacket to be on the
front of the bag so he folds the appropriate length over which is
roughly four to five inches on each side. Now turn it inside out. Line
up the fabric facing each other and sketch out your sewing line. Pin
together and sew down your chalk line. Make you leave a half inch seem
allowance on your excess fabric and cut off the remainder. Fold those
strips down and sew along both sides.
Now
to taper off the other sides. Make sure it’s still inside out, line up
the new seem with the back seem of the jacket ad pin along the bottom
of the jacket. To make sure you don’t sew over or cut into any of the
pockets. Take a piece of chalk and rub over the edges of the pockets so
you know where they while the jacket is inside out. Once the
impressions of the pockets are visible, draw a line up both sides of
the jacket and pin down each side. Sew a straight stitch down each
side, allow a half inch seem allowance and cut off the excess and sew
down both remaining strips. Once the bottom is sewed closed it’s time
to square it up. To square the fabric, gather up the corners (still
inside out) and make a triangle and pin together about an inch and a
half from the tip, sew across, and cut off the excess. Repeat to other
bottom corner.
Move
to the upper part of the jacket. Turn right side out and cut across the
jacket at the level of the arm pits to reveal the top of the bag. Shape
the remaining fabric into a square and hem all remaining edges. Pin and
hem the top opening of your bag. Pin down the coat lining of the jacket
to secure it in place and sew a double hem to the top and sides of the
bag. Next is the straps.
Take
the sleeves back out and make a small incision at the end of the sleeve
and tear open. Remove any lining or extra padding and lay it flat. Fold
it over with the wrong sides together and measure out some two to three
inch strips of fabric from the top to the bottom. Pin both sides of
fabric down right sides together and just sew down the line and cut
them out. Flip them back right side out. Hem the edges of your straps
and chalk out where they should go on your bag. This may take a few
attemts of trying them on and figuring out where they are most
comfortable. Once they’re in place, sew across them a couple of times
to strengthen your straps. Lastly, but ultimately unnecessary (since
the bag is now basically completed) but really cool- we trimmed down
the front flap a little bit, added some Velcro to the inside pocket,
threw on a few buttons to flap for fasteners, and spray painted a
little stencil to finish it off. Et voila! A new backpack!
Perfect for the patio, deck or just nestled in the backyard are these sweet and simple candle holders. To make them, you'll need to get yourself some coffee cans from an obliging restaurant, punch a few holes in them with a can opener and then spray them down with spray paint. Via Apartment Therapy.
After a long hard day of diy-ing, who doesn't like to take a long hot shower and wash the paint flecks and garden soil out of their hair? To make your sudsy experience spa-rific, you might want to bang out one of these diy spa head towel wraps. It's a great way of reusing an old flimsy towel too!
To make one, you'll need:
- an old towel (or a new one if you want to make a wrap as a gift)
- a bit of elastic
- a button
- tape measure, thread, scissors and sewing machine
- and Marmadaisy's very handy tutorial!
News stories from Wednesday 27 August, 2008
...Or at least a lovely shiny new Singer sewing machine. Venus Zine is holding a Craft Off. They want stuff that YOU made from materials that cost less that $40. Now I know you Curbliers have the craft chops so swing on by for the skinny. Via
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I have a thing about windows. Especially barn sash windows, one of which just happened to be lying around. It was too good not to turn into something, so kicked around some ideas and came up with a wall art/light fixture idea and went to work.
What we used:
an old barn sash window
scrap 1" x 3" pine
a piece of handy board
frosted glass spray
Contact paper
scissor and paper punch
LED light strip
table saw, screws, drill, nails hammer, etc.
What we did:
To see the entire project, watch the video below or click here. For a written play by play, continue reading.
First, using the 1" x 3" we made a simple box frame, which we attached to the inside of the window.
Then I painted the entire front and sides of the window with a couple of coats of latex enamel.
Next, I made flower stickers out of the Contact paper, using a scissors to cut stems and a paper punch to make flowers. I stuck the stickers onto the inside bottom of the window’s panes.
I sprayed the panes inside with the frosting spray.
After the frosting spray was dry, I carefully removed the Contact paper.
Then I installed a cool burning LED light strip to the inside bottom of the window. We also drilled a hole at the bottom of the window through which to feed the LED’s power cord.
I chose to add a back to my window/light fixture/wall art as the contrast between my wall color and the frosted glass wasn’t great enough to make the Contact paper cutouts really ‘pop’. For the back, I used a thin piece of handy board, cut to size and painted a rich chocolate brown. Note: for safety's sake, don't let your light run all night long; it would be best to plug it into a timer.
After attaching the back to the window and installing a hanger, my window/light fixture/wall art was complete!
David Noles Photography
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‘Other view’ about illustration. Signed by Gabriel Pacheco for Pencil’s advertisement in the next number of Bloc magazine.
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