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AO INOUE

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If I were a Japanese music producer I’d want to look like this dude.
Via Flomotion (which I highly recommend by the way)
Ao Inoue

Written by Chris Moisan

January 10, 2012 at 19:10

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Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964

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“One thing can be sure, the future will be fantastic….Men will no longer commute, they will communicate”

 

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August 12, 2011 at 19:23

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Future Trend Predictions c1900

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from http://www.howtobearetronaut.com

From my quick analysis, they were correct on >50% of predictions.
Sadly, there are still cars in our cities, air-ships are not common place in our skies and mosquitos are still around, and still annoying.

Written by Chris Moisan

August 2, 2011 at 15:08

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Jan von Holleben ‘Dreams of Flying’

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I love Jan von Holleben’s ‘Dreams of Flying’ photographs and I am the proud owner of edition #280 of his lovely book. However, skulking around the web this morning I stumbled across a Finnish photographer who seems to have ‘adapted’ the concept and publishing a book early next year. Personally, I think Jan von Holleben’s work is streets ahead – see this and other work here. It’s worth a look.

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July 14, 2011 at 07:08

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1983 Trussardi Fold Up

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I love this bike. More wonderful bicis in this brilliant new book, Cyclepedia

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April 3, 2011 at 17:08

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Hand-Made Photomontage of London

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Sohei Nishino walked London for a month, photographing the city from every angle, then meticulously assembled the images into this awesome collage.
Michael Hoppen Gallery 22 Feb- 2 April 2011.

Written by Chris Moisan

February 26, 2011 at 14:00

Posted in architecture, art, Ldn, urban

John Player Cigarette Cards

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A friend recently showed me his late Grandfather’s collection of John Player Cigarette cards.
There’s something strangely compelling about them. Ship’s Figureheads, Regimental Uniforms, Wild Animals, British Birds, Army Badges, Curious Beaks, Regimental Standards and Cap Badges and Hidden Beauties (one of which highlights the beauty of the Airing Apparatus of Pondweed!) How could this idea be applied to collecting digital things?

John Player Cigarette Cards

Written by Chris Moisan

January 31, 2011 at 09:33

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2010 was a Crafty Christmas

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Alphabet Street Name Blocks

Click here for the story of the Alphabet Street Blocks.

Written by Chris Moisan

January 5, 2011 at 22:12

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Apple’s Majestic Launch of The Beatles on iTunes

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I’m neither a massive Beatles fan nor an Apple fan boy but Apple’s announcement yesterday was beautifully done. This stunning (and rare?) photograph was majestically displayed on iTunes and Apple.com home page. Less than 24 hours later, there are no less than 47 Beatles songs in the iTunes chart (thanks to Mark Headley for this stat) and they’re even running Google Ads with the graceful copy ‘John, Paul, George and Ringo. All together now’.

The Beatles, Twickenham, Middlesex, 9th April 1969
Credit: Photo by Bruce McBroom / ©Apple Corps Ltd

Written by Chris Moisan

November 17, 2010 at 11:14

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EXYZT Architecture Collective

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La Noche en Blanco - Madrid 2010

Went to a great talk this week by Nicolas Henninger of The EXYZT collective (thanks to Bethany @Wolf Ollins ‘Because’).EXYZT were formed in Paris in 2002 on the idea of  building and living together. Starting out as 6 architects it now seems to be more inter disciplinary. The group have been responsible for some awesome projects including; Mushroom House in Latvia, The Dalston Mill and Southwark Lido. A number of interesting aspects in the way EXYZT work. Firstly, their process really brings the local community into the project – probably helped by the fact they tend to live on site during the life of the project.  Secondly, it’s really smart the way they keep an open programme for part of the event to allow the community and the whole event to organise organically over time, as opposed to pre-defining every aspect from the outset.
Check out their YouTube and Flickr channels (including some great photos by EXYZT’s Emmanuel Gabily)

Written by Chris Moisan

October 24, 2010 at 18:14

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