Senin, 26 Juli 2010

Shadow art

What does this look like to you?


It's supposed to be a dog. It's a bit of hand shadow art... created with my hands, I'm proud to add. Well, at least I thought it was pretty good until I saw...

These by a professional duo:


And these - made with rubbish! Incredible!


How talented a shadow artist are you?! 
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Minggu, 25 Juli 2010

Shiogama City Children's Center, Miyagi Japan


Itsuko Hasegawa　designed the Shiogama City Children's Center, completed in 1998. More Info









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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo Ontario Canada


Saucier + Perrotte of Montreal designed the Perimeter Institute (PI) in Waterloo Ontario, completed in 2004. The thick slate-black outer facade contrast the opacity of the glass facades on the north and west sides. The $50 million design evokes digital nature with blocks of glass pods punching through this facade. Circulation in the interior lobby continue this aesthetic of nebulous spaces. Full length blackboards run across the walls in the presentation space.

A 55,000 sq ft expansion is underway, named The Stephen Hawking Centre. Hawking has a visiting position at the institute.

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Sabtu, 24 Juli 2010

Fort Dunlop, Erdington Birmingham England


Sidney Stott and W.W. Gibbings designed the original Fort Dunlop factory in the 1920s. Hazel Rounding and landscape architect Martha Schwartz designed the developed building, completed in 2006. The factory was converted to office and retail space and a Travelodge hotel was adjoined.

A grid of circular windows pop out of a clean blue facade. This modern block slices through the historic brick building, asserting a clear spine. The original structure had concrete with a steel frame. The circular motif comes from a light well at the entrance atrium, cutting through layers of circles and lined with steel. If anyone has photos of this interior please let me know!

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Umeda Sky Building, Umeda Kita-ku Osaka Japan


Hiroshi Hara designed the Umeda Sky Building 梅田スカイビル in the Umeda district of Kita-ku, Osaka City Japan. The 173 m tall building was completed in 1993.

Two towers are linked by criss-crossing skyways, with a urban portico between. The pedestrian level features a urban garden. Tunnels run underground with a market place modeled after the old city, the Takimi-koji restaurant mall. The rooftop observatory allows a breathtaking view through an occulus between the towers. It is known as The Floating Garden Observatory.

Crystalic materials reflect the landscape to give a sense of a floating city. With large volumes coming through this space like clouds. Stonework in the landscaping atop the building glows in the dark with patterns that resemble comets and swirling galaxies.

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Jumat, 23 Juli 2010

Fancy Italian

We go to a lot of good Italian restaurants but few are really fancy like the one we went to recently.

It started with the raw vegetables that were brought to our table as soon as we sat down. Cooled with ice cubes - that was a nice touch - and served with a delicious mayonnaise-garlic-chili dip. And I was so thrilled to see 'Bellini' on the drinks menu that I ended up ordering two.


The pasta was cooked to a perfect al dente. It was with truffles, bacon and peas (also perfect, not mushy!). I had fish soup (actually a starter) for my main course (I often do this because I can't eat huge portions) and my husband had fish.


As if that weren't enough, the dessert was out of this world. It was a liquid dessert: sorbet with prosecco and vodka! Boy was I feeling rather *happy* by the end of this meal, if you know what I mean...


I liked the restaurant's modern decor, as well. Especially the tables that had special slits along the edges to tuck in the tablecloth.


Planning on going out to any restaurants this weekend? 
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Kamis, 22 Juli 2010

Thank you everyone and L'Oréal

Dearest friends: thank you so much for your support and for sharing your stories (for those of you who missed the news, an incompetent female idiot reversed into my new car this week). Your kind words made me feel so much better; I didn't feel like I was alone and I really can't thank you enough! So here are some pretty flowers for all of you... 


Oh and if anybody knows any voodoo or how to channel fury and do harm from a distance, let me know asap!

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I also want to thank L'Oréal. I was wearing a new mascara that day called Volume Million Lashes that did not make me look like a panda / witch in my moments of distress.


It has the kind of hard plastic brush that I like. The application is quite smooth and it doesn't clump.


But the real test was the 'accident' and the buckets of tears that I shed afterwards and:
1. the mascara did not sting (unlike my past experience with other L'Oréal mascaras, read about it here)
2. it did not budge too much and it kept my eyelashes separate, and
3. I still looked like I was wearing mascara at the end of each crying session.

All of this was without rubbing my eyes, of course. You know that when the eyes are wet - whether from rain or tears - it's best not to touch them.

Now I'm coming around to your blogs to say hello... 
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