Paradoxical Activity
Hello there. I like strange,specific , stuff.
And this is a blog.........about strange, specific stuff. Have fun!
Sweden’s Bunkers
With no domestic sources of fossil fuels (well – except for wood of course), there has always been a push in Sweden to go for local sources of energy. A fairly large number of reasonably sized rivers made hydropower an interesting alternative and large installations were made in the early 1900s. The main railways in Sweden were electrified from 1914 and onwards and at the time of WWII, a substantial coverage had been achieved by international standards. Today some > 95% of the rail transport effort is done with electric traction.
(via mysticplaces)
The White Space Project remains super kawaii!
Kyary reps Japan in the WSP, a movement that gives girls around the world a space to unleash their creativity and get wild with adidas Originals.
What does this eccentric lady get up to on a typical day? Spur.jp documented the pop star’s process as she prepared for the drop of her debut album, Pamyu Pamyu Revolution. As it turns out the life of a pop star is pretty hectic, but as you can see she rocks her style with finesse!
All these photos and more are exhibited at the Shinjuku Originals store so if you’re nearby, check it out.
What else is going on around the world in the WSP? Take a look at:www.adidasoriginals.tumblr.com/tagged/wsp
Pretty awesome use of GIFs to illustrate art works by Jenny Chen, via Colossal.
KENGO KUMA Oribe Tea House Pavilion, Japan 2005
A temporary, mobile tea room. Corrugated plastic boards 5mm thick are arrayed at 65mm intervals and fixed together using banding bands. Once the bands are unfastened, the tea room returns to an assembly of cheap elements, making it easy to move. The entire form resembles an irregularly-shaped cocoon, and is an homage to Furuta Oribe’s deformed tea ceremony bowl.
Bottega Veneta - Spring-Summer 2011 featuring Alex Prager
One of the most challenging and demanding aspects of creativity, has to be architecture.
Either that or composing a 100-piece classical symphony.
But since those are a dime in a dozen these days, let’s roll with this ridiculously impressive house by Luigi Rosselli Architects. Now, I don’t and won’t post about houses much - but this one is different, because of where it’s situated and the aspects of it.
Gordon’s bay is a tiny bay located in Sydney, Australia facing due-east directly out to the Pacific Ocean, perfect for snorkeling and if you’re lucky catching a wave or two.
Which is why I have to pay respect to this design, it adds what a well-designed house should add, a sense of etiquette and legitimacy to it’s location. You know that in 20,30 even 40 years time, this will still look like it belongs.
It never ceases to mesmerise when we are able to, out of completely nothing but ideas and inspiration, come up with new ways to build and design something that has been around since the birth of mankind - that in itself is impressive.
If we all took complete pride and put well thought out ideas into what we do for a passion, I have a feeling that we’d have more respect for the things we take for granted.
But then again - would this house really be worth discussing?
French artist Mademoiselle Maurice who creates stunning geometric figures on urban surfaces using rainbows of folded origami figures. via
