Archive for March 2009
são paulo 26ºC
Posted by: coffeedubs on: March 28, 2009
there’s a link on the top right corner of my bbc weather page saying ‘Replace Sheffield City with Sao Paulo as my Weather homepage’. yeah, dream on.
air, ibuprofen and modern architecture through case studies will have to do. *sigh*
out with the radiators, in with the body heat
Posted by: coffeedubs on: March 28, 2009
RMJM create loft design free from artificial heating
- stylish, affordable and eco-friendly housing which needs only body-heat to maintain a liveable temperature within;
- rooftop vegetable gardens;
- ‘zero carbon technology’ and sustainable materials will be used to reduce running costs and energy use;
- ‘Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery’ (MVHR) technology, designed by Max Fordham Consulting Engineers, combined [...]
Keep calm and…
Posted by: coffeedubs on: March 23, 2009
The simple five-word message is the very model of British restraint and stiff upper lip. Keep calm and carry on.
In 1939, with war against Germany looming, the Government designed three posters to steady the public’s resolve and maintain morale. These featured the crown of King George VI set against a bold red background, and three [...]
ecal showreel
Posted by: coffeedubs on: March 23, 2009
my html skills have definitely got the best of me, but do check the link as it’s something worth spending 4m35s of your life.
ps: Ecal stands for Ecole Cantonale d’art de Lausanne.
Showreel – ECAL 07/08 (Media&Interaction Design Unit) from ECAL – Media&Interaction Design on Vimeo.
How art killed our culture
Posted by: coffeedubs on: March 23, 2009
‘No sphere of high culture is implicated in the fall of the affluent society in the same way art is. The resistance to melancholy, the flight from reality, enabled art in our time to promote the fantasy of an unlimited market. Some have called the system that has now fallen “offshore capitalism”; perhaps another description [...]
missing barcelona
Posted by: coffeedubs on: March 21, 2009
i want to go back. now.
photos from behance.net
