via Flickr: r1chardm (Originally stumbled on here)
December 31, 2007
December 29, 2007
12-29-2007: Proverbial Seat of Thought
An interesting juxtaposition of the proverbial seat of thought and the lightbulb (idea). Designer Tobias Wong blends in Philippe Starck and Marcel Duchamp to create this glowing chair. He describes his inspiration thus:
"I applied Dadaism ideas to that project, and it worked, much the same way a urinal became a fountain."
[via Theme Magazine]
12-27-2007: The Final Moments
John Moore of Getty Images captures one of the most tragic and important moments of this year and many more to come. [via New York Times]
12-25-2007: Moonlight Electric Orchestra
Merry Christmas! A little shaking and fiddling with the camera while shooting the full moon creates some amazing electric symphonies.
12-22-2007: Amen!!
Getting stuck in the traffic becomes more exciting. (On Upper Serangoon Road, Singapore)
12-20-2007: Eid Mubarak!
The Eid lunch has set in, the evening walk is almost done and as I wait to cross the road the bug arrives. The real bug!
12-16-2007: Seafood
Another reason to love and live in Singapore. (Taken at the Hougang Block 11 wet market)
December 21, 2007
12-15-2007: Share
Fabrica designer Meric Kara puts a different spin on ordinary objects. Putting the wit back in design.
12-14-2007: Damn Right!
An old sentiment is rewritten by artist Espo (aka. Stephen Powers) at Art Basel Miami. [via John Jay @ Honeyee]
12-13-2007: 10 Million Bolivares To Be Won
That was our CEO's take on the fun stuff to be won at our annual office christmas party today. Unfortunately luck had deserted me when the winners were called.
12-11-2007: Hookah Nights
A neon sign calling for hookahs (via Russell Davies in Istanbul) brought back some good memories of fun times with family and friends at the Mocha Cafe in Chennai.
12-10-2007: Left Behind
In an increasingly mobile world these little boxes are the abandoned old icons of technology in the developed world. [via the roving third eye of Sean Gannan]
12-09-2007: Half Full or Half Empty
The proverbial question is addressed by graphic designer Xie Zongming (as part of the Singapore Design Festival 2007)
12-08-2007: Resurrection
Can design and architecture truly save dilapidated British seaside towns? East Beach Cafe in Littlehampton seems to be attempting just that.
12-03-2007: Peace Out!!
A visual that captures the search for peace in our troubling geopolitical times. [via New York Times]
12-01-2007: Think Good
As Paul Rand said: "Don't try to be original, try to be good." That's truly thinking different from the usual norm of 'be original'.
11-27-2007: Smoggy Day
Second day in Kuala Lumpur. Focus groups in the evening. Experiencing KL through the smog in the morning. What a day!
December 7, 2007
11-20-2007: Aussie Attitude
The laidback attitude that helps Aussies to survive in the middle of nowhere. You are literally at wit's end here. From the photographic journeys of Martin Mischkulnig.
November 16, 2007
11-14-2007: The Bald Eagle.... Goes Bald!!
A visual depiction of a complex geo-political situation in four simple quadrants. [via New York Times]