August 2009

July 2009

Infinitas- A Super Yacht by Schopfer

By |2009-07-31T08:10:12-07:00July 31st, 2009|Design, The Future|

Infinitas is the second design launch of Schöpfer Yachts. Our new 300 foot (91.5 meter) yacht was designed by E. Kevin Schopfer with Sparkman Stephens, Naval Architects. The design’s main inspiration comes from the symbol for infinity which has been abstractly expressed within the yacht’s elevation. The two major features of the yacht asserted by this closed loop infinity symbol are achieved by carving out stern and mid section elliptical [...]

May 2009

“A Kiss from Tokyo” – Theatrical trailer

By |2009-06-02T22:30:48-07:00May 29th, 2009|Design, Stories|

[vimeo width="600" height="338"]http://vimeo.com/4489687[/vimeo]   About "A Kiss from Tokyo" in the words of Stephane Coedel (co-director/animator) "A Kiss From Tokyo", Theatrical Trailer (1964) - Yuki 7 dashes around the world in hot pursuit of the tantalizingly tricky Diamond Eye, who is stealing parts and plans and leaving behind a path of murdered scientists in her quest to build a missile inside her volcanic lair. I co-directed it with and for [...]

Ummm – this is so awesome I’m not sure what to say…

By |2009-05-26T09:24:25-07:00May 26th, 2009|Architecture|

  From the press release: FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES NEW LICENSEE The LEGO Group and Brickstructures, Inc. to produce and distribute Frank Lloyd Wright Collection® LEGO® Architecture Building Sets The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation announced today that The LEGO Group is now the exclusive licensed manufacturer of Frank Lloyd Wright Collection® LEGO Architecture sets. The LEGO Group and Adam Reed Tucker of Brickstructures, Inc. officially introduced the LEGO Architecture [...]

Coachella 2009

By |2009-05-03T07:39:41-07:00May 1st, 2009|Friends, Music|

I recently returned from my annual Coachella trip. This year we had 8 people and a nice big house. Here's a list of the bands we watched: Los Campesinos The Ting Tings Franz Ferdinand N.A.S.A. Leonard Cohen (partial set from the food area) Ghostland Observatory Girl Talk Paul McCartney Superchunk (partial) Amanda Palmer (partial) The Bloody Beetroots TV On The Radio TRV$DJ-AM Band of Horses (partial) M.I.A. The Chemical Brothers (DJ [...]

April 2009

Can’t get enough of The Wombats

By |2009-05-01T20:16:27-07:00April 13th, 2009|Music|

They've been out for a while... That said, if you don't know already, you should: [dailymotion width="528" height="443"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8bbd6_the-wombats-kill-the-director_music[/dailymotion]     [dailymotion width="528" height="443"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6192b_the-wombats-eurockeennes_music[/dailymotion]   [dailymotion width="528" height="443"]http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x691j7_the-wombats-lets-dance-to-joy-divis_music[/dailymotion]

March 2009

The Modernism of Julius Shulman

By |2009-03-09T16:32:33-07:00March 9th, 2009|Architecture, Design, Movies, Photography|

Director/Producer Eric Bricker has been screening his new documentary about Julius Shulman over the last several months. I came across the trailer and website earlier this morning and instantly became a fan (although I haven't seen the film yet). Here's a little information about Julius Shulman and the trailer for Eric Bricker's new documentary Visual Acoustics.   About Julius Shulman (from Wikipedia) Julius Shulman's images of Californian architecture have burned themselves [...]

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