Imagine a fitness club where your rock climb wall resembles something out of Alice In Wonderland -- with inexplicably placed chairs, deer trophies, and picture frames for you to grab onto and pull yourself up with. Well, thanks to architectural design firm Nendo, this whimsical method of getting into shape has become a reality!
Since Steve Jobs' death earlier this week there have been non-stop facebook posts and tweets honoring him, Apple store tributes, and endless bog posts from his many peers and competitors . Beyond those, we've found what may be the most apt tribute one can pay.
I first saw one of these as an art installation at Washington University in St. Louis when I was a student there. They used a computer to control the drops and the display would pick words at random from news stories around the world. I think I like this real world application much better. I wish we had one of these at Union Square.
No matter what your particular faith might be, most of us know the story of Noah's Ark braving a catastrophic flood in a massive sea craft. Now a Japanese company has decided to prepare for the next great earthquake and tsunami by creating a safety tool directly inspired by the ancient tale.
Yutaka Sone (born 1965 in Shizuoka, Japan) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles who's going to be in town to show off his marble map of Manhattan.
From the great nation of Japan, (a land that has brought such wonderful things to humanity as: the samurai; the Nintendo Wii; the Toilet Paper Hat; etc.) we have the brand-new, super-flashy, ultra-hardcore, design-intensive, JAPAN NEXT LOGO!!! What a P-O-S!
Domo is a lovable, brown monster that began life as a mascot for Japanese TV network NHK in 1998. Since then the toothy hatchling has gained global popularity and has been immortalized on on everything from t-shirts to golf ball markers.
I must say, the amount of work and skill it must've taken to put this together is impressive. Still though, when you compare this Starship Tinman to the original artwork from the series, it's kind of weak. What do you think?
