I know what your think. Your thinking, he must be on a bird kick this week. Well, I can say that I actually am. So let me get right into it and talk about Anna-Wili Highfields paper sculptures. She has done a fantastic job on constructing these birds. This Sydney based artist creates these sculptures from archival cotton paper, which are painted, and then sewn together. I'm sure it 's not an easy task to try and sew together paper. She also does other animals as well and when she is not making paper sculptures. She works on making copper pipe sculptures. So stop on by and check out here portfolio.
I'm sure at first glance your thinking is this a jail or someones house? Well, the answer is it's someones home who wanted maximum security built into the house. The owner of the home wanted to have full security but he also wanted the ability to open up and transform the home into a more vulnerable state. The architecture firm who made it possible was KWK Promes.
In order to gain access to this 6,100 sq. ft home you would need to match all the required security entrance codes. Once inside you would have to wait in the "safety zone', an area bordered with concrete walls before being let inside the house. When in its open state, a draw bridge lowers, connecting the home to the indoor swimming pool, movable walls open, mobile shutters come up, and a rolling aluminum gate raises opening the home to an expanse of garden views. The entire home transforms with built in electronic engines, which means the house opens and closes with the touch of a button! If you want to check out more pictures check out Knstrct.com
Troy Moth's - Bird of Prey caught my eye this morning. The clarity of the images and the detail that was captures is amazing. Troy Moth who started his career in the fashion photography business is now focusing on his art, and living once again, deep in a forest on the west coast of Canada capturing nature at its finest. Check out more of Troy work on his site.
I think I found the jackpot of astounding poster designs. Marius Rossendaal a graphic designer from the Netherlands has been making some amazing typographic poster. He basically has been designing a new poster every day or most days. His detail and color choices and the layers that he places on his designs are just eye catching. I immediately found his work to be inspiring. Below is a small selection of his work, however, I highly and I mean highly think you should check out more of his work.
I finally got a copy of the new album Zonoscope by Cut Copy last week and it has been on repeat basically this whole week. Most of the songs on this album stir together an array of electronic textures and nocturnal rhythms, which gets your body swaying. There use of kaleidoscopic synths, soothing vocal hooks, tropical percussion and bouncing disco beats is a mix of different ages mixed with a new sound. Cut Copy who has been around for almost a decade now is very ambitious and they strive to explore different options in sound. The new album does just that and it might be because Ben Allen from (Deerhunter, Animal Collective and Gnarls Barkley) helped produce this album. Give this album a listen and in a couple of minutes even the most jaded person will become victim to the awesomeness that is Cut Copy.
Nick Sheehy is an artist who enjoys drawing various weird things that catch your attention and it works. His style for some reason caught my attention. It kinda of reminds me of "Where the Wild Things Are" but more for adults. Each of his pieces have so much detail in the design of these odd characters. The color palette used in these images work well with the style and feel that he is going for. Check out more of his work on his Flickr.
On Iso50 this morning Tycho released a video of raw footage for his new Tycho Live Set. The song that is playing in the video is from his up and coming fourth album. To catch this new live set you'll be able to see it at his next show in San Francisco on April 7th.
The new visual design for his live sets are being generated on the fly with VDMX effecting / compositing video on a Macbook Pro. Everything is being triggered / synced by another machine via MIDI over IP running Reaper which is handling all the audio duties. He stripped down the entire live set — audio and video — and started from scratch. With the new album pretty much wrapped up he decided to rework the visuals to go with all the new material and to have everything work better with the new live band.
From the article I read it looks like Tycho is looking to finish up and release the new album in the summer of 2011. It seems far away at this point but it will slowly creep up quickly and we'll be able to enjoy some new Tycho music. If you've never seen Tycho's Live Set. I have added some video's from when I saw him in San Fransciso at the FITC event last year.
It just been one of those weeks where you're all stressed out, but wouldn't be great to have a place to escape. How about escaping to this serenity moss-covered secret garden designed by Kazuyuki Ishihara. It's filled with enchanting botanical arrangements, lush living walls and even a crystal clear waterfall. Called Midori no Tobira (The Green Door in English), the greenery-rich installation for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show was based on Ishihara's desire to create a rooftop garden so spectacular that anyone who experiences it simply forgets that they're standing on a roof - not to mention all of their worries. I would definitely feel at peace hanging out on this rooftop garden.
Talk about a different way to use sustainability. LA based WeWood has a line of wooden watches ($119) that have been worn by famous wrists as Ke$ha and APL of the Black Eyed Peas. Their beautiful wooden sustainable watches demonstrate that being eco-friendly has no barriers. These natural watches are available in two classic designs: Date and Chrono, and come in four different types of sustainable wood. (Maple, Ebony, Guaiaco and Red Wing Celtis).
The beautifully carved wood not only looks super stylish, it is feather-light and silky-smooth. This organic matter is recyclable, biodegradable and takes less CO2 to produce, than materials traditionally used in watch production, such as stainless-steel, platinum and gold. Each watch is hypo-allergenic, free from toxic chemicals and has a traditional Miyota movement.
WeWood also plants a tree for every watch that is purchased. They've teamed up with American Forests, a not for profit conservation organization, which is dedicated to restoring eco-systems that have been damaged by natural or human cases.
