Old ski gondolas revisited

Verbier Mountain Climbers: Revisiting a Swiss Icon
A unique travelling exhibition that sees old ski gondolas being transformed into alluring objects quite like no other. Via Yatzer 

Leandro Erlich in Dalston House

Argentine artist Leandro Erlich has been commissioned by the Barbican to create a new installation in Dalston.

The project is also part of the 2013 London Festival of Architecture and can be experienced free from the 26th of June until 4 August 2013.

Intro to Intern Illustration.

15yr old Shariah's with us from Sydenham Girls School for a couple of weeks work placement. 

Check out some examples of her super nice illustrations.

Kanye West on Le Corbusier

"Architecture — you know, this one Corbusier lamp was like, my greatest inspiration."

"I would go to museums and just like, the Louvre would have a furniture exhibit, and I visited it like, five times, even privately. And I would go see actual Corbusier homes in real life and just talk about, you know, why did they design it? They did like, the biggest glass panes that had ever been done. Like I say, I’m a minimalist in a rapper’s body." 

Kanye drops the name of French modernist Le Corbusier in reference to the songwriting and production on his new Yeezus. Read the full interview.

The Old Vinyl Factory in Hayes

The Old Vinyl Factory is a complex of buildings formerly owned by the British music company EMI in Hayes, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Since 2011 the site has been undergoing a complete redevelopment.

The site was originally purchased by the Gramophone and Typewriter Company and the buildings were designed by Wallis, Gilbert and Partners in the early 20th century.

Underground bicycle parking systems in Japan

Bicycle parks that are solving the problem of space in Japan. One day, we'll live like this. Maybe.

Via Twisted Sifter

Welcome to the neighborhood!

Myspace is relaunching. Get a taste of the $20 million campaign.



Money well spent? Will it inspire a new generation to make Myspace their go-to music streaming service, or is it simply too little too late? What do you think?

Earth Warps by Google

Google Earth algorithm fails compiled by Clement Valla.

See more here

The creative process

It´s Monday, don´t panic. Just keep this in mind.

Architecturally-minded platforms of sound

Huge sound installation by Zimoun finds a home inside an abandoned storage tank via The Creators Project

Landscapes in a 200-gallon tank of water

Kim Keever's Water Tank Diorama Photographyvia It's Nice That

Ron Arad: Metal Maestro

Ron Arad: Metal Maestro on Nowness.com

Digitally deconstructed renderings of imploding Fiat 500s form the base of this short film, showing alongside lustrous steel chair frames, high-tech 3D printing and raw copper molds at Ron Arad’s latest show, In Reverse, hosted by the Design Museum Holon, Israel.
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London Fields Cafe

Ever and Ever

BaySixty6 in Mexico

BaySixty6 featured in Chic magazine in Mexico. Download the full article here.

Kevin

Someone's been playing with the signage samples...