Saucer
18.09.2008| Great architecture questions, challenges, charms and delights.
Design acts as a lens through which we experience the world around us. Great design lets us see more clearly. The picture of the saucer is not important – the once a year advent of a ray of light is. Rarity is so rare these days. Ian (Plus Architecture) |
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‘The Wind’ is a design collaboration between Issey Miyake and Dyson
19.12.2007 |
This is a meeting of two great designers from two very different fields, Industrial and Fashion.Dyson who invented the bagless vacuum with dual cyclone chambers and made vacuum cleaners ‘sexy’ and Issey Miyake whose collection is inspired by wind and the Dyson have worked together using the ‘essence’ of the Dyson to produce and showcase a collection on the Catwalk.Andromeda (Plus) | http://www.isseymiyake.dyson.com/ |
Design Inspiration - Marvel of Peru (Mirabilis Jalapa)
10.12.2007| I often find my inspiration from nature. Sitting on my balcony at the moment is one of my favourite plants, the Marvel of Peru. The flowers are vibrant and sweet scented, however they only come out in the evening.
During the day the plant is very unassuming. It is this night/day contrast of bright and vivid vs simple elegance that I find fascinating. Both compliment each other well, while providing an awareness of time and change. Alison (Plus Architecture) |
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Design Inspiration - Studio Ghibli
20.11.2007 |
“It’s heaps of effort for me to sit and watch anime but Studio Ghibli has managed to captivate me for its ability to project powerful humanity messages with simple graphics, usually through children characters. It sprang to popularity in Australia with ‘Sprited Away’.My favourite from the studio would probably be ‘Totoro’ and ‘Grave of the Fireflies’. “Grinning is inescapable, laughing your ass right off the seat is probable, and forgetting yourself in worlds seen and unseen is inevitable.” This quote pretty much sums it up!”
Elissa (Plus Architecture) |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_Ghibli |
