If only you could see what I’ve seen with your eyes!…..
Famous for his futuristic depictions in movies like Bladerunner, Tron and Aliens, Syd Mead renders a scene in Doha, Qatar. There are whale-like dirigibles and a few green roofs. You can see cars, but I suspect they run on air. Good news: [...]

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Chris Harne has an unusual collection: portion control condiment packets such as the ketchup packs you get at a fast food restaurant. The Condiment Packet Gallery site states that in the beginning, back in 2003, Chris realized that he never actually needed to buy condiments, he could just go and get these packs from any [...]

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Similar to the BMW fabric car Aly wrote about a few days ago, these Lamp Girls by Marianne Maric combine textiles with product design to give structure to the fabrics. Fortunately in this case, artistry and iconic culture are also added in.
Kind of the sexual inverse of “where the sun don’t shine.”
source: elitalice.com
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Textiles are so much more sophisticated as a surface than the metals and plastics we normally work with. Their micro structures (knit, weave, etc) allow for all kinds of changes in fit and drape, while the macro structure (patterns) give you all kinds of customization and optimization for fit. So when I look at this [...]

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It seems our web host had a fire at one of their server sites a coupla weeks ago. They didn’t lose anyone’s data, but have been moving websites around to different locations to try to get all of their clients back on track at the speed and reliability we all expect. I guess it’s always [...]

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