Cutlery Design
Is there an art to eating? Maybe with newly designed cutlery. Here’s an interesting video to watch about the latest designs in cutlery. Not only are they functional (some are and some aren’t), but the designs are very artistic and modern. The names: Knork, Mono Zueg, Ramen Spoon and Curveware are pretty innovative and the ergonomic aspect is very appealing. Here’s the story in the Washington Post Food Section.
Costumes and Murals (without Political Commentary)
Actually, I’m not interested in the political commentary associated with these murals, only the murals themselves. I came upon them quite by accident — when I was searching for this picture below in the Washington Post of the ballerinas’ costumes — and the online version of the front page featured these murals. Look how they help to enliven this run down area of Steubenville, Ohio and no one would necessarily expect to find them there. I really like this panoramic feature for viewing them as well, especially mute — with no political commentary. It was these NYC Ballet costumes, however, that caught my attention. I really like how the complementary…
Frank Gehry
Timing is everything…I just got a google feed and the subject happened to be about Frank Gehry, who I mentioned in my last post. Well, I have to follow up, for this is too coincidental. It is my goal to visit Bilbao one day, in Madrid (see earlier post on the metro), which has become my favorite contemporary piece of architecture, not so much for it’s incredible form, which is incredible–revolutionizing all previous, traditional building barriers–but for how it captures and reflects light. This blogger’s post, socializing finance, has inspired me to watch Sidney Pollack’s 2006 documentary, Sketches of Frank Gehry. I had forgotten all about it since it came…
