Category Archives: life

ELEKTROSHIBAI: picture storymobile

January 17, 2022

New video up on our YouTube channel… an introduction to a new community art project called Elektroshibai, which is transported by our Elektrokatze bicycle. Elektroshibai is based on kamishibai (紙芝居), a form of street theatre from Japan using paper picture… Continue reading →

Category art, canada, design, education, elektrokatze, elektroshibai, events, graphics, halifax, kamishibai, life, tools

MFA Thesis Show: Portal

December 3, 2021

Portal | Sonia Chow exploring access, storytelling, dreams Interdisciplinary artist / designer Sonia Chow interrogates communication and codes, identity, tactile materials and processes. This installation sets the entry point for a series of ambiguous moments. Is this scene situated in… Continue reading →

Category architecture, art, canada, design, events, halifax, life

Pick-me-up | Splitscreen: A Love Story

February 26, 2013

Splitscreen: A Love Story. “Shot entirely on the Nokia N8 mobile phone. Winner of the Nokia Shorts competition 2011.” Sweet and beautifully edited. Just 2:25, take a breather and watch it. >> via DesignObserver >> James W Griffiths

Category art, life, pick-me-up, video Tags James W Griffiths, Love story, Nokia N8, Nokia Shorts competition 2011, Splitscreen, vimeo, winner

Urban outlaw: Magnus Walker

February 8, 2013

More reason why you should pursue the things you love… This 32-minute video introduces you to Magnus Walker, someone who’s really living the dream. He’s turned his obsession with the Porsche 911 into an enviably fulfilling profession where his craftsmanship… Continue reading →

Category design, fashion, favourites, food for thought, life, productivity, work Tags 911, custom, los angeles, magnus walker, porsche, vintage

The quick list: playing catch-up

February 6, 2013

Long stretch since the last post… For expediency’s sake, a quick list of articles worth reading (most recent on the top). SCIENCE >> National Geographic: The Bite that Heals. Scientists are unlocking the medical potential of venom / Jennifer S.… Continue reading →

Category architecture, art, cat, design, food for thought, green, life, presentation tips, science, tools, Uncategorized, work Tags adam green, alberto mugrabi, andy warhol, animal sounds, apollo robbins, bird calls, cartoonist, cats, chimamanda adichie, china, cornell, damien hirst, doodling, evolution, forks, frost flowers, genetics, german cat bomb, grandmothers, healing, homeopathy, kusama yayoi, larry gagosian, leo castelli, lynda j. barry, medical potential, neuroscience, ocean, overbite, peter zumthor, pickpocket, pots, recordings, rooftop farms, snakes, storytelling, street art, TED, toothless, venom, wildlife

The training glove: better than steroids

September 1, 2012

Stanford University biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn have created a glove which quickly cools down body temperature and speeds up the recovery time of muscle fatigue. Using the glove, the test subject went from “doing 180 pull-ups total… Continue reading →

Category food for thought, life, science Tags body temperature, cooling, dennis grahn, glove, h. craig heller, muscle fatigue, stanford university, steroids, vacuum

The casting call: JR Inside Out in HK

July 17, 2012

As 2011 TED Prize Winner, French artist JR was challenged to change the world. His response? Inside Out: a global art project transforming messages of personal identity into works of art. Well worth 24 minutes of your attention, his presentation… Continue reading →

Category art, events, food for thought, hong kong, life, photography Tags change the world, French, galerie perrotin, hong kong, inside out project, jr, photography, TED, TED Prize Winner 2011, transformation