2013 – Belgrade New Media Festival. Joanne McNeil is a writer interested in the ways technology is shaping art, identity, and culture.
Born in Zürich, Andreas Gysin lives and works as graphic designer between Berlin and Lugano. Writing custom programs is part of his design process independently of the output medium. Liam Young currently lives and works in London as an independent designer, futurist, critic and curator. Liam was recently named by Blueprint magazine as one of 25 people who will change architecture and design. Lucas Werthein focuses on creative technology, physical interaction, and electronics. Memo Akten is a visual artist, director, musician and engineer working at the intersection of art and technology.
Off-the-Grid Hotel du Jour: Aire de Bardenas. Some hotels are just a little different from the rest.
A futuristic Star Wars set meets zen-like luxury getaway; it’s not your average hotel recommendation. The hotel Aire de Bardenas melts into the alien desert landscape of the Bardenas Reales natural reserve, three kilometres from the city of Navarre, Spain. Architects Mónica Rivera and Emiliano López are behind this unique retreat with twenty-two hermetic cubed rooms that appear like a mirage in the desert. There is nothing about this spartan hotel that you will have seen before; recycled wood containers line the property as wind protection for the outdoor spaces of the hotel and windows become a piece of furniture that frame the rolling desert and wind-sculpted hills. The hotel serves seasonal and locally-sourced foods in Spanish restaurant. Image via Ximo Michavila So what do you do in the middle of the desert? So what’s the damage on your waller?
Tempted to know more? 30 abandoned places that look truly beautiful. Take a tour of the world’s apparently robust supply of statues, buildings, and temples–and witness the surprising grandeur of dilapidation. 1.
Christ of the Abyss, San Fruttuoso, Italy (Italian: “Il Cristo degli Abissi”) is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus, of which the original is located in the Mediterranean Sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. It was placed in the water on 22 August 1954 at approximately 17 metres depth, and stands c. 2.5 metres tall.
Various other casts of the statue are located in other places worldwide, both underwater and in churches and museums. Via: en.www.lensart.ru 2. (Afrikaans for Coleman’s hill, German: Kolmannskuppe) is a ghost town in the Namib desert in southern Namibia, a few kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz. Via: photography.nationalgeographic.com 3. Built in Naples in 1981, the futuristic igloos seen above may not be around much longer. Via: reddit.com. 10 Inspiring Bookshops around the World. I f you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. – Henry David Thoreau Just some shops that sell books that I think are worth crossing oceans for… 27 Breathtaking Record Stores You Have To Shop At Before You Die. Serra verde express.
L'ébauchoir, resto bistro gourmand. Café of the musée Rodin. LA CONSERVERIE – Cocktails . Vins . Conserves - Nous trouver. Posiblemente una de las mejores playas de España (calas aparte) - Página 4. Casa Clementina, outside of time. Casa Clementina, in Rome, is a design-lovers’ bar where you can drink, eat and listen to music.
It is in via Clementina 9, between the Caelian and the Esquiline Hill, in Rione Monti. The lower part of this neighborhood was once called Suburra, a name derived perhaps from the Latin ‘suburbia’. The word originally meant “place outside the city” (and indeed this area used to be outside of the capital) – only later did it become the eponym of the ill-famed areas in every metropolis. Today Monti is part of the center of Rome, and as quiet locals and curious tourists roam the streets, Suburra remains only as a toponym from the past. More than a place outside the city, it now seems like a place outside of time. Sit down for some tea or an infusion, sip wine, try an aperitif or give in to cakes and cookies. December 12, 2013 Casa Clementina, outside of time Roma Via Clementina, 9 Rione Monti Map Data Map data ©2014 Google.
Casa Clementina, outside of time.