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Everything we use has a purpose and process – both of which go largely unseen by society. What we do see are the products we need to carry out daily activities, usually bought from a store conveniently nearby. Since the development of mechanization during the Industrial Revolution, manufacturing these items has become facilitated by the maximization of production capacity.
New Zealand-based photographer Derek Henderson captures the distinctive architecture and natural beauty of the Saffire spa situated 125km northeast of Hobart in Tasmania’s Freycinet National Park (named after the French navigator who founded the site in 1916). Dispel the January blues by celebrating the beauty, optimism and ritzy lifestyle associated with the swimming pools of Southern California, in this series of iconic photographs featuring the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Richard Gere. Marking the festival of lights, Ben Murphy’s still lifes of schmaltzed radishes, bagels and half-sour pickles set amid rarefied tableware are inspired by English restaurateur Russell Norman’s newest endeavor, Mishkin’s. A charming homage to the vanishing world of London’s east end cafes of the 30s and 40s, Norman’s “kind-of Jewish deli with cocktails” mixes in themes from New York’s Lower East Side.
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History of architecture starts when first time men though to build beautifully. A building without beauty is merely a structure, not an art. Utilitarian considerations of a building, stability and strength are works of engineers. It’s the work of architects to add the beauty to it. Architecture is actually an art which guides us to harmonize in a building both the beauty and utility requirements of a building. Architecture stands at top in the category of useful arts.On Thursday evening Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist spoke at the New York Public Library with NYPL Live Director Paul Holdengräber . After an introduction by Holdengräber, Koolhaas and Obrist gave brief presentations on their book Project Japan: Metabolism Talks . The three then engaged in a conversation that focused on the book, but which meandered into other territory, such as manifestos, film, libraries, and the act of interviewing itself -- Obrist is known for his marathon interview sessions held at the Serpentine Gallery , where he is Co-Director. Below is a transcript of a small portion of the conversation after a brief recap of the presentations. The evening reached nearly two hours from when I turned on my recorder to when I hit the stop button. [Celeste Bartos Forum | Photograph by Jori Klein]
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If you feel there’s something that can be done to bring your living space closer to nature, don’t hesitate! Besides, there’s really no need to justify placing a woodland mural in your bathroom . Just take note and reflect: It brings the nature closer than anything else, it’s always green and it doesn’t need watering! (the mural is a classic Surface View mural)
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Project Team: Paul Diederen, Irene Horvers, Fabianne Riolo, Cyriel Heemels, Edgar Claassen, Ronald Van, Aggelen, Susanne Tissen, Annemiek Bergman.
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