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Designers:Watch - The Must-See Design & Art Documentaries.

Designers:Watch - The Must-See Design & Art Documentaries.

Dark Silence In Suburbia Tasha thehiddensouth: Tasha - Atlanta, GATasha: I’m forty-four and I’ve been in these streets since I was about sixteen. (via thehiddensouth) 123 Inspiration HUH. Astro Studios - Blog Last Friday night in the Astro Gallery we hosted the latest installment of the Bike + Design lecture series. With the help of the SF chapter of IDSA and the California College of the Arts (CCA) we set up an exploration into innovation, culture and design of Bay Area bicycle culture. Read More... The evening came to life with talks from today’s top players in the industry, Simon Fischer and Nathan Mack of Giro laid down the history and and future of bike helmets shoes and apparel. Garrett Chow of Mash SF talked of inspiration and applications of bicycles as not only functional but awesome looking pieces of machinery. Fun was made easy with help from the fine folks at New Belgium Brewing and their tasty beer. The goal of raising money for a scholarship to the CCA bike building program became a reality by adding to the $1000 Giro put up by selling raffle tickets for products generously donated from Giro, Garrett Chow, Mash SF, Coalesse, Strava and Astro. Close...

WE-DESIGNS.ORG We Are Hustlers, Designers, Architects, Art Directors, Academics, and Professionals. We are CREATIVES. 0Tweet 0Like 0pinterest 9 Qualities Of Truly Confident People Barry Rosenthal: “Found in Nature” makes artwork out of trash (PHOTOS). Barry Rosenthal Many people think of beach trash as an unfortunate eyesore. But Barry Rosenthal, who spends much of his time on beaches in gloves and knee-high boots, combing through glass, plastic, and other junk, finds artistic inspiration in what others leave behind. Rosenthal describes himself as a lifelong collector. As a child, he stocked up on baseball cards. But his main interests as a photographer are plants and other natural subjects. “I couldn't find any plants I wanted to shoot, but I started finding all this colorful stuff washed up on the beach,” Rosenthal said. Rosenthal said by arranging individual pieces of garbage into intricate collages, he’s able to give common objects more value. “I'm displaying what I find, and it's open to people’s interpretation, but there is the message of, ‘Why don't we care for things a little better? At first, Rosenthal would collect the objects, arrange them, and shoot them all on scene with a small mobile studio.

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