Thursday, March 12, 2009

Sliding cover?

This week I masterminded a simple pulley system to make a light dim itself. (ok, with the help of my engineer brother and the techs in the shop). Then i watched this video and it put me to shame. This home makes me think that really anything is possible.

A man in Suffolk UK built this incredible glass house, with a slide-over cover, it will blow you away! and the design is quite nice. I especially appreciate how he maintained the shape of typical Suffolk homes, and also I think the important part is that his brief wanted to have the house value the surroundings and not just be for the sake of being.

Friday, January 2, 2009

LIFE photo archive




i recently stumbled upon a really amazing resource: the LIFE photo archive. it's powered by google images, so naturally it's a recognizable format, but there are some high quality images to be found--so far my favorites are these of pablo picasso drawing with light. happy searching!