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virtual heat relief/summer fun (we’re taking a staycation) 21 Aug 2013 | 01:43 pm
photo: ploma.tumblr.com We are UP TO OUR EARS redesigning ‘improvised life’ AND creating a bunch of mind-altering new interactions for our readers. After 4 years of posting, we’re tearing things apar...
found: chic, little black dress of bungee cords 21 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Over the years, we’ve relied on bungee cords for all sorts of uses, from strapping things onto a dolly or bicycle to lashing our patio umbrella to the terrace rails during a high wind (below). Having ...
lookbook for our next project: bookshelves + murphy bed 20 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
A year or so after moving into the Harlem Laboratory, we’re finally mulling building bookshelves and horizontal Murphy bed (called wall beds these days)…like a berth in the living room. We’ve had that...
‘surrender to a logic more powerful than reason’ 20 Aug 2013 | 01:12 pm
j.g. ballard At But Does it Float we stumbled on this J.G. Ballard quote that titles an exhibition of drawings by Mark A Reynolds. We weren’t crazy about the drawings, but Ballard’s words are a gift ...
dept of tiny miracles: rainbow mountains of china 20 Aug 2013 | 12:30 am
photo: getty images These rainbow mountains seem to be the stuff of the imagination. What an inspiring groove; they’re REAL! via huffpost
why not?: bold printed toilet tissue + unusual holders 19 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
photo: david schwen Our minimalist self generally thinks classic white toilet paper is just about a perfect design. If you want to make it more graphical, stack it sideways to make a rhythm of its bl...
i qureshi’s met installation: tragedy —>hope —> growth 19 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Please enable flash to view this media. Download the flash player. (Video link here.) This afternoon Holton Rower texted: We’re at the MET on the roof. You have to see the installation. It is fu*king...
reminder: play in the sand (it’s an art material) 16 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
photo: calvin seibert As though wanting to pack in every ounce of summer, Coney Island has been host to a number of sand sculpture contests. Last Friday, arts instigator Creative Time headed back to ...
design love: bauhausian bicycle 16 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
We look at this Bauhausian bicycle and feel a visceral WANT. We love the way it looks and its moderne hecho-a-mano rusticity. Apparently it follows the principle of the golden section. Beautiful. … ...
summer collecting: improvisations for shells, stones… 16 Aug 2013 | 01:18 am
photo: susan dworski Summer vacations in the great outdoors can result in some ferocious souvenir fallout: gazillions of shells, kilos of stones, and fistfuls of feathers from unidentified birds. We ...
