Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Panteón Nube
I have long been interested in the area where spirituality and Architecture meet - the notion of the Sublime and the overwhelming sense of awe one experiences when entering these spiritual spaces. Panteón Nube is Spain is a stunning example of this.
From architizer.com -
Death inspires human beings with something between mystery and fear. To die means a transition between this world and others that nobody knows. The tomb is where this transition takes place.
According to this situation, tombs should be closed forever, and their doors should never be opened. It should be impossible to open them, even if you want, so there are no handles or locks. The doors insert themselves in the walls, merging together. Therefore, the entrances are secret, just like the transits that occur inside. In fact, the façade can be only opened in a specific way, almost a combination that only the owner knows.
Inside we find a cloud that gets crossed by sunbeams: an atmospheric situation that can be found in the nature and that, linked to our cultural references of the Divine, stimulate our spiritual side. That moment gets crystallized in the abstraction of the white cloud, the end of a way that, starting from the basement ascends to the intermediate platform and goes on until the cloud’s space, where our sight gets lost in the abstract and unreal atmosphere that fills the place.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011
water-jet cut ceramic plates by Chik Design
Would love a set of these beautiful water jet cut ceramic plates to display on my wall...
Sunday, August 7, 2011
laundromat boutique
stocking brands such as supra, minti, federation, keds and monster children, laundromat is one very stylish boutique store, not only are the products uber cool, but the shops are pretty snazzy too...
Friday, August 5, 2011
cranberry milk store
look at all these pretty things I found in the cute japanese design store cranberry mik...
musical delights...
I had the wonderful experience of seeing the amazing Avalanche City play in Tauranga last night with support from Luke Thompson, what a beautiful bunch of people and amazingly talented musicians...
Take a look at this clip of Luke Thompson's song Water, of which 100% of the proceeds of sales go to providing fresh drinking water for communities around the world through the Good Trust
Directed and edited by Luke Thompson. Shot by Quinn O'Connell & Cam Neate. Colour and Post by Mark Fruish.
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Saturday, July 30, 2011
glenn ligon
I love these conceptual light installation works from artist glenn ligon... Ligon's work explores race, language, desire and identity, drawing from other works in visual arts, literature, history as well as his own life.
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