SunnyHills Japan / Kengo Kuma and Associates
This shop, specialized in selling pineapple cake (popular sweet in Taiwan), is in the shape of a bamboo basket. It is built on a joint system called “Jiigoku-Gumi,” traditional method used in Japanese wooden architecture (often observed in Shoji: vertical and cross pieces in the same width are entwined in each other to form a […]
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Funny Over Everything: Ian Karmel’s Farewell Show at the Hollywood Theatre
I love this city so much (Portland). I was already planning on moving (to Los Angeles), it’s like getting into Harvard (getting into the renowned Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal)…is like getting drafted in the first round, to use a sports metaphor. There have been moments where I felt like I don’t want […]
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Cut Food / Beth Galton and Charlotte Omnès
“Cut Food” is a photo series in which foods are shown neatly cut in half. The cut soups and beverage photos were created not with digital trickery but with gelatin trickery. The series is a collaboration between food photographer Beth Galton and food stylist Charlotte Omnès. via Laughing Squid
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Yojisan Sushi Restaurant / Dan Brunn Architecture (UPDATED)
UPDATE: We are happy to announce that Dan Brunn was nominated for the Best of Year 2012 Project, in the Hospitality: Asian Fusion category, by Interior Design Magazine, and he…WON! It was a duly deserved win as his sublime space went against some stiff competition, Toy (NYC) by Jeffrey Beers International, Se Sa Me (Hong Kong, closed) by Kinney Chan & Associates, and Uchi (ATX)...
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Drive-In feat. Kate Upton (Director’s Cut) / Racy Carl’s Jr. Commercial
Here’s the extended director’s cut of the volcanic commercial promoting the Carl’s Jr. Southwest Patty Melt
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The CUBE / Electrolux
The Cube by Electrolux is a wondeful example of temporary, parasitic architecture. This compact structure houses a culinary experience conceptualized by Electrolux. It was developed and managed by Absolute Blue and designed by Park Associati. Designed to be placed in unexpected and dramatic European locations, it was launched in Brussels on April 1, 2011, where it sat atop of […]
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