Oct 14, 2008
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Every now and then we have a look around the worlds photographers’ work to see if there is anything new or inspiring kicking around their websites. Every now and then out of those now and thens, one really sticks out as a great and wonderful photographer. With a broad body of work which encompasses everything from people to landscapes, this time Tim Gasperak, based in San Francisco, is that stand out photographer and Everybody wanted to show you his work.
The Image shown above is one of 15 images on his website from a trip to Iceland, which is a great looking place to start with, but the manner in which Tim has captured this stunning place is quite incredible. Having looked at the landscape for years as a source of inspiration, these photos leave me with a sense of scale which is so oft lacking in many landscape shots I see.
Everybody just wanted to say well done Tim. You can see more of his work by clicking the picture above to go to his site. The four selections on show are well worth a good look around.
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Oct 14, 2008
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OK, the teapot is a little bit defunct in general terms these days due to the tea bag and our seemingly endless need to speed things up. Now I’m admittedly a bit of a tea addict (surprisingly for an Englishman, I know) and guzzling down so much of it each day means a tea pot for me it not that much use, I’ve too much to do rather than “mashing”.
But. I love this tea pot for it’s form and its simplicity and it would make me use it each time, just to see the brew forming in the water you added. The way the pot functions is also beautiful, hinged in the middle of the handle and folded back together when the water and tea are in, secured by a metal rod along the bottom of the pot.
It’s available now for between $200 and $250 depending on what you want, brushed or polished steel. If you are interested in packaging, by the way, it also comes quite beautifully packaged. Buy one online by clicking the picture above. We’re getting one, but let us know when you’re coming round for tea, cos we’ll need to buy some good stuff to use in it.
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Oct 06, 2008
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Everybody likes to track what they were doing and when things happened. It’s part of life, memories and the such like.
British designer Mark Owens has come up with this clock that prints out the time and a little blank area which allows you to write your thoughts for that particular time. Simply press the button and out prints the paper receipt, write your thoughts on it and file it, or throw it away.
Everybody wants one of these, but hooked up to the internet, and using some kind of interface linked to Twitter, we can see what people are saying at what time… mmmmm.
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Oct 06, 2008
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More than a little bit reminiscent of the posters, printed in an iridescent ink, which lit up a dark and dingey walkway under a bridge in London last year, this little piece takes the concept a stage further.
We all need a little piece of enlightenment, and now you can carry it around in your pocket. The ink is charged up by holding it in a light source for a period of time, then kept in a place where it is easily accessible, and when it is needed (trying to find the keyhole on the car door at night for example). The designers, Hyun Jin Yoon & Eun Hak Lee, have used a thin metal base which can also be folded to allow it to stand on a table like a real light bulb.
Everybody likes this, despite the pitfalls (forgetting to “charge” it up when it is sunny would be one) but one can see a real and useful application for it in everyday life.
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Oct 06, 2008
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Everybody loves a good piece of communication and once in a while a great piece comes along which demonstrates its purpose extremely well. The work of artist/photographer Chris Jordan is amazing in many ways, not least the lengths to which he goes to get a point across. His latest work is a series called “running the numbers” which illustrates a wide range of statisics from the United States in a visual manner. In the artist’s own words it is intended to remove the anesthetizing effect of statistics upon the reader and push them to think more and realise the quantities involved.
For example, the piece above is, at first glance a great replication of the wonderful work of pointilism by Georges Seurat from 1884, called ‘Un dimanche après-midi à l’Île de la Grande Jatte’ which everyone knows from many places including “Ferris Bueller’s day off”. Chris Jordan’s work from 2007 is Titled “Cans Seurat” and shows the number 106,000. Nothing too spectacular yet, but when you look closely, the piece is made from exactly that many used drinks cans and represents the number of cans consumed every 30 seconds in the USA.
Other pieces range from the number of Disposable paper cups used every 15 seconds in the US (410,000) to the number of deaths caused by guns in the US in 2004 (29,569). The pieces are all large format photographs
Everybody has been a sucker for great information design for years, but this takes it to a whole different level. Well done Chris. We want the Barbie doll print for our wall.
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