Sofie Ladefoged was
responsible for rebuilding and furnishing Det Glade Van'vid,
a concept restaurant with seating for 90-100 guests, located the former fish
auction on the old marina, overlooking the Aarhus
harbour. Sofie Ladefoged transformed the restaurant into an elegant and
complete concept restaurant.
Much attention has been given
to detail, materials and consistency. The exterior of the building is a facade
with black cladding and this motif has been continued into the interior, where
narrower vertical black cladding defines the room and adjusts it to human
scale. Wood is used throughout as a characteristic feature to give a tactile
quality and an intimate atmosphere. From the solid oak cladding in the hallway,
to the light and contemporary sturdy oak cloakroom, to the buffet and cafe
tables, all also designed by Sofie Ladefoged.
Brass, concrete and leather
have been also used. Brass is used in the 37 Tom Dixon lamps that hang in a
grid from the ceiling, around the harbor facing window and in the Vola fixtures
on the buffets and in the restrooms. The mirrors are bronze coloured with
concealed lighting and all visible screws are brass or painted black.
Leather is a warm, soft and
comfortable material that wears beautifully with age. The bench seat around the
walls of the restaurant has leather padding and the cloakroom has hand-made
leather coat hangers. The restaurant floor is made of concrete with a smooth
gray-brown epoxy surface, it's appearance extends the ocean view just outside
the windows. Conversion of the restaurant is a well-designed work that takes
its expression from the 1960s and combines it with minimalism and a thorough
knowledge of carefully chosen materials.
Naut
make universal pieces of furniture that can be used for many years to come.Archetypal furniture
made of natural materials,that have been
used since ancient times, to be loved for even more. In their own words
: “We stick to the natural materials and to the
handmade approach.Simple and highly
adaptable.The resulting furniture can be
used for many years in the rugged, without being affected by changing norms.An exploration in the timeless living space”.
The archetypal take on
classic designs that cannot be taken out of fashion. Simple shapes and
everlasting materials. Handmade, manufactured one-by-one by skilled craftsmen. “Fairwood”
ash is predominately used. Linseed Oil is employed, without harming the
original texture of the solid wood, to enjoy natural aging. Ultimately,
furniture size is selected to suit your living environment.
The house is in a quiet
cottage area on the island near the town of Møn, facing the
Baltic sea expanse in Denmark.
One of the characteristic
elements are the floor-to-ceiling sliding windows which open out onto the breathtaking
natural surroundings. In summer the landscape becomes part of the house, and in
winter you can enjoy the cosy warmth of the wood stove while looking out into
the fields. The sloping roof makes room for another bedroom, while in areas it
is left free, to realise a high and broad living space. At the heart of each
house is a sauna, connected to the outside, in which you can enjoy the relaxing
and therapeutic Nordic tradition.
Jan Henrik Jansen, a German
architect living in Copenhagen,
designed and built the house in his spare time (well, he actually built two
houses, with different architectural form). Now both are offered as rented
holiday accommodation. Find more info here and here.
30-Second
Bunnies Theatre is an original and Webby Award-winning Flash cartoon series
featuring films re-enacted by anthropomorphic animated bunnies in 30 seconds.
The series is produced by Angry Alien
Productions. The series debuted in 2004, when website creator Jennifer
Shiman was looking to create a funny web series. She created a version of The
Exorcist, re-enacted by animated bunnies in only 30 seconds. It was a huge hit,
prompting Shiman and company to create more "30 second bunny movies".
The clips set here, are for sampling reasons. For the full gallery visit Angry Alien Productions.
Some words from Shiman’s bio : “I've been drawing
since 1976 or thereabouts. I have an undergraduate degree in International
Business and a graduate degree in Media Studies. After grad school, I took a
sabbatical while working part-time to make my first animated short. I started
my sole proprietorship Angry Alien Productions in 1998 in order to earn income
through more creative projects”.
In
2005, the "bunny troupe" was commissioned by Starz! to make new
shorts. Each Starz-commissioned re-enactment has premiered on Starz on Demand
as well as Starz Ticket before moving online. The series take on Star Wars was
also featured on CNN on April 16, 2006. 30-Second
Bunnies Theatre has won in 2008 two Webby Awards for Online Film and
Video/Animation, plus the People's Voice award in that category. For a full
list of clips check out the Wikipedia entry here. For online viewing on
Starz go here.
Over a year ago, Ιcame across what initially looked like a typography work. Alas, you only
need to read, only to realise the impact that carefully arranged words can
have. The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of
intention, creativity, passion, and community. And that basically is an
introduction. You can leave the rest to your mind, emotion and experiences. It
helps though to watch the short movie offered further below.
In 2009 two brothers and a
friend started a small company Holstee,
with a view towards producing clothing and lifestyle products with a twist.
Apart from upcycled, those were were to be full-lifecycle conscious or friendly
products. They started with a tshirt , then their wallet came, etc. Our mention
though here, is not for their products, but for their manifesto.
The LifeCycle Film came about
as a desire to bring the energy and passion behind the Manifesto to life
through biking that they love. This Film is a celebration. It is a celebration
of gatherings, of diversity, of life, and of the beauty of shared experience.
This message that has since been shared over 500,000 times and viewed over 60
million times online, in all its forms, as Holstee say "has confirmed for
us that with genuine positive intentions, anything is possible".
If you are into closely
following directions then these visualisations may give you an idea of what to
wear, and when, as well as what not to wear. Honestly however, personal style
is … well personal, and thruthfully, apart from some general pointers that you
could follow, there is no absolute in what you wear or how you mix and match.
This is why it is called a "personal" style.
Hence, the visualizations
offered below, are more for ENTERTAINMENT purposes, than actual
"commandments". Look through them and have a smile. Some of what you
will read you will find OK and applicable, others are just for laughs.
First is s "50 Mistakes
Dudes Make While Getting Dressed", from Complex
magazine. Their wording "It's not just clothes that make the man, it's
knowing the rules well, and then choosing which ones you want to break. Not all
of these tips will work across all body types, but we're sure you'll be a
better-dressed guy after looking at this than if you had never come across it
at all. It's a tough world out there, so we might as well look impeccable while
surviving in it." Pretty long list, but nicely visualized.
Dead simple suit and shoes
pairing guide. Does not say anything about the socks. Pair wisely.
Color match what you wear
with your complexion
Primer’s Visual Guide to
Understanding Common Suit Features, available here.
Concise and precise.
Again from Complex
magazine, we get this Infographic "Which Men's Style Blog Should You Be
Reading?" And if you need the URL for your results. They offer also a
handy link list, should you decide to browse more.
Ever wondered the difference
between open and closed lacing? How about the etiquette when it comes to shoe
embellishments? Or if you should really match your socks with your trousers?
From boat shoes to bluchers and monk straps to moccasins, become fluent in the
language of footwear with The Discerning Gentleman’s Guide to Shoes. Read more
Paolo
Pedertsini was born in 1981 somewhere in Northern Italy, and now lives in Pittsburgh and has taught at CarnegieMellonUniversity.Somewhere during this simple
biography, Paolo opened the La
Molleindustria site, creating
games on social and critical topics. Pretty rare you may think, but each time a
game was released it stroke a perfect hit in various pain centers of this
modern world. In his own words : "Since
2003 we produced homeopathic remedies to the idiocy of mainstream entertainment
in the form of free, short-form, online games. Our products range from
satirical business simulations (McDonald’s Video game, Oiligarchy) to
meditations on labor and alienation (Every day the same dream, Tuboflex,
Unmanned), from playable theories (the Free Culture Game, Leaky World) to
politically incorrect pseudo-games (Orgasm Simulator, Operation: Pedopriest)."
In June 2007 the game Operazione:
Pretofilia (Operation: Pedopriest), inspired by the controversial BBC
documentary Sex Crimes and the Vatican, was removed from the site after a point
of order in the Italian Parliament called "Countermeasures to the religions'
offences". In April 2009, Molleindustria initially bowed to complaints
from the Organisation of the Islamic Conference by removing Faith Fighter from
their site, but later put up a new version that gives the player the choice
between a full and a censored version. Molleindustria has later started
producing a sequel that promotes religious pluralism and tolerance. Both games
have since been put back on the website. In September 2011, Molleindustria
released a game entitled Phone Story for smartphones that was promptly banned
from the Apple iTunes Phone Story focused on what Molleindustira called the
"dark side" of smartphone manufacturing. When Apple banned the game
Molleindustria released the game for the Android market. All the funds raised
from the game were donated. The game is now available for free online. [1]
If dogs run free is a bar on in Vienna's 6th district
co-owned by an actress, a restaurateur, a graphic designer, and two architects.
The bar was conceived as a neighborhood watering hole; a place where students,
neighbors, and the after-work crowd get together to enjoy a good drink. The
name, like the space itself, is meant to invite fantasy, although highly
reminiscent of Bob Dylan’s song. The generously proportioned 80m2 space is
modeled after a black box theater with the main focus on the ceiling plane
rather than on an actual stage.
In addition to its function
as a bar, the owners wanted to provide a space where people have access to new
ideas in art and design outside the traditional context of a gallery or the
academy. The ceiling plane is reserved for artists and designers to create site
specific installations intended as annual fixtures revolving around the theme
Mensch und Natur. Local architects Gregorio
S. Lubroth and Chieh-shu Tzou took over the design work.
The first installation was
designed and built by the owners. It describes an inverted mountain landscape
through the manipulation of a single geometric tile. The patchwork of tiles
shift in tone creating two interwoven color gradients. The landscape is
multiplied by mirrors attached to the wall behind the bar counter. Below the
ceiling, dark, unadorned surfaces are used to emphasize the presence of the ceiling
installation. The walls are spackled with a blend of plaster and black house
paint. The floor is poured asphalt. All furnishings are a mixture of steel,
black MDF boards, and dark, stained oak. The lighting is a flexible system of
stage spots and construction strobes.
Sel et Gras is French for
Salt and Fat which is the first indication that this isn’t your typical French
restaurant. Sel et Gras is here to buck the
system, making you surrender all of your preconceived notions with stuffy
French food, and roll up your sleeves for some bold and flavorful dishes.
This particular restaurant
rightfully contests the title of the smallest fully equipped restaurant in ManhattanNY. Boasting 14 tables, it can
accommodate roughly 32 people.The dining room is covered in graffiti and filled with
aluminum chairs. The menu features mostly French cuisine dishes, with soups,
tartes, oysters and croquettes, being some amongst them.
Oligarchy is a form of power
structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These
people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, military
control or corporate ties. Oligarchy should not be associated always as a rule
by wealth (the appropriate term for that being plutocracy), although wealth is
a common distinguishing factor. Oligarchs can simply be a privileged group, and
do not have to be connected by bloodlines as in a monarchy [1]
Definitions
Corporate oligarchy is a form
of power, governmental or operational, where such power effectively rests with
a small, elite group of inside individuals, sometimes from a small group of
educational institutions, or influential economic entities or devices, such as
banks, media producers and broadcasters, commercial entities, lobbyists that
act in complicity with, or at the whim of the oligarchy, often with little or
no regard for constitutionally protected prerogative. Monopolies are sometimes
granted to state-controlled entities, such as the Royal Charter granted to the
East India Company, or privileged bargaining rights to unions (labor
monopolies) with very partisan political interests. Today's multinational
corporations function as corporate oligarchies with influence over
democratically elected officials. The severity of the effect increases as
corporations transcend the national borders and become transnationals.
Corporatocracy is a term used
to suggest an economic and political system controlled by corporations or
corporate interests. The term was used by author John Perkins in his 2004 book "Confessions
of an Economic Hit Man", where he described corporatocracy as a collective
composed of corporations, banks, and governments. This collective is known as
what author C. Wright Mills would call the "Power Elite". The Power
Elite are wealthy individuals who hold prominent positions in Corporatocracies.
These individuals control the process of determining society's economic and
political policies. [2]
Corporate America et al.
Interlocking directorates (defined
as the linkages among corporations created by individuals who sit on two or
more corporate boards) have been a source of research attention since the
Progressive Era at the turn of the 20th century. Today corporate interlocks are
analyzed with bigger databases and sophisticated network programs. And the idea
that the few dominate the many will not come as news to those gathered either
to "occupy wall street" or to "occupy everywhere". But up
until these current days it has been more or less a "conspiracy
theory" level event, that a few corporations could control the global
market and essentially the world.
An organised study led by S.
Vitali of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, showed that out of over 43,000
transnational corporations (TNCs), relatively few control almost 80% of the
global economy. The team found a core of 1318 companies (mostly financial
services companies) with an average of 20 control links each amongst
themselves. These 1318 companies represent only 0.7% of the TNCs but 18.7% of
the revenue of all TNCs. When one adds in the 59.8% of the revenues from
companies on the wing of the bow-tie controlled by those in the knot, these
companies control almost 80% of the global economy. And to top that, "4/10
of the control over the economic value of TNCs in the world is held, via a
complicated web of ownership relations, by a group of 147 TNCs in the core,
which has almost full control over itself." [3], [4]
An article back in 2005 by
G.W. Domhoff concluded that : "… many corporate leaders don't just sit at
their home corporation attending to their own business. Through meeting
together on boards of directors, those who are interlocking directors develop
social cohesion and shared perspectives to go with their economic power bases.
This is why such people are the core of the leadership group for the upper
class and the corporate community, which I call the power elite. However, we
should not make too much out of the exact shape of the interlock network at any
given moment because too much can change when the corporate network is no
longer made up strictly of owners and financiers who are using their
directorships to coordinate their economic interests." [5]
The truth is that by opting
out the facts that individuals tend to band together and to the strongest
leaders, and simply that oligarchy has been a most successful model in
accumulating wealth and exerting power control all along since the Ancient
days, which logically points us towards the reasons why we see such corporate
concentration, we are in danger of literally masking a real stability risk for
the global economy, with an illuminati-global-conspiracy-type-hollywood-drama-thriller,
and end up with a mere witch hunt, which in turn will only be a very convenient
down rating of the whole issue.
"About 2400 years ago a
Greek general named Pericles stood before an Athens audience and proclaimed, "We are
called a democracy, for the administration is in the hands of the many and not
the few, with equal justice to all alike in their private dispute." Let
this current Greek crisis serve as a reminder to all of us that democracy is
under attack today. It will only survive if you and I (the People) insist on governments that are "in the hands of the many and not the few."
[7]
As corporations become
increasingly interdependent, and their workings and influence globally
coordinated, some do try to navigate the apparent endless maze.
LittleSis is a project of Public
Accountability Initiative, a 501(c)3 organization focused on corporate and
government accountability that receives financial support from the Sunlight
Foundation, Harnisch Foundation, and Elbaz Family Foundation, and benefit from
free software written by the open source community. Their work focuses on bringing
transparency to influential social networks by tracking the key relationships
of politicians, business leaders, lobbyists, financiers, and their affiliated
institutions.
LittleSis features
interlinked profiles of powerful individuals and organizations in the public
and private sectors. Profiles detail a wealth of information vital to any investigation
of the ways power and money guide the formulation of public policy, from board
memberships to campaign contributions, old school ties to government contracts.
The site currently offers profiles of 79884 people and 27169 organizations in
varying stages of completion. These include, but are not limited to:
Politicians: members of Congress since
1979, governors since 1974, Bush and Obama administration officials.
Business people: Fortune 1000 executives and
directors, members of the Forbes 400.
Lobbyists who have lobbied on behalf of Fortune 1000
companies.
Government bodies: US House & Senate;
agencies ranging from the Department of Defense to the IRS.
Businesses: Fortune 1000 companies,
lobbying firms, top law firms, and other private companies.
Non-profits such as foundations, think
tanks, and political organizations.
LittleSis offers some data
about these people and organizations themselves, but it's focus is on the
relationships between them. There are currently 475186 relationships linking entities
profiled in the database.
They Rule aims to provide a glimpse of some
of the relationships of the US
ruling class. It takes as its focus the boards of some of the most powerful U.S. companies,
which share many of the same directors. Some individuals sit on 5, 6 or 7 of
the top 1000 companies. It allows users to browse through these interlocking
directories and run searches on the boards and companies. A user can save a map
of connections complete with their annotations and email links to these maps to
others. They Rule is a starting point for research about these powerful
individuals and corporations. They Rule is an online tool where you can map and
visualize board interlocks. You can look up specific people or simply play
around and click to see various interlocks.
Extras Some interesting information related to the subject herein, either
directly or as a "spin-off", that I didn't want to include in the
main body.
Time stamps for this interview :
0:00:10 Defining the Corporatocracy, the revolving
door policy
0:04:00 Defining an Economic Hitman, creating a global
empire
0:06:25 The assassination of Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán,
President of Guatemala
0:07:50 The assassination of Jaime Roldós Aguilera,
President of Ecuador
0:11:20 The assassination of Salvador Allende,
President of Chile
0:13:20 The assassination of Omar Torrijos, President
of Panama
0:16:00 Killing Manuel Noriega (Panama)
together with 2000 civilians
0:20:35 Replacing Mohammad Mosaddegh (President of
Iran) with a dictator
0:23:20 Hugo Chavez (President of Venezuela) as key
figure for a democratic revolution
0:27:15 Saddam Hussein (President of Irak), Military
as the last option
0:30:30 The "divide and conquer"-principle,
chaos as a tool, Africa
0:34:25 Causality, Problems resulting from destoying
the economies of poor countries
0:36:00 Top military people don't want war,
corporations want war
0:37:25 Desperate people : "Guerillas",
"communists", "terrorists"
0:43:50 Replacing the Gold Standard with the Oil
Standard
0:48:00 Energy and consumption, oil as an instrument
of control
0:51:40 Reflections, transforming the empire
0:54:20 Greed as a measure of "success",
maximizing profit at any cost
0:58:25 Sustainability - Absurd question : Should we
become sustainable ?
1:02:00 Fate of Coincidence, how to react to
coincidence, future generations
1:04:45 Change - How to make the world a better place
?
1:08:15 End of interview
Oiligarchy is a playable
commentary on the oil industry. The player takes the role of an “oiligarch”
managing the extraction business in the homeland and overseas and lobbies the
government to keep the carbon-fossil based economy as profitable as possible. Now
you can be the protagonist of the petroleum era. Explore and drill around the
world, corrupt politicians, stop alternative energies and increase the oil
addiction. Be sure to have fun before the resources begin to deplete !
The average CEO pay of
companies in the S&P 500 Index rose to $12.94 million in 2011. Overall, the
average level of CEO pay in the S&P 500 Index increased 13.9 percent in
2011, following a 22.8 percent increase in CEO pay in 2010. CEOs supposedly
deserve all this money for increasing shareholder value. Runaway CEO pay is one
reason why income inequality is growing in the United States. A Congressional
Budget Office report found that inequality has risen dramatically, with the top
1 percent receiving most of the income growth between 1979 and 2007. [6]
Since 1950, the average
American consumes 6 times more energy and carries 24 times more personal debt.
He uses 3 times more living space, but still doesn’t have enough room to store
his stuff, a fact made clear by a 22B USD personal storage industry. Despite this
excess (or perhaps because of it), we find ourselves no happier than we were 60
years ago. Most of us realize it’s relationships and experiences–not
possessions–that make us happy. Why don’t we design our homes, products and
lifestyles accordingly? [1]
LifeEdited is answering those questions
directly. It started in 2009 when Graham Hill, founder of Treehugger.com,
launched a competition to design his compact New York City apartment. Living in New York City isn't all
adventure and dynamism. Unless you are really wealthy, you would probably have
to settle for a living space that ends up cramped and cluttered. The resulting
work from Hill's competition was a constantly evolving space, making it into a
living embodiment of the ‘edited’ lifestyle. Following Hill’s popular TED talk
about the apartment, he realized he wasn’t the only one craving a better,
simpler life.
When you walk in, you
encounter what is, at first glance, a small studio apartment. Within that cube
are actually 8 functional spaces. The living room and office become the bedroom
with a tug of a bookshelf. Open one of the closets and you'll find 10 stackable
chairs that go around a telescopic dining table for large dinner parties. An
entire guest room with bunk-beds and a closet is revealed behind a wall that
slides out on tracks. And of course, a well-equipped kitchen and bathroom
await. For the full set of photos go here.
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