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Modern Day Fashionistas - Sophie Griotto (15 illustrations)

Born in Alès, France in 1975, Sophie Griotto's work is inspired by the modern-day urban woman. Using pencils and pastel crayons, she creates beautifully feminine images through fashion illustrations and story-boards.…

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Added by Eugene on April 2, 2009 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Kate Moss Launches Topshop in NYC!

As many of you know by now, I love stylish clothes at reasonable prices. That's why I'm screaming Hallelujah today for Topshop's big, grand US opening in NYC!



Topshop isn't Forever 21 cheap, think of it more like the funkier and cooler older sister to H&M. It's a London phenomenon led by Sir Philip Green who so wisely plucked Kate Moss from cocaine… Continue

Added by alice on April 2, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Bright and Bold Art - Janine Rewell (8 Total)

Women and Electronics

The bright geometric shapes...the fresh, colorful details! Janine Rewell is a graphic designer and illustrator from Helsinki, Finland. Her work has been influenced from the Finnish culture surrounding her. As she states, "Pure forms have their history in Scandinavian design, while the ornateness of elements comes from Slavic culture. I… Continue

Added by alice on April 20, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

A Modern, Green, Underground Family Fun House (8 Photos)

British architect Alex Michaelis created an modern, eco-friendly home for him, his wife and his three kids in London. The subterranean fun house was made with his kids in mind; it has everything from a slide to an indoor pool and rock climbing wall. If that's not enough, they also have a foosball table and giant bean bags.



"Everyone in the family was involved… Continue

Added by alice on April 21, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

The 10 Best "Keep Calm and Carry On" Parodies

Hammer Time!

What happens when you take a well known saying and make it your own? You come up with these clever Keep Calm and Carry On parodies. Enjoy!…

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Added by alice on April 29, 2009 at 6:58pm — 1 Comment

The Met Ball: FAIL!



Madonna in Louis Vuitton, insists divorce has had no emotional effects on her at all. Also, insists she can now fly, thanks to happy thoughts.



"Don't take it seriously," They say. "It's just fashion." A few stars at the May 4 annual Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City took the saying to heart and tried their darnest to look ... what's the opposite of serious? Funny?



We call this one: "Holy Fruitcake! This is Actually… Continue

Added by PANDA JU on May 5, 2009 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

XIV: Here Comes the Hippest Happy Hour in Hollywood

If you haven't checked out Michael Mina's beautiful restaurant, XIV in West Hollywood, now is the time. The Philippe Starck-designed restaurant is now offering happy hour with cocktails, appetizers and even valet parking for a reasonable $6. Appetizers include Kobe beef slider burgers, lobster corn dogs and truffle oil popcorn.



The event, called 6iv on… Continue

Added by alice on May 19, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

@HyattConcierge Launches: The First Global, 24/7 Concierge Service on Twitter

Hyatt Hotels CEO Mark Hoplamazian's just announced HyattConceirge, the very first global 24/7 concierge service by a hotel.

Through HyattConcierge, Hyatt's skilled guest service professionals will respond to guests’ questions, needs and concerns, any time, any place, through Twitter - before, during and after their stay.



As Hoplamazian states,… Continue

Added by alice on May 19, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Music and Spiritual Practice - An Overview of Poligraf (part 2)



(Buddha the Conqueror by Nicholas Roerich)

Buddhism has been an essential part of my life since the mid-90s.



The adventure began when I stumbled upon a feature in an encyclopedic dictionary that highlighted the Four Noble Truths. That finding immediately sparked my curiosity and a few days later I was buying a copy… Continue

Added by Christopher Stewart on May 19, 2009 at 3:27pm — No Comments

EyeStop: A Futuristic Bus Stop is Here (4 Photos)

I'm super psyched about this futuristic bus stop MIT architects and engineers have created called the EyeStop. It's an interactive bus stop designed for the city of Florence. Using state of the art technologies, riders will be able to plan bus trips using interactive maps, plan a bus trip on an interactive map, exchange community‐relevant information on a digital message board, surf the web, monitor their real time exposure to pollutants and use their… Continue

Added by alice on May 22, 2009 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Modern Architecture - Blossoming Dubai (5 pics)

Designed to resemble a blossoming flower, Greek architecture firm Petra Architects recently submitted "Blossoming Dubai" to the Zaabeel Park Tall Emblem Structure Competition.



The tower is equipped with two elevators that run on spiral rails which turn 135 degrees and ascend 450 feet (138 meters). The lifts ascend from the lower ground floor (where the visitors… Continue

Added by Eugene on May 22, 2009 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Data Visualization - The Obama Inauguration



The MIT SENSEable City Lab has created some very interesting visualizations of mobile phone call activity around the inauguration of President Obama. The one above is called "The City" and shows cell phone calls from Washington DC before, during, and after the inauguration. The upper graphic shows the State the cell phone is registered in and the bottom graphic is a map of Washington DC showing the location the calls were made from. Height above the map represents the… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on May 27, 2009 at 4:58am — No Comments

Cool Gadget of today: The Chumby. (Hint for the moms reading, father's day is coming...)

Ok so I feel there's a lack of gadget content on the MET. So today I'm gonna present one of my favorite one (and god knows I'm a gadget freak !!): the Chumby.

What's that thing with that funky name ??

Well that's an adorable little box, super design and sexy. It's squishy all around and made of leather (different colors) and plastic. No button apparent. The only way to interfere with it is by pressing on its top (equivalent to home button on… Continue

Added by FrenchyDave on May 28, 2009 at 11:32am — 2 Comments

Modern Architecture - The World's Tallest Leaning Tower: Abu Dhabi (4 pics)

Construction has reached the half way point for Capital Gate, an iconic leaning building in Abu Dhabi, designed by New York firm RMJM Architects. Built to be the most inclined tower in the world, the 35 story, gravity-defying feature tower will lean westward 18 degrees, 4 times as far as the Leaning Tower of Pisa which currently leans 3.97 degrees.



The halfway… Continue

Added by Eugene on May 30, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Modern Architecture - The Tower with Fingers: Costa Rica



Is this building flicking you off? It's possible. Rising above the skyline of San Jose in Costa Rica, this mixed use tower by Spanish firm Moho Architects will be a new landmark, providing crucial amenities for the city.



The tower offers an ideal model of sustainable urban living by reducing reliance on transport and balancing energy consumption. Key to…

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Added by Eugene on June 22, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Modern Architecture - Japanese Firm's Sexy Black House



Check out this sleek, sexy house designed by Japanese firm FORM / Kouichi Kimura Architects. With a black exterior and white courtyard, it's no surprise that the interior is full of contrast with both light and dark rooms. Although the house doesn't look too big in size, I like how they set up the space to make it look spacious and clean.



I'm really…

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Added by Eugene on June 23, 2009 at 11:30am — 7 Comments

The Tent From the Future Looks Like a Giant, Glowing Snail

They had me at wireless internet signal. Really they did. The Orange Solar Concept Tent you are seeing uses cutting edge eco-energy technology that allows campers to keep in touch and power their essential camping gadgets. How does it capture the sun's energy? The tent has specially coated solar threads that are webbed into conventional fabric. What other modern… Continue

Added by alice on June 24, 2009 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

The Hotel on Rivington - Lower East Side, NYC ( 11 Pics)

THOR is the epitome of sleek, modern and sexy high-fashion hotels (in both design and clientele), and one of the hottest spots in the Lower East Side. I've been there on multiple occasions for its lounge and nightlife. You walk in and you’ll feel like a celebrity—there is even a red-carpet waiting for you (literally). All of the walls are floor-to-ceiling glass, which means breathtaking…

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Added by Joanna Lin on June 26, 2009 at 5:00pm — 6 Comments

Modern Architecture - UK Pavilion: Shanghai Expo 2010





British designer Thomas Heatherwick recently released images of his updated design for the UK pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010. Awarded the commission in September 2007, Heatherwick has come up with a new six-storey pavilion under the theme "Better City, Better Life" that will dramatically demonstrate the creativity and innovation of the UK.



The structure…

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Added by Eugene on July 1, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

The Official Posters of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic AND Paralympic Winter Games

The official poster of the 2010 Olympics has just been released. The maple leaf will be the face of the official games because it is one of Canada’s most widely recognized symbols. Instead of the standard rustic red, this maple leaf is in wintery shades of blue and vibrant greens.



Cropped within the shape of a maple leaf, the bold Vancouver 2010 graphics are… Continue

Added by alice on July 1, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

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