Contributions of the group STYLE & "DESIGN"

Youngest castle in England

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:20:40 +0000

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Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, England. Based on the design of famous achitect Edwin Lutyens, it was constructed 1911-1930, and due to the economic downturn, shrinked to a third of the original design.

It was the last castle to be built in England, albeit a very weird one - as you can see. With cranes and scaffolding you get mixed feelings when visiting it. A concrete construction with traditional shapes, nice art deco parts combined with something of an English aristocratic Disneyland. A weird one, but remarkable and rather unique.

More info: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/castle-drogo

Ride

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 04:45:47 +0000

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hey edna, let's go out.
where to, stanley?
I just wanna hit the road.
ok. . . uh, in this?
sure. why not?
I dunno. it's giving me a weird feeling.
whaddya mean?
kinda. . . creeping me out.
don't be silly. by the way, her name's Christine.
that does it. I'm out.
you sure?
totally.
ok, but don't let her hear that.
serious?
I definitely recommend against it.

Happy New Year 2022 (with Barbara)

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 22:05:06 +0000

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We liked the gardes very much, and appreciated we could see also such sculpture masterpieces. Two bronze sculptures by the sculptor Barbara Hepworth can be found set within the grounds of the Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. The bronze sculptures include this 2,43m tall Rock Form (Porthcurno) made in 1964 and another 1.9m tall Form (Gloria) made in 1958. In typical Hepworth style, these are abstract works in natural shape forms. The bronzes had been on permanent loan to the gardens from the artist’s estate and displayed there since 1976, shortly after the death of Hepworth at age 72. Inverleith House, the gallery situated inside the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh, was originally the home of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art from 1960- 1984. Hepworth’s two sculptures were officially acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland in 2013 and remain in the gardens permanently.

Photo by Libusa

Eisblumen - Vorhang

nobody@ipernity.com (aNNa schramm) — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 15:56:58 +0000

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.. ... auf der Windschutzscheibe meines Autos, wie Federn ..

Infinity Room

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:22:23 +0000

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Step into infinite space

Tate presents a rare chance to experience two of Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Rooms. These immersive installations transport you into Kusama’s unique vision of endless reflections.

Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life is one of Kusama’s largest installations to date and was made for her 2012 retrospective at Tate Modern. It is shown alongside Chandelier of Grief, a room which creates the illusion of a boundless universe of rotating crystal chandeliers.

A small presentation of photographs and moving image – some on display for the first time – provides historical context for the global phenomenon that Kusama’s mirrored rooms have become today.

Born in 1929 in Matsumoto, Japan, Kusama came to international attention in 1960s New York for a wide-ranging creative practice that has encompassed installation, painting, sculpture, fashion design and writing. Since the 1970s she has lived in Tokyo, where she continues to work prolifically and to international acclaim.

www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/yayoi-kusama-infinity-mirror-rooms

An object from Space

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 06:01:00 +0000

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Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen {1873 – 1950) was a Finnish-American architect known for his work with art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. In 1925 George Gough Booth asked him to design the campus of Cranbrook Educational Community, intended to be an American equivalent to the Bauhaus. Saarinen taught there and became president of the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1932.

In c. 1929–34, Eliel Saarinen was produced in product design for the Wilcox Silver Plate Co. / International Silver Company in Meriden, CT. His iconic tea urn (c. 1934) was first exhibited in 1934–35 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Over the years, the tea urn has been widely exhibited, including in St. Louis Modern (2015–16) at the St Louis Art Museum, Cranbrook Goes to the Movies: Films and Their Objects, 1925–1975 at the Cranbrook Art Museum (2014–15), and in 2005–07, in the touring exhibition Modernism in American Silver:

In 1951–52, the tea urn was featured in the Eliel Saarinen Memorial Exhibition which travelled to multiple venues across the United States. In addition to Cranbrook, the Dallas Museum and the St Louis Museum, The British Museum in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art also hold tea urn-related Eliel Saarinen designs.

ES - Figueres - Teatre-Museu Dalí

nobody@ipernity.com (Marco F. Delminho) — Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:59:44 +0000

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nobody@ipernity.com (polytropos) — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:33:00 +0000

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Mogno – Chiesa di San Giovanni Battisto – HWW !

► San Giovanni Battisto (Mario Botta, 1996)

(46.43060, 08.66335); [100°] – swisstopo map

Concrete and soap

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:29:44 +0000

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London South Bank

This is a boutique hotel

nobody@ipernity.com (m̌ ḫ) — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 14:12:54 +0000

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Club Villa, located in the heart of Bentota, one of the most sought after destinations in Sri Lanka is known for its distinctive offerings. Designed by Geoffrey Bawa, a world-renowned name in creating simple yet elegant living styles, this property creates the ideal home-away from home stays. From the architecture design to the services, the team Club Villa only pursue to offer the best experience of warm hospitality that Sri Lankans are famed for.

www.clubvillabentota.com

Green Jug at Sunset ...

nobody@ipernity.com (Guydel) — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 21:50:35 +0000

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... encore et encore ... la collection se précise !!! Cette carafe très provençale possède même une "bulle" intérieure pour mettre les glaçons !!! Génial pour le pastis !!!
www.guydel.fr

Dark Matter

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 15:05:10 +0000

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hello lord. didn't expect to find you in here.
just cleaning out a few old relics, archangel.
things do tend to pile up, don't they. what do you have there?
oh, just something I played around with a while ago. I was going to unleash it on earthlings, actually, for failing miserably to make good use of the gifts I've given them.
it's kind of fierce looking. what would it have done?
well, quite simply, it would have rained death, destruction and chaos on earth, I should think.
did you change your mind?
well, for awhile there I had hoped humans would evolve into a higher species. worthy of my efforts on their behalf.
a higher species? you don't mean. . .
yes. hippies. my best work. it looked like things were improving.
too bad they didn't last.
indeed. so, I've taken a new interest in this. . . fascinating creature. I think I'll let it loose on humans after all.
and then what, lord?
well, to put it mildly, then the proverbial shit will hit the proverbial fan.
sounds like that might be fun.
between us celestial beings, archangel. . .
yes,lord?
having fun is what it's all about.

Mindless Entertainment

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:21:46 +0000

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whaddya wanna do, eddie?
I dunno, joey. wadda you wanna do?
wanna ride the bus to the end of the line and back?
that sound like fun to you?
not really.
ok cool.

Climate Change

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:09:39 +0000

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good morning, herr doktor.
good morning, my boy. did you notice how warm it is today?
yes, it's brutally hot out there.
it's my ozone collector! it's working, collecting prodigious amounts of ozone, to store in my unique pressure chamber.
are you saying. . .
yes! it is I who now controls the climate!
but why would you want to do that?
to be king of the world! ha ha!
but what will happen to the earth?
earth? a minor footnote in the history of the cosmos!
that sounds a little extreme, doktor, I mean. . .
I'll be rolling in money! it's party time!!
oh my god. I fear for the planet.
I'm gonna shake that. . . er, what do you call it?
you mean, booty?
yes! it must be shaken!

Absolution

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 18:43:18 +0000

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welcome, my son.
thank you father.
you come for the service?
um, maybe.
we offer food afterward.
oh?
care to stay?
absolutely.

Kicked Out of Angel School

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 15:17:06 +0000

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I'm off to work, dear.
ok. what are you doing today?
the usual. defending the rich against the powerless.
that's nice.
no it's not. I coulda done something, I don't know, more meaningful.
what do you mean?
but then I had to go get expelled from angel school.
I know. a shame. but your clients love you.
I suppose.
and they do have loads of money. now go deny some claims.
right. after all, it's not christmas, is it.
that's the spirit.

Bas-Relief

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 01:46:09 +0000

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hey marcello, check out this new temple door! it’s too much!
yeah, that guy michelangelo? he's on a roll!
all those gods and chariots, and nubile young virgins.
I know. it's just this part here I don't get.
oh, that? yeah, I asked him about that.
what'd he say? what is it?
aw, he mumbled something about hydraulics.
hy. . . what?
I dunno. earth moving equipment and excavation.
man, that dude is heavy!
tell me about it. he's on another plane altogether!
I'm hip!

Surveillance

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Sun, 09 Sep 2018 04:18:08 +0000

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We been here a while boss.
Stop whining.That's what you gotta do on a stake-out.
You think he spotted us?
That moron? No way.
I only asked because of the camera.
What camera?
The one that's pointing right at us.
That's a camera? Shit!
Good thing we wore suits today, eh?
Yeah but I wish I combed my hair.
What'd you say?
Nothing! Never mind!

Relic

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Thu, 24 May 2018 14:05:53 +0000

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eureka!
what, professor?
my boy, we've uncovered a major find. of historic value!
what is it?
clearly, it's the bony structure of a proto-pterodactyl!
are you sure?
oh yes. the extended beak is a dead giveaway.
beak? there's a beak?
and look here! 3 eye sockets! amazing!
3 eyes? on a dinosaur?
we've discovered a never-before-seen sub-species! the world's only 3-eyed animal! it's a total scientific breakthrough!
professor, I don't think. . .
a new sub-species! I'll be famous!
turn it over. maybe there's 3 more on the other side.
brilliant! I never thought of that!
glad I could help.
I must hire a press agent! this is going to be big! stupendous!
maybe even in a good way.
eh? what's that?
and for this I gave up a career in real estate?
I'll need a new suit! right away! maybe even a tie!

Đà Nẵng

nobody@ipernity.com (honeyj) — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 04:38:00 +0000

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I need a plane ticket please.
certainly, sir. where to?
Đà Nẵng. first plane out.
business or pleasure?
I hear it's nice.
it can be. where are you from?
detroit.
you'll fit right in, I'm sure.
why do you say that?
oh, just a feeling