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PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.

An excellent video work of the director John Patrick. The soundtrack is signed by the group Naive New Beaters having the title THE Trumpets. A video produced by OneMoreProd.

Efrain E. Velez,is an architect and designer from Austin, Texas and this is the O-Lithas collection of cast concrete furniture he has created.

I found this on the Contemporist website in furniture. I love concrete as a material for furniture, actually I’ve wanted to start a business with this, but that remained at the stage of concept and sketches. Anyway, this collection is awesome, and if you love modernism, than this has the perfect lines for you. I know, the house in the background is brilliant, and yes, I will give you details about it after the pictures, aight?

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Ok, this is simply crazy, and although this is not exactly the main subject of archtopia, in the Arts & Crafts category of the site, we thought this would be a great fit. So have fun and leave a comment if you like this thang.

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In January 2010 the Cologne based design agencies Grosse8 and Lichtfront presented their cross-media installation titled Augmented Sculpture. The core of the installation is a 2.5m tall wooden form that builds the screen for a 360° projection. This is how it looks like and what it does.

In constant transformation over a score by Jon Hopkins, the 2:32 minute performance is described by Svenja Kubler of Lichtfront as a “mirror of changing realities… a kind of real virtuality arises to confront virtual reality.” I’m not sure what that all means but I really like it.

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Wall paper and wall coverings, a great way to mask a crack in your wall, or for some a form of art or a manifesto. Combining art and style, can sometimes have a interesting outcome.

Arte of Belgium takes wall paper design to another level with their collection that covers a wide array of textures, colors, and styles. The Arte collection goes beyond the simple flat wall-covering and brings the wall enchantingly to life with real depth. French architect Le Corbusier so poetically put it, ‘le jeu savant des formes sous la lumière’ (the clever game of forms in light). The surface of the wall is such that it changes according to the intensity of light and the angle from which it is viewed. Visit arte-international.com and discover endless wall paper and wall covering possibilities. Read the rest of this entry »