Duck Goes Moo!

German architecture company Vitra has a campus dedicated to exploring and showcasing their innovations in modern architecture.  One of the more amazing buildings there just opened: the VitraHaus.

Located on the northern side of the campus in front of the fenced perimeter of the production premises, the VitraHaus joins two other buildings in this area, the Vitra Design Museum by Frank Gehry (1989) and the Conference Pavilion by Tadao Ando (1993).

 

- from DesignMilk.com

The complexity of the interior space arises not only from the angular intersection of the individual houses but also from the integration of a second geometrical concept. All of the staircases are integrated into expansive, winding organic volumes that figuratively eat their way through the various levels of the building like a worm, sometimes revealing fascinating visual relationships between the various houses, at other times blocking the view. The interior walls are finished in white in order to give priority to the furniture displays.

 

- from DesignMilk.com

Simply breathtaking, though perhaps not big on privacy, though I imagine this is not the main point. I just wish the horizon was a little more verdant, but perhaps this is just winter time and they are having a seasonal shortage of foliage.

I was browsing around DeviantArt for dune-related imagery and found a bunch of really neat bits of fan art:

Dune art 1 by ~teyekanik

God Emperor of Dune by *NathanRosario

Dune - St Alia of the Knife by *gorrem

Dune: Swordmaster of Ginaz by ~jubjubjedi

Fremen Mahdi by =Andalar

Baron Harkonnen by ~drywipen

Fremen Warrior by ~kunkkunk

Fremen Warrior by ~originalnilson

Shai-hulud by ~AdoC

Wormrider by ~acoldoldkodiak

Here’s one from the “Gee, I wish I thought of that” category.  Someone created a blog of nothing but pictures with three things: Tom Selleck, a waterfall and a sandwich:

Featured Sandwich: Italian

Featured Sandwich: Meatloaf

Featured Sandwich: Panini

See more here

I did a google image search on “Steampunk Pinup” just to see what would come up:

Steampunk Pinup by ~Colorful-Ayako

SteamPunk Pin Up by ~stock4profs

Steampunk Circus Doll 7 by *mizzd-stock

BIZARRE Magazine

Heliograph

The Scoundrel's Lounge

Bye Helmets came up with an interesting way to advertise their line of helmets.

No, apparently they do not actually make helmets that look like a bunch of hands… which would be pretty cool if you ask me.   Not sure what the back would look like though.

This is an fun little video for song “Candy Girl” by the band Soviet.  Not the highest production, best acting, or even that great of a song, but I really liked this video for some reason.

VectorTuts has an article that showcases WWII propaganda:

The Travelers Zone has some amazing pictures of Bora Bora:

Okay, the pictures aren’t originally theirs, and many of the images are no longer available, but the ones I included with this post are pretty nice.

Somethings just are beyond any kind of explanation…

My friend Janet, who had begun freelancing a few years ago, which I used to do, posted this video which perfectly outlines how people and companies try to screw freelancers out of money and the true effort they put forth into the things they do.

My friend Janet is moving to Portland and she recently had a garage sale where I picked up a totally awesome couch on the cheap, along with a whole lot of other cool stuff.

Best thing of all her husband Peter, who totally rocks, delivered it to my workplace and helped move it into my office:

Yup, this be my office.  An office with a fracking couch in it.

It’s a little cramped in the office now, but it still totally works and everytime I open my office door for the first time each morning it almost feels like I just got home.

My only concern is that I think I’ve made my office a little too comfortable.  It’s not precisely a work-inducing environment.

Eh, it’s worth it, and if I ever have to pull an all-nighter at work I can actually get a good hour or so of sleep on the couch.  Yay!

That camera man at The Royale seemed to avoid me as much as possible, but I happened to be in on a couple of shots.  Here is one where I happened to stumble into frame.

This second photo is one where he had no choice but to take my picture as I was taking part in a fashion contest.  I didn’t win, despite putting googly eyes on my hat.

I can definitely tell I’ve lost weight over the past couple of months, though I still have a considerable paunch.

Rest of the Royale Derby photos here: metromix.com