Archive for the 'culture' Category

Alchemy Goods – upcycled bags

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

via alchemygoods.com is till have my tote from years ago. love it. great label concept too. “While medieval alchemists sought to turn lead into gold, we strive to turn useless stuff like blown-out inner tubes, old seatbelts and advertising banners into useful stuff like bags and wallets. Another word for this is upcycling. Recycling turns [...]

The Pies That Bind: Greensboro’s PieLab brings folks together, strengthens community

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

via blog.al.com “Welcome to PieLab, an experimental pie shop and design studio where young, fresh-out-of-college visionaries have come to explore the wonderfully innocent and wildly imaginative notion that the best way to get folks in this small Black Belt town together — and, perhaps, do something good for the community — is to invite them [...]

Dear New Orleans – A Benefit Album

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

via dearneworleansmusic.org Posted via email from mariarogal’s posterous

2009 Snapshot of U.S. Energy Use by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory : TreeHugger

Wednesday, August 25th, 2010

via treehugger.com Posted via email from mariarogal’s posterous

Visuals – Forms and Functions

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

via nytimes.com beautiful book, reproduced for us. from the heller article in the NYT “This work,” Byrne continues, “has a greater aim than mere illustration; we do not introduce colors for the purpose of entertainment, or to amuse by certain combinations of tint and form, but to assist the mind in its researches after truth, [...]

Tribu Design

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

via tribu-design.com how did i miss this verner panton chair at ikea….? early 90s. Posted via email from mariarogal’s posterous