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    • daleD Offline
      dale
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      The Assyrian Lions.
      Hunting Lions was the King's sport, analogous with protecting and keeping his people safe.


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        dale
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        The Aztec virtuosity.


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          dale
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          The Scottish Parliament Enric Miralles
          http://www.mirallestagliabue.com/project_media.asp?id=55&idd=1316

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          • daleD Offline
            dale
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            And Craftsmanship by the same Timber Framers Cowley Timberwork http://www.cowleytimberwork.co.uk/
            The Huttons Farm Henley on Thames
            Fibonacci at play. Architects Gilles Quarmet and Assoc.Screen shot 2011-03-17 at 7.18.42 AM.pngScreen shot 2011-03-17 at 7.18.57 AM.png

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            • daleD Offline
              dale
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              Sometimes the simplest of things.http://www.studioditte.nl/


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              • daleD Offline
                dale
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                Jonathan Ive (Senior VP Industrial Design @ Apple) Subwoofer


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                • daleD Offline
                  dale
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                  Cocoon Shower by Arina Komarova (sorry couldn't find a website)


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                  • bmikeB Offline
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                    reminds me of this, from 'the fly' movie:

                    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kSp8cgEN2sA/TJ5N5eRDwxI/AAAAAAAAAHg/XlEhLp-fS8A/s1600/the-fly0.jpg

                    mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                    • daleD Offline
                      dale
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                      A quick look at how one subject can be interpreted; ( note: all are wood sculpture/carvings)
                      http://www.heatherjansch.com/Picture 16.png
                      Cane Carving (Equador)http://www.canehorses.com/Picture 18.png
                      Legendary Rocking Horses http://www.legendsrockinghorses.co.uk/Picture 20.png
                      And Others (Anonymous)Picture 21.pngPicture 19.pngPicture 14.png

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                      • bmikeB Offline
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                        the first horse reminds me of deborah butterfield's work:

                        http://columbiariverimages.com/Images06/PDX_deborah_butterfield_horse_sculptures_closer_2006.jpg

                        http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3506/3878897421_72d5f5aabe.jpg

                        mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                        • daleD Offline
                          dale
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                          Ah Thanks for reminding me of Deborah.
                          One of her most famous pieces. The Contemporary Museum Honolulu.


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                          • bmikeB Offline
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                            Not sure if I've posted James Turrell:

                            http://www.raisethehammer.org/static/images/fenton_power_centre_james_turrell.jpg

                            http://blog.art21.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/turrell.jpg

                            http://lacma.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/afrumw425.jpg

                            http://trendland.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/james-turrell-light-art-6.jpg

                            mike beganyi design + consulting llc

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                              dale
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                              Akihisa Hirata http://www.hao.nu/

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                                dale
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                                Bohlin Cywinski Jackson http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/106.html


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                                • simon le bonS Offline
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                                  Dear Dale,

                                  This is my first entry to your very fine thread.

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  The Dutch manufacturer Bolefloor offers a line of flooring composed of blades and curvaceous lines. Made of solid wood and raw, they dovetail with each other, traveled knots and imperfections, the ground component of wave patterns.

                                  I don't know how they can achieve that,..(and how that costs)!

                                  http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/generalPicts/1587-architecture-design-muuuz-interieur-decoration-produit-parquet-bois-brut-lames-courbes-bolefloor-3.jpg

                                  http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/generalPicts/1587-architecture-design-muuuz-interieur-decoration-produit-parquet-bois-brut-lames-courbes-bolefloor-2.jpg

                                  http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/generalPicts/340a_large.jpg

                                  +simon.

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                                  • simon le bonS Offline
                                    simon le bon
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                                    2nd entry 😉

                                    Foxy and/or funny:

                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    The Milanese designer Emanuele Magini sign this sofa for the publisher Campeggio

                                    http://muuuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1604-architecture-design-muuuz-mobilier-milan-2011-canape-sofa-sosia-emanuele-magini-campeggi-1.jpg

                                    http://muuuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1604-architecture-design-muuuz-mobilier-milan-2011-canape-sofa-sosia-emanuele-magini-campeggi-2.jpg

                                    http://muuuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1604-architecture-design-muuuz-mobilier-milan-2011-canape-sofa-sosia-emanuele-magini-campeggi-3.jpg

                                    http://muuuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1604-architecture-design-muuuz-mobilier-milan-2011-canape-sofa-sosia-emanuele-magini-campeggi-4.jpg

                                    http://muuuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/1604-architecture-design-muuuz-mobilier-milan-2011-canape-sofa-sosia-emanuele-magini-campeggi-5.jpg

                                    And this so simple and so evident light:

                                    Corner Light par Peter Bristol

                                    http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/generalPicts/tumblr_lkt6tzmd5j1qgfp5wo1_500.jpg

                                    (source: Muuuz.com _ the latest trends in architecture, design and decoration.)

                                    +simon

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                                    • daleD Offline
                                      dale
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                                      Hey Simon.
                                      I absolutely love that floor. Thanks for the postings.
                                      this one is the Shetland Museum, by BDP http://www.bdp.com/en/Projects/By-Name/P-Z/Shetland-Museum-And-Archives/


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                                      • W Offline
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                                        Sculpture by Janet Echelman

                                        "This newly completed sculpture commission by Janet Echelman, changes shape in the wind. 160 feet tall, the sculpture spans 300 feet and suspends over a three-lane highway roundabout on the Atlantic coastline in Porto, Portugal. It is credited as the first permanent monumental sculpture to incorporate fluid movement and is called "one of the truly significant public artworks in recent years" by Sculpture Magazine. The sculpture integrates the history of Porto, where a fishing village became an industrial area with smokestacks and tanks. The red and white stripe pattern of the smoke stack referencing elements continues into the sculptural net shape. The shape of the net mirrors the landscape below. The solid, unmoving forms on the ground accentuate the movement and changing forms in the air"

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                                        • daleD Offline
                                          dale
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                                          I find it interesting the responses of the people in the video, as usually public art of this kind and scale evokes a lot of negative responses.
                                          I took a workshop with Christo http://christojeanneclaude.net/rf.shtml#
                                          when I was in art school, and it was an interesting insight into the thought process behind this style of artwork that almost becomes ongoing performance art. Below: Christo and Jean Claude "Running Fence"


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                                          • david_hD Offline
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                                            I Think Landscape art is terrific. Here in my neck of the woods we have a world famous piece ourselves.

                                            The Spiral Jetty. Robert Smithson, 1971 Its on the Shore of the Great Salt Lake. after it was created in 1971 the lake rose and it had been submerged for over 35 years. back in 04, the lake receded and the jetty was visible again. I drove my family out there (about 2 hours away) to walk out there and see this once in a life time phenomenon. It was all crusted over with salt. It was so ethereal and other-worldly. I think it under water again. That's my daughter and Phoebe the wonder hound. and the other is my son. That is SALT they are standing on. Weird Huh?
                                            Spiral Jetty Great Salt Lake


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                                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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