A Thread for Fine Design

[dale]

I stumbled across it here http://www.behance.net/gallery/Retractable-Concept-Printer/5113515
But a subsequent search of The Lexmark site came up blank. It does say conceptual printer, and it certainly seems feasible, but no confirmation of its development or existence.
really too bad.

[dale]

As someone who love concrete and its potential, I really fell in love with this residence.
The Tea House http://www.archi-union.com/allCase.aspx

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[Mike Lucey]

Interesting volumes Dale but I don't share your love of concrete for interior finish ..... maybe its because I live in a climate that tends to be a bit on the cold and wet side

[david_h]

Fine Design? . . .I don't know. . .but pretty clever. I always wondered what could be done with these with the advent of the flash drive!

See it animated here

[bmike]

@unknownuser said:

Fine Design? . . .I don't know. . .but pretty clever. I always wondered what could be done with these with the advent of the flash drive!

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See it animated here

I imagine a dinner table out of Bernouli or Iomega discs...

[david_h]

I had my IOmega Zip Drive converted into a toaster.

[pbacot]

That's a geeky piece of furniture. I still have Teva boxes full of those Zip floppies. Actually they started to become old with re-writable CDs and DVDs. Not using those anymore either.

Now all I use to backup is TimeMachine (Mac) to HD's.

[david_h]

Dont know if this is the right thread for this. . .Good Design? Great Photography! Check out these amazing 360's of my beautiful state. . ..UTAH!

Arches National Park
Sulphur Creek
Payson Canyon
Canyonlands Aztec Butte
Canyonlands Nat'l Park

Fine Design? I would have to say so!

[solo]

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/65731/bookworm-the-bookcase-and-chaise-longue-all-in-one/#.ULkxl4Yrouc

[porch_unplugged]

@solo said:

http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/65731/bookworm-the-bookcase-and-chaise-longue-all-in-one/#.ULkxl4Yrouc

he looks like vladimir putin. in soviet russia, books shelve you etc...

[david_h]

I think I would enjoy a bookshelf like this . . .if I had had a large empty white room with a wood floor to put it in and no other furniture around it.

[dale]

Making me wish I didn't give up vinyl!
Oracle Delphi Mk VI
http://www.oracle-audio.com/?action=produit_show&id=1

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[mitcorb]

Yow! that is serious.

[steved]

@dale said:

Making me wish I didn't give up vinyl!
Oracle Delphi Mk VI
http://www.oracle-audio.com/?action=produit_show&id=1

Great turntable! I saw this amp in my head when I looked at it. Quick rough model and I am still coming to terms with render settings (obviously)but I thought they would look cool together. Could even be Mono's so there would be two of them. I think that would look sweeet! The knobs are above the feet volume on off etc

[dale]

That's perfect. Now I really do want to spin some vinyl.
Got any Ideas for speakers?

[dale]

The Beauty of Fabric Cast Concrete

http://www.umanitoba.ca/cast_building/resources.html

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Tunahaki Theatre WALLS.pdf

[mitcorb]

Those images and an overview article in your link reminded me of Gaudi, and a book about him in which were some photographs of his inverted catenary studies using weights and fabrics as visualization models. I believe they were used in design of Familia Sagrada.

[thomthom]

I think he used inverted catenary curves.

[dale]

Ah Yes Gaudi.
Here is a photo of one of his string models. I read somewhere once that the models were 1:10 scale, and the weight placed on the strings was 1/10,000 the load they would carry.

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[Mike Lucey]

Modular birdhouses!

http://www.andreucarulla.com/portfolio/neighbirds/