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Month: April 2016
The Ten Best Architect Designed Products at Milan Design Week 2016
Sway Table / Nendo. Image Courtesy of Nendo
To mark the conclusion of the 55th Milan Design Week (also known as Salone del Mobile), ArchDaily has compiled a list of the best architect designed products unveiled at the event. This year’s notable items include works by Zaha Hadid, BIG, Herzog & de Meuron, MAD, David Adjaye, and Daniel Libeskind, among others.
David Adjaye for AXOR: ‘Ritual’ Faucet
Ritual / David Adjaye. Image Courtesy of Axor
A faucet created as a response to AXOR’s prompt for designs that “[anticipate the] meaning of water within the living spaces of tomorrow.” Adjaye’s ‘Ritual’ design is a bronze trough with a wedge-shaped granite inlay.
BIG for Artemide: ‘Alphabet of Light’
Alphabet of Light / BIG. Image © Laurian Ghinitoiu
For Artemide, BIG created a new typeface in wall-mounted, light-up letters. Each form is created with a group of simple elements that are connected by electromagnetic joints that become invisible when illuminated. The system allows for any shape to be created, either a letter or not.
Zaha Hadid for Saway & Moroni: ‘Mew’ Table
Mew / Zaha Hadid. Image © Sawaya & Moroni via Designboom
Made from polyurethane plastic, Zaha Hadid’s ‘Mew’ table appears to be two interlocking waves of resin, but is actually one continuous surface. According to Saway & Moroni, “Although it brings a successful summary of two distinct surfaces to mind, the Mew table desk starts out from a single enveloping figure to take the form of a futuristic, magically fluid origami.”
Zaha Hadid for CITCO: ‘Valle’ Black Granite Shelf
Valle / Zaha Hadid. Image © CITCO via Designboom
Fashioned from granito nero assoluto (fine black granite), Zaha Hadid’s shelving design for CITCO can be mounted as a group of four brackets or broken up into separate units. “Valle is a shelving system finely crafted in black granite that continues my explorations with Citco into the unique properties and performance of stone,” said Zaha Hadid.
Herzog & de Meuron for Laufen: Bathrooms for 56 Leonard
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For their nearly-complete Manhattan skyscraper, Herzog & de Meuron have teamed up with Laufen to complement the tower’s design with meticulously executed bathroom products.
Daniel Libeskind for Antrax: ‘Android’ Radiator
Android / Daniel Libeskind. Image Courtesy of Studio Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind’s ‘Android’ radiator for Antrax is meant to appear like a sheet of paper or fabric rippling in the breeze. An environmentally conscious design, the panels are fashioned from 100% recycled materials and the radiator itself require limited water to operate.
Daniel Libeskind for Alessi: ‘Time Maze’ Clock
Time Maze / Daniel Libeskind. Image Courtesy of Studio Libeskind
Like erratic pen movements or the scrambling of a stock market chart, Daniel Libeskind’s ‘Time Maze’ disguises an analog clock’s face and function as an intersection of jagged lines.
MAD for Olivari: ‘Marilyn’ Handle
Marilyn / MAD. Image Courtesy of MAD
MAD’s ‘Marilyn’ handle for Olivari recalls the firm’s design for Absolute Towers in Mississauga, Ontario (just outside Toronto). That pair of towers became colloquially known as Marilyn Monroe for their curvaceous shapes.
Nendo for Kartell: ‘H-Horse’
H-Horse / Nendo. Image Courtesy of Nendo
Nendo’s H-horse for Kartell is a transparent plastic rocking horse inspired by the shape and formal characteristics of I-beams (also known as H-beams). The horse form is achieved by connecting and shaping only three planes of material.
Nendo for Marsotto Edizioni: ‘Sway’ Table
Sway Table / Nendo. Image Courtesy of Nendo
The design of Nendo’s ‘Sway’ table for Marsotto Edizioni plays with the physical limitations of marble by creating tables that appear on the verge of toppling over. According to the designers, “The weight of marble is often perceived as a negative factor, but this element has been actively exploited, resulting in the creation of a table that is tilted to one side.”
Carlo Ratti for Vitra: ‘Lift-Bit’ Furniture System
Lift-Bit / Carlo Ratti. Image Courtesy of Carlo Ratti Associati
In a new frontier for the “Internet-of-Things,” Carlo Ratti’s ‘Lift-Bit’ furniture for Vitra is made modular and mutable by the use of an app. Connectivity gives you the ability to move separate stool wirelessly, enabling users to create armchairs, couches, chaise lounges, and just about any other seating arrangement you can think of.
7 Simple Habits to Keep Happy Every Day
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Introduction
Notably, most people are most productive when they are the happiest. On the other hand, unhappy or sad people tend to perform poorest. This is true in most scenarios, including at work, in house chores, in activities such as sporting as well as any other forum that needs efforts. Being happy is linked to changing attitudes and having to believe that even simple things make a huge difference in life and also that the most challenging things or tasks are achievable. Evidently, happiness can make a lot of changes among us in our societies. Therefore, there is the need or the essence to ensure you are aware of the habits that can result in your happiness and thus provide the positive impacts linked to happiness.
1. Daily Exercise
This practice is common among several people. However, some tend to give up on the way, especially due to lack of consistency. Notably, consistent happiness requires normal behavior. Planning for daily exercise is one way of having happier moments in a day. It is essential that one includes family or friends to make the working out activities more fun. Morning hours may be a good time to exercise indoors, and a family member can help during this time. In the evenings after work, one can engage friends in sporting activities such as ball games or even swimming. Exercises have a way of making you feel happy, great and fantastic. It is critical and vital to have plans to use daily and achieve happiness. It is also an excellent and a healthy method to get rid of stress and restore peace in the mind.
2. Regularly Help Others
There is great joy that is realized when one helps other people who may be in need. It is fascinating how individuals appreciate help from other people, especially those they do not expect to get it from. In other words, one needs to help other people apart from those they have relations with for example family or friends. It makes you happy, makes you feel important and at the same time motivates you to work hard and smart to try to impact some changes in the society. If one can take up community projects or fund them, it can be a good and a great idea. The act of charity helps you in improving progress even in the most challenging tasks or projects.
3. Wake Up Early
Surprisingly, waking up early is a habit that can result in daily happiness. However, the habit should be consistent. One needs to plan on waking up early each day. Notably, individuals that are the most successful tend to wake up the earliest. It is a way of starting the day well, and it gives individuals the confidence that they will be as productive as they are required to be. In general, it gives the rest of the day positivity as one can remain focused. Unfortunately, we do not love the habit. We avoid as much as we can to have to be out of bed early. However, maintaining consistency makes this habit easier and consequently makes us have healthy morning routines. Finally, it becomes a lifestyle and can lead to happier days and better-off years.
4. Live the Moment
Some of us may be a little or very worried about the future happenings that occurred and left us frustrated and disappointed. However, we lack the abilities to undo things that happened in the past and make them better. Instead of focusing on whatever we cannot change, it is paramount to enjoy life when we can and try to work towards never repeating mistakes that made us disappointed or frustrated. It is vital to, therefore, maintain a greater focus on what is happening now and today and not worry a lot about what already happened. Also, we may not have a lot of control for tomorrow. Apart from planning on getting better each day, the future should also not stress you.
5. Gratitude
Apparently, many people provide support to bring us to the success that we now enjoy. It makes us happy when we go back to these friends and also family members and say how thankful and how happy we are that they helped us. It may also be during grieving or sad moments. It is always vital to show gratitude to the people who offer their support. Notably, thanking people makes them and us happy.
6. Be Social
Keeping happy friends and surrounding yourself with happy family members is also a key to happiness. Apparently, when those who are around you are both positive and happy, it is likely that you will have happiness. These individuals have a huge influence on how happy you live.
7. Have fun
You can take holidays away from your town and enjoy freedom away from work. During such times, have fun and relax. Enjoy every moment that you have and take one day at a time.
Conclusion
Apparently, happiness and satisfaction are needed for all of us. Notably, to be successful in attaining or achieving greater happiness, one needs to maintain consistency in the habits mentioned. Evidently happiness improves productivity and provides the motivation to tackle even difficult and challenging problems. It is vital to target the habits and convert them into daily routines. This way, greater happiness is easy to attain.
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David Gomes completed his M.S Professional degree in California Institute of Technology. He is for Consumer Health Digest. He lives in Oakland, California, USA. He loves to write on a variety of topics such as joint health, weight loss, beauty and skin care for blogs and on-line publication sites. He also loves the latest technology, gadgets. You can connect with him on Facebook and Twitter.
References
You’ve read 7 Simple Habits to Keep Happy Every Day, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’ve enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Beautiful Europe
ROMANIA by grassianyoffer by grassianyoffer
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In Motion by BeNowMeHere by BeNowMeHere
The continuity of lights at the back of ‘Maiden’s Tower’ derived from navigating ships, reminds me of the eternal motion of life.
While acting in the theatre stage of our lives, whether we realise it or not, billions of happenings compose the background of that stage.
All in motion….All for a reason…All extraordinary…
Like this amazingly magical sunset….
BeNowMeHere, Istanbul, Turkey, 2016
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Medieval Modern by markiandolo by markiandolo
If you look closely, you can see tourists gathering at the medieval Ponte Vecchio, looking out at the Arno River and the impressive city before them.
Florence attracts millions of visitors every year, and rightfully so. Considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, the city is dotted with art galleries and museums. It has David and it has il Duomo.
But for me, the Arno River was the highlight of my time here – and for probably the silliest reason ever. In 2012, I watched The Dark Knight Rises and the character Alfred mentioned that he used to vacation every year to Florence. Every morning, he’d sit at a café along the Arno and drink a Fernet-Branca. For some reason, that always stuck with me. Something about Michael Caine saying the words “Fernet-Branca,” maybe. Anyways, it became a goal of mine to do the same.
I finally accomplished that random goal. And I can assure you, Fernet-Branca is awful and a waste of five euros. But sitting at a café on the banks of the Arno in the best imaginable December weather and admiring the historic architecture, tranquil river and joyful people – that was priceless.
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Juderias at Alba de Tormes, Salamanca by MiguelBallabriga by MiguelBallabriga
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7 Simple Habits to Keep Happy Every Day
You’re reading 7 Simple Habits to Keep Happy Every Day, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Introduction
Notably, most people are most productive when they are the happiest. On the other hand, unhappy or sad people tend to perform poorest. This is true in most scenarios, including at work, in house chores, in activities such as sporting as well as any other forum that needs efforts. Being happy is linked to changing attitudes and having to believe that even simple things make a huge difference in life and also that the most challenging things or tasks are achievable. Evidently, happiness can make a lot of changes among us in our societies. Therefore, there is the need or the essence to ensure you are aware of the habits that can result in your happiness and thus provide the positive impacts linked to happiness.
1. Daily Exercise
This practice is common among several people. However, some tend to give up on the way, especially due to lack of consistency. Notably, consistent happiness requires normal behavior. Planning for daily exercise is one way of having happier moments in a day. It is essential that one includes family or friends to make the working out activities more fun. Morning hours may be a good time to exercise indoors, and a family member can help during this time. In the evenings after work, one can engage friends in sporting activities such as ball games or even swimming. Exercises have a way of making you feel happy, great and fantastic. It is critical and vital to have plans to use daily and achieve happiness. It is also an excellent and a healthy method to get rid of stress and restore peace in the mind.
2. Regularly Help Others
There is great joy that is realized when one helps other people who may be in need. It is fascinating how individuals appreciate help from other people, especially those they do not expect to get it from. In other words, one needs to help other people apart from those they have relations with for example family or friends. It makes you happy, makes you feel important and at the same time motivates you to work hard and smart to try to impact some changes in the society. If one can take up community projects or fund them, it can be a good and a great idea. The act of charity helps you in improving progress even in the most challenging tasks or projects.
3. Wake Up Early
Surprisingly, waking up early is a habit that can result in daily happiness. However, the habit should be consistent. One needs to plan on waking up early each day. Notably, individuals that are the most successful tend to wake up the earliest. It is a way of starting the day well, and it gives individuals the confidence that they will be as productive as they are required to be. In general, it gives the rest of the day positivity as one can remain focused. Unfortunately, we do not love the habit. We avoid as much as we can to have to be out of bed early. However, maintaining consistency makes this habit easier and consequently makes us have healthy morning routines. Finally, it becomes a lifestyle and can lead to happier days and better-off years.
4. Live the Moment
Some of us may be a little or very worried about the future happenings that occurred and left us frustrated and disappointed. However, we lack the abilities to undo things that happened in the past and make them better. Instead of focusing on whatever we cannot change, it is paramount to enjoy life when we can and try to work towards never repeating mistakes that made us disappointed or frustrated. It is vital to, therefore, maintain a greater focus on what is happening now and today and not worry a lot about what already happened. Also, we may not have a lot of control for tomorrow. Apart from planning on getting better each day, the future should also not stress you.
5. Gratitude
Apparently, many people provide support to bring us to the success that we now enjoy. It makes us happy when we go back to these friends and also family members and say how thankful and how happy we are that they helped us. It may also be during grieving or sad moments. It is always vital to show gratitude to the people who offer their support. Notably, thanking people makes them and us happy.
6. Be Social
Keeping happy friends and surrounding yourself with happy family members is also a key to happiness. Apparently, when those who are around you are both positive and happy, it is likely that you will have happiness. These individuals have a huge influence on how happy you live.
7. Have fun
You can take holidays away from your town and enjoy freedom away from work. During such times, have fun and relax. Enjoy every moment that you have and take one day at a time.
Conclusion
Apparently, happiness and satisfaction are needed for all of us. Notably, to be successful in attaining or achieving greater happiness, one needs to maintain consistency in the habits mentioned. Evidently happiness improves productivity and provides the motivation to tackle even difficult and challenging problems. It is vital to target the habits and convert them into daily routines. This way, greater happiness is easy to attain.
———-
David Gomes completed his M.S Professional degree in California Institute of Technology. He is for Consumer Health Digest. He lives in Oakland, California, USA. He loves to write on a variety of topics such as joint health, weight loss, beauty and skin care for blogs and on-line publication sites. He also loves the latest technology, gadgets. You can connect with him on Facebook and Twitter.
References
You’ve read 7 Simple Habits to Keep Happy Every Day, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’ve enjoyed this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.
Morning Expression – Lake Matheson, Southern Alps …
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