27 Sep 2010

End of September's Tunes


Wilson Pickett, A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100. Among his best known hits are "In the Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway".

The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

(via WikiWiki BangBang)


The Shangri-Las were an American pop girl group of the 1960s.
Between 1964 and 1966 they charted with often heartbreaking teen melodramas, and remain known for "Leader of the Pack" and "Remember (Walkin' in the Sand)".

(via WikiWiki BangBang)

21 Sep 2010

Making of an Eames Chair

Rewrite the meaning & gist of 'design' word. It's a f***ing piece of a far-fetched art, after all.







15 Sep 2010

働くこと Accupunto


While I (was) working.



iD カード


 

The XOXO project. Designed by Mr. Leonard Theosabrata.





Prototype.





Paint process.



Neatly done.

遠くに Journey For a Frame to MJ City



A late 40's 'Hercules'


Manufacturer
Presumed Hercules, although frame embossed with "BSA" under crank
Model
Unknown
Brakes
Rod brakes, Raleigh style
Wheels
26 x 1 3/8", Westwood rim, 40-spoke (rear), 32-spoke (front)
Gears
Sturmey Archer 1967 3-speed AW
Colour
Black, Rust Brown, Flaky Chrome
Pedals
One
Chain
None
Crank
Left-hand side only
Tyres
Presumed dead
Chainguard
Presumed missing
State
Sorry
YearFrame presumed 1946, other parts later!



When finished, it will look a lot like this:


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Next stop, a Vintage Class Turangga / Norman バイク





Apart from the rust, it's in great condition; very complete.

Therefore, I trade the frame for a Shimano 道のバイク


Stronglight chainset
Etrto Wheels
Shimano 600ax brakes
Shimano gearset
Original pedals

27" tires
Joe Chen drop bar
Kalloy handlebar stem
Shimano Chain




Also spotted this one:



7 Sep 2010

Happy Life.

New Designers

Exhibitors at the London graduate show talk about their views on green design, and shed some light on their own inventions/products.

I just wondered, they're so smart. A big fucking smart plan. I mean, like wasting material in past modern to post modern era, cracking nature to creating new forms..and now moved over to so called green design and pushing non G8 countries to stop bullying the nature, eh?  Screw that.


I’m a big  not a really big advocate of less is more, and i like the way these young designers are thinking.  But yes, it’s really inspiring.  So I recommend watching it below and heading over to view the article.



Design Museum at New Designers from Dezeen on Vimeo.