2010 marks the centennial of Recreational Vehicles. The earliest RV on record was in 1910! The evolution of RVS still continues. For more photos and information visit the Better RVing Website or the rvcentennial.org site]]>
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2010 marks the centennial of Recreational Vehicles. The earliest RV on record was in 1910! The evolution of RVS still continues. For more photos and information visit the Better RVing Website or the rvcentennial.org site
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“In the fall of 2008, EPFL + ECAL Lab tapped students from two schools in Lausanne, Switzerland—as well as California College of the Arts (CCA), in San Francisco; the Royal College of Art (RCA), in London; and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI), in Paris—to envision products keyed to the Grätzel cell’s singular capabilities. The device converts light to electricity using a sunsensitized dye, much like photosynthesis. It’s thin and bendable and can assume virtually any color, making it a felicitous material for style-minded designers. At the moment, though, it’s too inefficient to harvest energy at a large scale and shows the most promise powering small household objects”….<Full Article> <Slideshow>]]>Solar cells arranged over a mirror power Helio, a digital radio from Léa Longis, an ENSCI student.
Two RCA students, Giuseppe Guerriero and Kai Malte Rover, conceived of Solar Cloud, an urban sunshade that harvests renewable energy.
“In the fall of 2008, EPFL + ECAL Lab tapped students from two schools in Lausanne, Switzerland—as well as California College of the Arts (CCA), in San Francisco; the Royal College of Art (RCA), in London; and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle (ENSCI), in Paris—to envision products keyed to the Grätzel cell’s singular capabilities. The device converts light to electricity using a sunsensitized dye, much like photosynthesis. It’s thin and bendable and can assume virtually any color, making it a felicitous material for style-minded designers. At the moment, though, it’s too inefficient to harvest energy at a large scale and shows the most promise powering small household objects”….<Full Article> <Slideshow>
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Like the 15 Recycled Lighting Fixtures post, these ten recycled products are made from simple household items e.g. soda cans, CD holders, closet hangers and a few are DIY…more at Keetsa.com.]]>
Like the 15 Recycled Lighting Fixtures post, these ten recycled products are made from simple household items e.g. soda cans, CD holders, closet hangers and a few are DIY…more at Keetsa.com.
“Hearst Castle is a palatial estate on the central California coast and a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst—a newspaper magnate from 1919 until 1947. In 1957, the Hearst Corporation donated the property to the state of California. Since that time it has been maintained as state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art and antiques are open for public tours”…. Wikipedia entry & Official Hearst Castle Web Site]]>“Hearst Castle is a palatial estate on the central California coast and a National Historic Landmark. It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst—a newspaper magnate from 1919 until 1947. In 1957, the Hearst Corporation donated the property to the state of California. Since that time it has been maintained as state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art and antiques are open for public tours”…. Wikipedia entry & Official Hearst Castle Web Site
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Back in the mid-1940s, Seagram’s advertised its VO Canadian whiskey with a series of extremely manly magazine ads about “Men Who Plan Beyond Tomorrow” — unspecified futuristic thinkers who liked the fact that Seagram’s was patient enough to age VO for six years. They’re entertaining when they sort-of-accurately predict scenarios that eventually came to be, such as the rise of the cell phon”….<Slideshow>]]>
Back in the mid-1940s, Seagram’s advertised its VO Canadian whiskey with a series of extremely manly magazine ads about “Men Who Plan Beyond Tomorrow” — unspecified futuristic thinkers who liked the fact that Seagram’s was patient enough to age VO for six years. They’re entertaining when they sort-of-accurately predict scenarios that eventually came to be, such as the rise of the cell phon”….<Slideshow>
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“For years I have been trying to write a manifesto, ” he says. “What is important today is the ‘specific’. Each site and each circumstance are unique, and an architect must try to have his own style and (it) in different sites. To attain this style an architect has to understand the idea of the phenomenological in architecture_Stephen Holl”…StevenHoll.Com]]>
“For years I have been trying to write a manifesto, ” he says. “What is important today is the ‘specific’. Each site and each circumstance are unique, and an architect must try to have his own style and (it) in different sites. To attain this style an architect has to understand the idea of the phenomenological in architecture_Stephen Holl”…StevenHoll.Com
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“Not so long ago, giving a graphic novel as a present was a bit of a novelty; it required some digging through bookstores. Today, major chains showcase R. Crumb’s latest right next to Stephen King’s monstrous epic. But if you’re unfamiliar with comics and still refer to them as the funnies, pruning the bad from the good can be quite a challenge. Here are some top-shelf recommendations for various tastes”….<More>]]>“Not so long ago, giving a graphic novel as a present was a bit of a novelty; it required some digging through bookstores. Today, major chains showcase R. Crumb’s latest right next to Stephen King’s monstrous epic. But if you’re unfamiliar with comics and still refer to them as the funnies, pruning the bad from the good can be quite a challenge. Here are some top-shelf recommendations for various tastes”….<More>
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<<Slideshow>> “”Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes,” at the Montclair Art Museum”…. <More>]]>
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“”Reflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroes,” at the Montclair Art Museum”…. <More>
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Slideshow: Things You Won’t See On CNN]]>Slideshow: Things You Won’t See On CNN
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Slideshow: Best Beaches in The World]]>Slideshow: Best Beaches in The World