A new full-length documentary, “The Eye Has To Travel” will be released at theaters on Sept. 21st. This film pays tribute to the incredible and inspiring life, work and influence of the late, great, Diana Vreeland. I might feel inclined to wear heels the the
MEL STUART, DIRECTOR OF ‘WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY’ PASSED AWAY LAST NIGHT AT AGE 83, OF CANCER. SINCE MY MAGE BLOG PIC IS A DIRECT REFERENCE TO THIS LEGENDARY MOVIE, I FEEL COMPELLED TO DEDICATE THIS POST TO MEL’S LEGENDARY WORK. YOU KNOW YOU WERE FREAKED OUT AS KID BY THE INFAMOUS PSYCHEDELIC BOAT SCENE…TIME TO RELIVE YOUR YOUTH (UNLESS YOU WERE BORN IN THE 90′S AND YOU HAVE NO CLUE WHO GENE WILDER IS).
Round the world and home again
That’s the sailor’s way
Faster faster, faster faster
There’s no earthly way of knowing
Which direction we are going
There’s no knowing where we’re rowing
Or which way the river’s flowing
Is it raining, is it snowing
Is a hurricane a-blowing
Not a speck of light is showing
So the danger must be growing
Are the fires of Hell a-glowing
Is the grisly reaper mowing
Yes, the danger must be growing
For the rowers keep on rowing
And they’re certainly not showing
Any signs that they are slowing
Dieter Rams is one of the most influential industrial designers of the 20th century, who made Braun a household name in the 50′s, producing electronic gadgets that has sent waves of design influence far into the 21st century. His passion for simplicity and honest design is always declared whenever he’s interviewed or appear in videos as the one below. His 10 principles for good design should be at the core of any designer.
– Good design is innovative
– Good design makes a product useful
– Good design is aesthetic
– Good design helps us understand a product
– Good design is unobtrusive
– Good design is honest
– Good design is durable
– Good design is consequent to the last detail
– Good design is concerned with the environment
– Good design is as little design as possible
I came across these amazing little vacuum motors by Boehm Stirling the other day and was mesmerized by the craftsmanship and impressive functionality. The principle behind the Stirling motor dates back 2000 years to the ancient Egypt, and is quite simple. A burner filled with fuel heats the air inside a cylinder and thereby purveys energy to the motor that activates through piecing of the flywheels. Check out all their desk size engines here.
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