I love these edgy and humorous celebrity portraits by Martin Schoeller…
Having worked as an assistant for Annie Leibovitz from 1993 to 1996, Schoeller has the guts to create dramatic scenes that call for his subjects to work outside the box. He’s been a staff photographer at The New Yorker since 1999 and his work has appeared in magazines like Rolling Stone, Esquire, Vogue and Vanity Fair.
via My Modern Metropolis.
This is the only way a caravan makes sense…
The Latest budget accommodation concept in Berlin is Hüttenpalast. The idea brought over by Silke Lorenzen and Sarah Vollmer. Hüttenpalast, or Hut Palace, is a small hotel in the Neukölln neighborhood in southern Berlin. It is basically located in their formal vacuum cleaner factory which is now being converted into a hotel having renovated campsite caravans. The rates are very much in budget as they start from thirty Euros per night and the rooms gives an outdoor stay aura which is unlikely to get in the midst of a bustling city like Berlin.
via Auto Motto.
And a lovely tongue in cheek book cover design…
Great work, and great presentation, by Tim Belonax on his first 8 months as a 2012 MFA candidate in the Graphic Design program at California Institute of the Arts. Shown: The recursive
via Quipsologies
Sharp and smart design to dissipate the heat absorbed by a new building…
Measuring 92 meters tall, the Groningen tower is outfitted with soft, undulating curves as a way to replace the traditional stoic and commanding presence of institutional buildings with a more “friendly and more future-orientated” approach. In addition to creating a new personality for the exterior, the façade also integrates shading, wind control, and daylight penetration with its fin-shaped elements. These horizontal fins keep a large amount of the heat outside the building, reducing the requirement for cooling.
via ArchDaily.
Beautiful long exposure photography from San Francisco airport, by Terence Chang
Hasselblad have out done themselved again with their 200 megapixel, $45,000 monster camera…
The H4D-200MS actually ships with a 50 megapixel sensor and uses multi-shot technology to produce a 200MP image. A piezoelectric motor slightly moves the sensor while the camera takes six images of a scene. It takes about 30 seconds to capture and stitch the six pictures into a 600MB, 200MP image.
via Gizmodo.