Ms. Chan featured on the cover of GD USA

Turner Duckworth was also given high marks in the story.
see full article here.

gdusa.com/newtalent07

Fruit Art

I'm not going to pretend my knowledge of the Italian language travels further than 50 words or so. So, I will just say, look at these pretty pictures of carved melons I saw on FLICKR and check out the link below...

Link: http://www.lartedellintaglio.it/home_page.htm

CG

Reading Lamps

"Books of Lights" by Takeshi Ishiguro are pop-up books with LED lights installed.

Link: http://www.unicahome.com/p32971/book-of-lights-by-takeshi-ishiguro-for-artecnica.html

CG

Happy Birthday, Joanne!

Last Friday was Joanne's birthday, but unfortunately, she was was on vacation. She is back today, and we wish her good tidings and a big 'thank you' for always saving our asses.

CG

Atypyk[al] Products

Atypyk is a design studio that celebrates random thoughts and silly "what-if's" by creating fun products that, though witty, are a bit of a novelty.

Link: http://www.atypyk.com

CG

GoogleMaps: Bringing the two offices closer together

In this day and age of GPS technology, why not take your next travel arrangements into you own hands and save a little cash on the way. With services such as GoogleMaps now offering such clear directions from place to place, getting from A to B has never been easier.

Here's a route David might like to consider for his next travel from San Fran to London. (Tip: You might want to consider packing goggles for Step 31.)
Check it out here

RJ

Fun with Slots!

d-torso is a windowshop and interior fitting company that focuses on mannequins, displays, and decorative items. Each item produced is based off of a slot-based system using laser cutting for incredible precision. They sell the Chihuaha (currently sitting on my desk), cat, and hog at the SFMoMA shop.

There is one example of packaging on their site: the wine bottle carrier. It would be great if we could incorporate this into a concept for Click Wine Group.

Link: http://www.d-torso.com/index-en.htm

CG

HaSL Googled BirSLE, David Turner!

We know David as our leader, brother, mediocre lover; but according to Google, David is so much more. Aside from business owner and designer, David carries the title of accountant, lawyer, immigrations officer, pianist, singer, songwriter, professor, french horn blower, and pioneer of functional languages (SASL anyone?). Along with his realtor partner, Chris Pooser, Mr. SASL specializes in selling log homes, ranches, and horse property. David isn't ready to retire to the SASL and Pooser Ranch just yet: he has a lucrative film career ahead of him. You may remember David playing the memorable rold of 'machine room operator' in "Star Wars", or his iconic portrayal of 'machine room operator' in "Titanic". And who could forget David's upstaging of Tom Hanks in "Toy Story" with his heralded role of 'machine room operator'? You would think that David would be too big for the britches of small town San Francisco, but at the end of the day, this Harley momma likes nothing better than to hop onto his hog and knit soda cozies into the sunset.

Sincerely,

(Name witheld in fear of being fired... it's totally not Chris.)

St. Bartholomew’s Church by Maxim Velcovsky

Rather than paying millions of dollars to "refresco", Maxim Velcovsky has redesigned the interior of St. Bartholomew's Church in Eastern Bohemia with clean, modern touches to contrast the aging structure.

Link: http://www.dezeen.com/2007/04/09/st-bartholomew%E2%80%99s-church-by-maxim-velcovsky/

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Miwa Koizumi's PET Project

Using heating guns and soldering irons, Miwa Koizumi sculpts underwater lifeforms from PET bottles.

Link: http://miwa.metm.org/PET_project/

CG

Exercise for the brain

"Mente sana in corpo sano"... the ancient philosophy is coming back with scientific proof. Several studies over the past few years have found that aerobic exercise increases mental capacity, especially in memory and lateral thinking. Newsweek, Business Week, and Scientific American are a few of the publications to cover these findings in recent months.
Creative tests given before and after 20 minutes of intense aerobic exercise show that all persons in the study improved their scores by an average of 20% percent. An over simplification is that exercise triggers a sort of brain cell production due to increased blood flow and oxygen. People who participated in intense aerobic activity in their youth will have permanent increased capacity but regular exercise for those past their growing years will thwart such disease as Alzheimer’s, dementia and general diminished capacity by following a regular exercise routine. Interesting anecdote: Business Week noted that people who participate in aerobic sports also make more money than counterparts in non-aerobic sports.

Famous Pairs

"Famous Paris" is a new photography book that focuses on still-lifes of famous pairings of celebrities illustrated through pears.

LInk: http://www.famouspairs.com

CG