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Note that we had to hit the "pause" button on our reblogging activities a while ago (mainly because we ran out of time, but also because we received complaints from a major image stock company about some images that were displayed on | rblg, an activity that we felt was still "fair use" - we've never made any money or advertised on this site).

Nevertheless, we continue to publish from time to time information on the activities of fabric | ch, or content directly related to its work (documentation).

Via Bumblenut

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First two chapters of A Thousand Plateaux (G. Deleuze) illustrated by Marc Ngui. Looking for more!

And more about it HERE.

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Via butdoesitfloat.com

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"Science cannot be stopped. Man will gather knowledge no matter what the consequences – and we cannot predict what they will be"

Works by Davy Evans
Title: Linus Pauling

Via Planetary Folklore

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Via Ffffound

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Illustrations by Martin Isaac

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The future (years 2000) as seen by french illustrator Villemard in 1910:

Fits well with the previous post (sort of... digital fabrication with the architect-coder in command from its --remote-- location ... or "just" a regular construction with mechanical machines?)

You can see more images of Villemard here (obviously a lot of "flying stuff"^, but also some "video-telegraph", some "audio newspaper", "mail send via loudspeaker", etc.)

PS. Thank you Diana Malkosh for the tip.

via, this highly curious drawings by Marc Ngui as interpretation of the first two chapters of A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schzophrenia by Deleuze and Guattari:

Why do I blog this? sunday morning venture on the Interwebs often leads me to this sort of inspiring content.

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Via Pasta & Vinegar

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McCann Erickson Manchester has created a poster campaign for a mental health organisation that combines photography and Processing to great effect

The two six sheet posters are for Leeds Counselling and will appear in doctors' surgeries, clinics, student halls and other suitable locations throughout Leeds.

They feature faces are made of ‘strings of type’ recounting the types of issues people need to discuss at counselling. The images were created by San Francisco-based ‘Scloopy’ using a piece of software he wrote in Processing.

"We supplied him with black and white shots (by photographer Steve Deer) and text," explains McCann creative partner Richard Irving. "The software takes the image and draws little lines all over it. The tips of the lines look for brightness in the image. It acts like a fungus and grows in real time to produce the finished result. No two images are ever the same, even if the same info is used."

Irving says that there are plans to create a 'live' version of the process for the web and possibly a cinema commercial.

See more of Scloopy's work here

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Via Creative Review

The Shard / London / Renzo Piano

Coruscant / Georges Lucas

Renzo Piano’s latest project, the Shard, has recently moved to the construction phase.  The 1,016 ft high skyscraper will be the tallest building in Western Europe and will provide amazing views of London.  The mixed use tower, complete with offices, apartments, a hotel and spa, retail areas, restaurants and a 15-storey public viewing gallery, will sit adjacent to London Bridge station as part of a new development called London Bridge Quarter.  Replacing the 1970’s Southwark Tower on Bridge Street, the Shard is a welcomed addition to the London skyline, and its central location near major transportation nodes will play a key role in allowing London to expand.

More about the tower after the break.

Known for his elegant, light and detail oriented building, Piano’s Shard consists of several glass facets that incline inwards but do not meet at the top.  Inspired by the towering church spires and masts of ships that once anchored on the Thames, the Shard’s form was generated by the irregular site plan and open to the sky to allow the building to breath naturally.

Planned as a “vertical city” to address the city’s growing population and need to maximize space, the Shard’s program varies to provide a functional central structure for London. The ground level will include a public piazza with restaurants and cafes, in addition to areas for art installations.  The 50,000 sqm of office spaces include naturally ventilated winter gardens while the 195 hotel rooms and exclusive apartments located on the upper floors showcase beautiful views.  While the Shard offers luxurious spaces sure to be coveted by companies and residents, the building also caters to the public with  viewing platforms on floors 68-72.   Accessed directly from an entrance on the ground level, these viewing galleries are expected to attract over half a million visitors each year.

The mixed program is attractive to many and will allow the Shard to help London’s future development.  The Shard is due for completion in 2012.

As seen on Inhabitat.

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Via ArchDaily

Personal comment:

Je republie ce projet de Renzo Pian (publié dans ArchDaily) non pas tellement parce que le projet m'intéresse, mais parce qu'il y a un glissement de la production d'images pour l'architecture vers la SF (mêmes outils = mêmes images?).
Franchement, la première image ne vous fait-elle pas immédiatement penser à une autre image, déjà vue au cinéma (que je me suis donc permis de rajouter dans l'article)? Pour moi ça a été direct: la planète et la ville de Coruscant dans Star Wars. Allez... Encore quelques buildings et des voitures volantes et on y sera!
Y aurait-il un "devenir Star Wars" urbanistique de Londres? Après le retro-devenir "Hong-Kongien" du Los Angeles hyper post-moderne de Blade Runner?

In-Formed [nadeemhaidary.com] is an impressive product design project that consists of three normal household objects which are augmented with statistical data. The aim is to seep quantitative data into the products that surround us to provide for a more intuitive context, and ultimately to create a more memorable and persuasive experience that might have the power to change people's behaviors and attitudes.

"Caloric Consumption" shows the caloric consumption per capita in various countries and regions visualized on a plate and fork. The information allows for the comparison of one's cultural eating habits with those from the rest of the world. For instance, the surface area of each of these plates is scaled in proportion to the amount of food consumed by the people who live in the region depicted on the plate. Each prong on the fork represents a different countries caloric intake per capita.

"Water Usage" is a water faucet that shows the relative amount of water consumed each time the faucet is used.

"Waste Production" consists of waste bin that measures the personal or household waste in terms of its weight in pounds. The weight of the garbage changes the angle of the waste bin, making it less inviting and giving one a visual cue as to how much trash has been thrown away.

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Via Information aethetics

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