Eco-Cabin - Contemporary - 2012 -
There is a renaissance in home and industrial design of pre-fabricated dwellings to satisfy our need for space closer to earth built with sustainable principles, at accessible cost.
'How Creativity Works': It's All In Your Imagination
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What makes people creative? What gives some of us the ability to create work that captivates the eyes, minds and hearts of others? Jonah Lehrer, a writer specializing in neuroscience, addresses that question in his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works.
Lehrer defines creativity broadly, considering everything from the invention of masking tape to breakthroughs in mathematics; from memorable ad campaigns to Shakespearean tragedies. He finds that the conditions that favor creativity — our brains, our times, our buildings, our cities — are equally broad.
Lehrer joins NPR’s Robert Siegel to talk about the creative process — where great ideas come from, how to foster them, and what to do when you inevitably get stuck.
Street Art is Art to View: Hong Kong 2012
One of the most famous Hong Kong street artists was Tsang Tsou Choi. The self-titled “King of Kowloon” Tsang painted calligraphy all over the peninsula, claiming royal lineage that entitled him to ownership of the area. See More: http://bit.ly/wDAKoi
Tate Buys 8 millions works of art by Ai Weiwei
The Tate Modern in London announced on Monday that it had purchased one of Ai Weiwei’s famous installations of life-size, hand-painted porcelain “Sunflower Seeds.” It bought 8 million of the 100 million seeds that were on view in a giant installation at the museum a year and a half ago. The mini-version was bought directly from the artist, officials at the Tate said, and the remaining 92 million seeds have been returned to Mr. Ai.
Google to Partner with Belgian Museum
- PARIS — Google, which organizes the world’s information digitally, is linking up with a precursor that aimed to do something similar, on paper. It plans to announce Tuesday that it is forming a partnership with a museum in Mons, Belgium, dedicated to a long-ago venture to compile and index knowledge in a giant, library-style card catalog with millions of entries — an analog-era equivalent of a search engine or Wikipedia.
New York Times: Launches Tumblr at SXSW - How Cool.
A sampling of snapshots, impressions, snippets of conversation and glimpses of events at the 2012 South by Southwest Interactive festival, contributed, collected and curated by The New York Times.
Contributors:
Jenna Wortham, tech reporter
David Gallagher, deputy tech editor
Brian Stelter, media reporter
Ian Adelman, director, digital design
Andrew Kueneman, deputy director, digital design
Jeremy Zilar, designer
Lexi Mainland, social media editor
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