Eclectitude

Monday, March 11, 2013

Garden of Cosmic Speculation by Charles Jencks

This weekend I tripped over another lucky soul who had his own 30 acres to play with and create his dream garden.

Landscape Architect Charles Jencks took his 30 acre playground and built a sculpture garden inspired by mathematics and science.

I LOVE this first image of the open air pergola. Oh, the things I could do with 30 acres and a generous budget...

Garden of Cosmic Speculation by Charles Jencks

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Coastal Glass House by Mickey Muennig

Chaos gets in the way of the blogging again! While we were out, this crossed my desk and I gave a long sigh of want. What a great spot to write, think, and daydream (does it get WiFi?)

(location: Big Sur, California.)

Big Sur Organic House by Mickey Muennig

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Tree Faces Projection - Craig Walsh

In the events world, many of us are students of the "use the gifts your venue gives you" school (translation: stop just covering up the good stuff with pipe & drape...)

An artist less clever than Craig Walsh would have gone to great expense to put up screens to project on or just uplit the trees in dramatic colors. I've seen projection onto buildings before (and lots of it) but using trees is just pure genius. Bravo.

Craig Walsh - Humannature

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Paint in Water - Mark Mawson, Photographer

Filed under: people who's creativity makes me envious. Photographer Mark Mawson shoots these amazing images of paint drops into water using high speed cameras. I love the colors and the shapes, the work has an ethereal quality to it - especially watch the video. Gorgeous stuff....

BONUS! Video...

Aqueous from Mark Mawson on Vimeo.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Amsterdam Light Festival

Y'all had to know I was going to blog this....

Pretty lighting installations viewed at night = slam dunk. I would have loved to be able to see the Amsterdam Light Festival in person, I'll have to schedule that into a future trip (pun intended, this is Amsterdam we're talking about.) I already have visions of a waterway art installation that would be fabulous, if extremely expensive, should anyone want fund ;)

Amsterdam Light Festival

Thursday, January 17, 2013

LED Bulb Maze

I was attracted to this at first glance as an event entry idea - what a great way to disrupt your audience and change their frame of view before they reach your primary event floor.

This installation at Belém Cultural Centre in Lisbon, Portugal was (of course) designed to showcase IKEA's new line of LED bulbs - a noteworthy development in itself. Put me down as in support of art AND energy efficiency.

LEDscape - IKEA LED Bulbs

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Flower House by Javier Senosiain, Architect

It's been a while since we visited the delightful works of Javier Senosiain in Mexico! I tried to do some more research on the Flower House (Casa Flor) but it seems that everybody only writes about his Nautilus House. So, off we go down the path less chosen.

While there aren't a lot of pictures for this house, it appeals to my wish for a central courtyard and the rooms of the house off to the sides, like petals of a flower.

The glass work is outstanding and we all know what a sucker I am for big color....

Flower House (Casa Flor) by Javier Senosiain, Architect

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