Excerpt for the networkedbook chapter on the stress of travel. When designing for mobility, architect and designers should take stress into account: Travel is stressful because ...
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A hammock is usually a mobile element so one wouldn’t think that the giant structure I am speaking of (a little harder to carry around) ...
On the train coming back from Switzerland. Wondering what the guy sitting next to the two frivolous teenagers was thinking...
It has been a long time since I wrote, not only because I was away experiencing other cultures but also because I didn’t know what ...
1 minute in a train in Sri Lanka from Kandy to Colombo or the discomfort of travel. And this wasn't the rockiest moment of all! ...
Habiter une chambre, qu’est-ce que c’est ? Habiter un lieu est-ce se l’approprier ? Qu’est-ce que s’approprier un lieu ? A partir de quand un ...
Just back from Paris... beautiful summer start. I've compiled for you a mix of information and images: June 21, I spoke on the radio about social ...
I find the project Golden Hook poetic in one sense... Grandmothers knitting and an internet platform knitting a community of knitters... Soon you'll be able ...
I've contributed to a the Taking from. Leaving in. Moving on. by the Austrian artist Renate Mihatsch. She participated in the Mapping the Terminal project ...
Come up to my room is the Gladstone Hotel's annual alternative design event. CUTMR invites artists and designers to show us what goes on ...
Funny. I found an old file, a scan of a collage I made some time ago. The digital file found (.psd extension) is dated Monday, ...
Thanks to Stephanie, this picture below. So ironic. How can we reconcile the urge to travel and the environment? Travel when needed? Flights to depart ...
Neo-nomads and self-governance, control and/or ubiquitous surveillance, Jane Jacobs style. Have a grasp of your environment and act for positive changes. The PIER project by ...
The first thing you read about Chairless is that: Chairless is a seating device for the modern nomad. This sturdy strap of fabric allows its user ...
1973 (Before I was born!), fabulous discussion about the impact of the car on the urban environment (via crévilles): Reportage consacré à la pollution automobile dans ...
Originally known as ‘Confessions’ the English game became popular because the famous French author Marcel Proust answered the questionnaire a couple of times. I am ...
For a laugh! Excellent satire... on the onion. New Google Phone Service Whispers Targeted Ads Directly Into Users' Ears
Some time ago in Copenhagen, Oren and I spotted the Bike Espresso! The coffee (roasted locally) tasted unbelievably good. Now in Brooklyn 2 kikstand coffee ...
via Core77. Why blogging this? For the wealthy globo-neo-nomad-wallpaper-style with apartments in NYC, Paris, Séoul, etc. that remain empty while s/he is traveling the world, this ...
In the quest to get ahead — destination often unknown — it’s easy to have life pass you by while you’re focused on other ...
Reblogging the post of Inhabitat: Shipping Container Cities to Shelter 2 Million Haitians From Hurricanes. Green Container International Aid (find them on Facebook) is responding ...
When digital technology participates to reduce the cost of transportation, check Industrial Origami: Shipping in the Flat. The Industrial Origami "smiles" can be stamped or ...
Via MIT World. "The longer the trip, the more anisotropic". I admit, a little complicated to me... but fascinating! And plenty of other vids of ...
It is the walking season in Abu Dhabi and it brings back good memories... Anyway, I've been spotting these announces for a while now, but ...
Check the H+T Affordability Index. Americans traditionally consider housing affordable if it costs 30 percent or less of their income. The Housing + Transportation Affordability Index, ...
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