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Stefano Mirtis

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2013

timeline archive:

a personal collectionof curiosities

Stefano Mirtis

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Stefanos facebook timeline 16/52 2013

Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

A bite is not enough.

How many different ways can you peel, grate,

cook and enjoy an apple? Twenty students fromthe Faculty of Design of the University of Bolzano

look at one of their regions most common fruits

from different angles. Video in Italian thanks to

Domus mag.

http://www.domusweb.it/.../claudio_larcher

More at: http://unibz.it/...

/tourism/ViewIWPBlob.customHandler

This was a very nice project. At first, I thought it

was very interesting.

Then, I thought it was very silly.

Probably, we can say it is very interesting and verysilly at the same time. Some things to think about

(nowadays, not such a minor thing...)
http://unibz.it/it/economics/progs/bacs/tourism/ViewIWPBlob.customHandler?NewsID=75924&language=ithttp://unibz.it/it/economics/progs/bacs/tourism/ViewIWPBlob.customHandler?NewsID=75924&language=ithttp://unibz.it/it/economics/progs/bacs/tourism/ViewIWPBlob.customHandler?NewsID=75924&language=ithttp://unibz.it/it/economics/progs/bacs/tourism/ViewIWPBlob.customHandler?NewsID=75924&language=ithttp://www.domusweb.it/en/video/2013/04/13/claudio_larcher_steffenkazabiteisnotenough.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/unibz?ref=stream

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Berlin, Germany

Another interesting "how to do" things. This time

from TooMy Ala-Jahmi: "How to make paper":

http://www.how.do/3eSkO

More about Howdo at: http://www.how.do/

How to make paper?

(via Howdo)
http://www.how.do/http://www.how.do/3eSkOhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Berlin-Germany/111175118906315?ref=stream

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Sesto San Giovanni

Gas Stations (I Love)

Very nice article (in Italian) on gas stations.

Thanks thanks to Andrea Gejafor the link!

http://www.linkiesta.it/pompe-benzina

(the map, is super useful!)

Image above: A. Favini, Aquila gas station, SestoSan Giovanni (Milano),1949.
http://www.linkiesta.it/pompe-benzinahttps://www.facebook.com/andrea.gejahttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Sesto-San-Giovanni/109949715697651?ref=stream

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Crescenzago

The other day, I was walking, and all sudden I

stepped in the body of a dead umbrella. To end up

like this, is frankly sad.

We live in a tough world, pietas is long gone.

: (

The Sad Death of

a Purple Umbrella
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crescenzago-Lombardia-Italy/104959506208185?ref=stream

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Facolt di Agraria di Milano

What a Curious Seed...

Working hard with Rachele Storaiand lots of other

people: in May there will be this exhibition in

Triennale on Expo 2015.

We have to process the part on seeds andbiodiversity. We've spent the afternoon with prof.

Bocchi and other agriculture experts. They have

tons of different seeds. Most of them, very strange

and very curious. This is the one I like the most.

It looks like a scary monster, it is actually a simple

seed. Bigger than my hand.

Keep tuned for more...
https://www.facebook.com/rachele.storaihttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Facolt%C3%A0-di-Agraria-di-Milano/168304439849210?ref=stream

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Design Academy Eindhoven

SeedSavour

Another very nice project I've seen at Milan Fuori

Salone.

Sebastiaan Sennema's "Seed Savour"

There are over 7,500 tomato species, and yet only

a few are found in supermarkets. To counteract

the effects of monoculture and preserve the rich

diversity of species for current enjoyment and

future generations, Sebastiaan Sennema has

designed Seed Savour. This is a starter kit for

growing original, non-hybrid, heirloom

vegetables. It comes complete with a bamboo

spade, coconut seedling tray, compacted soil, and

screw-on head that transforms any plastic PET

bottle into a watering can. The kit is also a portal

to an online community, where own-grown seeds

(and stories) can be swapped and shared.

More at: http://www.studioharvest.com/...

/seedsavour-supporting.../
http://www.studioharvest.com/portfolio/seedsavour-supporting-diversity-of-fresh-produce/http://www.studioharvest.com/portfolio/seedsavour-supporting-diversity-of-fresh-produce/http://www.studioharvest.com/portfolio/seedsavour-supporting-diversity-of-fresh-produce/https://www.facebook.com/designacademyeindhoven?ref=stream

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Cardedu

Maria Lai (1919/2013)

Very sad to know that yesterday Maria Lai died at

the age of 94 in Sardinia. Most likely she was the

most important Italian artist, although she didn't

get all the recognition she deserved.

At least, this time, we can't say that the best ones

are the earliest to leave

---

"I was playing in a very serious way, then all

sudden they defined my toys as art."(Maria Lai)

(in Italian, with lots of images): http://www.

artribune.com/.../ascoltando-maria-lai.../
http://www.artribune.com/2013/04/ascoltando-maria-lai-autoritratto-in-forma-di-racconto/http://www.artribune.com/2013/04/ascoltando-maria-lai-autoritratto-in-forma-di-racconto/http://www.artribune.com/2013/04/ascoltando-maria-lai-autoritratto-in-forma-di-racconto/http://www.artribune.com/2013/04/ascoltando-maria-lai-autoritratto-in-forma-di-racconto/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cardedu/112842515396986?ref=stream

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Paradise Valley, AZ

Paolo Soleri (1919/2013)

Maria Lai, Paolo Soleri. Same year of birth, same

year of death.

One spent all his life making super-duper real

utopias. Very important, very concrete, very

everything.

The other one, she spent all her life playing withsmall and fragile embroideries.

Atthe end, thesoft threads were much more

powerful then the mighty cities of tomorrow

More about Paolo Soleri at:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/.../paolo-soleri-

architect-dies-93

http://www.guardian.co.uk/.../architect-paolo-

soleri-in...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2013/apr/10/architect-paolo-soleri-in-pictureshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/apr/10/paolo-soleri-architect-dies-93http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/apr/10/paolo-soleri-architect-dies-93http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2013/apr/10/architect-paolo-soleri-in-pictureshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2013/apr/10/architect-paolo-soleri-in-pictureshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/apr/10/paolo-soleri-architect-dies-93http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/apr/10/paolo-soleri-architect-dies-93https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paradise-Valley-AZ/171937136265358?ref=stream

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Tokyo, Japan

Sealing of Roses

It has been a long day. A last present, before to

go

Shiro Kuramata, Sealing of Roses.

http://matome.naver.jp/.../2134814958...

/2134815235375068903

More about Kuramata: http://www.shirokuramata.

com/
http://www.shirokuramata.com/http://www.shirokuramata.com/http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2134814958574647401/2134815235375068903http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2134814958574647401/2134815235375068903https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tokyo-Japan/110556885632390?ref=stream

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Tokyo, Japan

Arienti's 230 Covers

Stefano Arienti/Copertine

Saturday May 25th, just a few days before the

Venice Biennale whirlwind sweeps over the city.Marignana/arte makes its debut with a one-man

show of Stefano Arienti.

Copertine (Book Covers) is a collection of images

that graphically display reviving geometries andperceptive modes the books of an ideal library

in an installation consisting of 230 perforated

sheets of paper. In the same way the perforations

on vinyl records and the artists new experiments

with terra cotta tiles, works poised betweenpainting, drawing, sculpture, invite us to peek

backstage and discover the secrets, the

complexity, the vitality of simple objects and

images that surround each of us every day.

http://www.marignanaarte.it/

More on Stefano Arienti at: http://www.

lehmannmaupin.com/artists/stefano-arienti
http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/stefano-arientihttp://www.lehmannmaupin.com/artists/stefano-arientihttp://www.marignanaarte.it/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tokyo-Japan/110556885632390?ref=stream

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MoMA PS1

The Rain Room

A fantastic project by Random International.

Rain Room is a hundred square metre field of

falling water through which it is possible to walk,

trusting that a path can be navigated, without

being drenched in the process.

Asyou progress through The Curve, the sound of

water and a suggestion of moisture fill the air,

before you are confronted by this carefully

choreographed downpour that responds to your

movements and presence.

From the 12th of May at MoMA's PS1:

http://press.moma.

org/2013/04/expo1newyorkrainroom/

http://random-international.com/work/rainroom/
http://press.moma.org/2013/04/expo1newyorkrainroom/http://press.moma.org/2013/04/expo1newyorkrainroom/http://random-international.com/work/rainroom/http://press.moma.org/2013/04/expo1newyorkrainroom/http://press.moma.org/2013/04/expo1newyorkrainroom/https://www.facebook.com/MoMAPS1?ref=stream

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Chinatown Paolo Sarpi Milano

Masters of Interior Design

(Outdoor)

With Alessandro Scandurra. Prototyping the

commune. Early experiments. Not bad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commune
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communehttps://www.facebook.com/alessandro.scandurra.5https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chinatown-Paolo-Sarpi-Milano/523812454300115?ref=stream

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China

75 Watt

Another stunning piece from Fuori Salone 2013:

Cohen Van Balen's 75 Watt.

What if the motions at the conveyor belt are no

longer dictated by the form and function of a

product, but vice versa: if the choreography of the

worker dictates the form and function of an

object? What (or who?) is the finished product

then?

In 75 Watt, a product is specially designed to be

mass-manufactured in China. The objects only

function is to choreograph a dance performed by

the labourers manufacturing it.

Keep reading at: http://www.z33.

be/en/artworks/cohen-van-balen-75-watt

More about Cohen Van Balen at: http://www.

cohenvanbalen.com/
http://www.cohenvanbalen.com/http://www.z33.be/en/artworks/cohen-van-balen-75-watthttp://www.cohenvanbalen.com/http://www.cohenvanbalen.com/http://www.z33.be/en/artworks/cohen-van-balen-75-watthttp://www.z33.be/en/artworks/cohen-van-balen-75-watthttps://www.facebook.com/pages/China/107769809246142?ref=stream

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Utrecht, Netherlands

My Knitted Boyfriend

This is a super project, made by Noortje de

Keijzer.

A pillow with personality! (or perhaps a boyfriend

without one?!)

'My knitted boyfriend' provides you with a man to

kiss, cuddle, caress, hug; to share those special

moments with

Keep reading (and see many other photographs)

at: http://www.designboom.com/art/my-knitted-

boyfriend/

More stuff by Noortje de Keijzer at: http://www.

noortjedekeijzer.nl/
http://www.designboom.com/art/my-knitted-boyfriend/http://www.noortjedekeijzer.nl/http://www.noortjedekeijzer.nl/http://www.designboom.com/art/my-knitted-boyfriend/http://www.designboom.com/art/my-knitted-boyfriend/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Utrecht/169137873096468?ref=stream

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Hogeschool Utrecht

Lieske Schreuder's Snails

Out of the Fuori Salone 2013, this is probably the

project I've liked the most.

MsSchreuder writes:

"I designed for specific research into snails (Helix

aspersa gros gris) and their excrements. Mainly

when hey ate paper: Snail-paper-recycling. It

startedbecause of plague of snailsin the

garden.......2009. Each box is made for specific

research."

More at: http://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/index.

php/afstudeerproject

About her colleagues from HKU: www.hku.

nl/hkudesign

Superlike!

More about ms Lieske superstuff at: http://www.

lieskeschreuder.nl/
http://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/http://www.hku.nl/hkudesignhttp://www.hku.nl/hkudesignhttp://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/index.php/afstudeerprojecthttp://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/index.php/afstudeerprojecthttp://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/http://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/http://www.hku.nl/hkudesignhttp://www.hku.nl/hkudesignhttp://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/index.php/afstudeerprojecthttp://www.lieskeschreuder.nl/index.php/afstudeerprojecthttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Hogeschool-Utrecht/145405652198771?ref=stream

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South Korea

Oldboy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6yno

Oh Dae-Su: "Be it a stone or a grain of sand, in

water they both sink".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLn1y9v6ynohttps://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Korea/108278619196284?ref=stream

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TriBeCa

Paper

In the last ten years, every time I tried a digital

tool to sketch and draw, I always felt they were

crap. Then, the other day, Piero Rivizzigno, forced

me to try this "Paper" app for iPad.

I have to say that for the first time in my life, I

was usinga digital tool to sketch anddraw and I

thought it was cool and useful.

http://www.fiftythree.com/paper

(also, first time ever, I felt some vague desire to

have an iPad...)

More at: http://tabtimes.com/.../how-paper-

developer-fiftythree...
http://tabtimes.com/feature/ittech-apps/2012/04/04/how-paper-developer-fiftythree-inspired-ipad-productivity-andhttp://tabtimes.com/feature/ittech-apps/2012/04/04/how-paper-developer-fiftythree-inspired-ipad-productivity-andhttp://tabtimes.com/feature/ittech-apps/2012/04/04/how-paper-developer-fiftythree-inspired-ipad-productivity-andhttp://www.fiftythree.com/paperhttps://www.facebook.com/piero.rivizzignohttps://www.facebook.com/pages/TriBeCa/110385625710607?ref=stream

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London, United Kingdom

#flock

#FLOCKis a unique and very limited edition

cuckoo clock made in collaboration with Twitter.

As a technology partner for this project, Twitter

asked us to help create a wirelessly connected

clock which reacts to the activity of an individual

Twitter account.

To be given as an award to ten different brands or

companies demonstrating the most creative use of

Twitter, the intention was to make something

surprising and delightful; a charming clock which

embraces and embodies a craft aesthetic and gives

a physical presence to virtual activity.

Keep reading at: http://bergcloud.

com/devkit/casestudies/
http://bergcloud.com/devkit/casestudies/http://bergcloud.com/devkit/casestudies/http://bergcloud.com/devkit/casestudies/https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/flockhttps://www.facebook.com/hashtag/flockhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/London-United-Kingdom/106078429431815?ref=stream

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National Film School in d

Ssaki (Mammals)

One of the finest Roman Polanski's ever (1961):

http://vimeo.com/59553657

"Waiting for Godot" on ice and snow, without

words. Against a barren winter landscape, a figure

approaches: it's a man, pulling a small sleigh on

which another man sits, plucking a dead bird.

They stop to trade places; the one now on thesleigh takes out his knitting.

Accidents, misunderstandings, disagreements, and

an outright fight await our absurd protagonists as

their trip to nowhere continues, first with onepulling, then the other. What if they were to lose

the sleigh? What rules of civilization and

partnership would guide them then?
http://vimeo.com/59553657https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Film-School-in-%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA/105561209477528?ref=stream

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Two Men and a Wardrobe

Another Polanski's finest: "Two men and a

wardrobe" (1958).

Two men emerge from the sea carrying a large

wooden wardrobe. They carry it throughout the

city, but they get kicked out of a restaurant and a

hotel. Eventually they get beat up by thugs whosmash the mirror on the wardrobe. The two men

return to the sea with their wardrobe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nponsMD-Sn4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nponsMD-Sn4https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Film-School-in-%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA/105561209477528?ref=stream

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Morderstwo (A Murderer)

Third Polanski of the day: "A Murderer", 1957.

The camera shows us a door handle and the door's

striker plate; from this angle, they form a cross.The door opens and in steps someone in a dark

trench coat. He approaches a bed in the room,

where a shirtless man sleeps. The intruder takes

out a knife. His movements are without haste, but

deliberate and efficient. Will his sleeping victimawake in time to offer resistance?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hnq3vMrQos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hnq3vMrQoshttps://www.facebook.com/pages/National-Film-School-in-%C5%81%C3%B3d%C5%BA/105561209477528?ref=stream

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