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Stefano Mirtis

facebook wall

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timeline archive:

a personal collectionof curiosities

Stefano Mirtis

facebook wallhttps://www.facebook.com/stefano.mirti.3
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Hangzhou, China

Paris, China

This, I like it so much. A Paris replica in themiddle of nowhere in China.

Most of the report describe the place as eerie,odd, bad, wrong (and whatever negative adjectiveyou can think of).

Not understanding that it is a sublime p iece ofpoetry by contemporary Chinese culture.

I wish I was there

Here some more:http://www.businessinsider.com/tianducheng-a-paris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UNKi148sds(the video is very nice)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UNKi148sdshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UNKi148sdshttp://www.businessinsider.com/tianducheng-a-paris-replica-in-china-2013-8?op=1http://www.businessinsider.com/tianducheng-a-paris-replica-in-china-2013-8?op=1https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hangzhou-China/110339342327129?ref=stream

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Ecal

Qiyun Deng's Graft

Here the description on the website:

Graft is a ser ies of disposable tableware made ofbioplasti c PLA revealing its sources mat erials - the

plants.

Texture and form in nature autonomously existwith a function that we can borrow to serve thepurpose of artificial objects. A celery stem for

example, acts as handle for the fork; a petal ofartichoke then becomes the bowl of spoon.

By waking both visual and haptic sensation itbrings along a question: Will you throw they away

easily?

More at: http://cargocollective.com/qiyun/GraftEven more at: http://dornob.com/biodegradable-utensil-set-mimics.../...
http://dornob.com/biodegradable-utensil-set-mimics-fruits-and-vegetables/#axzz2bko6vV7ghttp://cargocollective.com/qiyun/Grafthttp://dornob.com/biodegradable-utensil-set-mimics-fruits-and-vegetables/#axzz2bko6vV7ghttp://dornob.com/biodegradable-utensil-set-mimics-fruits-and-vegetables/#axzz2bko6vV7ghttp://cargocollective.com/qiyun/Grafthttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Ecal/164333570245995?ref=stream

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Cooper Union

John Hejduk's Taxonomies

Today, I've got lost in John Hejduk's taxonomicexercise and sketchs.

So nice, so powerful, so sharp...

I am quite in love with them

Here some mor e: https://www.fa cebook.com/media/set/

And here, even more: http://www.coffeewithanarchitect.com/.../architecture.../

Special quote of the day:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.565309420194655.1073741852.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.565309420194655.1073741852.268422276550039&type=1http://www.coffeewithanarchitect.com/2011/04/10/architecture-week-day-1-john-hejduk/http://www.coffeewithanarchitect.com/2011/04/10/architecture-week-day-1-john-hejduk/https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.565309420194655.1073741852.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.565309420194655.1073741852.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cooper-Union/105501376150021?ref=stream

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Malm, Sweden

Rymdkapsel

After several years of playing obsessively

"Civilization", I spent the last couple of monthsplaying "Dots".

But then, my friend d on't challenge me enough,hence, once i reached a fantastic (at least for me)

659, I didn't have enough motivation to keepplaying.

Then, this morning, I've found: "Rymdkapsel" and Iam back to play in a very happy mood

http://rymdkapsel.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rymdkapsel

It's a great mix. Imagine Asteroids, Tetris and Sims

all the once.

"I believe in the social contract; therefore, Iteach. I believe that the university is one of thelast places that protects and preserves freedom;th erefore, teaching is also a socio political act,among other things".

(John Hejduk)
http://rymdkapsel.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rymdkapselhttp://rymdkapsel.com/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rymdkapselhttp://rymdkapsel.com/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Malm%C3%B6-Sweden/110837332277562?ref=stream

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Tokyo, Japan

Mokei Terada's Paper Worlds

Yesterday I went to see this exhibition about NaokiTerada's "Mokei Terada" things (in Japaneselanguage, "mokei" means "model").

Quite fascinating indeed.Checking his website, his world gets even morefascinating

http://www.teradamokei.jp

Here, some more images: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.565881566804107.1073741853.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.565881566804107.1073741853.268422276550039&type=1http://www.teradamokei.jp/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tokyo-Japan/110556885632390?ref=stream

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Very Nice House

Vietnamese studio Vo Trong Nghia Architects hascompleted a house in Ho Chi Minh City with half ofits floors screened behind hollow concrete blocksand the other half exposed to the elements.

Keep reading a t: http://www.dezee n.com/.../binh-thanh-house-by-vo-trong.../
http://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/13/binh-thanh-house-by-vo-trong-nghia-and-sanuki-nishizawa/http://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/13/binh-thanh-house-by-vo-trong-nghia-and-sanuki-nishizawa/http://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/13/binh-thanh-house-by-vo-trong-nghia-and-sanuki-nishizawa/http://www.dezeen.com/2013/08/13/binh-thanh-house-by-vo-trong-nghia-and-sanuki-nishizawa/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ho-Chi-Minh-City-Vietnam/108458769184495?ref=stream

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Warsaw, Poland

In mathematics, a Voronoi diagram is a way ofdividing space into a number of regions. A set ofpoints (called seeds, sites, or generators) isspecified beforehand and for each seed there will

be a corresponding region consisting of all pointscloser to that seed than to any other.

More at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronoi_diagram

Make yours at: http://alexbeutel.com/webgl/v oronoi.html

The image above comes from: http:

//workshopsfactory.wordpress.com/.../2d-voronoi.../

Today, I am lost in Voronoitasselations...
http://workshopsfactory.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/2d-voronoi-pattern/http://alexbeutel.com/webgl/voronoi.htmlhttp://workshopsfactory.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/2d-voronoi-pattern/http://workshopsfactory.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/2d-voronoi-pattern/http://workshopsfactory.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/2d-voronoi-pattern/http://alexbeutel.com/webgl/voronoi.htmlhttp://alexbeutel.com/webgl/voronoi.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronoi_diagramhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronoi_diagramhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Warsaw-Poland/108126032553728?ref=stream

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Chicago, IL, United States

Histomap. What a cool thing!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Illinois/108659242498155?ref=stream

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This Histomap, created by John B. Sparks, wasfirst printed by Rand McNally in 1931.

This giant, ambitious chart fit neatly with a trendin nonfiction book publishing of the 1920s and1930s: the outline, in which large subjects (thehistory of the world! every school of philosophy!all of modern physics!) were distilled into a formcomprehensible to the most uneducated layman.

The 5-foot-long Histomap was sold for $1 andfolded into a green cover, which featuredendorsements from historians and reviewers.

Keep reading at: http://www.slate.com/.../the_1931_histomap_the_entire...

Wien, Austria

Language boosts invisible

objects into visualawareness...

Very nice article on the Guardian
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wien-Austria/230335846992726?ref=streamhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/08/12/the_1931_histomap_the_entire_history_of_the_world_distilled_into_a_single.htmlhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/the_vault/2013/08/12/the_1931_histomap_the_entire_history_of_the_world_distilled_into_a_single.html

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The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein famously saidthat, "the limits of my language mean the limits ofmy world," meaning that we can only understandthe world through the language we use, and that ifour language does not include words for someparticular idea or concept, then that conceptcannot exist for us.

Keep reading at: http://www.theguardian.com/.../language-boosts-invisible...

Leiden, Netherlands

Ikea Job Interview
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Leiden-Netherlands/111247065566297?ref=streamhttp://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2013/aug/12/language-boosts-invisible-objects-into-visual-awarenesshttp://www.theguardian.com/science/neurophilosophy/2013/aug/12/language-boosts-invisible-objects-into-visual-awareness

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Los Angeles, CA, United States

I love Steve Martin!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Angeles-California/110970792260960?ref=stream

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New York China Town

Museum

This is the best proect I've seen in the last threemonths.

A new museum in NY City.

If you think that the "new" museum is Sejima'sone, you are so outdated.The "New Museum", became horribly old since the"Museum" popped up in China Town.

Here for you to read:ht tp://www.nytimes.com/.../museu m-all-60-square-feet-of

And here their website:http://mmuseumm.com/

Thanks to Giulia Fiorista for this very special link!
http://mmuseumm.com/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/nyregion/museum-all-60-square-feet-of-it-celebrates-the-eccentric.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/giulia.fioristahttp://mmuseumm.com/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/nyregion/museum-all-60-square-feet-of-it-celebrates-the-eccentric.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/nyregion/museum-all-60-square-feet-of-it-celebrates-the-eccentric.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/%E7%BA%BD%E7%BA%A6%E5%94%90%E4%BA%BA%E8%A1%97-New-York-China-Town/178167052244454?ref=stream

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Chonburi, Thailand

Yesterday morning the two Panda were driven in acontainer to be shipped back home. Very nice

adventure, very nice to follow it via Instagram.@bghella, thanxthanx!

Image: courtesy of Sorawit Klaimark .

Milan/ Bangkok ona Fiat Panda is over.
https://www.facebook.com/sorawit.klaimarkhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Chonburi-Chon-Buri-Thailand/104930642876805?ref=stream

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Aeropuerto Jorge Wilstermann

A Dying Airline...

...though the company still owned 21 hectares ofBolivian land and employed nearly 200 people, ithadnt flown a passenger since 2007, when thegovernment shut it down on account of unpaidtaxes and its ever-worsening financial situation....

Keep reading at: http://www.wired.com/.../photos-documenting-the-beauty.../
http://www.wired.com/design/2013/08/photos-documenting-the-beauty-behind-a-failing-airline/http://www.wired.com/design/2013/08/photos-documenting-the-beauty-behind-a-failing-airline/https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aeropuerto-Jorge-Wilstermann/348094638541880?ref=stream

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Soi Sukhumvit 39

Last Night...

...I went out to buy some cigarettes. It was two orthree AM, the city was moreless asleep (apartfrom the Seven Eleven where I was going).

All sudden, I stumbled upon one of those templesof uknown religions.It was very nice and very special. I guess it belongsto the Church of Neon Light and Concrete Floors.

Very nice. Wish you were here...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Soi-Sukhumvit-39/173348619357409?ref=stream

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Cairo, Egypt

Although I read the news, not easy to understand.

Here above, David Hockney's Egyptian, 1963.

More sketches by Hockney in Egypt (as well as

other ones) at: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...

Lots of things happeningin Egypt now...
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.567927329932864.1073741854.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.567927329932864.1073741854.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/Egypt.CenterNews?ref=stream

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Rotterdam, Netherlands

A Solar Bell

Visionary artist Tomas Saraceno has built a flyingsculpture that is purely fueled by wind and solarenergy. Saraceno built the Solar Bell in hopes ofcreating architectural structures that defy gravityby hovering mid-air like observation towers. Hisutopian idea of building whole cities that couldexist in the clouds is executed in his project,Cloud City.

Keep reading at: http://www.psfk.com/.../08/wind-powered-flying-building.html
http://www.psfk.com/2013/08/wind-powered-flying-building.htmlhttp://www.psfk.com/2013/08/wind-powered-flying-building.htmlhttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Rotterdam-Netherlands/109506742412900?ref=stream

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Area 51, Roswell New Mexico

Yes, Area 51 exists!

It's a good day to be a conspiracy theorist. Endinga decades-long game of leak after leak withoutany official word, the US government has finally

admitted the existence of Area 51 in a recentlydeclassified CIA report detailing the history of theU-2.

Keep reading at: http://gizmodo.com/us-

government-finally-admits-yes-area

Here, some more images: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/.../110520-spy-plane.../
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/pictures/110520-spy-plane-area-51-cover-up-crash-cia-conspiracy/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/pictures/110520-spy-plane-area-51-cover-up-crash-cia-conspiracy/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/pictures/110520-spy-plane-area-51-cover-up-crash-cia-conspiracy/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/05/pictures/110520-spy-plane-area-51-cover-up-crash-cia-conspiracy/http://gizmodo.com/us-government-finally-admits-yes-area-51-exists-1150888795http://gizmodo.com/us-government-finally-admits-yes-area-51-exists-1150888795https://www.facebook.com/pages/Area-51-Roswell-New-Mexico/164609496931613?ref=stream

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Haus der Geschichte Baden-Wrttemberg

RAF Terror im Sdwesten

This is special stuff.

In Stuttgart's House of History (James Stirling'sbuilding), they have a stunning exhibition on1970's terrorism, or as they say, the "Bleierne Zeit"(time of lead).

Very impressive and very daring. I wish somethingsimilar would be possible in Italy (but I know this isno).

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Here the link to the exhibition website (Germanonly): http://www.raf-ausstellung.de/startseite/

Here another link (again in German), with imagesand explanations: http://www.welt.de/.../Wo-der-RAF-Terror-bedroht-anstatt...
http://www.welt.de/kultur/article118985952/Wo-der-RAF-Terror-bedroht-anstatt-zu-faszinieren.htmlhttp://www.welt.de/kultur/article118985952/Wo-der-RAF-Terror-bedroht-anstatt-zu-faszinieren.htmlhttp://www.raf-ausstellung.de/startseite/https://www.facebook.com/hausdergeschichte.bw?ref=stream

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Design 101 on iversity

I wanted to change the world by Stefano Mirti

You can read more here: https://www.iversity.org/blog/175351218/

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Some Advices for the

Young...
https://www.facebook.com/louisianamuseum?ref=streamhttps://www.iversity.org/blog/175351218/https://www.iversity.org/blog/175351218/https://www.facebook.com/stefano.mirti.3https://www.facebook.com/iversity.org

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courtesy of Patti Smith and William Burroughs:http://channel.louisiana.dk/video/patti-smith-advice-young

"Build a good name"

"Keep your name clean. Dont make compromises,dont worry about making a bunch of money orbeing successful. Be concerned about doing goodwork and protect your work."

California

Hyperloop

Elon Musk, electric-car entrepreneur (TeslaMotors) and proponent of private colonies on Mars,now plans to redesign the railway.

Half a century after they were pioneered in Franceand Japan, could high-speed trains be coming toAmerica? Last year Californias legislators gave$7.7 billion to a project called California HighSpeed Rail (CHSR). If and when it is completed itwill connect San Francisco to Los Angeles, withbranch lines to Sacramento and San Diego.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/California/108131585873862?ref=streamhttp://channel.louisiana.dk/video/patti-smith-advice-younghttp://channel.louisiana.dk/video/patti-smith-advice-young

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Keep reading this interesting article from TheEconomist: http://www.economist.com/.../2 1583588-elon-musk-electric...

Calcutta, India

Satyajit Ray's Film Posters

Nice exhibition on Satyajit Ray's film posters.

ht tp://ww w.creativereview.co.uk/.../august/ray-posters-bfi

Who is Satyajit Ray?
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/august/ray-posters-bfihttp://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/august/ray-posters-bfihttp://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/august/ray-posters-bfihttp://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/august/ray-posters-bfihttp://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2013/august/ray-posters-bfihttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Calcutta-India/105803266126801?ref=streamhttp://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21583588-elon-musk-electric-car-entrepreneur-and-proponent-private-colonies-marshttp://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21583588-elon-musk-electric-car-entrepreneur-and-proponent-private-colonies-mars

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Satyajit Ray was an Indian filmmaker, regarded asone of the greatest auteurs of world cinema. Raywas born in the city of Calcutta into a Bengalifamily prominent in the world of arts andliterature. Starting his career as a commercialartist, Ray was drawn into independent filmmakingafter meeting French filmmaker Jean Renoir andviewing Vittorio De Sica's Italian neorealist 1948film Bicycle Thieves during a visit to London.

Ray directed 36 films, including feature films,documentaries and shorts. He was also a fictionwriter, publisher, illustrator, calligrapher, graphicdesigner and film critic. He authored several shortstories and novels, primarily aimed at children andadolescents. Feluda, the sleuth, and ProfessorShonku, the scientist in his science fiction stories,are popular fictional characters created by him.

Keep reading at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Rayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyajit_Ray

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MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

Very nice exhibition on Le Corbusier at MoMA:

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1321

Here a couple of nice reviews: http://www.dezeen.com/.../le-corbusier-an-atlas-of.../

ht tp://www.newyorker.com/.../l e-corbusier-exhibition-at

The thing I like the most are his sketches. Here a

folder with s ome nice ones

ht tp://www.facebook.com/media/ set/...

Le Corbusier: An Atlasof Modern Landscapes
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.568741613184769.1073741856.268422276550039&type=3http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/06/le-corbusier-exhibition-at-moma-reviewed.html#slide_ss_0=1http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/15/le-corbusier-an-atlas-of-modern-landscapes-at-moma/https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.568741613184769.1073741856.268422276550039&type=3http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/06/le-corbusier-exhibition-at-moma-reviewed.html#slide_ss_0=1http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/culture/2013/06/le-corbusier-exhibition-at-moma-reviewed.html#slide_ss_0=1http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/15/le-corbusier-an-atlas-of-modern-landscapes-at-moma/http://www.dezeen.com/2013/06/15/le-corbusier-an-atlas-of-modern-landscapes-at-moma/http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1321http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1321https://www.facebook.com/MuseumofModernArt?ref=stream

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