A look into the interpretation of “public space”…. There’s one thing with hanging laundry outside one’s window out in the open; it’s certainly another to hang laundry to dry from public lamp posts! Love these silly Chinese.
All posts for the month May, 2010
laundry on the streets
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 31, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/laundry-on-the-streets/
video: Good Food Bad Food
Nice and simple video. Eat the good stuff: fruits and veggies… Not the bad stuff: addictive processed foods. good food bad food from Josh Cohen via Good
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 30, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/video-good-food-bad-food/
Pantone hotel: Belgium
The 59 room Pantone Hotel uses 7 different color palettes, making each room unique; I quite like the idea of having a somewhat individualized room within a hotel. Designed by Belgian interior designer Michel Penneman and Belgian architect Olivier Hannaert, each of the hotel’s seven floors are enlightened by different color palettes to complement guests’ [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 29, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/pantone-hotel-belgium/
biking in the rain
Blury photo alert! Even biking in the rain, the Chinese use umbrella’s.. I saw many more umbrellas on this rainy day than raincoats. And how sweet of this girl to hold the umbrella as a passenger. Another thing I noticed was that there were very few black umbrellas, if any. In the west, we’re used [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 28, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/biking-in-the-rain/
virtual street corners: Boston
John Ewing‘s public art project Virtual Street Corners unveils in June to connect and encourage a better connection between two very different Boston neighborhoods of Brookline and Roxbury. The project aims to facilitate dialogue and connection between the predominately African-American and Jewish neighborhoods. In conversations with the public he found people kept to their own neighborhoods, rarely [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 27, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/virtual-street-corners-boston/
“北京小吃” Beijing snacks book
A good friend of mine here in Beijing shares my love for food and gave me this book yesterday! “北京小吃” Beijing snacks (or Beijing small eats). Although, I can barely read any of it, the pictures say a lot.. and to remind me that I have yet to explore any of the well known foods [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 26, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/%e5%8c%97%e4%ba%ac%e5%b0%8f%e5%90%83-beijing-snacks-book/
Yves Behar’s FuseProject: free eyeglasses
Mexican government sponsored program “See Better to Learn Better” partnered with FuseProject to develop a line of free eyeglasses, Collección Escolar 2010, especially for students aged 6-18. The glasses are customizable, fashionable, and nearly unbreakable with seven different colors, five shapes to choose from, and three different sizes. Lovely! Well reported at Core77, FastCompany, and Good
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 25, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/yves-behars-fuseproject-free-eyeglasses/
battery disposal?
Cool! I wonder what happens to all the batteries that are collected… Is it an illusion of proper battery disposal?
Posted by Tiffany Wan on May 24, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/05/battery-disposal/