Summer’s here and its family travel season! Spending time together is part of it, the other part is having and taking the time to see and explore a new place. How about a view from one of these places?? Looks incredible. Willis Tower Skydeck, Chicago, IL, USA Iguazu waterfall in Brazil Aurland, Norway See the [...]
All posts for the month June, 2010
an amazing view
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 30, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/an-amazing-view/
“a matter of taste”
Italian photographer Fulvio Bonavia has some amazing photographs compiled for his book “A Matter of Taste” combining fashion and food. Words won’t do it justice. Take a look at the photos, using food to create fashion accessories and products: via Toxel
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 29, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/a-matter-of-taste/
street food feast for 2
Enough for 5…? or 6..?! My classmate and I were wandering for some street food and went a little overboard… hahaha, it was delicious! (And for RMB65: barbequed wings, peppers, lamb, and 2 vermicelli dishes, vegetable salad with mushrooms, and tripe). Our leftovers were given to a homeless man… 我和我的同学两个吃的晚饭在街上能给五, 六个吃！真的好玩儿也很好吃！
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 28, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/street-food-feast-for-2/
Shanghai Tang
If you don’t know about Shanghai Tang, (in addition to the Chinese translation of Shanghai’s Bund), it’s a high-end fashion brand that uses traditional Chinese design to influence it’s lifestyle and fashion products. Shanghai Tang is the first luxury brand emerging from China. Its design mission is to revitalise Chinese innovation and to interweave it with [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 24, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/shanghai-tang/
Blow Sofa
A collapsable blow up sofa…cool concept, but a bit excessive with supports and accessories? The blow-up, minimalist concept is great! The reference to natural, recycled, packaging material is a bit of trend: The sofa is made from 100% recycled paper dunnage bags with a metal rack and rubber straps. It is easy to transport when flat and [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 23, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/blow-sofa/
trailer park hotel
Grand Daddy Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa rents out it’s penthouse as a trailer park. Teaming with Cape Town design studio Whatiftheworld, the hotel worked with local artists to decorate the 7 American Airstream trailers as two-person accommodations. The trailer park is situated around the hotel’s rooftop bar. In addition to the concepts from “The [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 21, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/trailer-park-hotel/
Swiss Army BBQ utensil
Summer is BBQ season! This 3 in 1 fork, knife, spatula is a swiss-army knife for barbeques: It looks a bit clunky if you ask me with what looks like simply stamped Stainless Steel parts. I wonder how good it really works or if gunk will get stuck in the hinge from all the sauce [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 20, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/swiss-army-bbq-utensil/
great logos have a message
This collection of logos at DevSnippets goes beyond typographic aesthetics; they successfully communicate a visual message about the company. Simply lovely designs! Check out some more via DevSnippets
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 19, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/great-logos-have-a-message/