An LA Times article documents Beijingers’ visit to IKEA. Families drive hours to visit the famous IKEA store, but not because of the well designed, DIY assembly furniture. They’ve come to experience the lifestyle and enjoy themselves in an air-conditioned space, where purchasing something is not necessary and their kids can jump and play on the [...]
All posts for the month June, 2010
IKEA as a family attraction
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 18, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/ikea-as-a-family-attraction/
melting LED lightbulbs
A subtle and poetic reminder of energy waste… (looks a bit like melting ice-cream too!.. maybe I’m just always thinking about food.) Each time you’d switch these melting LED bulb lamps on, you’d be reminded of the unnecessary energy being wasted, killing our fine world. Keita Ogawa’s concept isn’t available to buy yet, but is [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 17, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/melting-led-lightbulbs/
material: gel-refrigerator
Wow! A cooling gel concept for Electrolux Design Lab 2010 that’s both visually and tactilely intriguing. The Bio Robot Refrigerator is four times smaller than a conventional refrigerator and cools biopolymer gel through luminescence. Rather than shelves, the non sticky, odourless gel morphs around products to create a separate pod that suspends items for easy access. Odorless, [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 16, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/material-gel-refrigerator/
hmm.. funny biking stance
Weird. hahaha.
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 15, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/hmm-funny-biking-stance/
Sushi Popper reinvents “sushi”
Sushi Popper, a mix between the Flinstone’s Push Up ice-cream and traditional Japanese rice snack, Onigiri. Onigiri, rice balls wrapped in seaweed with various (non-sushi) stuffings, are often sold in convenience stores for Japanese fast food eating. Looks like Sushi Popper has re-invented Japanese food for a mass market at $29.95 for a 6 pack. I [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 14, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/sushi-popper-reinvents-sushi/
a trip to the hospital
Back in April, I was sick for a couple weeks and made myself go to the local hospital to get checked out. An interesting experience, with no one speaking English. Suffice to say, I still got prescriptions and have been happy and healthy since. A couple photos from my visit: The public hospital is incredibly [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 13, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/a-trip-to-the-hospital/
t-shirt graphics: Flying Mouse 365
Chow Hon Lam for Flying Mouse 365 makes t-shirt graphics that push your imagination! Wonderful and fun via WallpaperArt
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 12, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/t-shirt-graphics-flying-mouse-365/
flickr uploads: Suzhou and Zhouzhuang (苏州和周庄)
Suzhou, known as the Venice of China is famous for its canals (many of which have now been filled in), but there are also many smaller towns around Suzhou also built on the canal system. Zhouzhuang is on of them. A true tourist destination, having to pay RMB$100 to even enter the town as a [...]
Posted by Tiffany Wan on June 11, 2010
http://tiffanywan.com/blog/2010/06/flickr-uploads-suzhou-and-zhouzhuang-%e8%8b%8f%e5%b7%9e%e5%92%8c%e5%91%a8%e5%ba%84/