The Swiss architects Tardin Pittet took a home that was built in the 1940s and did a little remodeling. The architects wanted to bring together work and family life but to do that they needed to remove the original roof and add a second floor for the office space. A wooden cladding was also mounted on top of the old facade to improve the thermal insulation as well.

Personally, I like the new structure compared to the old structure of the home. The home on the first floor has a unique and cozy feeling with the wood floors and the color choice of the interior. The office space is setup more industrial/minimal to give it a warm yet productive feel. I won't mind having an office like this one would you?

The Original






photographer: Corinne Cuendet, Clarens

Here is a concept keyboard made by Yoonsang Kim and Eunsung Park that could work. They call it their "None Bacteria Project". I think they could have come up with a better name but I think the design outweighs the name. It was designed to be portable and small enough to take with you everywhere, the Keystick keyboard is a full-sized in its unfurled form, but then it folds like a Japanese fan when you want to hit the road. Their idea is simple; bring your own keyboard with you and never use anyone else's keyboard, and then you will be bacteria free.






via: Designyearbook

The Sprocket Rocket Camera ($89) brings out the retro in your photography. This camera was designed to work with 35mm film. The Sprocket Rocket pushes the boundaries of technical evolution with the world's first panoramic camera dedicated entirely to sprocket holes. It's also the first analogue camera to be fitted with a reverse gear, allowing you to rewind and remix your photos! So double exposures are now just a rewind away. It also features two shutter settings, two aperture settings, and a hot shoe for flash use.

Ray Villafane who is famous for creating 3D pumpkin carvings has created some amazing pieces. He has been working in the art of sculpting for about 15 years. He uses various size knives for carving his scary three-dimensional portraits from regular pumpkins. He also has a tutorial on how to carve a pumpkin like one of his. The funny thing I found out about Ray is that he is actually allergic to pumpkin.





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The Workerman making form + function + design. I found his work on Flickr this morning looking around for some ideas and motivation. What I found was his daily design of the periodic table. Each day he would take a different element and give the design his own interpretation of the element. I also found it amusing that he actually had to put this disclaimer - "I am starting out doing every element in the periodic table....please do not use them as actual reference for the elements as some of them may be a little more abstract than others."

If you get a chance check out his website as well. He has some other great works and he also makes wood handlebars as well as super clean minimalist style graphics. Did I also mention he makes t-shirts as well.

The Foals who had great success in their first album Antidotes is now continuing that success with their new album Total Life Forever. The front man Yannis Philippakis has regard the new albums sound to be more of settling in and more self-aware. They have tried to regress into a more native state and they have accomplished that with this album. This album is one that has staying power after repeated listens. It full of beautiful textures, guitar loops, and mixtures of ambient electronica but it still has that pop sound. It's quite a feat as well as a singer to be able to change the tone and sound of your voice throughout your album like Yannis has done. The Foals have definitely broaden their sound without sacrificing quality, every note and sounds is executed perfectly. This band has made an extinguishing leap forward. So have a listen to some of there tracks performed live with BBC below and leave a comment on what you think?



Interesting music video for this song. Not sure what the creature is but it's a great track and a neat video.

You're in the airport and your down to show off your suit wearing break dancing style. The only problem is you don't have a boom box to amplify your new mix-tape. What are you going to do? Well there is a solution now and it goes a little old school.

Mr. Simo created these custom built Boom Case ($250 and up) from old used vintage suitcases. They feature a 3.5mm jack for hooking up to your phone, iPod or whatever other music source you've got. It's got a built-in battery that can pump out over 7 hours of tunes on your 200watt Boom Case, and a built-in charger for juicing it up. The only question is just how you're going to get it through airport security without them wanting to give you a full-body pat down.





Here is a video of an Airboy Boom Case that Mr. Simo made.


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A friend of mine on Facebook brought this video to my attention over the weekend. So I thought I would pass it along. Fallen is a video that was realized by Wolfram Kampffmeyer and Sascha Geddert. It's about a little meteor named Schorch who learns the biggest lesson of his life on his way down to earth. The video is only 3:50 minutes but they were able to invoke such emotion within such a small amount of time. It makes you take in the idea of being alive and enjoying your life in the moment because life is short.



Compositing by Sebastian Nozon.
Music and sound design by David Christiansen.

Produced by Stina McNicholas at Filmakademie Baden Württemberg.

Well fall is in the air and so are the sound waves of the NEW Playlist-19. This one has some highs and lows when it comes to the tempos of the tracks and the style. I'd like to give a shout out to Andre Allen Anjos tag name (RAC). This guy is on fire in my eyes. He is constantly reworking indie tracks and getting it right. His remix of The Temper Trap's "Sweet Disposition" is a great example of that. I also added a track called "Hammock" by Millionyoung. Now don't forget earlier this week. I put up a link to his site where you can download his first EP "The Sunndreamm" for FREE. Lastly, I added a known track by all "The District Sleeps Alone" by The Postal Service. Even after 7 years I still love hearing this song. On this Playlist though, I found a chilled out Dubstep version of this song that I thought was deserving of being shared with all of you. So press play and let the sounds begin.

If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog.


Cover art by: Damion Schweizer

Tracklist

1. Heartis Strange -Active Child Remix by School Of Seven Bells
2. Airbrushed(RAC) by Anamanaguchi
3. Enzymes by Freelance Whales
4. Hammocks by Millionyoung
5. Real Life by Tanlines
6. Helicopter Diplo and Lunice Remix by Deerhunter
7. Like The Wheel by The Tallest Man on Earth
8. Colors by The Pass
9. Nothing But Time by Opus Orange
10. Road Regrets by Dan Mangan
11. Mirrorage by Glasser
12. Slow by Twin Shadows
13. Psychic Chasms (Anoraak Remix) by Neon Indian
14. Sweet Disposition (RAC Remix) by The Temper Trap
15. The District Sleeps Alone (Club Seals Dubstep Remix) by The Postal Serivce