This might be one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen – One Bit Increment created an interactive website using handmade papercut shapes and figures, which were then individually photographed and animated in flash. You can also play along and move the animals like a video game. Visit the site, then check out the creation process here.
By the way, the scene transforms into nighttime when the sun sets in Los Angeles. The weather (wind and rain) is also driven by Los Angeles data retrieved from Yahoo weather.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I recently saw some photos of a rocking chair designed and built by Jeff Miller of J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture.
Jeff has been building and designing furniture for clients for about 25 years in Chicago. Jeff is also the reason I fell in love with designing and building fine furniture. I took a number of classes and worked as a part time apprentice with him for about 7 years.
This walnut rocker is truly a masterpiece of his career in my mind. This rocker incorporates both solid and a significant number of bent walnut laminations across a number of planes. In fact, there are few identifiable straight lines, and the joinery is just as complex. The color and grain design is only going to get better with age, and from what I hear, it is crazy comfortable.
Great job Jeff on this incredible piece, you definitely get a 5 star rating and review from this fan.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Living edge blog held a miniature chair competition.
The brief is this; competitors were supplied with two Chandon Sparkling corks (including the foil hood & cage) and they had to design their own miniature chair masterpiece. The finalists were exhibited in leblog’s showroom and judged on their originality, wit, artistry and craftmanship. The winning entry was awarded an Eames Lounge and Ottoman.
