Cars Dawydiak Video Project

It has taken me many hours longer than I thought it would to edit the Dawydiak video. It's finished now, and I've given it to Walter Dawydiak for inclusion on his website.


Categories:Movies Cars

The Disc Hub

I keep one of these next to our DVD player. It's very handy. And now they're only $5 each.

Categories:Gadgets

Car Tyre Chair

The Lite House is a small electrical repair store on Geary Blvd between 7th and 8th Avenue. Walking by there today I noticed this steel frame chair in the window. The seating surface is made from two car tyre treads.


Categories:Furniture

Good Affordable Dining Chairs

It was my job to find eight dining chairs to go with our new dining table. I couldn't find anything cool and affordable, so I took a chance and shopped at Target online. If it didn't work out I could return the chairs to any target store. But it did work out, and the chairs are great! And quite a bargain: $150 for two chairs, and $160 for two armchairs. I like them more than chairs I've seen costing twice as much. They're sturdy, comfortable and well made.



Categories:Furniture

Dial Phones

Refurbished bakelite dial phones from the 50's often sell for over $200. So these new, old stock, British plastic phones from the 60's and 70's are a bargain at ~$100. And they'll work in any country.

This is the phone my family used:

Rover Chair

The seat is taken from a Rover P6.

Categories:Furniture Cars

The Institute of Contemporary Art Boston

The ICA has a new home at Boston's Fan Pier in South Boston.

The main Galleries are located in the top cantilevered section of the building. More photos here.



Features of the building are explained in arcspace.com:
"A lenticular glass wall facing the harbour is a special feature of the Long Gallery... Composed of microscopic vertical lenses, the glass permits vision out when viewed from a perpendicular direction but blocks vision when viewed from an angle."

And reviewed by The New York Times:
"... the architects have harnessed the harbor setting to induce a reflective mood."

I wonder why they don't call it Boston ICA? BICA!

Thanks Tropolism
Categories:Art Architecture

Confirm Your Status

sflocal.net has fun with San Francisco city maps, logos and signs.






Thanks Apartment Therapy SF

My Afternoon Drive to Work

In December I like to leave for work early on account of the extra holiday traffic and the rain.

But today:
1) I lost track of the time and left home later than usual.
2)To save time I skipped buying my usual cup of coffee.
3) I noticed I needed to buy petrol
4) Traffic was slow near SFO, and I was delayed near Oracle by an accident.
5) My Mini got a flat tyre...

Spirit Song Bench

Designed by Barbara and Robert Tiffany, there are two versions of this teak bench available. One is straight and the other is curved.
The sine wave base of the bench reminds me of the Panton Chair






Categories:Furniture