Chair by Jay Stanger (1986)

On display at the de Young Museum. (Note: The de Young allows non-flash photos of all art in the permanent collection!)

"Since the late 1970s, Jay Stanger has been creating functional artwork. Both in his furniture design and architectural sculpture, Stanger's work has broken the barriers between fine art and craft."- JayStanger

Hulu

Wow! Free streaming 480p/720p movies and tv programmes on my computer.

Hulu doesn't have a huge library of programmes, but the advantage over BitTorrent is that I can immediately start watching. Nice. Take a look:

The video is quite good at full screen on my 20" iMac.

Thanks Josh

Citroen Goddess

Seen today in Sausalito.


“DS” in French is pronounced “day-ess” (Déesse), which means “goddess”. - ArtOfDesign

There is too much design and engineering innovation in this car to mention here. So I'll just say that the Citroen DS is the best car ever. Not the best handling and accelerating car. But the best original combination of styling and engineering, and the biggest leap forward ever made in my lifetime. The DS does not take inspiration from any other car that came before it.


Image from Citroen advertisement
Categories:Cars

Read a Book

I think my neighbour's a librarian.

City Optix Sale

My medical insurance only allows me new frames every two years, but new lens every year. So I buy my frames at the City Optix sale, and get new specs each year.

The selection of styles is excellent, and you'll find frames that are half price or better.

The sale is from March 29th to April 5th at both the Chestnut and Haight St stores.
Don't go their website. It's very annoying.

Side Chair One

A combination of intersecting planes creates an armchair with an integrated side table.
By Alexander Kneller. Brilliant.

Thanks Dwell magazine
Categories:Furniture

Separation

I thought in cases like this, the tread separated from the casing, leaving a bald but intact and inflated tyre. Apparently not. In this photo you can clearly see that the tyre has separated into three parts. The sidewalls are still on the wheel, and the centre "cylinder"has come adrift.

How to Deal with a Bad Egg

I imagine someone sitting in this chair, then a wire frame hinges down and sections them...

Thanks Pure Contemporary
Categories:Furniture

Jack The Dripper

DIY (Drip It Yourself) Jackson Pollock

Thanks Red Ferret
Categories:Art

Utah Gas Station

Photo by Rocky Arroyo
Image blurred using Lensbaby. The colours have a rich, lush look of a Polaroid, and the Lensbaby blur suggests motion.

The photo was taken with slide film, then developed as C41 instead of E6. Then scanned as a negative.

Added 3/27:
After some supple tweaking, here's the final product: