Pringle Of Scotland Celebrates 195 Years With Ads, Film, Animation & Artsy Twin Sets

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKZ2dQYnK-KXLe6pJM39_FihBO_fGAPHEsk3VomKhh_ob-wGHkZhZs1HpUvw92szSVTDGxulMe22iOfcc9nSd34fLQwhg2URPJDnQfxVpai4M093qTKb7zInwCTQhWTsE4ja-PjADwDQp/s1600-h/pringle-of-scotland_ad.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441270647395572498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKZ2dQYnK-KXLe6pJM39_FihBO_fGAPHEsk3VomKhh_ob-wGHkZhZs1HpUvw92szSVTDGxulMe22iOfcc9nSd34fLQwhg2URPJDnQfxVpai4M093qTKb7zInwCTQhWTsE4ja-PjADwDQp/s400/pringle-of-scotland_ad.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 721px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pringle of Scotland</span> has been around a long time. Since 1815, as a matter of fact. 195 years. A tradition in luxurious cashmere knitwear, they are credited with originating the Argyle pattern as well as the twinset.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAhO24zTJF7TrdqcgW8UhmGbFrewgfopDkQtP4RFOa6kzD6ABopSOE-lZIU3OMU9STELSoUDQ0pQIwJLMTw73yLcA786qea5HvtnVmIZLHJoQtNObWRF1KNjOKOZ45eHojQgnurtZ3Mlv/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440909358129027874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAhO24zTJF7TrdqcgW8UhmGbFrewgfopDkQtP4RFOa6kzD6ABopSOE-lZIU3OMU9STELSoUDQ0pQIwJLMTw73yLcA786qea5HvtnVmIZLHJoQtNObWRF1KNjOKOZ45eHojQgnurtZ3Mlv/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 316px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-mVYMft6dlStCBC69g7Kgb_1-k_NvRY_rhd07SLW_3aVtA5Y5ZrwyFztfxBXGVSN2e1lt5dSOqCc2-mQumrCCEW3pY4jyvoEmxlJbJFai1pYd5t67FneG62YPcNAK_IMmvULK1zuWqle/s1600-h/Fashion-News-Pringle-of-Scotland_articleimage.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440911012100110610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-mVYMft6dlStCBC69g7Kgb_1-k_NvRY_rhd07SLW_3aVtA5Y5ZrwyFztfxBXGVSN2e1lt5dSOqCc2-mQumrCCEW3pY4jyvoEmxlJbJFai1pYd5t67FneG62YPcNAK_IMmvULK1zuWqle/s400/Fashion-News-Pringle-of-Scotland_articleimage.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 317px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above left: creative director Clare Waight Keller. above right: Ryan McGinley, Tilda Swinton and Clare Waight Keller</span><br /><br />In 2005, the brand hired their first creative director, Clare Waight Keller, who has since, along with CEO Mary-Adair Macaire, collaborated with some of today's most popular contemporary designers and artists, refreshing the brand and bringing it to the attention of fashionistas everywhere.<br /><br />This year <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pringle of Scotland</span> celebrates 195 years and as part of that celebration, Pringle has paired up with the <a href="http://www.serpentinegallery.org/" style="font-weight: bold;">Serpentine Gallery</a> of London to bring us collaborations with numerous Scottish artists in various mediums, all inspired by iconic Pringle products, patterns and styles.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.serpentinegallery.org/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440906042301267090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmvN7GKRTpMX2lT3AjmylZlHKQ4oz82rfEdJFPAnEbXjzk9OkKfMTk61R8HgN7hjdk6IQq82rwCahvo3A7va2jYCsjHBZYpJ-C_QP_15lfbuHI2xyoDJCAbM5PhMvPKfpqHuLmzdng7Nzv/s400/Serpentine_gallery.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 436px;" /></a><br /><br />A new advertising print campaign featuring Tilda Swinton, whose alien looks are a far cry from the preppy models of the past, was shot by iconic art photographer Ryan McGinley. McGinley also shot a 7 minute film for the brand- again starring Tilda Swinton. An animated short by David Shrigley (who also designed T-shirts and a twin set) and special 'modern' takes on twin sets by Julien David and other artists.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan McGinley X Pringle</span></span><br />The SS 2010 ad campaign starring Tilda Swinton:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxJ87vOQfdqJtNBo-hZ35PzliXRpvVSOyV-A2CpgQTI1p-Xfl_fiHYPUoBMuK-eGn9pF9Lt3Um5Rw-xh-URE6fPGyjxBAo5xO2HbxrAt6ISfz657tVzXPjzsYNAsyfNpjesiePQ1-Gacn/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440907133283884850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxJ87vOQfdqJtNBo-hZ35PzliXRpvVSOyV-A2CpgQTI1p-Xfl_fiHYPUoBMuK-eGn9pF9Lt3Um5Rw-xh-URE6fPGyjxBAo5xO2HbxrAt6ISfz657tVzXPjzsYNAsyfNpjesiePQ1-Gacn/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 340px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak7Ed5RLWSVZhehrEUGRdHpgIvF5rNFNZleSnSXU3f1yGT4JIoQp92Gi9QJVficCwzDLVLS3qgnB-piDYpDq-lET8sV3T-1B4IINtlv4ksgSLwVyu_i3V0tAHqIiXmvC6ISYr23YIaiEy/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440906967687970706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgak7Ed5RLWSVZhehrEUGRdHpgIvF5rNFNZleSnSXU3f1yGT4JIoQp92Gi9QJVficCwzDLVLS3qgnB-piDYpDq-lET8sV3T-1B4IINtlv4ksgSLwVyu_i3V0tAHqIiXmvC6ISYr23YIaiEy/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 332px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSJc1N5AAiqObiuYZjasxsmNsM7HHnlKvlR9CKK8fqW6PXMqkm9cJriS4yI8YIxd2kvsTPaqL8lTkF-3XT77qV6EcWSkqaei8c5wnnpa7ZQyp7_f48VTM5sgCjxvVRbXEzyfKu43e_256/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440906897269594722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBSJc1N5AAiqObiuYZjasxsmNsM7HHnlKvlR9CKK8fqW6PXMqkm9cJriS4yI8YIxd2kvsTPaqL8lTkF-3XT77qV6EcWSkqaei8c5wnnpa7ZQyp7_f48VTM5sgCjxvVRbXEzyfKu43e_256/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><br />Ryan McGinley's 7 minute film starring Tilda Twinton for Pringle of Scotland.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bj-ZeEH7mvcE9bFYgT4f92kMqP6KCya9rxDVAFvj4oMrbrm6EmFBH8wHjlKoX5xsLDQwoOX9bF75J1dizbbToTedZxtGlGirigYd9mDPTzqzcjs9OZk8SZXOqyFnYwRh-HFnXdL2dDGa/s1600-h/ryan+mcginley+Tilda+swinton.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440900746624827938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Bj-ZeEH7mvcE9bFYgT4f92kMqP6KCya9rxDVAFvj4oMrbrm6EmFBH8wHjlKoX5xsLDQwoOX9bF75J1dizbbToTedZxtGlGirigYd9mDPTzqzcjs9OZk8SZXOqyFnYwRh-HFnXdL2dDGa/s400/ryan+mcginley+Tilda+swinton.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD4CBcC9B8oMWk_8B4oP9NUTMlZPQFHtHfHZ8290nLty15D9mY5mzkq5uXcBev2Mjh9ugWHlvdjyVEfcGAk1G7XPsud8pwcVNrYm-DVzRo5tEUTRhxClsP_7Eyo9E04yuX2kpmHITsqEa/s1600-h/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440901237452098098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSD4CBcC9B8oMWk_8B4oP9NUTMlZPQFHtHfHZ8290nLty15D9mY5mzkq5uXcBev2Mjh9ugWHlvdjyVEfcGAk1G7XPsud8pwcVNrYm-DVzRo5tEUTRhxClsP_7Eyo9E04yuX2kpmHITsqEa/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 335px;" /></a><br /><br />You can view the film below in its entirety (courtesy of Wallpaper magazine). But be forewarned, It's beautiful footage but it is basically 7 long minutes of Tilda Swinton walking the moors, crawing into and out of a cave and walking into water. Half the time donning one lovely black Pringle dress and the other half, an ivory one.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="305" id="flashObj" width="520"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/66631060001?isVid=1&isUI=1&publisherID=1336820319"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=60206073001&playerID=66631060001&domain=embed&"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/66631060001?isVid=1&isUI=1&publisherID=1336820319" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=60206073001&playerID=66631060001&&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="305" width="520"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Shrigley X Pringle</span></span><br />Pringle of Scotland has commissioned artist David Shrigley to create a humorous short animated film about life behind-the-scenes at Pringle to celebrate the brands return to Milan Fashion Week.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwNIMJFFpedv7KvdXL7965-4AlGPqYFnqRcgFYF26_XAwz-qCeSJzltnys-_Zq3Lf3nf3AroYmLkLZHC1MSlXo4WW9hjdD_nac6sIemp6RVd2BhWp4xwmGjdMNWOnSHaXFAeOrJDAroF8/s1600-h/shrigley+pringle+still.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440901921378192706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwNIMJFFpedv7KvdXL7965-4AlGPqYFnqRcgFYF26_XAwz-qCeSJzltnys-_Zq3Lf3nf3AroYmLkLZHC1MSlXo4WW9hjdD_nac6sIemp6RVd2BhWp4xwmGjdMNWOnSHaXFAeOrJDAroF8/s400/shrigley+pringle+still.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 292px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fQrzsfq60QMVh9zSKCC2LromKAOCFxet3VpYS6oDgtcU2yv-tbKrhscIaTbk0eHZT2M5TBraaP4mzJOQl2pMhZeZgcsXnSHv6NhaYpvmengPDUCXC_cG50qNTNBB1_P4PtNxNCnXDhhU/s1600-h/shrigly+animate1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440905009106930018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fQrzsfq60QMVh9zSKCC2LromKAOCFxet3VpYS6oDgtcU2yv-tbKrhscIaTbk0eHZT2M5TBraaP4mzJOQl2pMhZeZgcsXnSHv6NhaYpvmengPDUCXC_cG50qNTNBB1_P4PtNxNCnXDhhU/s400/shrigly+animate1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 296px;" /></a><br /><br />The animation (shown below), was shown during Pringle of Scotland's menswear show in Milan on 18th January. The film humorously depicts the making of jumpers and cardigans over the past 195 year history of the Scottish brand.<br /><br /><object height="320" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OoiW5-uA3_E&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OoiW5-uA3_E&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="320" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br />In 2009, Shrigley also created this tongue-in-cheek 'twin set' Tee for Pringle:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLEZl7WYMcMP83Am-yMB6t6ow8Aeaqf7m5s8phVVMw7vGN0fyYGf9_SBo_R_3aJXS8F_oq0w3VLLt9ugnnhY8iDbGD90Zk8FLpN-SajZtZlempUivgyRDjwLlu9yRQXOabHL72yi2YjY4/s1600-h/pringle1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440902167511477602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGLEZl7WYMcMP83Am-yMB6t6ow8Aeaqf7m5s8phVVMw7vGN0fyYGf9_SBo_R_3aJXS8F_oq0w3VLLt9ugnnhY8iDbGD90Zk8FLpN-SajZtZlempUivgyRDjwLlu9yRQXOabHL72yi2YjY4/s400/pringle1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 489px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-wtbG6gX1BqnN-VyPfmFtmo2BGxgGbDogoDzGmDNNE-hm5PGE_UhNmR-TorUQd-bN2rWa_Su2-MI_kxQaIm-Blm-tTrnH7zV564c70B7BWTHGfb4Etol2-cUoR9IZeN954X2VKAQmfei/s1600-h/shrigleyT.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440902316949663570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-wtbG6gX1BqnN-VyPfmFtmo2BGxgGbDogoDzGmDNNE-hm5PGE_UhNmR-TorUQd-bN2rWa_Su2-MI_kxQaIm-Blm-tTrnH7zV564c70B7BWTHGfb4Etol2-cUoR9IZeN954X2VKAQmfei/s400/shrigleyT.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 579px;" /></a><br /><br />and Pringle's on Bond Street with the Shrigley T-shirt window displays:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxAwBWZhyBawJrYY-TnvawHT3PPQWEqlae4OQUgz0_e_hT0Pf9JDYeP9yc9yb9Wc6uguQm9cel_CQj9vNKdtfkm-naCF7vbOSiChmsmG_f0hX0PMaCmtvtfLxzJcJeXcUhjznge3ojqln/s1600-h/Pringle_shrigleyshop2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441274414815219746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxAwBWZhyBawJrYY-TnvawHT3PPQWEqlae4OQUgz0_e_hT0Pf9JDYeP9yc9yb9Wc6uguQm9cel_CQj9vNKdtfkm-naCF7vbOSiChmsmG_f0hX0PMaCmtvtfLxzJcJeXcUhjznge3ojqln/s400/Pringle_shrigleyshop2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 359px;" /></a><br />And he has designed this twinset for the brand:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g8UT8FBG_A_96wJCvv9OLDkEb1Y-57IJQ9oesYdC6kbY4k3aBspTBDFxaXqaN4kVenn0NvZbAk_U-I1n_nC7E7AwtASABhayt1T6sbboP0TuZzR5C7n5WJu4ci79ALFUnqZWNKJF-bPR/s1600-h/Sketch-by-David-Shrigley-for-Pringle.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440905522742831506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-g8UT8FBG_A_96wJCvv9OLDkEb1Y-57IJQ9oesYdC6kbY4k3aBspTBDFxaXqaN4kVenn0NvZbAk_U-I1n_nC7E7AwtASABhayt1T6sbboP0TuZzR5C7n5WJu4ci79ALFUnqZWNKJF-bPR/s400/Sketch-by-David-Shrigley-for-Pringle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />speaking of twin sets...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Julien David X Pringle X Colette</span><br />On the occasion of 195 years of Pringle of Scotland, Colette participates in the "twin sets project" and invites Julien David to combine the famous Argyle and his computer keyboard print of Spring / Summer 2010. The letters P (for Pringle), C (for colette) and J (for Julien) will adorn the cashmere of this limited series. Find it with the collection designed by Clare Waight Keller at <a href="http://www.colette.fr/#/eshop/article/586463/pringle-of-scotland-x-julien-david-x-colette/218/">Colette here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCszSMqqd39iTUSThwB224qLXp487E0rBXcMfjKimHVmsEeHOci-xJ6PjukW27dCWd4rWd-opa-R8HprNIARbN3-aeIlDQ4msQLsuhON17LiEHGC3Y0vQI3RUqWFQqSYQK4lmEmCWUURCK/s1600-h/image_high_def_87679.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440902526956295122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCszSMqqd39iTUSThwB224qLXp487E0rBXcMfjKimHVmsEeHOci-xJ6PjukW27dCWd4rWd-opa-R8HprNIARbN3-aeIlDQ4msQLsuhON17LiEHGC3Y0vQI3RUqWFQqSYQK4lmEmCWUURCK/s400/image_high_def_87679.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTor3aoWqERCQloeH6QT3QFHP8x2IQOPEifCg18nn_fnhzXtv-GPLhC4jXGmbSY8YNAuxKjKxTr51MdeXx4E_d-x0NVB2fXjsIyaWQkD9H39-zizsY25Q9bGwlwM6Ccgnbp8unfXHku5YK/s1600-h/image_high_def_87678.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440902785988082818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTor3aoWqERCQloeH6QT3QFHP8x2IQOPEifCg18nn_fnhzXtv-GPLhC4jXGmbSY8YNAuxKjKxTr51MdeXx4E_d-x0NVB2fXjsIyaWQkD9H39-zizsY25Q9bGwlwM6Ccgnbp8unfXHku5YK/s400/image_high_def_87678.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 532px;" /></a><br /><br />Other twin sets, such as the one designed by David Shrigley shown earlier in this post and the one shown below by Ryan McGinley, have been and are still being designed by many Scot-related talents.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan McGinley X Pringle</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZk3eCxOqoBNtvvr9VaINB_Wa5E1H2TbgcsAAkFZ41cx2g28jOWIfNu78hMpSUkE44CbRCoii_gJFl2HYOyPs6EQl18NB-1ancyBvr-Gtnp7Z2Haj-6iswKexstUHNcQkVKbIyZmvndt12/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441272667632249762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZk3eCxOqoBNtvvr9VaINB_Wa5E1H2TbgcsAAkFZ41cx2g28jOWIfNu78hMpSUkE44CbRCoii_gJFl2HYOyPs6EQl18NB-1ancyBvr-Gtnp7Z2Haj-6iswKexstUHNcQkVKbIyZmvndt12/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 561px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above image of Ryan McGinley's Seagull Cardigan courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.style.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Style.com</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> via </span><a href="http://www.pringlescotland.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Pringle</a><br /><br />Scotsman Waris Ahluwalia, Scot-rockers Franz Ferdinand and Turner Prize winners Richard Wright and Douglas Gordon are still working on their twinsets. According to Tim Blanks, at a Feb 22nd press conference at the Serpentine, Gordon promised a flesh-toned piece which would duplicate in intarsia-ed cashmere the tattoos that litter his torso.<br /><br />Expect twinsets from Colette’s Sarah Lerfel and Corso Como’s Carla Sozzani as well.<br /><br />Each twinset will have a limited quantity of 195 pieces, pricing out between $1300 and $3300. The project plans to donate all proceeds from the collaboration to the gallery’s public and educational programs.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pringlescotland.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441271687905839666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7mvDQoGkTvbHaIzszOgnqkSPDg6ya1sMs_D__u3Rb3f7AhSwDbBGTna13Pe6oMmpSgHzbZnWPbRlzz5_o5jf3dRfB7KqbS5mKYvY2XOHA0adTsQ-1WWTu16iinrcSHuCZUH3IEiwH9Bd/s400/Pringlelogo_black.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 79px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pringlescotland.com/">Pringle</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1KU6dLNnhTf_qhhDY56nnXD0Q9vRLGFEIi6N5WZV_g2P7-j03YnuF9RmqyY1jYhghL5M1me2oEWHdxDgE8_mBGP2D-Lhw5hzyEsJ67dIRPF7eCb_qrv4oKkbwJOtOtAeFaLyZYdTxB-m/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /></a>

Pringle Of Scotland Celebrates 195 Years With Ads, Film, Animation & Artsy Twin Sets

Pringle of Scotland has been around a long time. Since 1815, as a matter of fact. 195 years. A tradition in luxurious cashmere knitwear, th...

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Lego CL!CK: Short Film, Art & Free iPhone App For Lego Lovers

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepeI2MvwvPV-0z3RTj2Uq7fjhxl5wNlfeKSIQnZBcJdH2vYqEONLoZUeltgFwD1zXkCtpdyUxqanquYMu3LMRSYUwnv3DgZysllzMkiv-gVEQcbi151sZzZCF1mMow0EdTlXUwV7maOY/s1600-h/LEGOCLIkhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427402501236006786" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiepeI2MvwvPV-0z3RTj2Uq7fjhxl5wNlfeKSIQnZBcJdH2vYqEONLoZUeltgFwD1zXkCtpdyUxqanquYMu3LMRSYUwnv3DgZysllzMkiv-gVEQcbi151sZzZCF1mMow0EdTlXUwV7maOY/s400/LEGOCLIkhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 522px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lego CL!CK</span> is a newly launched site from Lego® that inspires people to share the Lego Love. The site has featured content, videos, photos and more.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTyz3Wp4MeRE_E76q72gV49Jva1zBwwvz37SElzYJMEnN2ynfx-EeSMeAjEr8avU6o-P1lI2GFGUqyVm4qsgx6sdv4pBaNfZyI8QlKy4-eopzKx26EZiClxloP16Ie02wX9LPEDYG1u8/s1600-h/legoclick.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427049162562931970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTyz3Wp4MeRE_E76q72gV49Jva1zBwwvz37SElzYJMEnN2ynfx-EeSMeAjEr8avU6o-P1lI2GFGUqyVm4qsgx6sdv4pBaNfZyI8QlKy4-eopzKx26EZiClxloP16Ie02wX9LPEDYG1u8/s400/legoclick.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><br />The site welcomes inventors, explorers, tinkerers, artists and ideas from people of all ages. A little place on the Internet devoted to the moment when your brain suddenly finds the answer you’ve been seeking. The moment all the pieces come together.<br /><br />They invite you to share what makes you CL!CK… Tweet using <span style="font-weight: bold;">#legoclick</span> and tag your photos on Flickr with <span style="font-weight: bold;">legoclick</span>.<br /><br />Below are a few examples from the site:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >FILM</span><br />A short film by Thibault Choay utlizing Lego®s<br /><object height="320" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OinrOnjzH_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OinrOnjzH_A&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="320" width="530"></embed></object><br />The film is shown above (screen grab below)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f6Gyuzpejscmc440wqGAIuyD-vCSaVEebLi11ujkEZdGhyphenhypheniqYaOCF2lBeFQfsPNsCwnYxSHoonsIap2-hI-GuiZUUUYwSiYqwcPQ2tOXbp6_MTn-OtnkwqEOxF_rGd2uS9OsJie2mms/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427048059604999874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9f6Gyuzpejscmc440wqGAIuyD-vCSaVEebLi11ujkEZdGhyphenhypheniqYaOCF2lBeFQfsPNsCwnYxSHoonsIap2-hI-GuiZUUUYwSiYqwcPQ2tOXbp6_MTn-OtnkwqEOxF_rGd2uS9OsJie2mms/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 279px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >ART</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjZrXxIyPYXEoUXnqGaH8Px4UFL_DiWzl_zJL5dBLRoq4zUF-IZNxGDdCbQG-4w6xl5MuG_O4gPQeKToUauc3CVydcQli44lX5kLrI24RySkW40_PkM1YqbDEnFfeIZez9VVFUmOB5E/s1600-h/246357799_c085efc56a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427043166207140002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvjZrXxIyPYXEoUXnqGaH8Px4UFL_DiWzl_zJL5dBLRoq4zUF-IZNxGDdCbQG-4w6xl5MuG_O4gPQeKToUauc3CVydcQli44lX5kLrI24RySkW40_PkM1YqbDEnFfeIZez9VVFUmOB5E/s400/246357799_c085efc56a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 354px;" /></a><br />above: Part of an exhibition of young artists at the National Gallery in Oslo, this work is by Olafur Eliasson. Outside in the carpark behind the main gallery, 3 tons of Lego bricks were dumped onto the floor next to a large table area. The public have been invited to build their 'dream gallery/museum" and the area was full of adults and children sitting about building and playing with Lego bricks.(via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37653327@N00/">Nick Scando</a>)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >PHOTOS</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmObz7988zwbjmkpWXOPzOo9yTl_-VsOBQnYf-Q9NpwQ_DZUwdlE5hN2GfP4QI22CgF_Q2zOrBFGOa7u2B0fqzgWh6O8SrGN_-wSOT8hfd0NyHRSjeBAzooMg8sLmPwNYSkWY8RyuxWHU/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427046872720859970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmObz7988zwbjmkpWXOPzOo9yTl_-VsOBQnYf-Q9NpwQ_DZUwdlE5hN2GfP4QI22CgF_Q2zOrBFGOa7u2B0fqzgWh6O8SrGN_-wSOT8hfd0NyHRSjeBAzooMg8sLmPwNYSkWY8RyuxWHU/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 261px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5rJO_sgQhZEqF8x_9kZviufpcv2G2ztavZNBwnPMATPRE6buevgAOnEIx7SWMBRagX6utGsd-bPQzcOJMmBKFKBsJoMHvGfVnTr9RmL6EQ-KlsrJ0Yp-RSdLKkdldphisHqc3ntlLRU/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427046518309587842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5rJO_sgQhZEqF8x_9kZviufpcv2G2ztavZNBwnPMATPRE6buevgAOnEIx7SWMBRagX6utGsd-bPQzcOJMmBKFKBsJoMHvGfVnTr9RmL6EQ-KlsrJ0Yp-RSdLKkdldphisHqc3ntlLRU/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 261px;" /></a><br />above: To kick off National Inventors’ Month, which is celebrated each August, the Lemelson Center collaborated with LEGO Systems, Inc. to build the supersized light bulb, the universal symbol of a big idea.<br /><a href="http://blog.americanhistory.si.edu/osaycanyousee/2009/08/how-to-build-an-8foottall-light-bulb-out-of-lego-bricks-1.html">Learn more about how the lightbulb took shape.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >APPS</span><br />A fun free Lego app for your iPhone!<br />screenshots:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYph-fTd2B3hwqUz8t0TityYZbd1ZxxWyto3T1Xg-5stJHK-bP5DFSWWCpOcRPSoPAui7cmYCGCIJkVYD1vC4VQ3dZ5UUWYSf6or1GXOGEfOvimdWaDuarYvxgTscVneMvOOgDwCG4ekQ/s1600-h/Picture+12.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427042096223340658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYph-fTd2B3hwqUz8t0TityYZbd1ZxxWyto3T1Xg-5stJHK-bP5DFSWWCpOcRPSoPAui7cmYCGCIJkVYD1vC4VQ3dZ5UUWYSf6or1GXOGEfOvimdWaDuarYvxgTscVneMvOOgDwCG4ekQ/s400/Picture+12.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 387px;" /></a><br />get it at the iTunes store.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3RnvQKW6N2CCYCoO_aSGYh_kZ3K9mD83V26dZc3KomPGeLo7UKB1uqSyywfD2K8ABn9SalV5cHoU6HQGeAtXP6kIb5X61dSI0GOqMR-I8Ih3gbjUmen36DLevYrHm_fxwiabse2i-Fk/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427042232618968642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge3RnvQKW6N2CCYCoO_aSGYh_kZ3K9mD83V26dZc3KomPGeLo7UKB1uqSyywfD2K8ABn9SalV5cHoU6HQGeAtXP6kIb5X61dSI0GOqMR-I8Ih3gbjUmen36DLevYrHm_fxwiabse2i-Fk/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 196px;" /></a><a href="http://www.legoclick.com/"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">visit Lego® CL!CK here</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Other Lego links:</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKEHKY4rnN2LB6IWV_INm8bGgrIznbUi_jZoWbeGVTdzo5T0XBJPNY-lTxSAyv7Qid9Qh07YWhOfAJjtn91hMzlBPtZh4KSVbgSKiXGzmVqBkC6Op1XNNycRN6Ala9v4Lo8UdU5PlnJM/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427398441102865042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKEHKY4rnN2LB6IWV_INm8bGgrIznbUi_jZoWbeGVTdzo5T0XBJPNY-lTxSAyv7Qid9Qh07YWhOfAJjtn91hMzlBPtZh4KSVbgSKiXGzmVqBkC6Op1XNNycRN6Ala9v4Lo8UdU5PlnJM/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 452px; height: 432px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/full-sized-legos-for-grown-ups.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">•Full Sized Legos For Grown Ups: LunaBlocks by Lunatic Construction</span></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Dmw925XxlKX_jfCDDQw6xmZkx2MtZQ4jTer6v5ejGL8PynZK4j5JgBW_WRBAoTbWzgpOngBwZ5gBCzFJbA_kYEjFhauunYj5-K4onq_SIscTjzbeQx5lo2SPwg6T7FtqruJvAWQ6MM/s1600-h/Picture+23.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427398891712108194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Dmw925XxlKX_jfCDDQw6xmZkx2MtZQ4jTer6v5ejGL8PynZK4j5JgBW_WRBAoTbWzgpOngBwZ5gBCzFJbA_kYEjFhauunYj5-K4onq_SIscTjzbeQx5lo2SPwg6T7FtqruJvAWQ6MM/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 452px; height: 337px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-lego-architecture-series-by-adam.html" style="font-weight: bold;">•New LEGO Architecture Series By Adam Reed Tucker</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3i7DkCvyinkC6Ozne1U3Ob8mCaDwhOf8bT-XcGWuwFpzKNMci-Mu1w306r-J1spcgTfCXXYoC5-OrC96_m80wgOrxFPOWoVz1-Bk1abtBMk1QeD0P5NSgKPpv8ktldVisW3myTX5AX4/s1600-h/lego&real.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427399314685394162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3i7DkCvyinkC6Ozne1U3Ob8mCaDwhOf8bT-XcGWuwFpzKNMci-Mu1w306r-J1spcgTfCXXYoC5-OrC96_m80wgOrxFPOWoVz1-Bk1abtBMk1QeD0P5NSgKPpv8ktldVisW3myTX5AX4/s400/lego&real.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 534px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/06/replicas-of-eames-corbusier-and.html" style="font-weight: bold;">•Lego® Replicas Of Eames, Corbusier and Michelle Kaufmann Homes</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLllvWwyybVqUyDgc8PO4ecD3QudYmx1fmd_evry2WfGjegbzoJaRsJJBC4EAeyAJwdqQiPsHGCI6NLvXaTA0SDHk2qVKpcVQf5TVwQMt9MYuWVf2XD7T8Z357L_A43FR7_4He9I4USI/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427399689191806594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLllvWwyybVqUyDgc8PO4ecD3QudYmx1fmd_evry2WfGjegbzoJaRsJJBC4EAeyAJwdqQiPsHGCI6NLvXaTA0SDHk2qVKpcVQf5TVwQMt9MYuWVf2XD7T8Z357L_A43FR7_4He9I4USI/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 445px; height: 439px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/08/all-things-lego-except-for-lego-bricks.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">•All Things LEGO. Except for LEGO® Bricks.</span></a>

Lego CL!CK: Short Film, Art & Free iPhone App For Lego Lovers

Lego CL!CK is a newly launched site from Lego® that inspires people to share the Lego Love. The site has featured content, videos, photos a...

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Fabulously Creepy Animated Holiday Short By Rodrigo Blaas For Alma Films

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWkXPXFbpkulIb-3x_6SMAPBeUpgE8ywUeJmyVA-kP6-y7T7245AdUUx7Lrquc4MI_rN3eGfwXvtXK9VPTRWDrUmg8TmzTMccSxizC6Q8A56GHEjlOE6vWCRnTsfCyIijTscnVu3TiGY2/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421101119450257490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAWkXPXFbpkulIb-3x_6SMAPBeUpgE8ywUeJmyVA-kP6-y7T7245AdUUx7Lrquc4MI_rN3eGfwXvtXK9VPTRWDrUmg8TmzTMccSxizC6Q8A56GHEjlOE6vWCRnTsfCyIijTscnVu3TiGY2/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 297px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcOV_Xu51l-_edE1XTPHkgA-t7XRLaSJN3uKlggrfh4rpQAsJHlaT0O4XnpVmEXtnFh7NIh-Ic4vGv4P4FpHPVprXQL1okGzVLdOPQ5ecEpORfVkH1ZAakPgY1q4N-pxfL6NdIsaIX8_P/s1600-h/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422197393146775346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdcOV_Xu51l-_edE1XTPHkgA-t7XRLaSJN3uKlggrfh4rpQAsJHlaT0O4XnpVmEXtnFh7NIh-Ic4vGv4P4FpHPVprXQL1okGzVLdOPQ5ecEpORfVkH1ZAakPgY1q4N-pxfL6NdIsaIX8_P/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 469px;" /></a><br /><br />The incredibly talented animator Rodrigo Blaas, who worked on Disney's Up, Wall-E, Ratatouille, Cars and more has created this eerie and beautiful short film about a child drawn to a toystore of dolls for Alma Films.<br /><br />You may never let your child into a toystore again.<br /><br /><object height="298" width="530"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4749536&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4749536&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="298" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOU4sDEd3v2wnz8CXWWiLOieS-_A_NmG0Clyicj9bSY9xtDQssO9KTtrxxSrFwdyRGMEBq569gGMAZaIde7W4mcFi1urOQ3xsiTW_GByCXffQYUtoJZksuK3jK8Si6qa8kD3nNaba0Vz8/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422197276103164994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrOU4sDEd3v2wnz8CXWWiLOieS-_A_NmG0Clyicj9bSY9xtDQssO9KTtrxxSrFwdyRGMEBq569gGMAZaIde7W4mcFi1urOQ3xsiTW_GByCXffQYUtoJZksuK3jK8Si6qa8kD3nNaba0Vz8/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj192RGavW1Y2gPZPTLZdA14b4fJaSElPxNxzUoOMC_gJ2Cb-cVzfNKZgNw_Yh3oJx2XR0IWzBq9rW7NU6ZtYCuSX5tk7n76LcHe1rQWjCydMcK_W_LZhjpvTmWyjXVFBNgEZb7vX_bQRKY/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422196899671753474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj192RGavW1Y2gPZPTLZdA14b4fJaSElPxNxzUoOMC_gJ2Cb-cVzfNKZgNw_Yh3oJx2XR0IWzBq9rW7NU6ZtYCuSX5tk7n76LcHe1rQWjCydMcK_W_LZhjpvTmWyjXVFBNgEZb7vX_bQRKY/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 298px;" /></a><br />Written and Directed by: Rodrigo Blaas<br />Produced by: Cecile Hokes<br />Music: Mastretta<br />Art Director: Alfonso Blaas<br />Lighting Supervisor: Jonatan Catalán<br />Character Technical Supervisor: Jaime Maestro<br />Character Design: Bolhem Bouchiba, Carlos Grangel,<br />Sergio Pablos, Santi Agustí<br />Animation: Daniel Peixe, ManueBover, Remi Hueso<br />Sound Design: Tom Myers and David Hughes<br />Post Production Coordinator: David Heras<br />Special Thanks: Keytoon, Next Limit, UserT38<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpK_xXvCbk_gaGOsXiuKVF9AVcMaH6DwoTxyo0PTeErO_LR6gzv_c9UA1A6K-6AUzF-bYDWZIZsMAO29_0Ev4WZk82P_EC0j9gy2Nl1QDkdGeb7aFQ3Hotst6Vwy2i_SQRuvC72id-Mjbw/s1600-h/Picture+11.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421101195217917730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpK_xXvCbk_gaGOsXiuKVF9AVcMaH6DwoTxyo0PTeErO_LR6gzv_c9UA1A6K-6AUzF-bYDWZIZsMAO29_0Ev4WZk82P_EC0j9gy2Nl1QDkdGeb7aFQ3Hotst6Vwy2i_SQRuvC72id-Mjbw/s400/Picture+11.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />Full credits: <a href="http://almashortfilm.com/">almashortfilm.com</a><br><br>

Fabulously Creepy Animated Holiday Short By Rodrigo Blaas For Alma Films

The incredibly talented animator Rodrigo Blaas, who worked on Disney's Up, Wall-E, Ratatouille, Cars and more has created this eerie and...

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Christmastime For The Jews. (Yes, I'll Be Eating Chinese)

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Christmastime For The Jews. (Yes, I'll Be Eating Chinese)

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Dizzying Design: Deform House & Deformscape Backyard From Faulders Studio

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />Five years ago, architect Thomas Faulder was hired by Jeff Dauber to transform his<br />Potrero Hills home into a living residence/art gallery space. The result was Faulder Studio's "Deform House".<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREdFDqBeCPwhHJonf_RHxjrbetNghEEkWONOK5E55z9S4wj0dnU2Ikv-N8A72e3DTvDKt1PDWM9nmCsPQl6koPsLRFz6L-Pf67_8dRLzc0ohbzf57GzYXs9QvQMElpvLq_OnVKGdGh0PD/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412565309095275250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREdFDqBeCPwhHJonf_RHxjrbetNghEEkWONOK5E55z9S4wj0dnU2Ikv-N8A72e3DTvDKt1PDWM9nmCsPQl6koPsLRFz6L-Pf67_8dRLzc0ohbzf57GzYXs9QvQMElpvLq_OnVKGdGh0PD/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 615px;" /></a><br /><br />The third-level addition, which was approximately 1,200 sq. ft., was constrained by existing structural walls and neighboring structures. With the need to maximize vertical wall surfaces for art, the design emphasized the ceiling plane with a pattern of optically shifting grooves.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYij2Eky_L5EI_qX1VjmSa6Sj6sO4kcQQoyrWQF0dPG023Jua_Kd0s9-LNlSnCPXv9MStbtfXZwn5dVGxBAamwBeRfu86w9Hh12fh5k5G4b2ZsQlzilXF8iNg5bjwjYd5YEaFUBlxmX7To/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412565028577506274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYij2Eky_L5EI_qX1VjmSa6Sj6sO4kcQQoyrWQF0dPG023Jua_Kd0s9-LNlSnCPXv9MStbtfXZwn5dVGxBAamwBeRfu86w9Hh12fh5k5G4b2ZsQlzilXF8iNg5bjwjYd5YEaFUBlxmX7To/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 356px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UTtaZuI3rWKFCwFR5A05bzDeFkxoXwpqVuNH_fBtBT7UfaQoGDfKSsBFvQQiXqjQhtgz_yXblLTHg-OPap8Zpsrb7GlHQgQ1mpUeuAat6hwNXyDITU79htl8KOZMJdc-N4kR6lvKsNPp/s1600-h/Picture+20.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412564924740929170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0UTtaZuI3rWKFCwFR5A05bzDeFkxoXwpqVuNH_fBtBT7UfaQoGDfKSsBFvQQiXqjQhtgz_yXblLTHg-OPap8Zpsrb7GlHQgQ1mpUeuAat6hwNXyDITU79htl8KOZMJdc-N4kR6lvKsNPp/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 357px;" /></a><br /><br />Sheathing the entire top floor ceiling and rear wall, this lining unifies the spaces and is in contrast with the architectural neutrality of the smooth walls.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxWGO5zOhF2Bj6as2rpwahA2nzDCWOisGhTS4qD7f60Sshn3rqGI0gmK6mT4kNtB2M7uYgnL8s_hBq3uCVXuwQn4loiCAXWo-u1EUfnwaAMKafpmEz_BJ4_89uK6APgu7oPQvF4qAU_lO/s1600-h/lrg_4_deform.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412565678214853218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxWGO5zOhF2Bj6as2rpwahA2nzDCWOisGhTS4qD7f60Sshn3rqGI0gmK6mT4kNtB2M7uYgnL8s_hBq3uCVXuwQn4loiCAXWo-u1EUfnwaAMKafpmEz_BJ4_89uK6APgu7oPQvF4qAU_lO/s400/lrg_4_deform.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />The entry gate, perfect for an Apple geek like Dauber, is perforated with a security warning written in binary code text:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtkrrGifP-SSniGEoLmP7gQ2w-qRv85PR4UWXY-FCvjWLJtA0yt9fS9TWFaofEhEP85CAffykmbvDEr5TFBgk0Dr1CSyfl6bXQ39u88t11DgbtyUOpzbrO9GoxZq4Elfdp4g01APMO9f9/s1600-h/lrg_11_deform.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412564487492027010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYtkrrGifP-SSniGEoLmP7gQ2w-qRv85PR4UWXY-FCvjWLJtA0yt9fS9TWFaofEhEP85CAffykmbvDEr5TFBgk0Dr1CSyfl6bXQ39u88t11DgbtyUOpzbrO9GoxZq4Elfdp4g01APMO9f9/s400/lrg_11_deform.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 401px;" /></a><br />The door as it appears at night:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPILpCzHrYSbhU7eHfoFyfB9yCq0mYd1woX-TpX3yZU2PovHqcvIsLyw7qyit0psXMR77LNhEgMvHVQ0iDX0H4gFaqGrO6MWpVk-t_5ivGuwNcmSiR6Kdx9jjLF0697gRpclRsYkQXNgf/s1600-h/lrg_10_deform.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412564573636400290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPILpCzHrYSbhU7eHfoFyfB9yCq0mYd1woX-TpX3yZU2PovHqcvIsLyw7qyit0psXMR77LNhEgMvHVQ0iDX0H4gFaqGrO6MWpVk-t_5ivGuwNcmSiR6Kdx9jjLF0697gRpclRsYkQXNgf/s400/lrg_10_deform.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />But last year, the backyard got a new look as well. A dizzying plywood floor that transformed the 550 square foot backyard into a Tron-like illusory vortex.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7xd9GOhg7NcL710OICMHdoDC88hxzKA0KJieMLUkFP7wGVAowjQ6Yj6lrhzT5iCUbLYLI_VU1ID0wwCNa4SgfVNudTpr_VTLyiLp9ImrsE8WjErMBwCbxY0VF10ACS7Y9XUzsejtoqC-/s1600-h/lrg_0_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559943645146658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7xd9GOhg7NcL710OICMHdoDC88hxzKA0KJieMLUkFP7wGVAowjQ6Yj6lrhzT5iCUbLYLI_VU1ID0wwCNa4SgfVNudTpr_VTLyiLp9ImrsE8WjErMBwCbxY0VF10ACS7Y9XUzsejtoqC-/s400/lrg_0_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><br />Though the surface of the San Francisco backyard that Faulders created for Jeff, a senior Apple exec, appears to bend and dip toward the Japanese maple tree, it is actually a flat horizontal plane made up of individual plywood tiles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR8mErTvdmOqCnycDK1ITifkgEE6_FNQXqjk2WOrZJlTJFPFy41V6LuYqSeEO1VgwR7dhryvw0I-z1USpouyJOrNAkn0n0262tdxKBWAKihoXxJrUdqexUR82HvBCJHLNiBv2RAdLXWns/s1600-h/lrg_6_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559768889118242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR8mErTvdmOqCnycDK1ITifkgEE6_FNQXqjk2WOrZJlTJFPFy41V6LuYqSeEO1VgwR7dhryvw0I-z1USpouyJOrNAkn0n0262tdxKBWAKihoXxJrUdqexUR82HvBCJHLNiBv2RAdLXWns/s400/lrg_6_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 339px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArIROkhmz3fYE2IYAf6yS6_1jLPAJ62hdVLTr1JX_vKlN6Dy1_ySTzzUm9zhIwsxZPEACli_VvUsbImrI2WDavvDej3MSUH5p-xQ0-JjSQambMu-XrpLXTYZyls12S7zrXfCd3gccYLwA/s1600-h/DSC_0062faulders-studio.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412560670151461970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArIROkhmz3fYE2IYAf6yS6_1jLPAJ62hdVLTr1JX_vKlN6Dy1_ySTzzUm9zhIwsxZPEACli_VvUsbImrI2WDavvDej3MSUH5p-xQ0-JjSQambMu-XrpLXTYZyls12S7zrXfCd3gccYLwA/s400/DSC_0062faulders-studio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /><br />The outdoor extension, called "deformscape" to the private dwelling is situated in the tightly packed urban neighborhood. The limited space outdoor sculpture garden inherits a large tree, and uses this sole arboreal presence to establish a gravitational pattern of grooves that are focused towards the tree's centroid.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCuZO9w4Xa3GboTUSTBka2lWeLrq1sV8tlSSZgNxScwCGlhuWVIkjGOBYER9ycn_2NawtY1uWlSm7g-XSyyGAbYv13FRIRRJhpYfemvxnFushetVomj29NQkdy0tAl4_gOLYGMfxp4PJW/s1600-h/lrg_4_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559544838695858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCuZO9w4Xa3GboTUSTBka2lWeLrq1sV8tlSSZgNxScwCGlhuWVIkjGOBYER9ycn_2NawtY1uWlSm7g-XSyyGAbYv13FRIRRJhpYfemvxnFushetVomj29NQkdy0tAl4_gOLYGMfxp4PJW/s400/lrg_4_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />What seem to be painted black lines are, in reality, gaps: the tiles sit atop industrial-fiberglass grating that allows rainwater to drain through to the tree’s roots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhsfGAaJrcotgkY_M9UK6LuibRpZQd-LfxLX2oH1Sk4GpH9NmqZphWKB5xovZK-A24HleeX4MpdauV0JXVot2P3R_aJKZChG30xUnbLHj32Uqis-cgd9Wj2PXe5lPzkrqG_l-VDPBbNlg/s1600-h/lrg_5_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559376920318178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhsfGAaJrcotgkY_M9UK6LuibRpZQd-LfxLX2oH1Sk4GpH9NmqZphWKB5xovZK-A24HleeX4MpdauV0JXVot2P3R_aJKZChG30xUnbLHj32Uqis-cgd9Wj2PXe5lPzkrqG_l-VDPBbNlg/s400/lrg_5_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><br />To generate the resultant pattern, a 3-dimensional bulge is formed around the tree, and its distorted wire-grid projected onto a 2-dimensional surface. Taking into account appearance effects created by perspective views from inside, the resultant planar surface appears sink around the tree.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIRkqkU_w7SpQhSZ8LwZthmeE66t8Y6zsEyKcKH_RRZm5cwSs6-bhiyYb5Xa9zC-_XBZQ-8VftRTSv5_tAJG39BWYu8XGjS-sf6y0HrjoFnk7VA02lNbiGjidwC8XJlHxHQGxW36YBHIt/s1600-h/lrg_1_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412560193800361586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIIRkqkU_w7SpQhSZ8LwZthmeE66t8Y6zsEyKcKH_RRZm5cwSs6-bhiyYb5Xa9zC-_XBZQ-8VftRTSv5_tAJG39BWYu8XGjS-sf6y0HrjoFnk7VA02lNbiGjidwC8XJlHxHQGxW36YBHIt/s400/lrg_1_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 643px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1x2eumhJwxFvV8LEeMoCG1jC7saKBDMP97bhfGMDyIOE4sLooAZm70s5IHizPHRMXwgFeNXa4HVqO56V7sJtiSlnGsGvhlvfRJXElnIDSlzqR_xcALr6kaul5UzhOLKyNes6MstTr111/s1600-h/lrg_7_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559155265278050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1x2eumhJwxFvV8LEeMoCG1jC7saKBDMP97bhfGMDyIOE4sLooAZm70s5IHizPHRMXwgFeNXa4HVqO56V7sJtiSlnGsGvhlvfRJXElnIDSlzqR_xcALr6kaul5UzhOLKyNes6MstTr111/s400/lrg_7_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPxrm_8Tj8qvcqKUzm8Rg0bHcl54PnKgzFuipSlJE3bqKmfN1BAvAITeiwabiOSBT7l_y8cpOtSal8jdxiHu0kiMybgiGh80dsEfRGdapeaYjMjh64EUIyWURuA8-GDAXURrDlW2r19oh/s1600-h/lrg_8_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559085876911874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPxrm_8Tj8qvcqKUzm8Rg0bHcl54PnKgzFuipSlJE3bqKmfN1BAvAITeiwabiOSBT7l_y8cpOtSal8jdxiHu0kiMybgiGh80dsEfRGdapeaYjMjh64EUIyWURuA8-GDAXURrDlW2r19oh/s400/lrg_8_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxXRQ0WyoSKlM8GsLtMqkvwlFZNbzxuJG4_3xENhzQodsrswl4635RhluotlqdGNm2bMfiCuxQ6AjzQcGjjToAuYVdap-zqncgBKOyZa2nVbuspBR1dyufvjG3Jvc4g9zSFZFzC3VxgL9/s1600-h/lrg_9_deformscape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412559023938659026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxXRQ0WyoSKlM8GsLtMqkvwlFZNbzxuJG4_3xENhzQodsrswl4635RhluotlqdGNm2bMfiCuxQ6AjzQcGjjToAuYVdap-zqncgBKOyZa2nVbuspBR1dyufvjG3Jvc4g9zSFZFzC3VxgL9/s400/lrg_9_deformscape.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br />all images courtesy of <a href="http://www.faulders-studio.com/">Faulders Studio</a> and a special thanks to <a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/">Metropolis Magazine</a> for some additional info.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About Thom Faulders:</span><br />Architect Thom Faulders, founder of Faulders Studio, creates client-based projects at a wide array of building scales, as well as hypothetical architectural proposals and speculative exhibitions that explore interfaces between space, perception, and context. The office situates the practice of architecture within a broader context of performative research and material investigations that negotiate dynamic relationships between users and environments.<br /><br />In combination with practice, Thom Faulders is an Associate Professor in Architecture at CCA/California College of the Arts in San Francisco. He has previously taught at UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, as Visiting Studio Critic at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and in numerous workshops addressing issues in contemporary architecture, including the CCA 333 Program and the SCI-Arc 2+2+2 Summer Graduate Program. He has been a design jury critic at many institutions, including UCLA, Penn Design, University of Toronto, Columbia, Cranbrook, Harvard, and SCI-Arc.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.faulders-studio.com/">Visit the Faulder Studio site here.</a><br /><br />Many of the wonderful photos in this post are courtesy of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Theodor Rzad</span>, see more of his beautiful architectural photography here:<a href="http://www.digitedimagecompany.com/"> Images © DIGITED IMAGE COMPANY</a><br><br>

Dizzying Design: Deform House & Deformscape Backyard From Faulders Studio

Five years ago, architect Thomas Faulder was hired by Jeff Dauber to transform his Potrero Hills home into a living residence/art gallery sp...

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