Color for 2012

Get ahead of the fashionista crowds and show up at your New Year's celebration in 2012's official color - Tangerine Tango! Muy caliente! But wait. A paint and coating company AkzoNobel desided they wanted their own Color of the year. They chose Terracotta Rose but I think maybe they got it wrong. 
Be prepared, spring 2012 is going to be a bright one. For some color forecasts... Pantone... Sherwin Williams... Premiere Vision... Color Association of the United States... Colour Futures.
Happy New Color Year!

Whoa!

This is not a product or material but it is incredible. Not only are the actions incredible but the film is great too considering the guy had never made a film before.
This is a short film about a group of friends that highline and baseline. Watch it to see what that really means.
It's enough to get your stomache in a knot and your heart pounding.
You can read and see more at Seb Montaz's (the film maker) website. And maybe start thinking of a New Year's resolution that involves being more spontaneous and taking risks!
Happy Holidays!

Keeping Miniature...

I know there are 5 year old girls out there that have very discerning architectural sense. The Victorian dollhouse with shingled roofs and dormers doesn't fit her taste and she wouldn't be caught dead in a plastic Barbie mansion even if it was owned by Architect Barbie.
No, what she needs is a sleek, modern toy house.
Douglas Rollins must have just such a girl because he has created toy houses with a modernist style that is sure to please. His company brinca dada has 4 modern dollhouses inspired by real houses designed by architects like Richard Neutra and Paul Rudolph. And you can outfit the homes with modern furniture packages as well. These houses are so cool, you might even let your son play with dolls.