Two concepts are associated with this piece.

‘Headspace’ – designing objects from constructed smells.

‘MoodMapping’ – using a chemical structure to map various olfactory molecules to non-olfactory characteristics.

If you have a minute, read about the symposium curated by Paola Antonelli –  Headspace 2010: On Scent as Design

Photograph above by JeanCharles Tomas

Lorena Feijoo

The latest edition of FLAUNT magazine is thick and filled with quality reading. Peel back the plastic wrap and rub your hand over the beveled relief book cover. Feels nice, right.

In this post, I wanted to highlight three articles that caught my eye and led me to research more about their subject matter.

More about the articles and additional information about the the artists are after the jump.

ARCHITECTURE

Sir Peter Cook curated a the London Eight exhibition that was recently held at the Southern California of Architecture of Los Angeles. Primary focus – to evolve the dialogue between teacher and student or in this case architect and protege. The exhibition featured a mixture of materials from collages to projections to models. Also on display were hand drawings, digital compositions, and architectural forms in two and three dimensions compositions such as the one I posted above .

FUN FACT: Peter Cook is a founding member of the avant garde architectual group, ARCHIGRAM.

QUOTE:“One cannot help but be inspired by working so closely with someone who tailor-makes every design to suit context and culture.” – Protege Pascal Bronner commenting on working with architect, CJ Lim.

EXPORE: Visit the blog, Lebbuswoods for further reading about the London Eight Exhibition. The writer goes into depth about exhibit and his blog post features more images of the completed work from the architects and proteges.

Article in Flaunt – London Eight, Sir Peter Cook Liberates the World from the Conventions of Digital Architecture – Written by A. Moret

DANCE

Weiferd Watts Photography

Cuban dancer, Lorena Feijoo’s physique and form is a sight to admire and explore. A trained ballerina dancer from Cuba, Feijoo is among many immigrants from Cuba who in the dance world are seen as the “new Russians” in the respect that both experienced extreme limitations of creative expression that ultimately results in the development of a distinctive style and technique. Unorthodox, Feijoo’s can be seen on stage as the principal dancer for the San Francisco Ballet repertory and in the John Neumeier’s ballet version of The Little Mermaid.

QUOTE: “Hacer es la mejor manera de decir.” Doing is the Best way of saying. – Cuban poet, Jose Marti

Article in Flaunt – Lorena Felijoo and the Cuban Diaspora – Written by Octavio Roca

STYLE

Samsonite Briefcase

I guess I am not the only one with an appreciate for fine luggage and briefcases. Highlighted among many stylish things in the article, carrying a Samsonite briefcase can lead to many conclusions as to what line of work you deal in. Quite honestly, I would think you were a tech from IBM. Whatever the case (pun intended) a Samsonite is a gold star in style.

FUN FACT: Created by Jesse Shwayder. His first couple cases were named “Samson” after the strong biblical figure, Samson.

Article in Flaunt – Town & Country – Written by Mui-Hai Chu

I’ve dated a twin before. But this is not the same but the same. Like twins.

According to Wikipedia’s definition of twins, here’s the breakdown:

Twins are two buildings resulting from the same developer, usually built in close sucession. They can be the same or different orientation. Twins either be monozygotic (MZ, colloquially “identical”) or dizygotic (DZ, colloquialy “fraternal” or “non-identical”)….

Who knew the same comment of twins in life form would be applied to architecture. By the way my old apartment was a pair of twins called the Bunker Hill Tower Apartments.

Archinect.com

Today is a tight day. Very busy at work. But I wanted to drop a few links for you to check out and bop your head to.

MUSIC: Jay Electronica’s Electrochemical album is the business. He is rhyming over some tracks by the late producer J Dilla and more.

BOOKS: The blog - Curious Pages, features Recommended Inappropriate Books for Kids.  (Pictured)

FOOD: BlackboardEats – The Delicious Deal. Sign up to receive a free bottle of wine and junk-food platter at Simon L.A. FYI: BlackboardEats also round up savory discounts for those in the New York area.

CULTURE: Los Angeles Conservancy annual Home Sixties Tour – Sixties Turn 50 is here again. Sunday, April 18th between 10am and 4pm see up close the 1966 Franks House designed by Raul Garduño and the 1961 Frankel House designed by Ephraim Baran, AIA and Fred Rochlin. Get those tickets. Almost sold out.

FASHION: Really, Really want Proenza Schouler’s strappy, sculptural wedge shoes wore here by Jessica Alba.

VOLUNTEER: Lighten up someone’s day today.

Stairway to Heaven, 2003. Artist Do-Ho Suh.

“Since 1999, Suh has made replicas of his living spaces—his childhood home in Seoul and his apartment in New York—in semi-transparent fabrics that he can literally pack in a suitcase and carry with him. 348 West 22nd St., Apt A, New York, NY 10011 is a full-scale reproduction of Suh’s Chelsea apartment, constructed—or more precisely, sewn—with remarkable specificity. Suh begins his architectural pieces by taking precise measurements of the space, which he then translates into patterns and fabricates in Korea with the help of master seamstresses. Viewers can enter and walk through the apartment, observing the fireplace and bookshelves, the stove, refrigerator, and sink, and the light switches, sockets, doorknobs, and locks. The effect is uncanny for viewers, and even more so for the artist. Fabricated in grey nylon, West 22nd St. is playful and amusing, like an Oldenburg soft-sculpture, but also somewhat sterile and sad. This is in contrast to Suh’s re-creation of his familial residence, Seoul Home, which is sewn in diaphanous, celedon-green silk organza that drapes in puddles on the floor in one installation and floats like a ghost in the air in another.”

- David Winton Bell Gallery

“Everything that’s built crumbles in time: buildings, cultures, fortunes, and lives,” says Lipman. “The detritus of civilization tells us no less about our current epoch than an archeological dig speaks to history. The urban ruin is particularly compelling because it speaks of the recent past, and reminds us that our own lives and creations will also soon pass into dust. These film, video, and performance works explore decay in a myriad of forms—architectural, cultural, and personal.”

- Filmmaker Ross Lipman

Ross Lipman is a filmmaker, writer, and performer. Lipman will be in person to answer audience questions and showcase his the films 10-17-88 (1989, 11 min.) and Rhythm 06 (1994/2008, 9 min.), selections from the video cycle The Perfect Heart of Flux, and the performance essay The Cropping of the Spectacle.

Curated by Steve Anker and Bérénice Reynaud.

Tickets are available for purchase at the RedCat.

Left: Benoit Jalion and Umberto Napolitano of LAN [Local Architecture Network] (Photo by: Benoit Linero)

I guess….

More after the jump.Benoit Jalion and Umberto Napolitano of LAN (Local Architecture Network) says so. And they published two books to prove it, “You Can Be Young and an Architect” (how-to for and about young firms, 2008) and “Welcome to Saint Memes” (a monograph on LAN’s creation of the Marchesini French headquarters, 2009).

Read their entire article here.

LAN Architecture

la.curbed.com has a great write up about this house featuring a rare ‘inclined elevator’ from Italy. [la.curbed.com]

The rest of the images can be viewed on Craigslist. For $15,000 a month this sweet place can be yours. [Craigslist]