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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Nike78 Project, new creations

Nike78 is a new exciting project inspired by Nike, where 78 participants are invited to create a brand new pair of Nike shoes. An exhibition showcase of all 78 designs is planned for the London Design Festival 2010. Here are a few of these amazing creations.

Nike Air Max Abuko Aquarium

by Wieden + Kennedy Tokyo Lab

An aquarium for goldfish !!

Marathon Shoe Cake

by Erica Dorn

Yes, the shoe is edible, and made of white and dark chocolate

with buttercream and raspberry laces, yum !!

Winged Nikes by Justus Oehler

The Takeover by Nicola Ryan

Sports bookends by Andy Miller

Trainers for Vouyers
by THIS IS Studio

The 100m Nikes by Paul Cooke

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Dinner in the Sky

Dinner in the Sky, is a unique event meant for anyone who wishes to transform an ordinary meal into a magical moment ! Dinner in the Sky, the movable restaurant famous for "elevating"the dining experience, courtesy of a giant crane and sophisticated German engineering. Tables are suspended at 150 feet height, a unique concept designed for those who don't have acrophobia !!

World's Most Extravagant Meals

Gastronomy on top of Paris

On top of London

On top of Amiens, France

On top of Las Vegas

Soon, Dinner in the Sky will be in Monaco from July 9 to 13. Fifteen dinners will be served during that week by some of the greatest European chefs, Joel Robuchon is one of them.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Jardin des Plantes at the National Museum of Natural History - Paris, France

The Reopening of the Glasshouses of the Jardin des Plantes

A journey to the heart of biodiversity

For 2010, the international biodiversity year, the reopening of the Jardin des Plantes greenhouses is already considered to be a major event, in Europe as well as Paris, because the question of plant biodiversity is such a major concern today. The four entirely renovated and re-laid out greenhouses have undergone considerable work by architects, scenic decorators, scientists and gardeners, as well as associations specializing in disability. These classified buildings, of which the oldest dates back to 1714, had become especially fragile and dilapidated, suffering particularly from extremes of temperature and the effects of humidity. Their renovation started in 2005 to give them back their original appearance and modernize their functionality. From May, the public will once again be able to plunge into the natural world at any time of year for botanical discoveries. The scenographic aspect of the renovation of this veritable museum of the living plant world is revealed to the visitors who are guided through the greenhouses by an “intelligent” creeper of steel rubber. You enter through the large greenhouse of wet rainforests, built in 1935. The atmosphere here is hot and humid with dense vegetation, similar to that of a real rainforest. The paths are lined with ficus, palm trees, banana trees and vegetation from all over the Large trees, shrubs, large herbaceous plants, creepers, ferns and orchids; all these plants reflect the flora of the rainforest. The visit continues to the greenhouse of deserts and dry environments. Plants from deserts are displayed here in five plant displays defined according to the strategies they use to survive with a lack of water. A little further on in the New Caledonia greenhouse, you will discover the floral richness of this French, Pacific island considered to be a hot spot for world biodiversity. Five environments are found here:
humid forest, dry forest, scrubland, savanna and mangrove swamp. In the New Caledonia greenhouse, 76% of the plant species are endemic. The route finishes with the history of plants greenhouse where you discover modern representations of plant groups that existed in the past, fossil pieces and reconstructions of extinct plants. Nearly 430 million years of the evolution of plant life are therefore traced here. Via www.mnhn.fr.

To see more of the exhibition at the Jardin des Plantes via MNHN gallery photo slideshow

There is also a video related to the opening on Vimeo

Photos, courtesy of Getty and MNHN

Modern Women at MoMA and a tribute to a Grande dame, Louise Bourgeois

Modern Women : A partial history

The Museum of Modern Art owes a large share of its success to women. The Museum was the idea and creation of three women, and from those founders of 1929 to the associate director and president of the Museum today, women have been instrumental in the development of the institution’s mission, program, and collection.

Modern Women, Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art
This groundbreaking publication examines MoMA's collection by highlighting the work of modern and contemporary women artists whose diversity of practices and contributions to the avant-garde movements of the twentieth century have been enormous, if often underrecognized. Featuring fifty illustrated essays by many of the strongest voices in current research on art and gender,Modern Women: Women Artists at The Museum of Modern Art presents a variety of generational and cultural perspectives and examines both canonical figures and lesser-known artists.

Richly illustrated with works from MoMA's collection, Modern Women offers a lively discourse around gender and the production of meaning in art, one absolutely necessary for a more complex understanding of the art of our time. Includes 400 illustrations.