Fernanda Campello

beam-me-up-broadway:

I love watching him swear at adults and then turn around and be this adorable to kids.

The Stupid Cupid

O vídeo dos irlandeses falando o que sabem e o que não sabem sobre o Brasil, e os brasileiros, já é um sucesso.

Direto da Irlanda, vem a revanche.

Eu estive lá e sei algumas coisas sobre este belo lugar: tem Guinness, Guinness, Guinness, Thin Lizzy, Guinness, os Rakkas do Rugby (“KarakaradasBaooo”), a versão de “Whiskey in the jar” (do Thin Lizzy e do Metallica, mas que na verdade é uma antiga e tradicional música de beberrões)… ah, tem U2 e Guinness também (e tantas outras coisas ótimas). :)

(enviado por Mah Marra).

fuckyeahawesomehouses:

Classy London apartment

Comic URL: http://www.lefthandedtoons.com/1547/

**New On Pma Board** Mario Skaric - Promod News Blog

**New On Pma Board** Mario Skaric - Promod News Blog

Former ad guy Brandon Knowlden rolled the dice a couple of months ago by quitting his well-paying job to start his own custom furniture and product company called Well Made. The first product out of the gate is Stiicks™, a simplified alternative to costly custom framing. After getting into silkscreening as a hobby and eventually turning it into a business, he, along with many others, amassed lots of great artwork but lacked the funds to frame them all. Enter Stiicks™, a system that contains four thin strips of sustainable American hardwood embedded with super strong magnets that easily mounts on the wall to hang your prints.

Simply mount one of the sticks on the wall, center your art, then add the other stick on top of it to hold it in place. Then do it again to weigh down the bottom of the print.

Stiicks™ come in oak, maple, and cherry, and are also available in a flat black and bright white. They’re available in four sizes but the best part is that, because of the design, if the artwork is larger or smaller than the sticks, it still works.

Well Made is currently running a Kickstarter campaign which has already been successfully funded but you can still get in on the pre-order action.

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The SEER Table, designed by Matthew Bridges Design, was no easy task to perfect, as the design process went through ten versions before a satisfactory table could be prototyped. Documenting the extensive journey to the finished product shows just the kind of dedication Bridges incorporates into each of his bespoke pieces. Clearly expanding on his desire for furniture to solve problems, this multipurpose table, with the help of a simple, patented mechanism, expands from a four-seat table to seat eight using only a single hand. For this month’s Deconstruction, we get a look into the extensive design process and how this table works.

A long, long time ago I came up with an idea for a new expanding table. The basic concept consisted of a square base with four triangular leaves that form a square when closed together, and then open out to form a larger square. Simple!

The birth:

At last, I get to use Pythagoras’ theorem in a real life scenario! A 1m square table will open out to be a 1.4m square table. This should be wide enough to seat 4 when closed and 8 when open.

So here’s how the Seer table has evolved:

Design no.1
The first problem was how to get your fingers in to flip out the triangular leaves. Just to get the ball rolling I came up with this rather nifty idea for a removable condiments tray – what do you mean, you haven’t got a condiments tray!?!

Design no.2
Once the leaves are flipped open, they will need to supported by something or else when someone leans their elbows on the table (bad manners, I know), the leaf could, well, break off. This could be sorted by having a sub base and then rotating the top to give a star shape which will then act as the support.

Design no.3
I wasn’t happy with having a pedestal for a base as it didn’t feel stable enough. I tried using a fixed base with a leg on each corner and rotating the top, but this led to another problem…..

If you keep the base static and rotate the top, then you end up with the legs in the way of your legs when seated (figure Q). Whereas if you can rotate a sub base independently of the legs, then the legs will end up exactly half way along the outer edges of the table when expanded, not getting in the way of anyone’s body parts (figure P).

Design no.4
I tried suspending a sub base with the corners removed, but it didn’t look very considered.

Design no.5
So, back to the pedestal for the time being. Obviously not happy with the condiment tray, I moved onto a simple push down and lock system for the centre piece – a bit like the end of a retractable biro. You turn the top, push down the middle and flip out the leaves. Now we’re getting somewhere!

Design no.6
Changed the push down centre circle to a square to echo the shape of the table, which also left nicer cut off corners when opened.

Design no.7
Eureka moment – why can’t the moving down of the centre square be controlled by the rotation of the top. Twist the top, centre piece lowers. Brilliant!!! Still persisting with the pedestal for the time being.

Design no.8
Odd veneer ideas. Finally sourced the ideal flap hinges that also provide a bit of extra support to the leaves.

Design no.9
Woohoo! After weeks of experimenting, I finally figured out a way of floating the sub base between the legs and top while still allowing it to turn and have enough strength to support the leaves when open. This part of the evolution took a lot of experimenting and frustration to get right.

Some of the bits and bobs needed to make the magic happen. Glass of wine optional.

Design no.10
Started experimenting with angled legs, and really liked tucking them underneath to meet in a four way mitre. Reminds me of a dead spider. Very happy with the shape now. Time to begin prototyping.

Watch here to see the Seer table prototype 1 in action. The mechanism works like a dream! Only fault I can find is that due to the structure of the legs, there is a bit of spring to the table – have a look at the end of the video when I close it, and you can see a slight wobble. Everyone I’ve shown thinks I’m making a mountain out of a molehill, but it will drive me nuts if it isn’t perfect. I will try increasing the thickness of the legs on my next prototype. On the whole though, I am very, very happy with it.

See the Seer table, prototype 2 in oak here. I’ve thickened the legs which has totally killed the wobble present in version 1, and I think they look better proportionally as well. Perfect!

The final product in oak, opening up.

The final product in walnut, closed.

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dancing at the club like

Jonas Alexandre by Simone Francisco

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Welsh Terrier Asta by lapideo on Flickr.

Welsh Terrier

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La maravillosa historia de Ladurée comenzó en 1862, cuando Louis Ernest Ladurée abrió su primera panadería en el centro de París, concretamente en el número 16 de la rue Royale. En aquella época, el vecindario que rodeaba la Madeleine se desarrollço rápidamente hasta convertirse enano de los barrios económicos más importantes  y elegantes de la capital francesa, donde se establecieron los artesanos más prestigiosos de productos franceses de lujo.

Después de un incendio, en 1872, la panadería reabrió sus puertas como pastelería. Jules Cheret, un conocido pintor y diseñador de carteles de la época, se hizo cargo de la nueva decoración. A principios del siglo xx, Jeanne Souchard (esposa de Ernest Ladurée) planteó la idea de combinar dos estilos distintos: los de la cafetería y la pâtisserie parisinos. Así nació uno de los primeros salones de té de París.

En 1993, David Holder y su padre, Francis Holder, vieron el potencial de esta «bella durmiente». Con la inauguración del restaurante y salón de té Ladurée en los Campos Elíseos en 1997, con decoración de Jacques García, la institución parisina se convirtió en uno de los principales puntos de visita obligada de los gourmandises locales.

En un periodo de quince años, David Holder resituó a Ladurée en una posición destacada con la inauguración de nuevos establecimientos en los grandes almacenes Printemps, y en la margen izquierda de París, seguidos de nuevos locales en Londres, Ginebra y Tokio. Y siempre con su famoso macaron como emblema de fama internacional.

Siguiendo el ritmo de las estaciones, y como si se tratase del lanzamiento de las nuevas colecciones de moda, el pastelero Philippe Andrieu crea nuevos sabores dos veces al año para muchas de sus creaciones: les religieuses, les Saint Honoré, les macarons...

Ladurée es una celebración de lo dulce y lo femenino: por cada sabor que encierran las creaciones de Philippe hay una amplia paleta de colores; el rosa delicado, el morado intenso y el característico verde pastel, por ejemplo, contribuyen  a la esencia de Ladurée y representan una colorida  firma de sus creaciones.

Como afirma Ladurée, su objetivo último consiste en crear belles choses, cosas bonitas, aportando a sus numerosos establecimientos y a sus creaciones una personalidad definida, el sello del estilo de vida francés, y es que lejos de tendencias culinarias y diseños pasajeros, en Ladurée la calidad y la belleza van  siempre de la mano.

Toda esta historia maravillosa de Ladurée, junto a sus recetas más famosas y unas fotos que llegan a despertar hambre, están recogidas en el libro Ladurée, sucré, las recetas.  Es el regalo perfecto para los amantes de la ciudad del amor, parís, para los golosos, para los amantes de la repostería…

En el libro se pueden encontrar recetas para elaborar galletas, pasteles, tartas, repostería parísina... todos los clásicos de Ladurée aparecen publicados en esta colección de recetas acompañadas de fotografías exquisitas. ¡Incluso se revela el secreto de los mundialmente famosos macarons!

Pero la presentación es quizá lo más representativo de la firma, ya que el libro viene dentro de una caja de cartón exactamente igual que las que se venden con los dulces de la Ladurée, encuadernado en terciopelo verde y con el filo de las hojas dorado, ¡toda una joya!

EL AUTOR

Con todos los conocimientos adquiridos durante sus viajes y con una clara influencia de Michel Bras, Philippe Andrieu ejerce como maestro pastelero en Ladurée. Llevado por su deseo de proporcionar placer a los demás, permite que su creatividad fluya maridando sabores y texturas (suaves, fundentes, crujientes).

Andrieu nació en Figeac y pasó su infancia en Saint-Cirgues (en el Lot), una región del suroeste de Francia. Su deseo de asistir a la escuela de cocina fue aumentando mientras cocinaba con su madre y ayudaba en el restaurante familiar. A los 15 años se marchó a Souillac para estudiar en la École Hôtelière. Así fue descubriendo gradualmente su pasión y la que acabaría siendo su especialidad: la repostería. Andrieu empezó su carrera en restaurantes gastronómicos como pastelero, y cuando le llegó el momento de establecerse, aceptó el título de maestro pastelero de Ladurée. Además de llevar la logística, la gestión y la formación continua del personal, Andrieu logró actualizar el repertorio repostero de Ladurée.

Sus primeras creaciones del macaron de chocolate y pasteles surtidos se convirtieron rápidamente en clásicos de Ladurée: tarta de ruibarbo y fresas silvestres; las tartas armonía y Élysée; los macarons de moras y violeta, así como los de caramelo con flor de sal; los caramelos de chocolate con nougatine de granos de cacao...

LADURÉE

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Enlace: Ladurée, dulces e historias recogidas en un libro

Vogue US, February 1988
Model : Cindy Crawford

If you were wondering what ‘smug’ looks like on a dog, look no further.

I licked the butter off of Nick’s toast when he wasn’t looking.

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This is apparently coming out in 3 days.

In 3 days, I’m going to start to be a total jogging addict, I think

I’ve been beta testing it and I can confirm it’s actually the greatest app ever. Full iOS release date is as specified, Android release this Spring.

It’s so intense, at one point during the first mission when radio contact was lost, I could hear them trying to contact me “Can you hear us?!” and I literally grabbed the mic and shouted, “I CAN HEAR YOU WHAT DO I DO?” even though that’s not how it works.

I’m just glad nobody was near me.

Only reason I want an Android phone, tbqh.

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY

Alright yall sit your asses down I’m telling you a story

I have this app and it is one of my best purchases I’ve ever had. It endorses your running and makes you work.

The only downside is that it is fucking terrifying. One time, I was running, and got surrounded by zombies. Groaning and shuffling from all angles. And I have never ran that fast in my entire life. I completed my course(which usually takes 15 mins) in 5. I was also screaming a bit. I got some really weird looks, too.

So, morale of the story: This is a fucking scary app and I recommend it 100%.

omfg

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_{Jessica Chastain in “Work of Art” photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Vogue USA December 2013}

_{Frederic Leighton’s Flaming June, Henri Matisse’s Odalisque with Red Culottes, Félix Vallotton’s Le Retour, Anders Zorn’s Frances Folsom Cleveland, Gustav Klimt’s Ria Munk, Vincent van Gogh’s La Mousmé, René Magritte’s La Robe du Soir, Julia Margaret Cameron’s photography.}

Will you LOOK AT THIS! This puppeh is named Rupee. He was found in bad shape at a DUMP in Ladakh, Northern India.

Now, he has scaled Everest with new owner hoomin Joanne Lefson.

HUGE CO Kudos to Eagle-Eyed Cuteporter Catherine C. for this!! Caters with the great photos.

mapfail:

Two ‘minor’ errors on this map by CBS DFW Channel 11 (Dallas/Fort Worth)

Artist Keng Lye whose work we explored earlier this year recently completed a new painting that blends sculpture and layers of acrylic paint to create this near lifelike red octopus. Lye often uses an egg shell to form the body of his cephalopods which then merges seamlessly with alternating layers of resin and acrylic to create an incredible sense of depth and dimensions. If you liked this, also check out the work of Riusuke Fukahori. All photos courtesy the artist. (via My Modern Met)