Monthly Archives: August 2006

On your bike

28 Aug ’06 – 9:04 pm

I always thought that Picasso’s bull’s head made from a bike seat and handles was his most banal work. These guys do much more interesting things with bike parts. But they’ll be out of business if the spokeless hubless bicycle takes off.

By Ian Milliss | Posted in art, furniture, transport | Comments (2)

Looks familiar, sounds familiar

13 Aug ’06 – 4:24 pm

Anything can be reused and that includes software, imagery and ideas. In fact adaptive reuse is really another way of describing the process of evolution, a process that applies to all activities. One of the reasons Microsoft is beginning to falter as a business is because it operates on an “intelligent design” model while open [...]

By Ian Milliss | Posted in art, ideas | Comments (1)

Nowhere to go but up

13 Aug ’06 – 1:58 pm

It’s natural for buildings to be extended up as population densities increase but the fake heritage attics that have become ubiquitous in Australia can be so boring that even the most inappropriate additions suddenly look appealing. Some of the oddest upward renovations are the redundant San Diego tract houses, discussed by Teddy Cruz, that are [...]

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Container overload

12 Aug ’06 – 11:33 pm

I have mostly resisted writing about my favourite architects like LacatonVassal architectes or Adam Kalkin or the late great Samuel “Sambo” Mockbee but this week Sydney had a visit from Teddy Cruz. I want to write something about Teddy Cruz on the Open Source Art School so I’ll just recommend you check out the link, [...]

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Clock watching

1 Aug ’06 – 9:08 pm

I haven’t worn a watch since my early teens, a long time ago. If I want to know the time I just ask someone else, I’m a social kind of guy. But I have to say that the Nixie watch is almost enough to change the habit of a lifetime. It’s even got a rocker [...]

By Ian Milliss | Posted in accessories, electronics, household | Comments (1)