Frivolous Ornamentation

drunkaunt: Last time the Leafs were in the playoffs…

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:55:09 -0400

drunkaunt:

Last time the Leafs were in the playoffs…

Gates McFadden is wonderful

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:17:46 -0400

Gates McFadden is wonderful

Vancouverites in spring

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:24:05 -0500

Vancouverites in spring

littlebitmore: A “different” Review of #LesMis. (Take that...

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 21:31:20 -0500

littlebitmore:

A “different” Review of #LesMis.

(Take that Michael Phillips - Chicago Tribune!)

/slowclap

Seriously, it was really well done. Eponine was perfect, I was not expecting Amanda Seyfried to be that good as Cosette and was that really, truly Hugh Jackman’s voice for the entire movie? Some parts, I swear I could hear Colm Wilkinson’s voice…

architizer: Don’t Drink and Look! Mauro Turin Creates...

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:11:17 -0500

architizer:

Don’t Drink and Look! Mauro Turin Creates Cliffhanging Wine Museum in Switzerland!

Wow, I don’t think I could ever go here.

Me, always

Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:01:32 -0500

Me, always

Funnel Cake.

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:22:38 -0500

Funnel Cake.

totalfilm: SPONSORED: Win tickets to a special screening of...

Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:46:50 -0400

totalfilm:

SPONSORED: Win tickets to a special screening of Star Trek: The Next Generation!

tonguedepressors: 20110121-1 (by Samuel Monnier) A fractal...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 15:48:59 -0400

tonguedepressors:

20110121-1 (by Samuel Monnier)

A fractal Mondrian pattern

I want to own this

deergirl-amelia: Everyone can go home now. This post won. Best...

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:12:16 -0400

deergirl-amelia:

Everyone can go home now. This post won.

Best thing ever.

videohall: Grumpy cat > ITS THAT CAT FROM THE...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:35:54 -0400

videohall:

Grumpy cat

> ITS THAT CAT FROM THE INTERNET!!

> It’s like he enjoys it but he doesn’t.

> That cat looks like an angry patton oswalt.

thekhooll: Crosswaters Ecolodge Simón Vélez, architect and...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:12:59 -0400

thekhooll:

Crosswaters Ecolodge

Simón Vélez, architect and pioneer in the contemporary use of bamboo as an essential building component. He invented a new method to build foundations and roofs, which transformed one of the world’s oldest building materials, namely bamboo, into a modern resource.

This is gorgeous. Bamboo is an excellent renewable resource and finding new applications in stunning work such as this is just brilliant.

saving to watch later

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:02:28 -0400

saving to watch later

Some oh-so-brilliant developers in Phoenix, Arizona want to...

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:18:08 -0400

Some oh-so-brilliant developers in Phoenix, Arizona want to demolish the house Frank Lloyd Wright built for his son. Because you know, a gorgeous, maintained historical piece of architecture is less important than building a couple of big box “luxury” houses. Read about the house on ArchDaily and sign the petition!

Thunderstorms are the best

Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:06:44 -0400

Thunderstorms are the best

olympics: Sara Algotsson Ostholt of SWE riding Wega negotiates...

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:09:33 -0400

olympics:

Sara Algotsson Ostholt of SWE riding Wega negotiates a jump Individual #Equestrian Final on #day4 of the #olympics

This Horse/Rider combination was one of the most impressive I’ve seen.

thedailywhat: Afternoon Snack: They’re just back from the vet,...

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:18:09 -0400

thedailywhat:

Afternoon Snack: They’re just back from the vet, and all they want is some freakin’ lunch, and do we have to laugh?

Yes, yes we do.

Update: A reader tells us these cats aren’t back from the vet, but that they have Cerebellar hypoplasia.

[mpviral]

Oh these poor Kitties

architizer: The New Scarpetta Dining Pavilion In...

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:21:58 -0400

architizer:

The New Scarpetta Dining Pavilion In Toronto

Toronto gets all the cool architecture

hifructosemag: Achim Menges in collaboration with Steffen...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:44:03 -0400

hifructosemag:

Achim Menges in collaboration with Steffen Reichert produced the installation entitledHygroScope – Meteorosensitive Morphology at the Centre Pompidou, Paris in 2012. They have created models out of wood that are purposefully designed to interact with moisture found in the air. After years of research they have developed the system calledHygroScope. This climate-responsive composite material is comprised of maple veneer and synthetic composites. It responds to humidity in a such a way that the material appears to be “breathing”. The models are displayed in glass cases that can be programed to control the amount of humidity in the air, the composite materials then respond to these environments creating completely unique visual experiences. Please view the video below!

ruineshumaines: The Flatiron Mural by Derek Besant. Located...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:41:40 -0400

ruineshumaines:

The Flatiron Mural by Derek Besant.

Located in downtown Toronto, the Flatiron building built in 1891 by architect David Roberts was the first flatiron preceding the famed New York building. In 1998, Canadian artist, Derek Besant painted a mural that mirrors the building directly across from it. The mural consists of over 50 panels attached to a steel frame mounted on the wall and gives off the effect that the painting is fluttering in the wind being held up by screws.