‘Zip tie massimal’ is created entirely of, yes, zip ties; 20,000 actually. Designed by Design Office Takebayashi Scroggin (D.O.T.S.), this one is a prototype that will eventually be joined by some friends to mimic a docile petting zoo.
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An installation by the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Summer School 2011 students. A study of London’s density and potentially new ways to look at urban living.
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Design: iPhone SLR Mount
Website: http://www.photojojo.com
Is it wrong that I want this new iPhone 4 SLR mount from Photojojo so badly? The new accessory provides a simple case/adapter combo that allows you to use either Canon or Nikon lenses with your iPhone 4. It’s a bit pricey at nearly $200, but also potentially a very cool add-on for consumers looking to up their mobile photography game.
Nuts. And awesome.
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“It’s not Facebook… but it’s like Facebook”. Google has finally unveiled Google+, the company’s top secret social layer that turns all of Google into one giant social network. Google+, which begins rolling out a very limited…
Banksy Tributes Tox
Banksy offers up a tribute to graffiti writer Tox in his latest piece. Tox, in case you’ve never looked out of a train window, is one of London’s most notorious taggers, and was recently convicted of criminal damage. Getting featured in a piece by Banksy will no doubt irk the authorities, raising his profile to new heights.
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Social justice is also an important goal of localization, but requires realizing that all local food systems are also part of the global food system. For example, international trade agreements like NAFTA are destroying the ability of Mexican farmers to support their local food systems, forcing them to migrate to the U.S. to grow our “local” food. Therefore, localization needs to support not only fair working conditions for farm workers in the U.S., but changing international trade agreements to support local food system justice everywhere.
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