The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) located in Tsueng Kwan O. An interesting view from the new building looking to future park under construction..
The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) In Tsueng Kwan O, Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) located in Tsueng Kwan O. An interesting view from the new building looking to future park under construction..
Yank's Studio In Wanchai, Hong Kong - 1
Yank's painting studio in Wanchai, the working in progress painting on the back and the wood instruments on the left...a lovely collection of paintings, colours and music instruments in thissmall foot print.
Sai Kung night view 1
A window view with home-made dried fish, pink latex gloves and pot plant against the windows across the street.
Sai Kung Hoi view 1
Sai Kung Hoi (Sai Hung Sea) in Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong. The building framed the sea view with the floating homes in the foreground.
Gowland 6x9 View Camera
Portrait of a Gowland 6x9 format view camera with a Graflex Planar 80mm f 2.8 lens.
PD IIS Clipper
Portrait of PD IIs Clipper Camera that use PD-16 Agfa Film.Made by Agfa and Ansco Corporation in Binghampton, New York.
Frank Gehry Kettle Sketch III
Watercolour study of the kettle, with a shift of colour and adding some reflections.
Macau Roof Top Studies 3
Lovely forms and shapes on the roof top, like building a castle and town on the roof.
Macau Roof Top Studies 1
The roof top studies from Rio Hotel, this weathered olive concrete piece built like a bunkeror top of an engine... very much like a military installation.
Hazy Pink Light On The MGM Casino Corridor, Macau
Located on the Lobby Level of the Main Hotel, Chihuly Gallery Macau is the world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s first signature gallery in Asia.The gallery offers a selection of unique masterpieces, Drawings and a fine collection of Prints, Studio Edition Glass Arts and collectable Art Books.
http://www.mgmmacau.com/shopping/chihuly
Universal Grill Old Picture, Shaw Street, Toronto - 2
The back bar of the restaurant with the mixed use of old and new fixtures and large chrome tapshave the look of a diner era of home made fun decoration. No plaster cast Elvis please...
Universal Grill Old Picture, Shaw Street, Toronto
The original black and white diner photograph on the wall of the restaurant.
Seahorses Composition On A Page
Seahorses compose the fish genus Hippocampus within the family Syngnathidae, in order Syngnathiformes. Syngnathidae also includes the pipefishes. "Hippocampus" comes from the Ancient Greek hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning “sea monster”.There are nearly 50 species of seahorse. They are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They prefer to live in sheltered areas such as seagrass beds, coral reefs, or mangroves. Colonies have been found in European waters such as the Thames Estuary. From North America down to South America there are approximately four species, ranging from the very small (dwarf seahorses are only about 2.5 cm (1 in)) to much larger specimens off the Pacific Coast of Central America (the foot-long H. ingens). H. erectus are larger seahorses that range from Nova Scotia to around Uruguay. Three species live in the Mediterranean Sea: H. hippocampus (long snout), H. brevirostris (short snout) and H. fuscus (immigrated from the Red Sea). These fish form territories, with males staying in about 1 square meter (11 sq ft) of their habitat while females range about one hundred times that area. They bob around in sea grass meadows, mangrove stands, and coral reefs where they adopt murky brown and gray patterns to camouflage themselves among the sea grass. During social moments or in unusual surroundings, seahorses turn bright colors.
Use in Chinese medicine
Seahorse populations are thought to have been endangered in recent years by overfishing and habitat destruction. The seahorse is used in traditional Chinese herbology, and as many as 20 million seahorses may be caught each year and sold for this purpose. Medicinal seahorses are not readily bred in captivity as they are susceptible to disease and it is believed that they have different medicinal properties from aquarium seahorses. Seahorses are also used as medicines by the Indonesians, the Central Filipinos, and many other ethnic groups around the world.
Import and export of seahorses has been controlled under CITES since May 15, 2004. However, Indonesia, Japan, Norway, and South Korea have chosen to opt out of the trade rules set by CITES.
The problem may be exacerbated by the growth of pills and capsules as the preferred method of ingesting medication as they are cheaper and more available than traditional, individually tailored prescriptions of raw medicinals but the contents are harder to track. Seahorses once had to be of a certain size and quality before they were accepted by TCM practitioners and consumers. But declining availability of the preferred large, pale and smooth seahorses has been offset by the shift towards prepackaged medicines, which make it possible for TCM merchants to sell previously unused juvenile, spiny and dark-coloured animals. Today almost a third of the seahorses sold in China are prepackaged. This adds to the pressure on the species.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse
Canada's 1st Design Mixer At The Black Moon, Toronto
Join us at the new Black Moon lounge in downtown Toronto. Enjoy drinks and complimentary hors d’oeuvres while listening to a few short, inspiring 5 minute talks — PechaKucha style. Then, sit back and watch the live twitter feed on Design Research while discussing the ins and outs of Design Research as it relates to all design industries.Speakers:
Come out to hear some great speakers — 5 ideas, 5 images, 5 minutes.
1. Ian Chalmers - Design Director at Pivot Design Group
website: pivotdesigngroup.com
blog: informeddesign.ca
twitter: twitter.com/pivoting
2. Luigi Ferrera - Director School of Design and Institute Without Boundaries at George Brown College
3. Todd Wood - VP Industrial Design at RIM/BlackBerry
Where: Black Moon - 67 Richmond St W, Toronto, Ontario Canada
When: Nov 16 2010 - 6:30pm
Theme: Design Research
Preimere Moisom In Montreal
The Colpron-Fiset family founded Première Moisson Bakery in 1992. Backed by some 25 years of industry experience and drawing inspiration from traditional recipes and ancestral bread making techniques, the family launched a concept which led to the creation of a varied product lineup rich in flavour and consistent with the highest standards of quality. From the outset, Première Moisson has focused on producing healthful products made from fresh, natural ingredients.Despite ongoing growth and expansion, Première Moisson Bakery has never strayed from its founding principles and operates based on a rigorous, three-point approach calling for freshness, quality and authenticity. As a result, the company still employs a slow rising bread making technique to ensure that all breads are as flavourful as possible.
In 2007, Première Moisson became the first bakery to make all its wheat breads using flour produced from wheat grown in Québec without chemical pesticides. Moveover, all Première Moisson breads are made with unbleached, untreated flour exempt of preservatives and produced from grains grown without the use of chemical pesticides.
http://www.premieremoisson.com/Our-company/History
A Breakfast Cafe On College, Toronto
Vintage chairs and tables catered to the young creative professionals on College Street West, Toronto.
Heathrow Airport International Phone Booth, UK
Heathrow Airport international phone booth next to Caffe Italia with multi-lingo Point-of-sales. A man with his iphone taking a business call.
A View From Hollins Hill, Leeds
A view into the garden at night with the paint light reflected on the glazing.
A View From Redbrick Mills, Leeds
Redbrick, the North’s leading destination for interiors, home to over 40 cutting–edge retailers, and some of the most well-respected names in furniture. Discover four inspiring floors of furniture, accessories, art, cookware, gifts and four fabulous cafes. If you are passionate about great design...you will love Redbrick.http://www.redbrickmill.co.uk/
Lamb Shank with Baby Broccoli, in Leeds
Tender, slow cooked lamb shank with caramelised red onions and redcurrant sauce.
Dining Room Of Hollins Hall Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Leeds
The hotel features recently refurbished AA Rosette restaurant to offer a better dining experience to the customers.https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/travel/lbags-hollins-hall-a-marriott-hotel-and-country-club/
A Glass Of Boddingtons In Leeds
Boddingtons Bitter is a brand of beer, formerly brewed in the English city of Manchester, that is now sold in over 30 countries worldwide by Anheuser–Busch InBev...Trivia
Boddingtons has made a few appearances in mainstream pop culture, most notably on the October 1, 1998 episode of the popular television show "Friends" (1994-2004) entitled "The One with All the Kissing". In the episode, Joey and Ross discuss how much they had enjoyed Boddington ale at a pub on their trip to London for Ross' wedding.0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boddingtons
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