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Digital Architecture… The Kaleidoscopic Work Of Jorge Ayala

Fashion designers opting for large, bizarre prints generally cause mixed feelings with me… yet I couldn’t help feeling attracted to the works of designer/architect Jorge Ayala. He perfectly balances optically hectic prints with classy silhouettes to create a style that is both quirky and … Continue reading

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Naked Geometry… Mike Naylor’s 3D-Prints

Have I told you about my love for Shapeways? Probably more than once already. *sigh* If I were rich, my house would be overflowing with their 3D-printed knickknacks… As it is however, I can only browse and dream. One designer … Continue reading

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All Shapes And Sizes…

There is beauty in variety.

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The Hole You Left In My Soul

Immature love says, “I love you because I need you”. Mature love says, “I need you because I love you”. – Erich Fromm Is it possible to be immature and mature at the same time? I love you, because I … Continue reading

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Universal Beauty, Mathematics And Celebrity Pics: A Study

Regular readers of this blog know by now that beauty is a bit of a pet topic for me. I’m not talking about beauty products or haircare, I mean beauty as in “esthetically pleasing”. To summarize my ideas on it: … Continue reading

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To Create A Universe From Nothing… Esthetics Over Ethics?

The mathematical rules of the universe are visible to men in the form of beauty.               (John Michel) Esthetics and Ethics share a lot of letters, but further not too much, I have learned. My … Continue reading

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Patterns, Patterns Everywhere! Fatima Lopes AW 2013

I just watched the show of Portuguese designer Fatima Lopes, and even though I wasn’t absolutely in love with the collection itself, I do am with this Escher-esque print… I tried to find better pics of it, but the only … Continue reading

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Algebra…

Algebra… it translates as “To make whole again”. In Medieval times, a bonesetter was called an “Algebrista”. Oh Algebra, who made me whole… I had forgotten that to set a bone correctly, sometimes it has to be broken again first… 

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Non Trivial Topology? Klein Bottles

I have noticed one of my recurring search terms is “non trivial topology”, for no apparent reason. Now I will finally have reason to have this search term, as this post is dedicated to… Klein Bottles! The firm Acme makes … Continue reading

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Go Around In Circles… Vanessa Gade Jewelry Design

These intricate yet simple necklaces caught my attention because they reminded me so much of the diagrams I used to draw in mathematics… I love them, in their simplicity they hide something truly beautiful… With circles and chains Vanessa Gade … Continue reading

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