Tag Archive for 'Spain'

Mike Randolph – “Casteller”

carla published on November 10, 2010 in art and celebrity. 6 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Every two years in Tarragona, Spain, “castellers” gather to see who can build the highest, most intricate, human towers! Photographer, Mike Randolph, decided he would catch some of the magic of the event in his video, “Casteller”. Now, the above picture does a lot to give you a dosage of the amazing/crazy/beautifulness of the whole thing but the video totally takes that experience to a whole new level of appreciation.

I’m not even sure what to point out first, the epic feat of strength? The amount of trust involved? The teamwork? Needless to say, it’s a spectacular event and though I was continually shocked by what I saw, the only thing that shocked me more was the fact that I’d never seen or heard of this before.

Yay Spain! Yay Humans!

Love,
Carla

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People We Love: SpY

carla published on December 17, 2009 in art and celebrity. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , .

Gooood Morning SuperForest,

After about five minutes of flipping through his work, Spanish artist, SpY, gives one a clear idea of the boundaries that can be pushed through urban street art. Whether taking something quite normal and transforming it into something out of this world, or through simply using straight up obscurity to make us pause and think, one thing is pretty consistent with all of his work. He takes the routine parts of our every day lives and just makes us stop and look.

For example, take a look at a piece he calls “Balloons”:

And if we take a closer look…

Cheers, SpY, I would’ve never seen that one coming. To check out more of his whimsical, and yes, obscure and thought provoking artwork, you can visit his website here!

Namaste.

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Wine Bottle Package Upcycles into Gorgeous Lamp!

jackson published on December 11, 2008 in build, celebrity, technology and zeitgeist. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , .

Hot on the heels of Julius’s great upcycled pallet post comes this delectable morsel:

The wine box by the Spanish design firm Ciclus.


“After you’ve guzzled all the wine from the bottle contained within, the outer layer of its package turns into this swank-looking lamp. The package even includes the fixture and bulb you’ll need to complete the illuminating metamorphosis.”

-Charlie White @ dvice.com

Wow. So I get a delicious bottle of wine, an amazing lamp, AND the knowledge that I kept one less thing from being landfilled? That’s a win/win/win! Triple win.

Amazing. Thank you Ciclus, Charlie White, and dvice.com.