Sir Ken Adam (born Klaus Hugo Adam; 5 February 1921) is a motion picture production designer most famous for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s. He was hired for the first James Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962.
Dr. Strangelove's War Room
In 1964 he designed the famous war room set for Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. He turned down the opportunity to work on Kubrick's next project 2001: A Space Odyssey after he found out that Kubrick had been working with NASA for a year on space exploration, and that would put him at a disadvantage in developing his art. This enabled Adam to make his name with his innovative, semi-futuristic sets for the James Bond films such as Dr. No (1962),
Dr. No sketch by Ken Adam
Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
Thunderball
The supertanker set for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) was the largest sound stage in the world at the time it was built. His last Bond film was Moonraker (1979).
Multidisciplinary artist Damien Gilley creates sculptural
installations
Multidisciplinary artist Damien Gilley creates sculptural
installations that quickly redefine space through the use of optical
illusions. By combining math with various materials including paint,
masking tape, drywall, vinyl, wood, and foam core, he finds all kinds of
ways to alter his viewers' perceptions of reality. The installations,
which feature fake walls extending out from real walls, tape drawings,
and imaginary hallways emerging off of flat surfaces, are Gilley's
attempt to "reconfigure the built environment to provide alternative
viewing experiences that complicate rational space."
The Oregon-based artist doesn't limit himself to four enclosed walls.
He finds ways to travel beyond the limitations of architecture and he
invites his viewers to come along for the visually intriguing
experience. Each of Gilley's constructed walls are purposefully placed
to react naturally with the existing interior and, from a distance, it's
quite difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. All of his
deceptive, incomprehensible spaces are simply mind-blowing!
It's a book. A book about an idea you feel a long time coming. What to do with CD's you have in your house? Load them in... After that? Sell, give them away! New music? Buy it on the web. But do I really still want it all? Mmm, no, I'ld say. Books? Same thing. So, as a matter of fact, I'm trying to say farewell to a lot of things. Things as in worldly possesions.
Well Lisa Gansky knows all about it and has written it down. Mesh, it's called.
Amazon says: A simple, powerful idea that's reinventing the way smart, adaptive companies do business.
Most businesses follow the same basic formula: create a product or
service, sell it, and collect money. What Lisa Gansky calls "Mesh"
businesses throw this model out the window. Instead, these companies use
social media, wireless networks, and data crunched from every available
source to provide people with goods and services at the exact moment
they need them, without the burden and expense of owning them outright. The Mesh gives companies a better understanding of what customers really want.
Already, hundreds of successful Mesh companies are redefining how we
interact with the people, goods, and services in our lives. These
businesses are easier to start and spreading like wildfire, from bike
sharing and home exchanges to peer-to-peer lending, energy cooperatives,
and open source design. Consider:
• ZipCar profits from streamlined car sharing • Kickstarter connects artists with funding from enthusiastic supporters • Music Gym makes finding a recording studio as easy as joining a gym
The Mesh reveals the next wave of information-enabled commerce, showing readers how to plug in and profit.
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