Week 14(2023)
Music
New Album by JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
Favourite Line
First off, fuck Elon Musk
Eight dollars is too much, this past expensive
Favourite Tracks
Lean Beef Patty
God Loves You
Where Ya Get Ya Coke From?
Design
Stay in the 70s at this Hotel in Portugal
Danish photographer Mikkel Kristensen has opened Marqí in Portugal. The hotel highlights mid-century design features while also using 70s-inspired themes to create a serene getaway. Perhaps one of the more unique features is the inexistence of a booking website, you have to call if you want in. Despite this quirk, the hotel has been extremely popular. You can read and see more at Yatzer.
Paintings that Want to be Played
Julius Hofmann uses video game-inspired techniques to build a unique world through his paintings that invited the viewers in. Read more about Hofmann’s story and inspiration on It’s Nice That.
Environmentally Friendly Business
Woodio has developed a toilet that is made of 80% locally sourced wood and offcuts from the Finnish forestry industry. Though the Finnish' design company’s toilet design incorporates some fossil-based materials for structural purposes it still produces 99% fewer emissions than its ceramic equivalents. Read more at Dezeen.
Why Linear Cities Haven’t Taken Off
In this video, Architecture-YouTuber Stewart Hicks goes over the reasons why the linear city project in Saudi Arabia, previously mentioned in this blog, is not as ideal as it is pitched. The most interesting part of the video is the historical background and attempts at the same concept.
