INSPIRATION TO CREATE

12.10.11

RETHINKING MY SPACE: the foyer, 10 basics

I'll soon be going back to my big, empty house and I don't want to over do ti, so it's time to rethink my decorating/furnishing strategy!
I don't have much of a garden at the entrance of my home, so let's skip that and go directly to the FOYER (pronounced: fo-ye)...

eventhough these next examples are missing one or two of what I consider BASICS I still love the ambiance/feeling created...

THANKS http://www.apartmenttherapy.com for the wonderful images and ideas!

GIVING CREATIVITY A TRACEABLE HISTORY...'STEAL' like an Artist...

A few weeks ago I read a tweet from @brainpicker Maria Popova, recomending this post from her blog BRAINPICKINGS...

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/09/27/steal-like-an-artist-austin-kleon/

Please follow the link to watch a video where Austin Kleon explains COMBINATORIAL CREATIVITY, that is, a constructivist way of seeing ideas that doesn't lower their value, on the contrary, it enriches them because eventhough the result of that creative process might have an objective to fulfill, the beginnings of it goes way back...

CREATIVITY HAS A TRACEABLE HISTORY

3M Solar film now functions as a low capacity SOLAR PANEL

IMAGE: http://solutions.3m.com

3M, the company that makes those multitasking POST-IT notes also makes other stuff you've used around the house, office, car...the spray fabric protectors, for example; or the spray adhesive, scotch tape, etc...

Well now they've added a huge plus to their window sun blocking film. They turned them into a low capacity solar panel. How about that! For us who live in a very sunny part of the world where tinting is highly recommended not only for the aesthetic purpose of avoiding the discoloration (fading) of your furniture but also for saving energy during those months when the AC is turned on 24/7. The added technology to these tints will help us generate electricity...

A square meter of the film can generate roughly enough electricity to charge an iPhone under peak sunlight, but still allows for high visibility.

The product currently generates only about 20 percent of the electricity that a traditional silicon solar panel does, and will cost about half as much, though the final price has not been decided.

"An average person could go to the store, buy some of this, and then bring it home and install it themselves," said Yasuhiro Aoyagi, a senior manager in the company's construction markets division.

He said it is made from an organic photovoltaic material that is printed on in sheets, and will come down in price as production increases. The film blocks or absorbs about 80 percent of visible light and over 90 percent of infrared light, so it also acts as a sunshade.

NICE!