About Parfois
If it was up to us, all the best design in the world would be posted within the Parfois Portfolio. But it's not up to us. Stumbling the web we often bump into things worth sharing. The world wide web is so full off great things that will never end up in our portfolio, but which we want the world to see. For this we created our blog. At this moment there are 4 of us blogging on a regular basis. Work, studies and social life makes that there are weeks with a lot of posts, and weeks without. But we'll do our best in bringing you the nicest shit on a acceptable basis.
17.04.10
Its a long time ago since my last post, but i’ve been very busy with some other things. It feels good to be back. At least for now. My first post after the break is about the “The ruins of Detroit” series of photographers Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre. I came across there work at MICK! and I was stunned. I don’t think a need a lot of words to describe the feelings I had, seeing these pictures for the first time. Read on for some Author explanation, more pictures and the link to Yves & Romain’s website.
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15.04.10
A few days ago, I was very pleased to discover Gilberto Esparza, a mexican artist, which is interested in making robots that interact with the enviroment. His last project, Plantas Nomadas, is a robot that works with the help of microorganisms and contaminated river water. The key for this process is the microbial fuel cells. According to wikipedia : “A microbial fuel cell (MFC) is a bio-electrochemilcal system that drives a current by mimicking bacterial interactions found in nature.[...] A microbial fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy to electrical energy by the catalytic reaction of microorganisms.” Summing up, Plantas Nomadas is a self-sufficient robot that can walk to the river and drink contaminated water. Through a microbial fuel cell proccess, the produced energy feeds the robot and make it able to walk, while the surplus helps the plants to grow. A great interaction between technology and life cycle. >> Read more
10.04.10
This time the Astronauts have dropped their anchor in Boechout, Centre of the world! Two new astronauts have boarded the ship, setting sail to study destroyed civilizations and existing ones. To take the good and usable parts to build their own civilization. A civilization based on a common endeavor work where persons with different backgrounds, different styles can live together in their spaceship and join them on their way.
So be sure to drop by!
09/05/’10 Till 30/05/’10 during the weekends.
Zaal Vooruit,
Sint-Bavoplein 17,
2530 Boechout, Belgium
08.04.10
It’s been a while, but here we go again; The Spanish architectural practice Subarquitectura recently finished this sculptural sloped single family residence in Galapagar near Madrid. The plan demonstrates the well utilised spaces and the moments of intimacy and community this extraordinary composition offers. >> Read more
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