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Stefano Mirtis

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Saint Petersburg, Russia

More about Mikahil Puchkov pedal submarine at:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/

I the Russians. They are the only ones capable of

things like this!

Very Cool Russky Pedal-

Propelled Submarine
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.270086479716952.63685.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saint-Petersburg-Russia/108131085886116?ref=stream&viewer_id=1344697023

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Shibuya-ku, Japan

One of the nice things of this trip to Tokyo is that I

start to post images about Japanese design and

architectures and then people started to send methings. Here is a spatial concept by Minoru

Takeyama, supercool architect, although not as

famous as other ones. More about him at: http:

//www.facebook.com/media/set/...

Thanx to Fabrizio Gallantifor the link.

Another Forgotten Master

of Japanese Architecture...
https://www.facebook.com/fabrizio.gallantihttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.272517892807144.64348.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.272517892807144.64348.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shibuya-Tokyo/114600441890814?ref=stream&viewer_id=1344697023

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New York, NY, United States

As I was saying, I was at this dinner with various

people belonging to some Milanese (recent)

important past. Also Santi Caleca was there and Iwas curious about him.

I knew his work but I never really talked to him.

Very decent man. Nice chitchat, very pleasant.

I always thought that a lot of Sottsass / Memphissuccess is related to Caleca's photographs. My

feeling is that without him, it would have been a

different story. Architects and designers don't like

to talk about it, but if the photographer ain't

good, you can be best, but there isn't much youcan do.

Unfortunately there isn't much to see on-line

about Caleca's works and for the time being I am

too lazy to scan from Terrazzo magazine

If the Photographer Ain't

Good...
https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-New-York/108424279189115?ref=stream&viewer_id=1344697023

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(although I should because it was one of the best

magazines ever made). Let's start with this link,

then we see: http://www.facebook.

com/media/set/...

Viale Palmanova

Lady Lonely

It was ten past five. The old lady was walking

toward the new year. Long way to go, but thecolor palette was cute.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Viale-Palmanova/186605608024524?ref=stream&viewer_id=1344697023https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.292517947473805.68324.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.292517947473805.68324.268422276550039&type=1

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Ribeiro Prto, Brazil

God's Heel

Scrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira deOliveira, MD (19 February 1954 4 December

2011), simply Scrates, was a Brazilian footballer

who played as an attacking midfielder.

He was also a qualified doctor.

December 22, 2011

"If Vincent van Gogh and Edgar Degas had known

when they were doing their work the level of

recognition that they were going to have, they

would not have done them the same. You have to

enjoy doing the art and not think 'will I win?'"

~ Scrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de

Oliveira, aka Scrates
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ribeir%C3%A3o-Preto/111837208836227?ref=stream&viewer_id=1344697023

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December 23, 2011

"When I named one of my sons Fidel, my mother

said 'that's a bit of a strong name to give a child'.

'Mother,' I said, 'look at what you did to me"

~ Scrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de

Oliveira, aka Scrates

Scrates was a technical playmaker, known for

great through passes and his vision on the field, as

well as his physical strength. He was also a two-

footed player and a prolific goal scorer. His ability

to read the game was highly valued, and his

signature move was the blind heel pass.

He was considered to be one of the greatest

midfielders ever to play the game. Easily

recognizable for his beard and headband, he

became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation

of football supporters".

He died on the 4th of December, and here you

have the link to a very nice article about him on

BBC: http://news.bbc.co.

uk/sport2/hi/football/8840141.stm

Here a link to YouTube to see him playing: http:

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K3FqMzPP4M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K3FqMzPP4Mhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K3FqMzPP4Mhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K3FqMzPP4Mhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8840141.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8840141.stm

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Yamanashi, Japan

Generally, I like minimal and invisible

architecture. But when you find architects not

fearful to show some boomboom-ness, i think it is

quite ok. More on Kenzo Tange and his Yamanashi

Cultural Center at: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/

Also this one, quite special: Kenzo Tange, Olivetti

warehouse, Yokohama, 1970: http://www.

wearepowerhouse.com/2219846/Kenzo-Tange

Starship Kenzo Tange lands

on Yamanashi town...
http://www.wearepowerhouse.com/2219846/Kenzo-Tangehttp://www.wearepowerhouse.com/2219846/Kenzo-Tangehttp://www.wearepowerhouse.com/2219846/Kenzo-Tangehttp://www.wearepowerhouse.com/2219846/Kenzo-Tangehttp://www.wearepowerhouse.com/2219846/Kenzo-Tangehttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.268947609830839.63405.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.268947609830839.63405.268422276550039&type=1

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Caserta

Apart from Beniamino Servino, Italians are very

serious and traditional when you get to talk about"presepe" (Christmas Crib). In Italy you can joke on

everything, you can curse God every five minutes,

but "presepe" is untouchable. Most likely it is

because of its link to children and childhood.

Anyway, the images of the "Nativity as seen fromsheeps" (nice Christmas work by Beniamino) are

here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/...

Servino's Christmas Crib: In

sheep we trust!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.269465336445733.63530.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.269465336445733.63530.268422276550039&type=1https://www.facebook.com/pages/Caserta-Italy/105516719480575?ref=stream&viewer_id=1344697023

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