Google Doodle : Mies van der Rohe 126th Birthday

Google's latest doodle pays tribute to one of the pioneers of modern architecture, Mies van der Rohe, who was born 126 years ago on Tuesday.

He died 42 years ago, but his steel and glass buildings can be found in most major American cities. His most famous buildings include the Seagram building in New York, the Museum of Fine Art in Houston, the Martin Luther King library in Washington DC and the National Gallery in Berlin.
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was born in Aachen, Germany in 1886. Along with Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier, Mies was regarded as one of the masters of modern architecture. He was appointed director of the Bauhaus School of Architecture.

The Great Depression of 1929 meant there was little money for building and the rise of the Nazis meant there was little taste for Mies' modern style of architecture. The style of Bauhaus and Mies was seen as not "German" enough after 1933, and the Nazis closed the school.

Mies emigrated to the US in 1937, where he was appointed head of architecture of what was to become the Illinois Institute of Technology. His designs, and those of the students he influenced, have dominated American city centres from the 1950s until today.

Google Doodle : Celebrate Juan Gris's 125th Birthday

Google doodle on the Spanish surrealist painter Juan Gris Photograph: Screengrab

The Spanish surrealist painter Juan Gris is the latest cultural figure to be honoured with a Google doodle.
To mark the 125th anniversary of the artists' birth, the search engine has transformed its logo using cubist imagery he helped pioneer.

Gris was born José Victoriano Carmelo Carlos González-Pérez in Madrid on 23 March 1887. After studying art in Spain he moved to Paris in 1906 where he became a friend and contemporary of artists including Henri Matisse and Amodeo Modigliani.

By 1910 he had developed his his own cubist style. His work typically featured jagged and angular arrangements of objects or people painted using a palette of muted tones.
Google's doodle features stylised representations of musical instruments - familiar components of Gris's surrealistic vocabulary.

Gris, whose painting Violon et guitare sold for $28.6m at auction in New York in 2010, was also acquainted with fellow Spaniard Picasso, who he regarded as a teacher. His 1912 Portrait of Picasso is claimed to be the first cubist work not painted by Picasso or the French painter Georges Braque.
Married with a son, Gris died in 1927 at the age of 40 after suffering from chronic kidney failure.

Restoran Makanan Laut Yoke Heng 玉興飯館@Seri Kembangan

This Restoran Makanan Laut Yoke Heng is famous with their claypot lou shu fun, located at Serdang Raya , same row as Restaurant East Of Highway 大道东酒家.I though had been 4-5 years never visit there, they were expand their shop to two shoplot now and one with air-conditioner .I'm not really craving with this famous lou shu fun as well but my grandmum is very like it.

The place was already very popular judging from the vast media coverage spotted on the walls, with a plaque from Ho Chiak as well.You can see there have many HongKong artist visit here before like mosses chan,alan tam....

Finally our main dish claypot loh shu fun was served,unlike other claypot Lou Shu Fan which is usually very dry and dark in color, this has white-yellowish gravy instead,it was generously filled with bits of minced pork, mushrooms and egg.Actually i called this as loh lou shu fun,the thick, gluey gravy with those ‘rat tails’ reminds me of loh mee.Another thing that makes it similar to eating loh mee would be adding black vinegar as the accompaniment. I don’t know about you but when it comes to black vinegar, I can only associate it with loh mee and i very like black vinegar.Without black vinegar this claypot loh shu fun was tasteless, for me...

 Lala is taste nice

vege is so so

 

 

Besides claypot Lou Shu Fan, Yoke Heng is also famous for their Chinese dishes like Pork Ribs in Foil which came wrapped in aluminium foil.

 

Yoke Heng Restaurant,
No.33,Jalan SR 8/4,
Taman Putra Indah,
Serdang Raya,
43300 Seri Kembangan.

Tel No: +6012-6533 915 / +6012-3399 678 / +603-8943 8753

Business Hours: 10.30am – 2.30pm & 5.30 – 10.30pm (Closed every 2 weeks on Monday)

eBay x CFDA – YOU CAN’T FAKE FASHION Designer Totes

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CFDA is the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc., (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 1962 that leads industry-wide initiatives. The CFDA's membership consists of more than 400 of America's foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessory designers.

 YOU CAN’T FAKE FASHION Designer Totes,there are a collection of 76 designer totes and four styles of the everyday version available, the designer bags retail for $200 and standard totes for $45.

The designers include designers like President Diane von Furstenberg, Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch, The Row, Billy Reid, John Varvatos, Rachel Roy, Tommy Hilfiger, Charlotte Ronson, Vivienne Tam and more, each customized a tote as one-of-a-kind. Shop it now before it all sells out at eBay Fashion Fault.























via: nitrolicious

Black Peanuts Collection at Dover Street Market

Charles M. Schulz's characters transformed into limited edition all-blackPeanuts figurines, Loopwheeler sweatshirts and hoodies, Porter bags and wallets "and even an Eames chair." These items are limited edition and only available at Dover Street Market London and the newly opened Ginza store.

via: highsnobiety

ABSOLUT GREYHOUND - OFFICIAL Music Video

 Swedish House Mafia, the electronic dance music act known best for being the first DJ's to headline a show at Madison Square Garden, has created an original song for Absolut's new spirit, Absolut Greyhound.

Iphone 4s Mug Case By Connect Design

The Connect Design team has released its ‘Taylor Mug’ iPhone case, a rubbery digital jacket shaped like a coffee cup. While countless iPhone case developers have reworked the technology-oriented contraptions, Connect Design has set its brand apart from the rest by capitalizing on a morning ritual dear to millions around the globe.

According to Connect Design, the Taylor Mug iPhone case is just as functional as it is endearing. The easy-to-use handle makes iPhones easier for users to carry and can moreover be used as a space for headphones which often go hand-in-hand with the iPhone. On the downside, the Taylor Mug iPhone case is quite thick, making the cellular device less portable. In any case, the product has put a unique and unrivaled twist on the iPhone case market.

via: gizmodo

Benefits x Coca-Cola light

Coca-Cola light goes glamorous with the "Soyez Glam" set, developed in partnership with the Make Up Artists of Benefit Cosmetics. Along with three specially designed cans, you'll find a selection of three perfumes that reflect three female muses (Eléonore, Bernadette and Irène). Coca-Cola Light also includes three cult liquid blushes by Benefit: Benetint, PosieTint and Cha Cha Tint and the essential Porefessional balm and They're Real mascara. Exclusively at colette from March 1 at €199.

via: colette

Coca-Cola x PLAY Comme Des Garcons

The Coca-Cola x PLAY Comme des Garcons series is a makeover of the iconic can. This campaign is stylish, and infuses the popular soft drink with a sense of fashion all chic individuals will adore. 

The can’s feature black and silver foundation is now covered with red hearts, signifying the touch of Comme des Garcons. Regardless of actual target markets, these cans are sure to strike hearts around the world, and will get audiences to fiend a little more of the sugary substance. The cans have an authentic appeal to them that can only be a product of this epic Coca-Cola x PLAY Comme des Garcons collaboration.
Check out this makeover of the iconic Coca-Cola can and indulge your taste buds!

via: highsnobiety