May 2014

ICL, On Beauty

May 30, 2014

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Imprint's founder Julia Huang was in Tokyo yesterday to attend the Takeo Paper Show 2014 which is currently on exhibit at TOLOT in Shinonome. Presented by paper manufacturer Takeo Co, Ltd, it is an exhibition curated & art directed by Kenya Hara and his Nippon Design Center, Hara Design Institute (much like Imprint's Architecture For...

Feed, Humbled

May 29, 2014

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'Tis the season of graduations all across the nation and their commencement speeches telling students to go after their dreams and to never look back. Many are cheesy, but some are awesome. Head of the U.S. Special Operations Command, Admiral Bill McRaven, gives a bit of advice to University of Texas at Austin graduates based...

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May 28, 2014

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We may all remember the whole virtual reality craze years ago, but with no real results. I think we blocked it out of our memories. The Virtual Boy was the first virtual reality headset I could remember. Evidently people never gave up on this cause now we have the Oculus Rift, a successfully funded kickstarter project...

Editorial

May 27, 2014

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I think that anyone who lives in L.A. has to visit The Magic Castle before he or she dies or moves. It's one of the most unique and secretive spots in the city. Or anywhere. Established in 1963 to showcase magic for members of the Academy of Magical Arts, it's pretty much the equivalent of...

8 Questions

May 26, 2014

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Unless you've been under a rock for a good decade, Michael Kenji Shinoda hardly needs an introduction. In the unlikely event you don't know, he is a prominent musician, record producer, songwriter, and fine artist from Los Angeles. He is best known for his work with two-time Grammy winning, multi-platinum rock band Linkin Park, who...

Humbled, IVL

May 23, 2014

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Architecture For Dogs contributing architect Shigeru Ban was awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize this year. The accomplished Japanese architect has become very well known for his advances in temporary housing for disasters, used around the world, including Japan, Rwanda, and many more far-flung places. Ban has been experimenting with paper tubes as a sustainable building...

8 Questions

May 19, 2014

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Through our Venture Lab outreach, we encountered an organization, Creative Nestlings, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Founded in 2011 by Dillion Phiri and run in tandem with his wife, Nokulunga Mateta-Phiri (Lunga), Creative Nestlings is a research and development company focused on growing the local creative industries and providing support to emerging creatives. What...

IVL, On Beauty

May 16, 2014

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Imprint was lucky enough to have a visit with amazingly talented Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto while he was in Long Beach last week. We've posted about Sou's work here several times now, as he is one of the contributors for our Architecture For Dogs project as well as being one of the most talked-about architects...