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Apple executive Jeff Dauber has a backyard deck that will not, despite initial impressions, suck you into a wormhole and then throw you back in time. He had architect Thom Flauders design the piece to create an optical illusion of curves where there are only flat surfaces:
“I wanted someone to barf when they look at it,” says Dauber, a senior executive at Apple. “The deck looks like it is sloping away from you.” Dauber is not your standard-issue Silicon Valley techie; he’s covered in tattoos and owns an impressive, challenging collection of contemporary art (including a mosque made out of gun parts, by the sculptor Al Farrow). Five years ago, he hired Faulders to transform his Potrero Hill residence into a bachelor-pad-cum-art-gallery (see “Puzzle Master,” June 2006). The architect gave the space visual interest while still preserving it as a backdrop for Dauber’s art. Notably, the ceiling and walls, which appear to undulate, are made of a smooth pattern of interlocking CNC-milled MDF panels.
http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20091118/flat-out-amazing via Fast Company
Comments (5)
With a nod toward ecumenism, the artist has also built a cathedral and a synagogue out of gun parts and bullets.
Might be worth blogging...
I have the coffee shop stalker to deal with... unfortunately.
Body language helps a lot, use it!
right, because they've got the exclusive rights to intentionally crudely drawn comics on the internet?
i've read the entirety of both the oatmeal and hyperbole and a half. they are not the same, nor is one a 'rip off' of the other. they are sovereign entities.
how's *your* awesome website that you make enough money to live off of going?
that's what i thought.