Crazy Mummy: This Mother-Daughter Duo Take Creative Photos That Will Make You Smile

This heart-warming collaboration is a tribute to the playful bond between mother and daughter.

Together, both bring their wild ideas to life as playful, editorial-quality images.

“Crazy Mummy is a creative, photographic project, initiated in August 2014 with my 10-year-old daughter Zhansaya,” clarifies Amardeil. “The concept was to make a series of photos of Zhan in quirky, joyous scenarios, like my occupation as a professional photographer.”

“I could say that we did this project to 2 in full cooperation, with fun, I needed to share creative moments with my daughter. It’s a different view of mother-daughter intrigue, love, and maternal love. Pictures full of humor and spontaneity.”

With previous clients like Vogue Bambini, Elle, and Madame Figaro, it is not surprising that Amardeil can create these shots seem just like fashion editorials.

Follow Amardeil and Zhan’s adventures on Instagram.

h/t Lens Cutlure

What You Need to Do in Order to Open a Construction Management Company

For some people, the idea of working for someone else just isn’t on the cards. Instead, they have dreams of owning their own company, calling their own shots, and being in control of their future. If that sounds like you and you have an interest in engineering and construction, then it may be that a construction management company could just be that perfect fit for you. It’s a way to combine your passion for engineering with the ability to own your own company.

Now before we get too ahead of ourselves and get too excited, it’s important to take a look at what the steps are that you’ll need to take in order to make this dream a reality.

Start with Education

No matter what kind of business you are planning to open, the typical first step is to ensure you start with education. In the case of a construction management company, you’ll want to look into your master’s degree in civil engineering.

The great news is that now you can enroll in an online civil engineering degree at a place like New Jersey Institute of Technology, which allows you to go about your studies on your own schedule. You can work on the side, get your foot into the industry, and start networking, all while earning your degree. You can graduate in just 19 months, which means you’ll be able to get your own business off the ground in under two years.

Put Together a Sound and Well-Thought Out Business Plan

Your next step will be to put thought into your business plan and put it down in writing. Opening a business with no set plan or goals is just asking for disaster. Not only that, without a business plan it will be next to impossible to get any sort of financial backing or funding.

Within your business plan, you’ll want to give thought as to what kind of projects you will be taking on through your business. Will you be carving a niche out and looking at one area in particular, or would you like to take a more varied approach to the projects you take on?

Secure Your Funding

After creating your business plan you will need to move on to securing funding. Start-ups require a fair amount of cash at the beginning, and there’s a good chance you won’t have it all on your own. You can look into small business loans, perhaps taking on a partner or investor, or other means of financing.

Build a Marketing Plan

Of course, in order for your business to be a success, you’re going to need to market and advertise your company. A solid marketing plan should be one that takes into account social networking and advertising, traditional forms of advertising, building a website for your company, and getting out there and meeting potential customers face-to-face. Attending industry events is a great way to start building your list of contacts in the field.

Take Control of Your Future

According to Forbes, there has never been a better time to get into civil engineering, as it is a growing field. The time is right to start your own company and take control of your future.

Dreamy and Mythological Illustrations by Katrina Taule

Katrina Taule (aka artbytau) is an illustrator based in Quezon City, Philippines. Seeking to show how one word may invoke a huge meaning (such as “devour,” “guardian,” and “infuse”) just two of her current endeavors–“Enchantment” and “The Tea Project”–depict vibrant personifications of mythical deities and ceremonial acts. The subject matter centers about femininity and nature. Combining traditional case methods with digital mediums, Taule uses her knack for color contrasts and expressive, flowing lines to provide life to enthusiastic archetypes who appear simultaneously modern and ageless.

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Nieto Sobejano’s Arvo Pärt Centre Design Exhibited in Berlin

An exhibition opening next month in Berlin’s Aedes structure forum takes a closer look at the ‘Arvo Pärt center’ — a cultural complex currently under construction in Estonia. Following an international contest, Madrid– and Berlin-based company Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos were selected to complete the building, beating out proposals from AZPMLand Zaha Hadid Architects, amongst others. Located in the village of Laulasmaa, 35 km from Tallinn, the arrangement will include a record of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s job — providing a learning and research environment for cultural instruction.

Located on a peninsula and surrounded by pine trees, Nieto Sobejano’s layout reacts to its natural setting with a comparatively low-lying structure. The building is on track to open to the public in fall 2018, the year that Estonia celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Titled ‘TABULA,’ the display in the Aedes architecture forum will include an installation that seeks to capture the atmosphere of the arvo pärt center, with people able to hear arvo pärt’s composition ‘Tabula rasa.’ To offer an in-depth look at the job, the construction‘s defining components will be displayed resting on a figurative plane where ‘shape, rhythm, and transparency will get distinct areas of the conceptual demonstration.’ Additionally, arvo pärt’s music will serenade traffic as they proceed through the display. TABULA opens on December 8, 2017, and continues till January 16, 2018.

h/t designboom

MIT Collaborated with Lamborghini to Create Electric Super Car ‘Terzo Millennio’

Lamborghini has announced a new design concept in collaboration with two laboratories at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The theory focuses on different dimensions of design and technology, such as energy storage systems, advanced materials, and propulsion systems. In a time once the high-end automobile business is moving away from traditional energy storage systems and traditional batteries, Lamborghini is investigating the potential of supercapacitors.

Five decades ago, Lamborghini employed low voltage supercapacitors from the favorite V12 Aventador. The potential for this storage system has to have the ability to deliver high peak power and regenerate kinetic energy using a limited influence from biking and aging during the car‘s life. At the same time, the system needs to be able to symmetrically release and harvest electric power. This system requires the utilization of new materials and produce carbon fiber structure and components — carrying lightweight materials to the next level.

This is conducted via microchannels filled with recovery chemistries. The energy storage system right relates to functionality. It allows the Terzo Millennio to embody the Lamborghini soul while taking steps towards the path of producing ‘Lamborghini electrical’ — focusing on large torque, reversibility, and also the possibility of transferring energy by wire. The overall design uses entirely new structure to ideal airflow.

Porcelain Sculptures Closely Layered in Botanical Patterns by Hitomi Hosono

Ceramicist Hitomi Hosono creates ceramic vessels wrapped in hundreds of leaf springs and other botanical forms. These monochromatic elements are based on plants Hosono experiences during walks throughout East London’s greenery.
“It is my intention to move the leaf’s beauty and detail into my porcelain work,” she explains, using it as my own language to weave new stories for items.”

Her strategy is inspired by Jasperware, a form of stoneware coated in sparse ceramic reliefs invented by Josiah Wedgwood from the late 18th century. Like Wedgwood, she carefully applies her delicate forms to a porcelain base. From beginning to finish a more significant work will take Hosono almost a year and a half to complete. A lot of the time is invested drying, as her densely layered functions often need 10-12 weeks to completely dry.

Hosono’s solo exhibition, Reimagining Nature: Hitomi Hosono’s Memories in Porcelain, is currently on view in the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London through December 15, 2017. You can view more of her layered botanical sculptures on the artist’s website and via her gallery Adrian Sassoon.

An Artist Uses Finger to Create Vibrant Large-Scale Paintings

We often think of finger painting as something that’s just for children, but Iris Scott has continually shown us that it is a viable approach to generate stunning works of art. For years, the Brooklyn-based inventive has broken the barrier between herself and the canvas by creating elaborate, vibrant paintings using her hand instead of a brush.

Scott isn’t afraid to receive her hands dirty using artwork, but she wears a pair of gloves to move the paint around. After suiting up, she treats the pigment like layers and clay thick software of it on canvas. The outcome is a jubilant subject matter that is depicted in a rainbow palette. Collectively, they highlight the simpler side of life that is best seen in her ongoing series called Shakin’ Automobiles. In this group, Scott paints canines that are drying off after a jaunt in the water. They exude pure joy that’s guaranteed to make you grin.

Even though Scott’s finger painting airs about the unconventional side, she is not shy about sharing her technique with other people. Her publication, Finger Painting Weekend Workshop, invites anybody to try out this sort of Impressionist art.