I stripped the paint from the tank housing and discovered that they were made in brass! Makes sense, won’t rust and leak kerosene all over everything. The kerosene level hardware was also unexpected. It seems that a cork float simply floats on top of the Kerosene inside the tank and will give an indication of how full the tank is.
Add comment | February 22nd, 2011
Ever since my friend Sumimoto introduced me to the Aladdin Blue Flame series I have been looking for the opportunity to purchase one for myself. They are a very old Kerosene heater that you might find in someone’s red scare bomb shelter from the 50′s. The things smelled like army surplus and fermented kerosene, and a little bit of rust was starting to threaten certain portions of their structure, but they should clean up nicely. I ordered fresh wicks and new mica windows to replace the tarnished old ones. This is a very exciting project and I will try to add more photos of the restoration process.
1 comment | February 7th, 2011
9 Department Store and Gallery is a concept that doubles its retail footprint as a gallery. Display and furnishing items can easily be disassembled and rolled away in order to provide space for events. In a competitive retail environment it is becoming more important to give people a dose of the unexpected and being able to transform an entire environment would certainly yield a multitude of experiential opportunities.
Add comment | September 6th, 2010
I feel like this is the kind of furniture you have in a deluxe tree fort. The geometric couches that face each other are a nice touch to typical sofa. I love the cloth surface of the cabinets and armoire which can transform something from a solid dense object to a very light looking piece of furniture.
thanks Larevuedudesign.com
Add comment | August 27th, 2010
I love how fantastic this is. Adult daydreams of living in the juvenile world of make-believe, seem only more absurd and wonderful against a post modern backdrop of steel and glass.
Thanks Dailytonic.com
Add comment | August 23rd, 2010
Studioilse is a consultancy and studio focused on the human qualities of their work. By creating the “big idea” and building a framework around that vision, their design process becomes focused on creating strong identities with meaning and purpose.
Their w084t task lamp is a perfect example of their sensitivity to the human experience. Ilse Crawford describes her work:
“Materials have hidden messages. These create a powerful link to our emotional psyches and shape our connection to daily life. Our light is a sturdy friend, unpretentious and always there for us. We have chosen honest materials that carry clear messages: iron for its feelings of stability, reliability, trust; wood with its warmth and life, and mineral plastic for its intimate glow, as well as its tactility. Then we have put these three together for a certain oddness. This is because there’s an innate awkwardness in the directional light that we wanted to amplify-rather as with people this is a sympathetic quality, not a sin.”
Thanks to: DailyIcon.net
Add comment | August 22nd, 2010
This is wonderful. While the nostalgic value of such a form is obvious, the rich materials, graphic use of chrome and giant stick shift all give this project a true sense of character. Very unique.
Thanks knuckle buster for sharing.
Add comment | July 29th, 2010
For over three years, n-ktr.com has been little more than a splash page. Well today, that changes. The first website offers a comprehensive look at the projects that have been slowly coming together for the last couple years. The main focus of the website is to catalogue new ideas and executions for living environments. Tired with traditional academic values of “form” and “function” n-ktr aims to breathe new life into furniture design by incorporating elements of pop-culture, microhistories and personal narrative into a brand that celebrates the intricacies of the human experience.
Please enjoy the new site.
2 comments | July 19th, 2010
The handicraft of coastal signs weathered by salty air and constant sea breezes.
Add comment | July 5th, 2010
This lecture from Holocaust survivor and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl is exceptional. Many times I ask myself if my expectations for the world around me are too high, and that maybe it would just be easier to accept things for how they are. But that would be a let down for all the teachers and mentors who have put so much energy into my well being. More importantly it would be a let down to the people who may live in the world long after I have left it. Its hard to find that meaning, but aiming high is what this search is all about…
1 comment | May 19th, 2010
