i'm sure you'll like this site. chai pilgrimage. you can see how people explore interest in the smallest thing, and find joy. if you click at their other blog, you'll also see how people from other country have adapted or adopted to the Hindu traditional belief of tradition, religion and culture. Its fascinating how simply people do things, while we think it to be an extra ordinary effort. this i felt after reading their other blog about the birth of the blog writers daughter. i would like you to read that too. for you the link here Tulasi.
The blog is written by Jenny Kostechi- shaw, a mexican i guess.

selgas bano, madrid

Liked the Office space design of Selgas Cano. Both in and out and around. Its half submerged in ground and placed around the natural set up. The office is photographed by Iwan Baan

I want to re-design

SwissMiss asked the Creative Mornings attendees to fill out this 'name tag' which would simply state what they would love to redesign. These tags are meant to serve as conversation starters.
You can see there answers here.
* Creative Mornings are meetings by various designers in New York on Sunday's, mostly co-ordinated by SwissMiss, a designer based in New York.

OBSERVATION

what is the one thing in last 24 hours, that made you feel needs a change.? Could be a change in perception or in Design.

KYocera

Kyocera recently unveiled a kinetic energy-powered phone that is capable of folding up like a wallet. Designed by industrial designer Susan McKinney, the EOS phone consists of a soft, semi-rigid polymer skin surrounding a flexible low-energy OLED display. Shape memory allows the phone’s keys to pop up when in use and blend in with the surface during downtime.

Pritzker Prize

After thirty years of of incredible work that pushes forward the bounds of architecture, Swiss Architect Peter Zumthor was recently awarded the 2009 Pritzker prize, the world’s highest honor for architecture. The award celebrates the architect’s commitment and devotion to each client’s programme, distinguished and timeless talent, respect for the site, and sculptural use of materials.

The Bubble Project

The initiative is called bubble project. Started by the designer Ji Lee, to overrun the media attack of which we are both, the target and victim.