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Do you live in Urban area?
Do you live in condominium?
Do you spend most of you life in you office?
Do you really need natural touch immediately?

Here is you answer.
Moss jewelry
Watering on to keep it alive!
Good ring will help you love seeing yourself typing on keyboard and you will make another step closer to nature.

environmental for graphic car park

Very creative car park building graphic but beware car crushing while looking at these graphic.

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Axid New Collection

Axid new collection launch!
I have been developed this collection for 2 months. Hope you like it.
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Field of Dreams

Within the dry and cold industrial atmosphere of southern Hamburg, a number of different arts have emerged at Hafensafari 2007. Tomoko Kinoshita writes.

“A town where people and art coexist” was a concept I developed in my early 20s. Depicted in my sketchbook was a place where art is hosted in public spaces, directly accessible to all residents. It was my ideal world. Hafensafari is an event which turns this idealistic concept, embalmed in my memory, into reality. It was my sincere pleasure to contribute to this inspirational event taking place in Germany with an art installation of my own in 2007.


The train pulls out of Hamburg’s Central Station, bound for the south of the city. I am whisked through a skyline of offices and apartment blocks and then over the Elbe – the river which geographi-cally bisects and polarises the city as it approaches its ultimate destination, the North Sea. The Elbe is both a physical and psychological partition, and the lively commercial centre fades behind me as the train forges deeper into the deserted industrial southern region. From my carriage I see factories, docks and giant stacks of shipping containers lining the network of canals. Presently, the train arrives at Wilhelmsburg station, the starting point for Hafensafari 2007, now in its fifth year. At the bus stop a few groups of around twenty people each are receiving an introduction from the event’s tour guides. I join one of the groups, today as a visitor, and we all squeeze aboard a bus and set off for the first installation.

In English, “hafen” means “harbour”. Hafensafari is an annual summer event that invites the residents of Hamburg on a guided tour in which they experience the temporary transformation of a harbour area. Lasting a few hours, the tour comprises site-specific art installations created predominantly by local artists. The tour guides lead curious visitors along the route, introducing the installations while providing a historical background to the sites which in general receive little interest from the populace. Hafensafari was initiated in 2003 by Rolf Kellner (überNormalNull) and landscape architects Heike Lorenz, Frank Sleegers and Ulrich Stief, in Hamburg’s new development zone Hafencity. Since this first transformation of a public space by intervening artists, the event has taken place every year, each time in a different location in the sparsely populated area south of the Elbe.

This year Hafensafari came to life in an industrial area, Wilhelmsburg, over three consecutive weeks in August and September, as one of the nine selected projects for the IBA (International Building Exhibition). The site includes an area that, until it was bombed in World War II, was a centre of leisure pursuits. Following that tragic episode its soil became contaminated with oil. The site is currently enclosed within fences which form a large restricted area. But the restrictions on the human population have allowed nature the freedom to regenerate so that today the area is flourishing with trees, grasses and flowers.

In addition to special weekend programmes including live music, performance art and films, Kindersafari encourages children to exercise their creativity. Hafensafari is itself a wonderful playground for artists, distant from the idea of “art for galleries”, rather the opportunity to be creative for the sake of a location, utilising materials and elements from that dynamic industrial landscape such as roads, buildings and extensive free space. It is a joy for me to interpret what the land wants to tell us, ultimately for its own benefit.


For ten minutes the bus sways amongst apartments, schools and small stores, before arriving at a Catholic church. It’s rather quiet and few residents are visible. Our guide introduces the first installation of fifteen, “SOZIALER VOGELBAU” (Christian Desbonnets), a series of wooden bird boxes emitting birdsong, installed on an outside wall of the church. The visitors listen attentively to the guide, and the sounds, and approach the boxes with curiosity. Shortly we walk on towards the bank of a pretty canal to see several 2D installations. The water is still and clear; the atmosphere calming. Passing underneath a bridge I see the dry, cold industrial area ahead of me transformed as if the land had taken the initiative for a change. It beckons me forward with three colourful pieces: red chairs staged at the end of the road, “EVENT »AUSBLICK«” (Janina Peter); sky blue on the pavement mutualising surroundings, “SCHATTEN TEPPICH” (Marnie Moldenhauer); a vivid multi-coloured room complete with recreational swing for colourful pleasure, “FARBTANKE” (Doro Hülder). Each of these is a milestone along a deserted road. We have walked a while, and it is time to rest our legs. Our guide directs us to the base camp where we have coffee, discuss what we’ve seen, and contemplate. I sit along the large canal, looking at the large factories that tower above me on the opposite bank. A light breeze comforts me for a while; and it’s then time to resume the tour. We start strolling.

The next installation resides in the restricted area. Outside the fence artist J. Georg Brandt holds two radio transceivers. His piece “BEREDTER ORT” does not allow physical access to the enclosed zone but visitors succeed in invisible intangible interaction with it. Two visitors are invited to communicate, speaking into the handsets, their voices amplified and broadcast from megaphones beyond the fence. But adult volunteers are hard to come by, their shyness a contrast to the children in the group who clamour for the transceivers and shout excitedly.


“Ah!” The project has brought the group closer together, and the children’s actions make us smile. We walk on, further along the road, towards a second restricted area – a vast empty space save for a grand sculptural work “KRATER//INVERS” (Beate Eisfeld) which consists of three large domes. Viewed from above, these domes reveal crosses which convey the feeling of the force of the bombs that fell on this area, in a manner at once both dynamic and sensitive. A little stroll along a path forged through wild grasses we reach “STÜBENS VOLKSGARTEN” (Brigitte Kratschmayr and Susanne Dettmann), a sentimental piece formed by optimistic colourful parasols perforated with countless holes. The adults in the group studiously observe writings and photographs depicting the history of this leisure area while the children run mischievously among the parasols. I sit under one of them. I sense an essence of the fateful incident as I peer up at the blue sky through the holes.

The tour continues among weeds and trees until I find white papers swaying silently in the breeze. I walk quickly between saplings and the pathway opens up to a forest transformed by thousands of papers. This is my contribution to Hafensafari, for a peaceful and harmonious world - “WISHING FOREST” has been created by the visitors. As instructed by the guide, individuals are writing their wishes on paper tags before attaching them to the branches. It is the visitors who are creating this installation, and I am grateful to them. By the close of Hafensafari, thousands of wishes will adorn these trees. Before we return once more to the base camp, our cordial guide concludes the tour with a wish that Wilhelmsburg enjoys a positive future.


Among the large grey factories, docks and bridges, Hafensafari – a dreamland – is a comforting air that descends to envelop people for three weeks each summer, before vanishing into the ether. 6,000 visitors joined the tour this year, the largest number since its inception in 2003. They ranged from infants to the elderly, illustrating that Hafensafari is for all. It is pleasing to see that the event has steadily gained support with the original members being complemented by new staff who believe in the concept. It contributes significantly to the local community and has grown organically despite the prevalence of commercially focused art events that dominate in Europe, serving the art dealers. For a person who sees the world as a place of rampant commercialisation, Hafensafari is a truly refreshing spectacle. It is simply, yet earnestly, an event for both the place and the people.

The sky is already a rich, dark blue when I board the train at Wilhelmsburg. As it wends its way north leaving the dream-land behind, people’s smiles remain inside of me. I wish I could stay. But as I survey the silhouettes of the docks there’s a sense of hope that I may meet that land again, south of the river, in summers to come. The cheerful lights of the city centre now surround the train and I remember the pages of my sketchbook. My summer is ending, and with it the finale of Hafensafari.


[Tomoko Kinoshita is a photographer based in London. Further information at: www.hafensafari.de., www.iba-hamburg.de., www.to-mo-ko.com.]

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view from above

Yann Arthus-Bertrand, a 62 year-old French man is the world famous photo-grapher who traveled widely starting in 2003 when he flew over 4,000 hours to places around the world, and photographed 110 cities in every continent. 120 of these photographs were exhibited in Bangkok as part of La Fête 2008 by the French Embassy at Central world between 3rd June-9th July. “Earth from above: the message of world exploration for sustainable development” featuring the photographer’s magnificent capture of the global landscapes, has been shown in more than 40 countries with. With the look and feel of paintings, these photos of exquisite colors are the reality of the earth and its inhabitants. The artist’s intention is for people to take a closer look at the earth and how it’s changed through course of time. The information provided under each photos stimulates us with provocative facts, while the geographical map of the earth is exhibited, indicating the location of the photographs. Arthus-Bertrand is an environmentalist photographer who has worked in many collaborative projects such as the rally lecture, ‘6 billion others’ (2002), the foundation of Good Planet Organization (2004), documentary about world pollution aired in France, Vu Du Ciel or Go M.A.D. (Go Make A Different) campaign, stimulating people to contribute an individual change to create a greater impact.


Earth From Above, published as a photography book and translated in to more than 24 languages so far, is also the collaboration between Arthus-Bertrand and the website Google Earth on which over 400 of his photographs can be viewed through the website. His other works and projects are also available at

www.yannarthusbertrandz.org
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SIAM MUSEUM

Forget historical museum, this place is most entertaining museum I 've ever been.

Museums in Thailand have been traditionally boring and dull places to spend an afternoon. Now all of that has changed with the grand opening of the Museum of Siam on Sanamchai Road in Bangkok. Located in the former premises of the Ministry of Commerce, the museum is just a short walking distance south of the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. If you have a few hours spare after visiting the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, then I highly recommend that you visit this new museum which tries to answer the question, "Who are the people of Siam?" Through a series of exhibitions in different rooms we were taken through Thai history from past to present.

We were first ushered into a small auditorium where we were presented with a light and sound show which gave us an introduction to the people of Siam. The video presentation, which had English subtitles, actually posed more questions than it answered. But we later found that as we walked through the exhibits we met some of the characters who gave us some of the answers that we were seeking. The exhibit rooms were as follows:

1) Were the cavemen Thai?
2) Where was Suvarnabhumi?
3) What really is the heart of Buddhism?
4) What was the origin of the Ayutthaya Dynasty?
5) Who was the richest man in Ayutthaya?
6) Why did Ayutthaya wage war?
7) What was racially pure Thai?
8) Who inaugrated Bangkok as capital of our kingdom?
9) Why did we change the name of our kingdom to Thailand?
10) Who drew the first map of Thailand?

As we all know, the name of the new international airport in Bangkok is called Suvarnabhumi. But did you know that this is an ancient name that was linked to this whole region and meant the "Land of Gold"? The following is an explanation from the exhibit:

About 2,000 years ago, Indian, Chinese, and Greco-Roman documents refer to a landmass to the east of India. It was fertile, rich in resources, and it was believed that a merchant might make his fortune there. These reports attracted travellers to the region which was called, in various languages, Suvarnabhumi, Suvarnadvipa, Jin Lin, Chryse Chersonesos, all of which meant Land of Gold. Prince Damrong was the first historian to claim that Suvarnabhumi was situated in Thailand, in the Chao Phraya Basin with its center at present day Nakhon Pathom. Neighbouring countries have also proposed that Suvarnabhumi was situation in their region. This provided ample evidence that there was an active international trade during this period. Suvarnabhumi is not really one country or city, but rather the whole region.

Another nearby exhibit explained why Bangkok was never mentioned in early documents about Suvarnabhumi. This was because Bangkok as we know it was at that time below sea level. About 5,000 years ago, the coastline of the Gulf of Thailand was hundreds of kilometres further inland. (Someone should tell Greenpeace that Global Warming isn't a modern invention!) Over the years, the Chao Phraya deposited silt, and the muddy estuary gradually moved south becoming dry land about 1,000 years ago. In the past, the cities of Suphan Buri, Ratchaburi and Nakhon Pathom were all major harbours.

It is easy to spend several hours at the museum as the time will pass very quickly. Most of the exhibits are interactive using modern technology never before seen in Thailand. There were also touch screen monitors but you had to use in a different way. For example, we had to use a brush in the archeology section to brush away the layer of dirt to see bones "buried" beneath. In another section we had to pick up drum sticks and actually beat a drum in order to interact with a video presentation. There were also games to play. Many of them are "hidden" and you really had to study the exhibits in order to find all these hidden treasures. Every room had people on duty that encouraged you to learn by interacting with the exhibits. Although we were there a long time, I am sure if we go again we will discover something that we never noticed during our first visit.

The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. At present it is free to visit, but this is due to change within 3-4 months. I strongly urge you to visit this fascinating museum where all the exhibits and video presentations are bilingual and so are therefore catering for the foreign tourist market. This is a refreshing change as we usually only get a brief outline, if we are lucky. The museum is easy to find. In Thai it is actually written "museum siam" though you will find that many people have never heard of it. We caught a taxi at the corner of the Grand Palace and the City pillar and told him to drive south down Sanamchai Road towards the river. You will see the building on your right after Wat Pho. It has a red roof and cream coloured facade. It was actually so near that the fare didn't go up from 35 baht. You can also take bus numbers 3, 6, 12 ,32, 44, 47, 53, 82 and 524. There is also a river express boat pier at N7 Rajinee. Or you could get off at N6 Memorial Bridge and walk through the flower market to the museum.

Information from thai-blogs.com

Bangkok Shopping tour #1

welcome to JJ market
Jatujak Market, one stop shopping centre is very popular to Thais and has become a popular place to forign tourists and foriengners who stay in Bangkok, thousands of foreigners frequent visit to JJ every weekend since almost any thing can be found here at a bargaining local price (not a tourist price), and most vendors actually come from local factories, like antique wood carving, clay handicrafts, local souvenirs from every parts of Thailand, Buddhist amulets, wooden funitures, hand made decorated flowers and plants, ceramic wares and dolls, Thai Benjarong, Chinese wares, garden decorated plants and stones, trendy fashions, silk, hill-tribe outfits , fluffy dogs, colorful fishes, birds and more miscellaneous.

amazing rare pet and plant can be founded
Make sure that you wear summer fashion before coming to JJ market, even in the winter Bangkok is still so hottttttttt!

The biggest second hand market / rare jeans and shoes can be found. Here is big collection of van sneakers.


Axid blog URL is move to this new URL http://tshirtaxid.blogspot.com
Here is new article celebrating the new blog URL . I'm going to take you shopping in Bangkok where design and price meet.

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