The Design Ark

Archive
Photography

Vaults by David Stephenson.

tumblr_mfsrdap09o1r03m0qo6_500

tumblr_mfsrdap09o1r03m0qo5_500

tumblr_mfsrdap09o1r03m0qo4_500

tumblr_mfsrdap09o1r03m0qo3_500

tumblr_mfsrdap09o1r03m0qo2_500

Read More

Invasive Species by Dillon Marsh.

In 1996 a palm tree appeared almost overnight in a suburb of Cape Town.This was the world’s first ever disguised cell phone tower. Since then these trees have spread across the city, South Africa and the rest of the world. Invasive Species explores the relationship between the environment and the disguised towers of Cape Town and its surrounds.

Invasive Species, Brackenfell South (2009)

6874285893b931a0fb543db73d057f0a

Invasive Species, Bellville (2009)

Invasive Species, Kraaifontein (2009)

Invasive Species, Guguletu (2009)

Invasive Species, Monte Vista (2009)

Invasive Species, Stellenbosch (2009)

Invasive Species, Athlone (2009)

Invasive Species, Durbanville (2009)

Invasive Species, Paarl (2009)

Read More

Lost Train by Franck Bohbot.

My work Lost Train, is a documentary series of photographs showing the end of an Era, in the north of Paris, showing railroads, buildings, warehouses and interiors abandoned because of the extinction of there main supply chain: the Train. Interiors without laborer or humans presence, waiting sadly for their destruction’s.

I wanted to show this impression of lost. I adopted mostly a frontal perspective with the best light I can get from the sky. Then, theses places became unusual and captivating sociologically as well as aesthetically.

(via This is Paper)

Entrept Nanterre III  IMG_5241

Lost Train - Coca Cola

Lost Train - Constrast

Lost Train - Isolated train

Lost Train - Railroad landscape

Lost Train - Red Locomotive

Lost Train - The Brown house

Lost Train - The interior

Lost Train - The Rooftop

Lost Train - The ViewV2

Lost Train - Untitled

Read More

Print campaign for an Italian theatre in Rome specialized in performing arts and contemporary dance.

04bbf8eb00e0cf9d5472f9a4dfb2c3eb

41504b309f229c2566b0bd9b6790dbd3

4229e672a1d18e63fb30c54083bf0033

bbf5784bfa63937d31693bfb9e574193

Read More

A fashion story in Guizhou province in China, for LIFE magazine. Photographed by Matthieu Belin.

c246a2b8371e5ffbd648a90d4ba9fa47

cdf0f4c900bd0f888125b5a4393c55e3

ce793d879d0c3c468e66e9bc69a7c3de

d6d796ca7a242d512c0753ecfa75f7b0

e66bc569ee5ef65e3b4a9a8258cf1686

b616405c50030d8701cec51f2569ce66

ac3c43fca3ae696cc4c0d2d168aa82ec

0daf8c004e7878346010306ea476dd0d

c1217684fd3dce5fd8dbf1eb0c793a77

Read More

White Horizon by Michael G Zimmerer.

Photographed in the American West, White Horizon depicts a winter that is pure white, nestled in snow and quiet. This world is nearly untarnished by human endeavours; a view that recognizes the simple, almost naive nature of a place, revealing a land that envelopes us in its own being.

Read More

The longest-operating Earth observing satellite is ending its mission after nearly 29 years, more than 150,000 orbits and 2.5 million images. Landsat 5 outlived its planned 3-year operation almost 10 times over, saving the continuity of the Landsat mission. Landsat 5′s longevity became critical after Landsat 6 failed to reach orbit in 1993.

The U.S. Geological Survey was able to rescue the satellite from failures several times over the years, but recently a broken gyroscope has permanently hobbled the aging craft. Landsat 7, launched in 1999 and also well past its planned 5-year mission, is still keeping an eye on the planet until Landsat 8′s launch, which is planned for February 2013.

(via Wired)

Landsat5_01

Landsat5_02

Landsat5_03

IDL TIFF file

Landsat5_06

Landsat5_07

IDL TIFF file

Landsat5_11

Read More