June 26, 2009
Built in Hoogvliet near Rotterdam and designed by British design firm Fat, The Villa is a bold public building that does not go unnoticed. It can be found at the Heerlijkheid recreation park and it features several offices and a café. The goal was to create a modern and sophisticated building that has its own style and character. The bright pink bit is very daring and spells out the word ‘heerlijkheid’ (‘delightfulness’).
(Link: artstyleonline.com, photo: designboom.com)
September 3, 2008
Convincing someone of a false memory could change their long-term eating patterns. It could even be a way to fight obesity and help people who are overweight. Researchers from the Universiteit Maastricht have discovered that making simple suggestions to someone can change their eating patterns. For example, telling someone that they got sick as a child eating a certain type of food would put them off that food months later.
This picture features good old greasy poutine, typical French Canadian junk food I used to actually serve at one of my first jobs.
(Link: hbvl.be)
Tags: fat, Maastricht, memories, poutine
