Mies's Dream

It is an incredible time to be in this planet. I feel we are in front of a new Renaissance, a new era… That will affects us in such a deep level, besides if we are aware or not.

I was so surprised to see that Borders, one of the biggest book stores is closing all the shops in Chicago, except one, Blockbuster was last year, the biggest video company, all the travel agencies as well, and the list can keep going.

I see our homes as Mies Van der Rohe dream, very minimalistic.  No more books, no more Cds, DVDs. Probably the kitchen will be reduced to a minimum as we see the growth of the “healthy” frozen food.

Light as a Bubble

Amazing things happen in the way we interact depending of the kind of light of our environment.

Santa Fe, New Mexico

When we are in a restaurant and there are small candles in each table we have a tendency to be closer, probably drink a little bit more wine, and feel more relaxed. The soft light somehow gives us a sense of anonymous in respect to the rest of the place, like we are in our little bubble. Think about a full illuminated restaurant, can be natural light or fluorescent lighting, the interaction with your friends, the waiter, etc will be affected and altered. We are more aware of the entire place, our "bubble" is expanded.