Archive for Flickr Friday
Flickr Friday: Cloud8
Cloud8 is the blog of our Flickr Friday featured fotog. When you live in the San Francisco area and work for a tech company in the Silicon Valley area, you’d be in Cloud 8 too. No, not Cloud 9 , because according to Josh, “Cloud 9 doesn’t last long.” Outside of work, Josh is a photography aficionado, and it squares well with his other interest, travel. So far, he’s been to Brazil, Italy, China, India, and as far as New Zealand among other coutries. He even maintains a “white-board on travel” with his friends to track their escapades. We’re curious to know if he records them on his Rhodia as well. Here’s what a friend of his, wrote about him:
“A man of the moment! He is fulfilling a lifetime wish many have aspired but yet lifted a foot to proceed. I am inspired by his actions, be it arduous or exhilarating. Through it all, he remains steadfast on this journey and shares it well. his beautiful images can attest.”
Thanks Josh for the wonderful photos!
Flickr Photos via Josh
Flickr Friday: Dowdyism
“I have been wanting to try Rhodia notebooks for the longest time, but I have never got around to ordering any online…after just a few pages into it, I wish I had ordered some of these orange beauties months, if not years, ago.”
Flickr photo from Dowdyism of Pen Addict
Flickr Friday: Mona Leisa
No, it’s not a typo, it’s Mona Leisa. But you might as well borrow a line from a Nat King Cole song to describe her lovely work of art: Quilts. Her blog reads, “Hand Sewn, Hand Drawn, Hand Painted, Handmade.” It feels very homey and comforting, just like the quilts she made. She and the hubby are currently building their dream house, and in one corner will be her studio. And see that Real Simple magazine cover hanging in her current studio? She writes, “the girl in the picture is basically me. At just about any moment- this is what I would like to be doing! And if I can’t roll up my jeans and dangle my feet into the pond- then I’ll go for my other spot- as a street side artist.”
Flickr photos via Mona Leisa
Flickr Friday: Blue Aluminum
Award-winning jewelry designer and metal artist, Jon Ryan is the winner of the 2008 Jewelry Artist Magazine’s Jewelry Arts Awards. This University of Iowa graduate has taken the art of metallurgy to the next level with his work that reflects both tradition and what’s in vogue. In his blog, Blue Aluminum, Jon reflects about the daily grind of his profession. We’ve also learned that his been selected as one of the participants of the 5X5X(5) all-media exhibition, this coming December at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Kudos to this Rhodia fan!
Flickr photos via Jon Ryan
Flickr Friday: Satomilogy
From Sapporo, Japan we bring you Satomi-chan, a college undergrad who is also a student of the English language. We are truly amazed at how Rhodia has become a cult brand in the Land of the Rising Sun, and Satomi is becoming a part of the movement. And we can only be thrilled.
Flickr Photo via Satomilogy
Flickr Friday: 女紅
Throughout these years, Rhodia has inspired so many divergent and creative individuals from artists, poets, cartoonists to travelers, food lovers and entrepreneurs. Certainly, we can count Miss Hsinchu, Taiwan as one of those creative types, and we are so thrilled with her work. Her work evokes a warm and comfy flavor. Truly original and imaginative.
Flickr photos via 女紅
Flickr Friday: Pumpkin Overdrive
Flickr Photo via Yenna
Flickr Photo via Qbal
Flickr Photo via Queeny Ru
Is it not obvious already that orange is our fave color, and the pumpkin our top veggie? HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!
Flickr Friday: Quattrokid73′s Rhodia & Fisher Pen
Design and graphic art extraordinaire Quattrokid is a self-described pen addict. Judging on the photos of pens that he has accumulated, it’s not too hard to believe his assertion. This student of the Academy of Art University is also into model making, including clay modeling and wood laser cutting. Not to be missed is his teapot design, which is just pure genius. A Mac guy, he also dabbles in macromedia flash, final cut among others. About his life as a design master he writes, “I want to be immersed in the world, designing for real life. Every day is a learning process, working towards the end goal of making the world a better place to live in.” Meet Quattrokid73!
Flickr photo via Quattrokid73
Flickr Friday: 3views, Rhodia and Lomography
We look before and after
And pine for what is not:
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught;
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
from 「To a Skylark」 by Percy Bysshe Shelly (1792-1822)
Flickr Photos by Rhodia Notebook fan 3views
Flickr Friday: Dibujo de Saltillo
We use our Rhodia pads for different reasons. Some use it to jot down recipes, while others it as a flip book. As a journalist, your Rhodia Driver us it to take down notes. Still others use it as a medium to express their artistic imagination or simply to write graphic notes, like our buddy Vayhu from Saltillo, Mexico. The funny thing is, Vayhu was doing this while in his class. As a student who sometimes feel like being stuck in a boring lecture, we can totally relate to his sentiments. A visit to Vayhu’s Flickr collection would reveal his rather eclectic taste, as well as his interests. So check it out guys and gals!
Flickr Photos via Vayhu
IN OTHER NEWS…
Your Rhodia Driver is such big fan of the Nobel Prize. Not that we have any hope of winning a prize in chemistry or physics. Truth be told, we’re far from being “scientific” if you can use that term. But we’re fascinated by it, and totally impressed with those geeky professors. We think they’re totally cool! This year, two of those super smart guys are from our neck of the woods in Chicago. The first one is from the venerable University of Chicago, 87-year old professor in physics Yoichiro Nambu. According to a Chicago Tribune news item, Nambu was cited for his discovery of “a subatomic principle called spontaneous broken symmetry, which among other things explained why some particles are far lighter than others.” Speaking of the University of Chicago, did you know that so far it has produced as many as 87 Nobel Prize winners? Amazing right?
Even closer at home here in Skokie, an old resident who is now a professor at Columbia University in New York won the prize in the field of chemistry. Martin Chalfie, who grew up in Chicago and moved to Skokie at the age of 8, with his family, went to high school at the defunct Niles East, which is now home to Oakton Community College, where your Rhodia Driver is taking some classes while processing his grad school application. His the second Niles East alumnus, after MIT’s Robert Horvitz, to win the prize. We wonder, is there something about the water in Skokie? Have a great weekend everyone!
Flickr Friday: Eslite
Your Rhodia driver is becoming more and more of a Francophile every day. And not just because he’s taking French class at a local college. Or his longing to visit Paris and come face-to-face with Mona Lisa at The Louvre. Or his fascination with Sarkozy. It’s because every day, he is growing more and more enamored with the orange notebook. So when he noticed this picture of a collectible Rhodia with the heading, La Vie En Bloc, he’s transfixed. He’s wondering how many out there still own collectible Rhodia pieces? He’d really like to know…
The same flickrite also captured the next display featuring the Paul Smith collection, which included a really nice-looking towel. One wonders if that Paul Smith towel is up for sale? That would be really neat. For now, au revoir!
Flickr Photo by Eslite
Flickr Friday: Sophia@hk
Sophia. What a lovely name! It happens to be the name of your Rhodia Driver’s 7-year old cousin and 7-month old niece. So by virtue of her name, we love her already. The fact that she’s a Rhodia groupie, this Sophia, has earned a spot in the family too! She’s the girl who calls Taiwan her country, and Hong Kong her home. The same photographer who captured for us this:
Double props for that! Perhaps when we visit the former British colony, Sophia can show us around and we’ll ride this Paul Smith “Rhodia” tram.
Flickr Photos via Sophia@HK
Flickr Friday: Kirsty’s Top 10s
Using her trusty Rhodia notebook, Kirsty, also known as helloyellowfellows and the girl who loves red shoes, show us her favorites in the field of music and film:
Siamese Dream – The Smashing Pumpkins
Greatest Hits 1970-2002 – Elton John
Revolver – The Beatles
Post – Bjork
3 Feet High And Rising – De La Soul
Blue Album – Weezer
Dear Catastrophe Waitress – Belle And Sebastian
The Essential – Michael Jackson
In Between Dreams – Jack Johnson
Think Tank – Blur
Howls Moving Castle
Lost In Translation
The Breakfast Club
Amelie
Big Fish
Ghost World
Stand By Me
The Darjeeling Limited
Aladdin
Wayne’s World
What’s yours?
Photo via Kirsty’s Flicker photo page
Flickr Friday: Tsuacctnt
A Rhodia user and photographer writes about his love affair with the camera and photography:
“I remember when I received my first camera. To me it felt like a write of passage, one more step towards getting on an even par with my older brother. I’d coveted his camera from the day he got it, but I was never allowed to touch it. To use his camera meant using his film and that was a precious commodity something in short supply to a youngster without any means to acquire more. I was still in my pajamas when I got to open up my birthday presents that year. If there were more than two gifts I can’t remember what they were.”
Flickr photo via Tsuacctnt
Flickr Friday: Yuki-kun
Looking at the images and snapshots of Yuki, one can’t help but sense the sheer sunniness of his disposition. They reflect the bright and cheerful colors and actions he has captured. Even his black and whites manage to convey that positive feeling. The work of this Rhodia notebook collector indeed is worth highlighting here. We need more of those type of people to put a smile in this sometimes challenging world. Have a nice Friday everyone!
Flick photos via Yuki-kun
