Machine Thinking

Carpenter Carlos Alberto of Portugal has made an absolutely stunning vespa out of wood. Links to lots of great shots here.

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The youtube blurb reads:

Innovative short produced by Ernie Kovacs in which the various objects of an office workspace come to life. The music they dance to is a medley (“Jalousie/Sentimental Journey”) by space age pop maestro Juan Esquivel.

via Laughing Squid

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This Is Where We Live from 4th Estate on Vimeo.
UK book publisher Fifth Estate made this wonderful video to celebrate their 25th anniversary. They write:

The film was produced in stop-motion over 3 weeks in Autumn 2008. Each scene was shot on a home-made dolly by an insane bunch of animators; you can see time-lapse films of each sequence being prepared and shot in our other films.

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