A good friend of mine, interior designer Erinn Valencich, recently went to the Maison de Objet (Home and Fashion) show in Paris. (I’m totally not jealous, I promise.) Keep in mind that in her line of work, Erinn is regularly exposed to cutting edge home décor products and trends; she’s a bit of a tastemaker Learn More

As far as beautiful places go, the Louvre art museum is already a bright spot on the map. And thanks to LED lighting, it looks like this centuries-old Parisian landmark is about to get even brighter. The iconic building, which houses such important art works as the Mona Lisa and the Nike of Samothrace (along Learn More

As an Angelino, I had long (and somewhat gleefully) believed that my Disneyland-going days were behind me. When you live in a LA, making the traffic-ridden trek to Anaheim only to endure more congested experiences (lines, crowds, strollers and motorized scooter-mayhem) seems ludicrous.  I mean, isn’t the Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade just a traffic Learn More

As if writing this blog weren’t entertaining enough, today it’s triple the fun because I get to combine three objects of my affection (and energy) into one awesome topic: LED lights, jaguars and my non-profit organization, RuckusRoots. Trap Attack, a fundraiser and art party benefiting jaguar conservation efforts in Nicaragua, took place on Saturday November Learn More

Today was the final day of AASHE Conference 2011, hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. (Check out Monday’s blog to find out why I was here in the first place!) It’s a little bittersweet to be going back home—I’ll miss all the new sustainability heroes and heroines I met Learn More

The 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s infamous demise will take place on April 15th 2012, and while we’d like to commemorate it properly (bawling our eyes out over the sight of Leo’s frozen face descending into the water), resin artist and self-proclaimed “inspirationalist” Dodo Newman has a different idea. Newman has proposed to build a Learn More

A few weeks ago I blogged about the Gon KiRin, an RGB LED-lit, dragon-shaped art car by LED artist Teddy Lo. Writing about that piece inspired me to check out the rest of Lo’s work, and I’m glad I did. He is one of few working artists who focuses specifically on exploring the countless, technologically Learn More

Saturday night I found myself at the Avalon Ballroom in Hollywood for a performance by psychedelic rock band Portugal. The Man. Yes, it’s true: in keeping with the hipster tradition of ironic band names, Portugal. The Man has taken it up a notch by inserting a period right in the middle of its moniker. Confusing Learn More

Teddy Lo is a Hong Kong-based, internationally acclaimed LED light artist who devotes most of his creative output to RGB LED-based installations and visual pieces. His 69-foot long art car, called the “Gon KiRin,” which means “Light Dragon” in Mandarin, was recently featured at the World Maker Faire in the New York Hall of Science Learn More

Besides the giant LED-lit art installations at Burning Man, it’s always fun to enjoy the smaller creations sprinkled throughout the desert as well. From LED costumes to RGB LED art cars, there’s plenty of eye candy to go around. We’re not sure what the name of this monstrous art car is, but we certainly love Learn More