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The Power of Fashion! http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/24/j-summer-fashion-show-a-beacon-for-sustainable-energy-in-fashion/ J Summer Fashion Show: A Beacon For Sustainable Energy In Fashion?  By  CONOR O'SULLIVAN on July 24, 2015 at 11:26 AM The world’s first solar powered catwalk – the J Summer Fashion Show 2015 – took place last Friday evening, July 17th, at the Gemasolar plant outside Sevilla in southern Spain.  Jessica Minh Anh  transformed the award-winning  solar  power plant, Gemasolar, into the world’s newest catwalk combing combining art, architecture, culture and fashion in her latest distinct catwalk show. The show was powered by solar panels from the Gemasolar plant generating electricity to light the catwalk and surrounding infrastructure, meaning the show was entirely supported by renewable energy. With a rated electrical power of 19.9 MW in a 185 hectare solar field, the plant’s heat storage system allows the mol...

Calling all bicyclists of the road & trail… On August 10th it’s all about bikes - trails, security, safety and fun at the HHA Monthly Happy Hour & Meeting  Rolling Forward with Bike Houston ! Everyone is invited for Happy Hour and meet the speakers at 6:30pm Program & Meeting starts at 7pm Historic Heights Fire Station • 12th & Yale Street BikeHouston  -  Government and Community Affairs Manager, Mary Blitzer Captain Larry Satterwhite from the HPD speaking about road safety, and theft deterrents  The Houston Bicycle master plan with the City of Houston together with  Bike Houston, designed by PDI  Heights Bike Rally Chairs Kick-Off  Heights Bike Path Projects from HHA Land Use HHA’s MC for the evening is Dewayne Ross Learn about the Houston Heights Association projects and Parks at the Welcome Table!  SEPTEMBER 14th  It’s Back to School Time in the Heights  hosted by the HHA Educat...

On June 4, 2015, the typographic world lost an iconic figure.  Hermann Zapf  died in Darmstadt, Germany, aged 96. As a type designer, calligrapher, author and teacher, Zapf was unique. His eye for harmony and detail was uncanny; his flexibility in designing for changing technologies exemplary. In a career spanning over seven decades, Zapf designed dozens of timeless classics, including the Palatino, Optima, and Zapfino typeface families — types that were modern yet true to tradition, and always elegant. He is survived by his widow, fellow type designer, calligrapher and bookbinder  Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse , now 97. These past few weeks, we interviewed some of the people who knew him well — type designers who worked in close collaboration with a man they admired and loved. Akira Kobayashi  began his career as a type designer at Sha-Ken Co., Ltd. in Japan. In 1989, he traveled to London to study calligraphy and typography. On his return, he worked at Jiyu...

Creative Genius The Karl Lagerfeld Museum in Germany Had the pleasure of working with him when he presented his toy prints for his very first  visit to Houston with Chloe -- and again when he re-imagined the house of Chanel Inspiring!

C E L E B R A T I N G 20YEARS CREATING EXTRAORDINARY DESIGN & INSPIRATION { very special thanks to everyone who makes it happen }

C E L E B R A T I N G  the 20th Anniversary of Founders Day 5/5@5 T H A N K S to all that makes it happen!

Asian Inspiration met costume exhibit  china through the looking glass dresses