Designer Daivro [Shanghai] - ProfilesArchive

About Me

My name is Daivro, but most close friends just call me Ro.
Aesthetically, I have chopped-up hair, blue eyes, weigh 165 lbs (73kg) and am 6.0 ft (1.85m) tall. Aquarian, one-half metropolitan, one-half naturist. Currently, no tatoos or piercings.
I would rather talk to plants and animals than people. They are more real, or simply less corrupt. I dream about flying, disecting things, raining Rubic's cubes and solving number equations, although in real-life I am not good at mathematics.
Electronic music has been inspirational to my visual creations, so I was heavily involved in introducing underground industrial music, techno and drum and bass to the United States from 1987 to 1997. Residing primarily in the USA, I've been designing logos, constructing furniture, small buildings, interiors, jewelry, window displays, signs, clothing, graphics and photography my entire life. Now I am a manufacturer. For that reason, it's difficult for me to converse with people that don't know themselves, or have an agenda. Playing dress up and trying to impress thousandaires seems to be a waste of time, so I aspire to be a good friend and avoid people that complicate my life. I began growing food and plan on moving to a clean, progressive city one day, however, I don't know where that would be.
I am fascinated by strategy and all types of civilizations. I relocated to China from Atlanta to expand business opportunities, and to make inquiries into a civilization with a rich technological history. This has led me to many new experiences, and has helped to further focus my craft. Entertainment-wise, cooking is my favourite excercise and most pleasurable moments are standing in the rain. With the exception of drinking coffee on occasion, I prettimuch eat only organically grown food.
As for my friend network, inconsiderate or trivial people have no chance, and I emphasize giving everyone respect, opinion and time to speak. Directness and good convesation are my turn-ons, and if you're legitimate, you'll probably know me forever.

My Interests

Swiss Bank Accounts, West End Girls, Ceramics, Being In-Transit, Culinary Arts, Plants, Massage, Blown Glass, Strategy, Detroit Bass, Rain, Holograms, Geometry, Side-effects, Asia, Fast processors, Chloroform, Thongs, Rapid-prototyping, Constructivism, Hair Gel, Cats, Alternative Energy, Trip The Light Fantastic, Dismantling things & building them better.

I'd like to meet:

Those with an attention span. I seek respectful free-thinkers with common sense and uniqueness. Curious, sarcastic and uninhibited people. People who pick up their feet when they walk.
Adaptive non-conformists.
Global thinkers.

You and I can walk on the beach one day. Talk about the future and the past while sitting on the corner. We can ride the bus and entertain ourselves. We can look at the Gucci and not care. Maybe make dinner and relish the things we created together.

I expect quality. I expect people who know me to be truthful about themselves, even if they have made bad decisions in the past. I expect the ability for your brain to distinguish glamour from haughtiness; quality of living from quantity and consumption.

Where are you?

Music:

Drop The Lime, Nron & Leftenant, Arpanet, Gino Socio, Primus, Telefon Tel Aviv, EPMD, The Others, M, Le Car, Skinny Puppy, Anthony Rother, Spandau Ballet, Strictly Kev & Ninjatune, Niccolo Paganini, KMD, Edgar Froese, Gorgio Moroder, Bluegrass, Wax Trax, Nirvana, The Police, Fugazi, Telex, Godfather, Sex Pistols, Meat Beat Manifesto, The Residents, Strictly Kev, Ragga, Sugarcubes/Bjork, Hall & Oats, PIL, Depeche Mode, Gary Numan, Men At Work, Dopplereffect, Nitzer Ebb, Motown, UK Breaks, Family Of God, UR, Bach, Smylon Nylon, Razor Maid, www.cbs.nu, Tangerine Dream, Gigolo, Electrix, Miami Bass, 70's Punk, 80's Thrash, The Roots, Jan Hammer, Japanese Anime themesongs

Movies:

July Rhapsody, Farewell My Concubine, In The Mood For Love, Bad Lieutenant, Apocalypse Now, El Topo, Metropolis, West World, Blade Runner, Monsters Inc, Dancer In The Dark, Being John Malkovich, Holy Mountain, Caddy Shack, Leon The Professional, Tron, Lost In Translation, Alien, Road To Perdition, The Cremaster Cycle, Slingblade, Middle Eastern and Chinese Films

Television:

Fullmetal Alchemist, Samurai 7, Modern Marvels, The Office, Absolutely Fabulous, Sundance, TLC, History, Biography, and National Geographic channels. Crank Yankers, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Extreme Engineering, The Family Guy, South Park, The Transformers, Visitors, Young Ones, Kids In The Hall, Anatamy of a Scene. For news, I only watch Al Jazeera, LINKtv, and The BBC.

Books:

The Golden Bough, Leviathon, Zing, Shufflebrain, Concept Japan, Logic In Design, Chaos Theory, Simulacra and Simulation, White Noise, BIG Magazine, Vision Magazine

Heroes:

Tadao Ando, Vassily Kandinsky, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Eero Saarinen, Leonardo Da Vinci, Yamamoto, Frank Lloyd Wright, My Grandparents, Shimon Perez, Helvetica, Akira Kurosawa, Ludwig Hohlwein, Thomas Edison was quoted as saying, "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration."