Great bit of packaging design from San Fransisco based graphic designer Robert Medkeff, who doesn't love Giant Squid Ink.
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1st Ave Machine and Passion Pictures created “Unboxed“ spot for the Audi Q5.
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More vintage coasters/beermats from Sell! Sell!'s great collection.
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London Based Illustrator Stuart Briers has worked as a freelance illustrator for over 20 years. His Magritte meet Dali style is just beautiful !
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In 1913 Iceland wanted a new flag design and opened up to suggestions from the public. The 28 designs submitted have since been put in a book, illustrated and shown together!
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VIDEOTilt-shift video of a Monster Truck rally makes everything look like your childhood sandbox. Impressive time lapse footage by Keith Loutit.
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Converse 100th aniversary celebrated with an awsome packaging
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The Louis Vuitton Soho flagship store gets the Stephen Sprouse make-over. Here a first look at the exterior.
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The top ten funniest pieces of fitness equipment you may or may have not owned -- but definitely wanted.
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In a very smart guerilla campaign, created by Satchi & Satchi LA for Surfrider Foundation, garbage from actual beaches in California and Texas was packaged like food and sold at local farmer's markets to highlight the importance of clean oceans.
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Amazing skull bathtub over flow from London based Stephen Einhorn.
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The PANDORA modular storage system shipping containers for your home or office. They're so cool! Available in three colours/sizes. By Sander Mulder.
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A visual explanation of the old and new era of marketing, by the agency Scholz & Friends.
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FEATUREDMeet the VICE TESTER ~ pop in a quarter and grab the handle and the blinky lights will show you your vice! Made by SHAG! And covered with his illustrations ~ found at Frankie's Tiki Room... see the video!
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Cute science fish emblem. Now I totally want a little rocket ship on my car.
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FEATUREDAs promised, here's a close up look at the 8 exclusive artist designed Frankie's Tiki Room mugs as well as the adorable Tiki Stirrers, and the menu that has illustrations of all of the mug designs as well!
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Complement your character. Puma's new advertising campaign. Too much graphic ?
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Artist John Kirchner uses his art as a means to bring attention to the material things our society holds reverence to. He takes Classic ideas and bastardizes them by implementing imagery of modern lifestyle such as the bookcase filled with wonder bread ...
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FEATUREDFrankie's Tiki Room in Las Vegas ~ an incredible tiki bar with lots of lore and history behind it ~ and filled with gorgeous tiki artworks, sculptures, and exclusive tiki mugs made by some of our favorite artists!
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From a new body of work entitled "Fairytales and Reveries" from fine art photographer
John Grant.
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Incredible oil paintings by Amy Bennett look like miniature models!
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Cameras made from real human skulls ~ here's the Yama from Boy of Blue
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A fascinating snap of social history, a retro photography pool (for images taken between 1977 - 1985) to which now grown adults submit pictures of themselves 'Growing Up With Star Wars'.
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VIDEOAwesome video production by Rage Films and TAViMAN for Carrera Motors Porsche. I'm feelin' the custom score.
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A fancyful design for a feminine art museum in southern italy by Id-lab and Ghigos Ideas reviewed on Domus. An old building turned into an interactive and colorful environment. More info and pics on www.ghigos.com and www.interactiondesign-lab.com .
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+Shifter faucet designed for car enthusiasts. It can be used to change people's behavior. so as to achieve the purpose of water conservation.
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FEATUREDUnica Home ~ the massive online design store has a 12,000 sq ft showroom/store/warehouse in Las Vegas, and we finally made it over! It's incredible! See the 30+ pics of the space!
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Australian jeweler Julia DeVille is inspired by "memento mori" from past centuries, and her pieces involve taxidermy and/or cast bones, as in this striking silver talon ring. Not practical but stunning!
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Mexican architects at103 designed House 3, a restoration and addition of an existing house in the old part of the city of Acapulco, México. Love how the exterior pool blends with the amazing Acapulco landscape.
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Shoot The Baddies target practice boards by Olly Moss...
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Boxhome is a 19 square meter prototype dwelling with four rooms covering the basic living functions: kitchen with dining, bathroom, living room and bedroom. By Rintala Eggertsson Architects.
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How many resources and pollutants does it take to make a light bulb? A new WWF ad produced with miniatures.
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Modern Design Handmade California Based. By Michael Bowen
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Brooklyn based glassblower, John Pomp, sure can blow. He uses the molten medium to redefine contemporary design. His work is so inspiring.
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Geometric is a unique pattern resource book featuring an exciting collection of 264 colourful and monochrome pattern illustrations as well as a CD containing 100 pattern fonts for Mac and Windows.
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Nice package designed by Annick Bouchard for fair trade tea: «half for me half for you.»
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Loving these Gus Design Group Thompson Chairs - They come in pairs!
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VixML: Easy way for us creative folk to actually get stuff on the iPhone without all that pesky programming.
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For the launch of the Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse collection this week, LV has produced this limited edition skateboard deck. It comes with the box. Amazing!
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Designed by a team at Keio University in Japan, the 8-wheeled fully electric Eliica may be short on subtlety, but it has a range of 200 miles and can hit speeds of up to 230mph!
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Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky defines 'epic' in images. His latest project covers the nickel pit mines of Western Australia. Amazing landscape shots.
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The Macbook Wheel - Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard. Hilarious video from The Onion New Network!
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Toyota Scion calls Roman Coppola to direct muppets webseries
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cute little demons, by YEWOT. these are all going to be in a book that will come out later. check the others in his gallery!
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amazing new transparent concrete, by mexican students joel sosa and sergio omar galván, 30% lighter than normal concrete and lets through 80% of the light.
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Shigenobu Twilight: A Debut Fragrance by Anicka Yi and Maggie Peng
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EZ Gear ezSpace Wall Mount UFO electrical adapter
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French gastronomic design by Stéphane Bureaux. So nice !
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A housing development in Spain by Manuel Ocaña. This project takes elements from traditional housing to create an iconic exterior image, but with modern interiors. Almost like a theme park.
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The handle and design of this Strider Hatchet is gorgeous
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fashionary -- a fashion sketchbook is set to launch in early 2009. And let's leave some feedback to help its development and improvement
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Ooooh space saving swivel sockets ~ 6 from your usual 2...
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Monographie der Spinnen vom Carl Wilhelm Hahn.
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The Flight 815 lamp is designed by Cedric Ragot. The lamps clever design resembles that of a ‘light painting‘, and is named after the flight in Lost...
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Insane portraits by Sam Basset. Absolutely beautiful stuff!
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VIDEOVery nice ad for Office Max's new campaign - Life is Beautiful. Work can Be Too.
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"ACE Hardware Is Tired Of People Asking For Double Ended Male Adapters"
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Giveaway!!! Steelcase has offered one of their incredible ergonomic, comfortable LEAP chairs that i reviewed recently to one lucky reader! So come answer the 3 little questions for a chance to win! (It retails around ~$850!!!)
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ORDOS 100 #7 at ArchDaily, a 1,000sqm villa by US architects MOS. A series of connected spaces, each with its own skylight. I love the resulting look, a small village.
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VIDEOShort Danish documentary about Arne Jacobsen found via Midcentury Modernist.
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Objectified, the film by Gary Hustwit (Helvetica), has an online trailer now.
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Soner Ozenc's Tetris Wall Mirrors ~ cute idea!
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Mini grappling hook - "Used To Snag Trip Wires Or Command Detonation Wires on IEDs In A Combat Environment." SO CUTE!
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If you're into collectible vinyls, you'll love this new ad campaign "Toys for Grown-ups" for NICHE ~ there are 5 in the series by BooneOakley, Charlotte, NC, USA
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Andy Helms draws a dude a day. Lovely illustrations!
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I can’t believe it took me this long to find the wonderful artwork of self-taught California artist Robert Connett. His surreal paintings are a lot like H.R. Geiger’s if he had a dollop of humor.
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The BushDoctor comes to the rescue whenever the going gets tough! Silently chanting to pray any personal wish you come up with. And you can build him yourself ~ just print, cut, glue!
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Small, flat, and without any moving parts, PFFFIT is a tough little summer tool. I wish it was summer... Check out those cool Coasters/Bottle openers
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Incredible new Romantica lamp by ATL Lucialternative, which has italian messages written along the bottom which appears on the walls when you use it.
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Copenhagen has been recovering the waterfront with a series of projects. This public bath by JDS+BIG (former PLOT) invites citizens to use the fresh waters, amazing result! (see #17148 also)
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Turritopsis nutricula is a hydrozoan, and it’s considered by scientists to be the only animal that cheated death.
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I am totally fascinated by Swiss Trompe L’oeil artist Felice Varini whom I just discovered. Don't be fooled by your first perception of this work. These are not photo rendered images, it is master craft!
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Japanese structure master Shuhei Endo created this public lavatory, covered by a single flat steel sheet made of anticorrosive steel, suspended over a enclosed space.
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Disk is a clean pendant lamp by Jean-François d’Or. Produced by tossB.
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Awesome private commission of a Tin Man playground by Tom Otterness
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Amazing series of Gothic inspired sculptures from Kevin Francis Gray. Pictured is the skull beaded curtain.
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Mourning and Divorce jewelry by Gisele Ganne!!!Stunning!!
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New steampunk goggles by crafter/artist Santi, from Russia.
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I am no expert on cartoons but I do enjoy a good illustration. Tom Gauld is a Scottish cartoonist and illustrator, with some really nice and dark drawings.
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For those times when it’s difficult to make your way up to the mountains, or the weather just isn’t cooperating, practice your skiing on a SKIGYM home ski simulator
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The Edwards Residence in Seattle, Washington. Designed by Cutler Anderson Architects.
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modular shelves /container system by mikko laakkonen
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FEATUREDToo Late Watches ~ i got hands on with these colorful simple watches ~ and the packaging is adorable! See the little jars they come in ~ as well as close ups of the guts of these watches which are tiny and blister packed for waterproofness?
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The best family portraits EVER! Photos by Akihiro Furuta.
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Crafty In Motion, environmental films and animation with recycled paper...
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“Inside Out|Outside In” , part of the Ordos 100 project, discusses the relationship and fusion of interior and exterior space through subtle openings on the façade.
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6 different lined patterns and colored notebooks from Brighten the Corners
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FEATUREDWow. So Liquid Image has stepped up their line of diving masks with built in cameras ~ the top of the line ProHD350 model is good up to 100m/330ft, shoots stills at 5mgp and HD 720p video with audio! And it's sleek and black!
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"History of the Internet" is an animated documentary explaining the inventions from time-sharing to file-sharing, from Arpanet to Internet.
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Wow. Lusting over Lenovo's IdeaCenter A600 ~ with Blu-Ray and a TV Tuner, 1TB of hd space, 21.5-inch screen... even the remote and keyboard look pretty!
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Amazingly subtle transforming candles at Delight ~ they start black, and the patterns emerge as it heats up... "7.5 ounce 100% premium soy candle made by Mine Design. Handpoured in California."
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DAYTUM is an awesome site by interactive designer Ryan Case and graphic designer Nicholas Felton. Brilliant place for collecting and communicating your daily data!
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Old School Stationers is beautifully hand drawn and letterpressed for that vintage aesthetic with a modern feel.
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Very clever Twenty Past Four plates designed by Willie Tsang, that reinforce the importance of proper table manners.
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Vespa S relooked by designer Paul & Joe... Really nice!
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Los Angeles artist Derek Albeck has his Solo Debut - "Its Just a Ride" - Opens next Saturday in Los Angeles.
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The leakage from an electronic two dimensional chaotic snag. You can find more chaotic images in this Flickr set.
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Laimonas Stasiulis, uber cool photographer based in the UK! check out his works =] (wedding, conceptual, portraiture, commission, architecture)
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A calendar made of napkins. Or is it Napkins made with a calendar ? Great concept
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Photographer Tom Chambers' digital compositions are both wondrous and disturbing.
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visual sound: Basically whe had a question: Is it possible to visualize an acoustic composition to detect the system behind? // Watch out for more motion design by Herr Mikrobi!
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From artist Jason Clay Lewis a 'Poison Buddha'. This piece is made with faux pearls, and on a more twisted note, also real poison.
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VIDEOHEARTSREVOLUTION - C.Y.O.A - Great new elctro punk duo out of L.A. Fun video!
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Wired's roundup - "Our 12 (Or So) Favorite Techy Cartoons of 2008"
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Delicate, fluid, wispy, inky desktop wallpaper: the souls of butterflies.
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Piet Klaarhamer high chair, by Houtbedrijf Veldzicht, the Netherlands, later production of a 1918 design.
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Oooh Jonathan Adler's Muse candles are now available in a slightly smaller two pack of the Noir and Blanc!
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Still-Life Polaroids by Andy Warhol. Taken by Warhol between 1977 and 1983, the exhibition captures variety of subjects, among them, ballet shoes, eggs, knives, guns, perfume bottles.
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LeeLow by Petter Knudsen is a funky new interpretation on Scandinavian Design. I love the simplicity.
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On fun solar toys ~ how cute is this RobotiKits Frightened Grasshopper? "In sunlight eyes jiggle, legs wiggle, and antennas sway to-and-fro as the frightened grasshopper dances."
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Wow... check out the design of this Bodum Bistro Toaster ~ a Crate and Barrel exclusive
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funny, you could see shaz madani's window installation in london as an answer to ebon heath's typographical ballet, posted in #17782
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OFFI Snap Step Stool - Blue ~ adorable little semi-DIY stool for kids ~ so cute and on sale!
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Collection of photos taken by legendary skateboard photographer, Grant Brittain.
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Cute headboard - Velvet Tufted Headboard in Pewter
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VIDEOawesome low budget video music by telebising - The Modest
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Oooh Kelloggs has saved Mothers Circus Animal Cookies from bankruptcy and disappearing forever...
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Stereographics - Graphics in New Dimensions ~ the book looks gorgeous, see the "look inside" section
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In love with the new Sophia Stemware from CB2 ~ their champagne flute is very similar to the Veuve Clicquot flutes, and the wine glasses are so pretty too!
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The Jonathan Adler Wonderlust W Hotels Exclusive Candle is now available in their store ~ as well as the "Who Unlocks Your Design Dreams?" Package code: "DSN"
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Joe Harmon made a super car out of wood. Really awesome: replacing standard carbon fiber with woven cherry veneer. That's just super cool.
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The latest update to the Good Housekeeping logo ~ and the "Today Show" even mixed up which one was the new one (the one on the bottom)
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Great campaign by Give up smoking in Romania. The photography reminds us that smoking is nothing else than a suicide.
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Congrats to our friends at Make on launching Make TV!!! It will even be premiering nationwide on Public Television stations this month!
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Nice concept for a compact and cute calendar. Especially like the sculpted fore edge for easy flipping!
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VIDEOA charming song called 'Alice', by Pogo, which is 90% composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'.
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Dear friends, it's time to remember "The Skelewags".
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Underwater photographer Zena Holloway,at 18 traveled the world as a scuba instructor, and developed a passion for underwater photography and film.
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The featherweight FLAKE plays with the structure and translucency of Styrofoam. Inspired by the production technology of polystyrene.
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Humans dressed as rabbits, bad arse rabbits. Not a Playgirl Bunny in sight. A collection of dressed up rabbits from Bunnylicious...
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Beautifully designed metal and leather bondage sculptural pieces.
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Hocus Pocus is a Jazz and Hip hop french band. All their videos are graphically awesome. Here's "J'attends".
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Amazingly Imaginative Polymer Musings of Meredith Dittmar.
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Surface Architects have refurbished a part of Centre for Film & Media, Birkbeck College, London. The new area holds a state of the art auditorium and awesome, crazy hallway.
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3.5 inch posters set is about our old friends.This Posters shows, how many floppies are enough for current softwares. 1760 disk for the Sims 3, 358 disk for Adobe Photoshop CS4, 46 disk for iTunes 8.02...
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$2500 15 MB Radio Shack hard drive - Oh how far we have come!
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'Royal Blood' is a sinfully delicious & macabre photography series by Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf.
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