Shepard Fairey's new poster print set concentrates on the eyes. It's called "Eye Alert" and there's a left eye and a right eye. See if you can spot the secret message - HINT - it's quite politically charged.
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FEATURED"Welcome To Advertising: Now Get Lost" ~ a fun book on the intersection of advertising, art, india, and humor collide. Fun gift ~ great illustrations!
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Cause+Affect, the designers of the interiors of Vancouver House for the 2010 Olympic Games. Follow them on facebook for the construction progress.
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Smite was invented to meet the needs of urban passengers. To substitute substances of concern with safer alternatives, the team behind Smite set out to create a vehicle that encapsulated all of that.
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A modern take on a family heirloom, this ever-functional bench is hand built by Chadhaus in Seattle from sustainably harvested local hard wood, and finished with vibrant red low VOC paint.
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Manjari Sharma’s series of shower images are intimate, voyeuristic and eerily beautiful. The Indian-born, photographer invited men and women who are essentially strangers into her bathroom-turned-studio to create beautiful portraits.
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Leanne Eisen creates diffraction patterns by scanning moving objects in 'Scanner Experiments'.
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The Barrilete collage work we have here is from Miss Rakanlover, a graphic artist based in the UK. She describes her inspiration, "I had a dream, and it was a kite flying so faraway..."
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The 4th edition of All Gone series is out. The book sums up the finest of streetculture 2009 with a selection of 200 products, 90 brands and 16 artists. Focus on the printing process and several pages of the book !
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On the anniversary of his death (20 January 1837), the Architectural Review revisits the work of Sir John Soane.
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Ninjas Unbox a Google Nexus One by Patrick Bovin.
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Cool, funny, slightly disturbing illustration scans from an Italian pressure cooker instruction manual....yum.
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NY based practice Work AC was awarded with the 1st prize in a competition to re design the Hua Qiang Bei Road in Shenzhen, one of the most crowded roads in China.
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The Jewel of design gives a face lift to the jewel of aristocracy and glamour *Faberge Salon by Jaime Hayon in Geneva.
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Francis Tabary is a magician who has created 3D optical illusion sculptures inspired by the drawings of impossible objects by Oscar Reutersvärd. His work gives an impression of levitation, lightness and impossibility.
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Spanish photographer Carla Fernández Andrade is a television producer by day. Washed-out scenes of apartment life, playgrounds, balconies, and snow feel like stills from a depressed Sofia Coppola.
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Zahra chair by Odue like some futuristic stylish furniture for your home. This contemporary plastic chair comes with three units of chairs and an elegant shape makes it absolute eye-catcher in every room.
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In an epic event growing in the mind of a kid that followed his dreams to draw action heroes on paper forever and ever, artist Christopher Lee gets the opportunity to illustrate the truth about He-Man - class of 1983!
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Group 41 Architects have designed the H House in San Francisco, California.
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Bike tubes are scrapped in the thousands every year, valuable material goes to waste. In the shape of «plattfuss», the bike tubes are made re-usable and given a life-extension of sorts.
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Seattle architect Milan Heger presents a three-story jewel of a house that is at once open and intimate, exotic and elegant.
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Canon and Vimeo are holding a contest. Each chapter starts and ends with a still image. Anyone with an HD camera may participate. The prize? Your choice of a Canon 7D or 5D Mark II!
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London studio Hu2 Design came up with new Information graphic Wall Stickers. This one details 4 delicious dessert recipes.
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Ruché is the new sofa from Inga Sempé for Ligne Roset.
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FEATUREDProgrammable living cells... could they lead to time release drugs responding to real time feedback... beautiful visualizations in the video showing the new research at UCSD just announced!
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Eggstremes ~ adorable concepts for egg cups by Jonas Lonborg including a golden clawfooted design and a very rocker spikey one.
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Dunlop Match Piks ~ love that these guitar picks snap out of a matchbook!
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Designer Lillian Pau showcases her jewelery inspired by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
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Love what Kenny Wong did with Molly x Jumping Brain ~ beautiful!
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Wow ~ not sure all toys should evolve... two new Etch a Sketch models ~ now with different controllers and alternatives to shaking to erase
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A really great multi-outlet power strip concept based on the simple design of a broom by german Philipp Scholz.
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Game And Watch! Reborn as keychains! But unfortunately unplayable... just a little video plays on them
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Love the packaging of this Ad Hoc Fried Chicken Kit by Thomas Keller ~ an exclusive for Williams Sonoma
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Rodney Smith studied under Walker Evans at Yale. He only watches movies made before 1947, and you can tell he pulls much inspiration from them.
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I love these bizarre cartoon-wood glasses, and other twisted creations, by artist Dell Stewart!
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Mercardo Negro is a twelve-week project by Ramon Coronado that deals with transforming an everyday object into a completely new one.
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Nothing like a print of a cold, creepy, yet beautiful forest to brighten up your day. Brooks Salzwedel at Nucleus gallery.
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Oooms Studio designed this piece to have at least one drawer that will always stay slightly open while the other drawers are closed. In addition, the way to open a drawer is to hit or kick the one next to it.
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A recent winner of AR's Emerging Architecture Awards, the Sports Research Centre in Spain designed by Jose Maria Sanchez Garcia is a ring of beauty in perfect harmony with its environment.
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Aliph Jawbone Icon, the next generation of the Jawbone headset. Now with physical power switch, customizable sound apps, 7 new models and improved clarity.
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Artist Claudia Varosio redesigns classic movie posters with a fresh (and funny) perspective.
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Timbuk2's Hidden Messenger defies logic in just about every way. It's a messenger bag that folds into a palm sized zipper case.
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FEATUREDLeave it to Dunlop ~ one of my childhood favorites ~ to be graphically the most enticing booth at NAMM ~ from great posters, to awesome booth design, to mexmerising pick displays...
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Record sleeve for the untitled debut album of Ikons. Released on the esteemed Service label. LP limited to 500 copies. Design by Bedow Creative.
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FEATUREDRyan Mc Sorley's Skin by Chanel final project get's us thinking about what the future of skincare and branding might be...
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Israeli designer Yoav Avinoam has developed a handcrafted method for casting unique furniture from repurposed sawdust.
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Jörg Colberg, a self-taught photographer, pixellates and compresses each photo using a tricky algorithm.
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Chocolate Design - Here is a roundup of 20 great examples.
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Laetitia & Sebastien Photography from France ~ series for Clark Magazine
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Mo version; Du version and Lo version. The Mo version is the monocyle. The Du version is a four-wheel car with two monocycles to form a six-wheel car. The Lo version is when many cars are joined to form a train.
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Between a line of traditional houses, a perfect pristine white box designed by Elding Oscarson appears, breaking the monotony of the street.
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Pavilions, Southport Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast, Australia, by Whitearchitecture
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An open collaborative project exploring the music of the Beatles with infographics.
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The Topography Wine, devised by designer Rob Schellenberg, are based on the the degrees north & topographic map of Italy's famous wine regions.
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The new album (white vinyl) from the Minneapolis band elk. Designed by Karl Wolf.
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SEED Container Housing for Haiti relief in Fast Company.
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After presenting its snowboards and tennis rackets, Chanel presents its whole sport collection for Spring 2010, including horse riding helmet, Basket-Ball, Rugby and even Petanque. Amazing Design work
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DiDonato created this series of vintage themed bottles inspired by the history of the Schweppes brand.
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Ruben Brulat’s photographs do a superb job in displaying anonymity in society.
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Impractical Laborers unite! Here's an interview with the founders of Impractical Labor in Service of the Speculative Arts.
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Would people smile more in to shaped webcams? Or is the tiny super subtle circle better? Here's a look at some design details from Asus at CES that grabbed me!
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San Francisco's Ixia is a floral design studio that uses moss, branches and driftwood to create arrangements that fairies could live in. Beautiful stuff.
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An elegant collaborative photo/drawing work by artists Isaac Tin Wei Lin and Alex Lukas.
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Hysterical promo video by Dave Franzese featuring the fictional Crap Corporation for NY eatery The Pump.
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The official website for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
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Fantastic minimalist subway station in Oslo, Norway designed by architects Jarmund/Vigsnæs and photographed by Flickr user 7deuce.
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German designers Jehs + Laub have created the JALIS sofa for the manufacturer, COR.
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Vega Lamp design by Alice Rosignoli. This lamp is a translation of the general principle of relativity, the fabric is curved under the mass of the bulb.
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The Pink Ghost project by Périphériques Architects is a temporary installation that making an argument about the use of public space.
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Top Fonts of 2009, by YouWorkForThem: handwritten type was definitely the trend of the year.
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Matthew Biancaniello from the Roosevelt Hotel is collaborating with Bar Keeper in Silver Lake to turn blue-green emu eggs into cocktail cups! LA Times has great photos along with the story.
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COMMANDER - The tracked vehicle of the notebooks.
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FEATUREDOrange Amps at NAMM ~ love the booth design ~ they built a giant structure of Amps!
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Unpackaged is a grocery shop with a wonderful, simple and ethical message to convey.... lose unnecessary food packaging!
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A notebook concept where the lines are at a 45 degree slant, so you don't have to twist your notebook to write when in a tight spot like on a plane.
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Les Dangereux is a ninja love story. Sweet!
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Hoto Fudo is a unique igloo like traditional noodle restaurant at the foot of Japan's famous Mount Fuji...
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Located on a flag lot, the extraordinary treehouse is brilliantly designed to perfectly blend with the natural landscape. A steep sloping grade provided the opportunity to bring the main level of the house into the tree canopy.
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Daizi Zheng has designed a series of clever healthy food packaging to encourage people to change their bad eating habits.
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Zim & Zou a amazing french graphic designer working with paper with great skill and finesse.
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The Bullit Cargo Bikes by Larry vs. Harry are really great. Especially with those great details like portraits of cool men on their frames. Check out the Steve McQueen version.
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FEATUREDIce Balls! Continuing the obsession, here's a look at Muji's Silicon Ice Ball Maker in action.
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Images involving naturescapes and wildlife overlayed and re-mixed/re-envisioned with graphic art tape by Joe Ryckebosch.
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Archlandscapes is bringing a fresh look at the way design is changing art and conversely art changing design. Take a visual tour of Archlanscapes to see the new ArchGroup concept "SLEEP BOX".
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23 year-old, French born, Vietnam based designer Steven Moreau releases this set of beautiful digital illustrations.
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FEATUREDFlying in to LA the other night ~ there was something so lovely about how the city sparkled on such a clear night... is it all the blindingly bright billboards?
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POINTING FINGER bookmark is just like a highlighter, whether the book is written from left to right or top to bottom, as long as you “point” the finger symbol where you finish, next time you want to read, you can find where you read to right away.
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At the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show, Cobra released the world's first touch screen radar detector with a 1.5 inch display.
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Strikingly minimalist style Lady Gaga tour poster by Workerman.
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The cold weather in Minnesota is an incubator for great creativity. This week the Art Shanty Projects (possibly the largest outdoor group art installation) open their doors and fishing holes to the public.
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Chris Rochelle's project "Hampstead Heath"
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Frank Buchwald is a Berlin based designer who created this inspiring series of lamps, the idea was developed from mechanical artifacts of the industrial age.
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Cooties exposed! Finally, for the first time, scientists dive into the mysterious inner workings of Cooties... New illustration and print...
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Color Community is fully customizable, plus four chairs and a table can be various colors to special effect. Plastic chairs are also comfortable and tremendous.
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Dive into the world of Alexander Jansson, illustrator to the mystical and dark. At first glance, one might think that his work was frightening, but look further, pleasure is found in the details.
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new movable print "the duel" from bandito design co. FREE WITH EVERY PURCHASE FOR A LIMITED TIME.
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We’re Perfect with Cereals’ is a brand that obviously communicates how to use it, and the design has a nice retro touch to it with the perfect use of typography and colours in earth tones.
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The Lomographic Society International launch a competition for redesigning the LC-A+ to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the camera. This is 8 project by David Alexander Slaager
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Herb is a home exploring robotic butler that can efficiently map and search indoors.
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Illustrator Jim Tierney redesigns Jules Verne, complete with hand-lettering for his student thesis project.
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House at Orchard by Chang Architects.
This house is an outcome of an owner’s dream to live in a forest setting amidst the urbanized city of Singapore.
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Red Cross text messages have hit the $10 million mark. Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross
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Delightful new printed sleep masks from Bucky. Perfect for long flights or lazy Sundays. Contour allows you to blink naturally and won't smudge your mascara.
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Mcbess aka Matthieu Bessudo is an illustrator/Director from Kassel, Germany with a unique style and point of view.
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Normal You + Cellar Door Coffee = Portland You … a clever little campaign for Cellar Door Coffee Roasters.
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The Infinity furniture and lighting collection by Tangle Creations is based on the Tibetan Infinite Knot. Infinity design collection pieces entitled Art, Sky and Sun, the latter being a globular light fixture.
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This former washing machine drum is now a lovely lamp from Reestore. It produces an ambient light from the top and shoots beams of light from the holes in its body.
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The Sleep Suit is surely one of the more absurd inventions in history. It's a portable cocoon made out of foam that allows the user to put in on and sleep comfortably wherever he or she may be.
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New ‘Energy Roof‘ in Perugia, designed by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU with a goal to generate energy for the city, serving as a canopy along Via Mazzini in the center of Perugia.
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Eye-catching video promoting a new issue of unique polish magazine FUTU. Alternative way of design magazine presentation. You can watch page by page and listen to the music.
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Paul Hornschemeier spills the beans on the first volume of the new book-format iteration of his one-man anthology series FORLORN FUNNIES, comprising serialized and standalone comics and prose stories.
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Bookwave Hanging Storage …it’s a curtain, a room divider and a bookshelf. The soft soul of the fabric provides all these functions in a new approach as it expands to any size.
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In these days the hot-water bottle is often replaced by the electrical heating blanket. Still, the hot-water bottle remains a timeless product with an unbeatable charm. From Wendy Legro
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Be forewarned, if you stare at these images for too long, you may feel yourself getting pulled into the frame, resulting in dizziness, and the explosion of your brain.
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Form February 5, 2010, the Italian architect and designer Michele De Lucchi will show a selection of his small wooden architecture models at Ingo Maurer’s space in Munich. The opening with an artist talk will be on February 4, 2010.
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New spot from Jack Daniel's Label History campaign. Created by Arnold and Brand New School.
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The Tree trunk garden house in Hilversum, Netherlands is an amazing house made from logs.
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This 'copper fish' artists' studio from XSPACE has a nifty all-over copper cladding
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FEATUREDA look at some of the most interesting concept cars that debuted at the Detroit AUto Show 2010
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FEATUREDMacallan Flights of the Decades ~ incredible event at Soho House NYC, tasting and twittering our way from New Make Spirit back through 52 year old Macallan.
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FEATUREDMacallan Ice Ball "Machine" ~ runs on gravity and the frictional heating capacity of copper at room temperature with the icea... within moments perfect spheres!
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Philippe Starck and enologist Michel Rolland have collaborated to create an ecologically produced La Amarilla de Ronda organic extra virgin olive oils from Andalucia, Spain.
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Loving this eco-friendly and durable cardboard computer case. It’s a do-it-yourself kit which is built out of layers of cardboard.
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Amazing illustration work by New York based Daniel Horowitz. Prints are available from his Etsy store as well.
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Rotterdam based Royal Haskoning architects developed a villa on the moon. It is a transparant orb equipped as a mini-earth: complete with indoor gardens and pools. A giant sun visor protects the inhabitants from being roasted.
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From Prandina, the Equilibre Fluo light, designed by Luc Ramael.
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Liz Linden is a graduate of Yale University and a recipient of the Richter Fellowship. Currently in Australia for vacation and work, Linden shares how her experiences in Oz have helped shape her as an artist.
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The Fluffizoo menagerie of toys are designed to ride, sit and bounce the day away.
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Beautiful paper light sculptures Moonjelly from Limpalux.
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Screen printed in strictly limited quantities, Les Queues de Sardines‘ cute graphic-print stockings and tights are at the forefront of a somewhat unlikely trend for 2010.....
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Join us for a day at KETTNER's in London's SOHO // Ilse Crawford has shown us that a body of excellence is required along with design in order to perfect the acquired ambiance..
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I am furniture is the new series of Industrially sculptured objects, heated up electrically.
Objects that tend to be something that they are not. From Vraay.
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