Phaidon has released a brand new app of their Design Classic for the iPad. Phaidon’s famous three-volume Design Classics set contains the history of products designed from the beginning of the Industrial Revolution to the present day.
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Brandkarma, a new site to "help everyone make better brand choices and influence brand behaviour for good" by Publicis Mojo's Craig Davis. It feeds in news stories and relies on the input of its users to rate how well brands perform.
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A collaboration between 3 architects, a glass artist and a painter, an abandoned old schoolhouse has been turned into a Swedish retreat that fit for a King, the Råman House & Studio by Claesson Koivisto Rune (CKR).
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Remote Controlled Lego Bugatti Veyron with a working seven-speed gearbox.
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Bodum’s 1986 kettle design comes back to life with the the re-release of an electric version of Ettore Sottass’ spirited design. Comes in a variety of powdery colors.
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Emily Burns is a painter working for Jeff Koons in Manhattan. Check out her photo-realistic paintings.
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Check out the new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club album package from The Uprising Creative. Includes die cut vinyl cover and limited edition black CD. Sick!
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A series of colorful loft units in Valparaiso, an area declared World Heritage by the UNESCO. The new units were designed by ReArquitectura, with interior spaces full with natural light, green terraces and more.
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Check out Andrew Bannecker’s delightful ‘Mammoeth’ illustration for Russell Kostulin.
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French design label Moustache offers a preview of its new collection, to be launched next week in Milan. Novelties include work by Lausanne- and Brussels-based studio Big Game and French designers Inga Sempé and Matali Crasset.
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Luxuries Modern Minimalist House design by Agraz Arquitectos This house called Casa N and located in Guadalajara, Mexico. This house is built with a beautiful courtyard garden surrounding it.
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The following 15 gardens are amazing examples of how modern technology can bring nature indoors.
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Binaire, “an experiment with flour and the kind of light that exists around dusk,” this collaboration of Zak Ryan Schlegel and Marie Hanhnhon Nguyen is mesmerizing.
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Sean Lamoreux: photography and installation artist developing fictitious narratives and creating visual documentation of sports figures in invented sporting traditions in a collection titled Brutal Physique.
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Great new campaign for the 3DTV by Samsung. Concept by Leo Burnett.
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A comprehensive infographic showing "100 Pixar Characters" with their estimated sizes by designer Juan Pablo Bravo.
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VIDEOWorld's first DJ car - with wheels as turntables. An ad for the Chevrolet Spark with the mystery jets.
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Now a symphonic orchestra can be directed through a web camera. An innovating idea from McCann Erickson Colombia for the Symphonic Orchestra of Colombia.
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Colour Lights -- A new lighting project by Maarten De Ceulaer, will be presented at Spazio Rossana Orlandi during the Salone del Mobile, from 14-19 April.
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Jeff Muhs, Emirate Collection, to be featured in the Milan furniture fair. This collection takes a fresh look at 50's modern furniture by using updated materials such as baltic birch and modern laminates.
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Korean architect Byoung Soo Cho has built a beautiful underground house just outside Seoul.
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A new 5 color screen print for all you science enthusiasts out there in the universe. Atmosphere, for kids, parents, friends, lovers, aliens, and animals.
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Illustrator / designer Joep Gerrits whips up a lovely formula for which he can make all the characters he wants! See now this movie and music poster, then get a double dose of Star Wars!
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Fred Einaudi has some incredible paintings ~ all oil on canvas ~ subject matter makes you stop and look twice, and then stare some more. See the rest in his portfolio ~ Adorable shoes and pigs and chocolate donuts in the one above too!
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All eyes are on the daily special at the Victor Churchill Butchery in Sydney, Australia. Designed by Dreamtime Australia, the storefront masterfully blends traditional European style with modern accents throughout
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Pictures from Sticker Phiends 3 Group Show... An art show dedicated to sticker art...
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Louis & Louis by Studio Ziben. A small chest made of two independent and symmetrical elements. Strange and fun.
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Marian Bantjes designs a gorgeous new book, "I Wonder," which is filled with all new illustrations and the meticulous detail one comes to expect from the master designer and lettering artist.
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Acido Dorado: Gold paint and reflective materials blend this house with the California desert. Designed by Robert Stone, the house is sunken to benefit from the thermal mass, with interior open spaces to help cool down.
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Good photography by Luca Deasti for the latest collection of Eio Clothing
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A creative and adorable card by Pop + Shorty that says a lot in just a brief message: “With You, Life Is In All Caps”. Maybe you’d also like to think of this as a Billy Mays (or Kanye West) card.
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Before Prohibition more than 1,000 farm distillers produced alcohol from New York grains and fruits. Tuthilltown distillers are bringing back traditional batch-distilled spirits. Bottles designed by Ralph Erenzo, one of the owners.
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French Designer Florent Defourc created this melting bench. Just a bubblegum coloured concept for the moment.
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Masserey House is a family house made of wood and concrete by Actes Collectifs Architects in Venthone - Switzerland
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Check out the new iPad case by Draw, drawCase, machined from a solid block of aluminium, highly protective and very funky, functional yet minimalist design at its finest!
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Transform your complex iPad into an iBookend, a simple bookend designed by Dominic Wilcox.
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Exclusive … Photos teasing of the “DS3 Yourself” concept created by L’Ecurie Agency for Intersection magazine.
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“Grey is out. Gloom is gone”, that’s the mantra that Dulux’s ‘Let’s Colour‘ team have been taking around the world for the last few weeks, painting schools, car parks and houses along the way....
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PostFossil's new collection to debut at the Salone del Mobile in Milan this month. Nice rack...
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Simple Human goes horizontal with their new bath tension caddy (it fit better diagonal, so just tilt your head 45 degrees!)
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'Subjects’. An overview of design works by Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe.
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Koichi Takada Architects have completed the Cave Restaurant in Sydney, Australia.
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Letterhead Love is a newly launched site featuring the best letterhead kits and collateral design out there.
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Memory, a new armchair by Tokujin Yoshioka for Moroso, will be presented at Salone 2010.
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VIDEOMusic by My Robot Friend. Video by Liam Stevens. It was made using only paper, pen, and ink and took several months to complete. It is a true labor of love.
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Keith Loutit's new website. Famous for his unique miniaturized world. Showcasing his great video works in a simple format. Website by RandomBlowup. Art direction by Jeff Mimery.
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Fantastic exhibition from Troy Gua based on artist collaboration in Seattle .
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RedBlueCNC is an ECUAD grad project that pushes CNC perception and technology with its modular and open-ended design.
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MILANO FUORI SALONE 2010 - new products, including sofas by Colombo and Fukasawa. In parallel, ‘Effetto Castiglioni’: for the first time, an exhibition of original models for exhibit designs and architectural projects by Achille Castiglioni.
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Here are some images from the NYC opening at Moss and Moroso with Maharam. Highlights included Maharam’s beautiful showing of its Digital Projects
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FEATUREDSome of our latest posts here at NOTCOT.org. This week’s picks include stunning architecture and interiors, some playful items and a bit of tech.
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Capt'n Sharky Bike Horn ~ may be for kids, but it'd be pretty adorable on any bike. And nice and black and white and squeezable!
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Engadget takes a look at various news iPad apps, where both UI and pricing remain up in the air, raising questions of whether these apps are really better than iPad optimized sites.
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Core77 unboxes the iPad. Great to see every detail for those of us too far away to get our hands on one... yet!
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UK artist Andy Hixon uses a combination of photography, sculpture, and digital manipulation to create his unique images and animations.
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Japanese architect Takuya Tsuchida was approached to build a house in Tokyo with some very specific instructions : The client had to be able to see his car from the living room...
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New set of interior products from the contemporary design brand Skitsch which will be launched at this year's Milan show.
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Austin-based designer Daniel Morrison prepares his new piece "Cardboard Sky" for its installation in three weeks. The piece is made up of more than 20,000 unique modules cut from recycled cardboard. They come together to form a huge mosaic.
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New product from designer Martin Žampach is dose/jar RADIOVKA inspired by well known hat (beret) of our grandpas ;-)
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iPadPeek ~ perfect for when you're curious what a site looks like on the iPad... without an iPad
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One of my favorite artists, Joshua Petker, will be unveiling some new works soon at the Corey Helford Gallery and I can't wait!
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40% of bottled water is really just tap water; it contributes to 3 billion pounds of waste…and other fun stats!
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COMA, whose name is taken from comma (the punctuation mark) is made of two modules that can be arranged in different positions by means of a metallic structure covered in wood paneling. From Sanserif Creatius.
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Provocative street art from England-based duo, 'Best Ever'
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Juan Azulay and SCI-Arc Director Eric Owen Moss present Vivarium at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles, an inverted pyramid for future life-forms.
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The Greenbo Planter features an innovative design that enables it to be fixed over almost any hand rail.
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Basketbin by ding3000: separate your compost from your other recyclables with this two-in-one bin. Smaller bin is dishwasher proof.
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Philipp Zurmöhle is an illustrator and graphic designer from Germany. His work covers experimental nature inspired imagery as well as beautifully clean graphic compostitions.
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This Summer Cloud lounger, by Eoos for Dedon, features stylish looks and an even better functional design that enables the sun lounger and adjoining shade to be moved either together or independently.
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Ballpoint pen drawings of Adidas shoes by British illustrator Andrea Joseph.
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Italian designer Alessandro Busana has designed the new chair PLUS for Pedrali s.p.a.(www.pedrali.it) which will be presented during Milan Design Week 2010.
Chair + chair = +
…is the result of an unlikely arithmetic calculation but in this case defines the bases of the project Plus, a search that sees the focal point as the union between character aesthetic and functional from opposites contexts.
Simplicity and versatility, typical aspects of the common plastic chair are merged, added, to exclusivity and elegance of the classic lounge chair, creating a new dialogue between aesthetic personality and versatility of use.
By a conceptual combining between these diametrically opposite two chairs, Plus defines an intermediate point where the balanced cohesion between features such as versatility of use, formal identity and accessibility, have as a direct result the design product represented by the sign +.
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Dutch fashion illustrator Piet Paris is working on a weekly "Fashion Alphabet" for the Amsterdam newspaper Het Parool, together with fashion journalist Georgette Koning.
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Moonwatch has been designed by The Emotion Lab to establish a relationship between the moon cycle and a person’s emotional states. It’s a new concept of time based on nature.
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Ekokook by Faltazi is a concept kitchen that takes your waste carbon footprint down near zero through waste sorting, water recycling and compost-maker for organic materials. This could well be the future of how we manage our kitchens.
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Belgian designers James Van Vossel and Tom de Vrieze have formed a creative cooperation called Fox & Freeze. Their first product is the FF1 Chair.
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Nendo are launching some nice things at the Milan Furniture fair this year, including these 'Period. Comma, "Quote"' paperweights...
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Duffy & Partners designed the packaging for up scale retailer of unique bath and beauty products- Basin White, to appeal to a more affluent and sophisticated audience who appreciate the finer things in life.
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I love this spring table from Stockholm designers Tb & Ajakay. The table is a collaboration with Karl-Johan Hjerling and Karin Widmark to create a table, where layers of the plywood top appear to burst apart and curl around one end.
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Great packaging for the DeKalb Farmers market by Bert Bacchus.
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Appaloosa Branch Library designed by DWL Architects. As you approach the library, the building’s metal skin changes colors- from silver-gray to grayish green.
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Talk about mixing business with leather! I am not so much into business card carrying accessories, but these veggie tanned card cases from Porter are making me think twice about them.
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Anthropologie in NYC is featuring Into the Lighthouse, an exhibit designed by Sibella Court that showcases up-and-coming Australian designers and artists.
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The Beautiful work of Yann Legendre, french illustrator for the covers of Inculte.
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FEATUREDMiya Shinma makes beautiful Perle Parfumée ~ scent designed in Paris, product produced in Japan ~ stunning packaging!
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Beautifully hand drawn city maps by Swiss company "A la Carte" with an array of the city’s best kept insider tips.
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Clinker tables by Rich Brilliant Willing, produced by Innermost, are created from wood slats resembling clapboards, overlapping each other, random lengths create the haphazard form of the tables. Formerly titled: Matryoshka.
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Illustrations by Christian Northeast from Cobourg, Ontario. Christian’s work can be seen in numerous publications including RollingStone, Esquire, GQ, New York magazine, New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, McSweeney’s, etc.
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'Visiting' is one of Emmy Lincoln's cute and curious works.
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Known as the Rainbow Eucalyptus, this is one amazing (if bizarre) tree.
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Caroline Sciancalepore is a young french artist. Have a look on her 'support for women', pure and imaginative artwork.
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IKEA launches Air Purifier PATRULL that purifies air from pollen, dust, mites, and smoke particles.
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smashed guitars and power tools never looked so good. ghostfuk3r installation at Berlin's East/West gallery.
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Quick Fixe is a dance party promo, directed by Luke Harris. It is an amazing video which i would love to know how it was done… Check it!
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The Plant O Bot was created by Bharoto Yekti as a mascot competition for Central Park in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Alan Martín Segal is a Buenos Aires young artist.
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Fog Bank at the 3A Gallery in San Francisco by fifth year architecture students Patrick Delorey and Keith Houchin from Cal Poly.
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Take a peek at the fabulous work of international illustration and design artist Pietari Posti.
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'Animal fractal': installation by Nicolas Barreau, Jules Charbonnet and Cécile de Cambourg. A mathematical game that makes the space between the trees useful: re-discover dimensions of nature through a technological eye.
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howdoos - hand letter-pressed business cards with a greeting on the front and space on the back to personalise. 2 designs available; 'hello' in hot pink and 'nice to meet you' in black. from delicious industries.
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FEATUREDNido by Javier Pastor for Expormim will debut at the Milan Salone this year ~ love the black and white looks and that its versatile enough to work both inside and out.
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Concrete bench, with Flannel padding woven into it.
Designed by Shira Keret and Hadas Shalem from Israeli DesignGroup
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Polar bear shaped clouds made from helium and natural soap let loose into Japanese skies.
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Interview with Seattle-based artist Tyson Anthony Roberts. He creates AMAZING abstract landscapes + cityscapes!
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Red Rope table by Itay Laniado is a glueless tension structure, tensioned with rope and wood legs and tabletop.
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I love all the accessories that are coming out for the iPad. Check out the Temple iPad Case that can also be used as a bag. (There's even a black on black Uncrate Special Edition!)
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Brand new website with fullscreen imagery for the artwork of Daryll Peirce.
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Great concept coffee mug with a handle by Omer Deutsch.
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Many architects have struggled with making daylighting effective without the cost of glare and heat gain. The Sundolier daylighting system by Sunflower Corp is a new way to gain the benefits of natural light without the drawbacks.
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AntiVJ, a media performance group of European artists, recently took over the façade of one of a huge, recently constructed building, projecting onto it, an awe-inspiring audiovisual presentation....
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Jellycat's Truffle Series Wooly Mammoth is the most adorable thing ever. AND it doubles as both stuffed animal and unfolds to lays flat, making a comfortable pony rug.
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First place to go when Apple launches a new product? iFixIt ~ with their stunning iPad Teardown! See how beautiful the engineering inside is!
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For Salone 2010, education (ArtEZ Institute of the Arts), industry (Weltevree, product label and manufacturer) and retail (Coming Soon, concept store) present creative entrepreneurship under the title ‘Made in Arnhem’.
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This dry toilets were design by french architecture students. It took place along the river during the biannual art exhibition ESTUAIRE 2009. 100% natural poo!!!
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Piilo from Iittala. Small "boxes" to keep/hide your little things. Design by Giorgio Vigna.
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a music video for 'Doutbful Comforts' by Blue Roses. It's in 3D but doesn't require glasses by using 'wiggle stereoscopy'
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Peter Taylor is a painter and illustrator from Vancouver, Canada, known for his plump tattooed forms that evoke a sense of balance and complexity, contemplation and playfulness.
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"Infinity Triangle" is a 3D triangle by Paper Donut and Justine Ricaud are representations in 2D on different walls.
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At a shabu-shabu/BBQ restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand, patrons order via touchscreen and food is served by a dancing samurai waiter robot.
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FEATUREDSandy Vohr's makes the awesomest leather animals! In the form of bookends (which every kid's room needs!) as well as paperweights and more!
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Makr's nice new limited edition of 30 Farm Bag - Simple Natural canvas tote with Undyed Horse Front (HF) Leather straps.
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The latest animal tee design from Always With Honor: The Moose
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Nadine Jarvis' project "Carbon Copies" brings beautiful design & practicality to bereavement. A lifetime supply of pencils made from the remains of your loved one, with a gorgeous box/sharpener that measures time and becomes an urn.
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Irma Gruenholz, an illustrator from Madrid, Spain, specializes in clay and other materials. Irma makes three dimensional illustrations in clay/plastelina.
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This work table, Blickfang, by Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design graduate Beatus Kopp, would be a perfect addition to your home/office. It has hollow legs to hide your electrical wires making for a clean tabletop.
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Lovely fragile work of french artist Margot Macé... Less is more indeed!
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Awesome furniture design by Zeke Leonard, especially the pieces for children.
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Alberto Seveso has recently updated his flickr with new work. Here he's poured varnish into a fishbowl to create what looks like almost a computer-generated image.
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The wonderful JAW Cooper arrives at ClickforArt.com with a range of limited edition prints & throw pillows.
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Pachamama is an exclusive project for handcrafted leather rugs, hanging marvellously somewhere between art and design.
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Steve Lazar designed and built the Lifeguard Tower Residence in Hermosa Beach, California.
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EAMES CENTURY MODERN CATALOG - beautiful retro modern styled catalog from the crew at House Industries.
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Mathlete, A cool new table by John Briscella.
3/8 steel, 48" Dia x 30" H, 108 bends, 6 welds
and totally cool.
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This is so cute! A new ipad app, for those who want to brush up their accordion-playing skills while on the go. Get ready for a new wave of polka enthusiasts...
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A collection of synth cakes to celebrate Easter in nerdy music style
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Starblog: a great collection of stars by gruppo A12. Starblog is an ongoing gallery of images of stars in art, architecture, graphics, design, etc…
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Creative illustrations by Raccoon Nook, 25 year old talented illustrator and designer from Brooklyn, NY.
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Tord Boontje presents work by students and recent graduates of the Design Products course at the Royal College of Art.
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Io is a modular storage system by danish designer Jakob Jørgensen. Various square modules are assembled and appear unbalanced.
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A selection of a few of the latest posts over at Notcouture, featuring stylish dresses, shoes and gorgeous accessories.
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Aqua Antics' Water Bomb Factory ~ Filling and tying water balloons has never been easier or faster! Kids can fill and tie up to 100 water balloons in just 10 minutes.
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The Quenelle contemplates whether a dome made of chocolate could be a chocolate bar. Deep thoughts from a land of confection and pastry.
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The Robo chair by Luca Nichetto is “Kama Sutra meets Industrial Robotics.” The concept of dismantlement provided the spark for Robo’s design, which found inspiration in the Icelandic singer Björk’s 1999 video for the song “All Is Full of Love”.
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This exclusive Coca-Coca Light bottle featuring Karl Lagerfeld's silhouette is an exclusive creation with the addition of a unique box in limited edition, accompanied with a bottle-opener discreetly hidden in a drawer.
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