RULES- An extremely clever and amazing 3-dimensional art piece.
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Glenn Brown creates some amazing pieces composed of oil. Look at the colors...
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2 interactive walls + 1 interactive hallway at the National Building Museum's Green Community exhibit. Touch or walk to learn about sustainable choices. Created by Potion.
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Vague Terrain 12: Device art is a collection of work by various machine artists as curated by Rob Cruickshank. Lots of info and eye candy here for electronics, hacking and interaction design enthusiassts.
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Biscuit is a round soft shell cover that keeps the coffee warm, and his 'belly bounced as he dips into the coffee'. This cookie called the 'duck' and we like to soak him in the cup.
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70 really great images created with typography. Some are better than others, but there are some gems in there!
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Serbian architects 4of7 renovated this iconic building on the Belgrade waterfront. The Danube Flower restaurant, years after being left unused, was renovated into a wellness center.
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Tattoo artist, Taren Meacham, displays his talents in the world of fine art.
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They are cute and free. Here is some cool little avatars you can use for your Twitter or your Gravatar...
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Garland and Flag Banners are popping up everywhere these days, one of my favorites are these elaborate hand-cut pieces from stylist Zoe Bradley
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Amazing images of the animal and human worlds quietly merging, from photographer Mikel Uribetxeberria.
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Benedict Campbell is a professional CG artist. This covers numerous things such illustration, graphic design and photography.
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Intyernational Labour Organization's ad: this is the toy of many children. Thousand of kids sacrifice their chilhood while they work. THE ONLY WORK FOR CHILDREN IS TO KEEP BEING CHILDREN.
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Level 5 by Paula Scher, a really interesting design to have at your apartment entrance especially if you live at the 5th floor.
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“Wannabetree” series are acoustic screens for open landscapes and big rooms, which intend to absorb and isolate the sound, thus way assuring right and positive sound experience for the people inside.
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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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