Skyline Design’s Greenplay furnishings for children’s environments include tables, seating, shelving, and play spaces.
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Love the infinite nature of Erica Weiner's Infinity Ring ~ so minimalist, so infinitely looping
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You know what's not gonna work forever? Moore's Law. The chips! They can't stand it. However, books will. They don't even need laws. Here's a project to prove it, complete with tweezers and a magnifying glass.
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Conversation International has an awesome slideshow of Discovering Species in Nangaritza, Ecuador
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When BMW tests a prototype in public, the company uses very interesting (anti-)camouflage.
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A new exhibition by Adam Parker Smith, opening this Tuesday in NYC, featuring the word CELEBRATE, built in 3D with plywood and burnt to a crisp.
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Pulp, a collaboration between photographer Neil Krug and super model Joni Harbeck. The project started out as a Flickr page that got so much attention Krug decided to expand upon it and publish a book due out in August
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Taets Art and Conference Centre in North Holland - a stunning interior by Liong Lie
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Hilarious images of chipmunks interacting with Star Wars figures. A hobby for Canadian illustrator Chris McVeigh.
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Andrew Bell takes his Never Look Back art into the third dimension with these fantastic sad sushi vinyl toys. [Editor's Note: OMG SO AMAZING - blue one is cute too and will be at sdcc!]
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A porcelain vase inspired by medieval glass bottles with handmade seals. These ceramic seals tell a story about the things that could be found around the kitchen table in the Middle Ages.
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Göteborg want their citizen to ride their bikes and has therefore been offering free bike service and is currently running a cute ad on TV. The ad was produced by Kristofer Ström and Varelsen.
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Single Speed Design villa for the ORDOS 100 project. For me, this is the best villa so far, with a very clear separation between activities during the day. Also, looks like a contemporary castle on the outside.
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FEATUREDRed Stripe and Fader magazine team up for some exclusive Jamaican Tracks ~ and they are downloadable, but also showed up in the cutest Red Stripe USB Key ~ beer for my computers! See the awesome graphics as well!
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Created by Sylvain Willenz for Established & Sons, the Landmark series of lights is inspired by outdoor functional devices such as road sign & re-interpreted into indoor lighting elements.
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By superposition of transparent silhouettes, it is possible to see the morphological changes which took place during the history of an object and its development.
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An awesome animation short film called Red Rabbit. We live our life, hiding secrets from others not knowing that everybody has a secret.
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Mossy goodness in sculpture form by Annalisa Vobis
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Clouds made out of cardboard created by architectural firm, Fantastic Norway.
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200,000 used Coke cans recreate a classic poster for the brand, all in aid of Recycle Week
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If you want to practice your climbing skills, you are going to love PekiPeki, an indoor bouldering studio in Shibuya, Tokyo.
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VIDEOAmerican street artist ABOVE just released his latest video from his current European tour. The new video from Madrid, Spain showcases more site specific installations and word-plays. The music is also wonderful.
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Campaign for Tibits has these giant forks attached to trees around Zurich which create an artful sight gag.
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Photographs from the Jell-O Mold Competition held in Brooklyn
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The epitome of Open Concept living by Wallflower Architechture + Design. Stunning private residence in Singapore
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This lovely living lawn chaise by Deger Cengiz was recently unveiled at NYC's Best Seats on Broadway exhibit
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Artist Hiroshi Sunairi is sharing Hibaku seeds -- literally, "A-bombed trees" that survived Hiroshima -- with people around the world. His show documenting their growth will be exhibited at the Horticultural Society of New York this winter.
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The Making of the 4 Vase Cabinet by the Latvian furniture manufacturer Katz.
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Traveling with your pets? Pet Airways starts up this July.
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Diego Grandi designed for Lea these cool ceramic tiles inspired by a street plan.
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Croatian manufacturer Element presented ‘FKY’ shelf by Austrian designers of For Use in Milan. The irregular structure, horizontal sticks parallel while the vertical ones are slightly inclined, gives stability to the simple construction.
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Austrian artist Willi Dorner squeezes human bodies into nooks and crannies for his Bodies in Urban Spaces project.
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Brilliant never seen before photographs of Pablo Picasso's 'Flashlight Centaur'. Picasso’s light drawings—were made with a small flashlight in a dark room, the images vanished almost as soon as they were created.
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Tim Burton's re-imagining of Alice in Wonderland, starring Johnny Depp as the mad hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the red queen, and more... including Mia Wasikowska as Alice
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Architecture photographer Iwan Baan documents the recently opened Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center in New York.
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The incredible work of Australian artist Laura Adel Johnson, who creates amazing portraits with fairy lights.
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Harvey Nichols Mortal Combat styled Summer Sale print ad campaign by DDB London.
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APAK has a solo show "Rainbow Garden" at Tinlark Gallery on June 27th!
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International Design Workers Federation - love the logo!
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We love the installation by LePlanB during the Designer's Days 2009 in Off... interesting spontaneous seating!
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FEATURED"Not all haystacks contain needles" ~ an important thing to remember! Fun pieces from Damien Correll at the Faesthetic curated “This must be the place” show at the Scion Space
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Central Saint Martins degree show 09 in Central London.
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FEATUREDDan Funderburgh at the Faesthetic curated “This must be the place” show at the Scion Space in Culver City ~ incredible new wallpaper covered one wall ~ with his intricately layered laser cut/burned images hanging... and a giant coffin
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The sight of a dam - some of the largest and most complex constructions that humanity has ever created - can be quite breath-taking.
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FEATUREDMatthew Curry's mural and pieces in the the Faesthetic curated “This must be the place” show at the Scion Space is stunning! Check out the details up close!
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Cue made of a software-hardware combo turns your laptop into a complete VJ system. The Main features are a 15,4″ Touchscreen and a linear moving Knob-fader.
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Gary Taxali and his illustration work have gained the international attention of magazines, newspapers, galleries and museums.
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Very cute and new videoclip for Lily Allen "Fuck You". Produced by Arnaud et Clement.
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Alice, Hansel & Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood... Katogi Mari finds her inspiration in european classic tales and gives them new perspective with a candid acrylic&gouache style.
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VIDEOGorgeous animations from Gobelins animation school for this year's Annecy. All of them (except Jelly Sunday) in one video.
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"From the ordinary", Guillaume Ninove builds architectural illustration like bas-relief to express some "realistic and poor ordinary beauty".
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iartist of London sells DIY kits that allow you to make your own version of famous contemporary art like Damien Hirst's Skull, Banksy's Stencils, Marc Quinn's Self, Tracy Emin's Tent and more.
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Designed by Henning Larsen Architects, The Wave is not just another new residential project. It is an ambitious project, a sculpture and a metaphor for the city of Vejle, Denmark.
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To promote their car, the Netherlands based Burton Car Company used a cupboard made from the back doors from a Citroën 2CV Camionette, the low budget transporter made on the base of a regular 2CV.
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Interesting sculptures from artist David Wagner dealing with form and how it's perceived.
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Customized Mez-Itz for Comic-Con and wearing a Guy Fawkes mask - by Billy Chasen
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A sweet look at a vintage box of Spring Green "Kolorpins" nails purchased at the bargain price of 50 cents USD.
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Loving the art work of Leontine Greenberg ~ especially her birds!
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Love that over at Stamen design they not only had the idea, but bought a bunch of adorable boxes, and use them when they get take out (or as doggie bags!)
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Granular synthesis comes to the iPhone. Curtis, a new application from the Strange agency takes it's name from granular synthesis pioneer Curtis Roads. See Curtis in action in this video from the Dust Breeding blog.
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In an age where people are defined by their ability to shop, one individual has stepped forward as a representative of our newfound sameness—’the consumer’.
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Light up puppets from L.A. puppet company Swazzle. Created for their new show Water Color, covered with hundreds of feet of hand stitched Electroluminescent Wire. See before and after pics on the puppet101 blog at swazzle.com!
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Variations on Normal - Super deluxe British train accessory found - Sunglass holder!
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Los Angeles, California based designer Earl Parson has created the HEV Sectional Chair.
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FEATUREDBamboo E-Racer ~ awesome toy car for kids that's eco-friendly and pretty cute too - some weird packaging though... see the closeups!
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New LightLane website with video and photos of it in action.
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ridiculously cute limited edition posters from "friends with you" available at kidrobot.
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Directing duo Terri Timely created "Synesthesia": an incredible new video that visualizes the neurological phenomenon of the same name, where one of our physical senses is experienced through the psychological means of another.
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Untitled Painting (2009) - Thomas Traum. Partly inspired by Gerhard Richter’s series of overpainted photographs. Music by Tim Hecker, “Azure Azure” from his album Radio Amor.
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VIDEOMonkeyhead is very proud to present “Monkey Island,” an original animated short created specifically to introduce the company’s Summer 2009 Reel.
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David Mascha is a Vienna based artist and designer. Since 2005, he has been working for several design studios in Vienna and developing projects for international clients, fashion and design labels, print magazines and books.
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"GrandPapier", a base camp for daily comics and drawings, with more than 160 artists contributing. What a daily dose of doodling !
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Watch out. Photographer Chris Craymer's book, titled Romance, will make you fall in love with love!
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Artist Collective O.H.W.O.W. has launched the Greasy Spoon pop-up gallery and store in Athens. The space was designed by Architects At Large.
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Stinger borders were originally developed as a countermeasure against card cheating. Historically reserved only for the world's finest casinos, the Bee® Stinger playing cards are now available on the finest Aristocrat stock.
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From Lucas's movie THX1138, here's a video that shows great ideas without big budget and high-end technology. Enjoy!
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IKEA (Holland) is building the largest virtual showroom on the planet... Now revealing: 'bedroom secrets'. Live webcams offer a glimpse into the bedrooms...
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A selection of amazing pictures of beach shipwrecks from around the world.
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Ramino Caminada ~ adorable use of pixelated graphics for the jam packaging
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Awesome video of the making of Boxis "to die for" seen on the streets of athen
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before & after: heike’s outdoor hideaway at design*sponge ~ absolutely adorable little outdoor space in sweden
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Beautiful illustrations & art-direction for the last campaign of Honda GPS
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SANAA's Kazuyo Sejima designs "her most complex shape so far"--a curvy concrete apartment building with nooks and crannies for semiprivate gardens.
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A mind-blowing collection of detailed depictions of micro molds and fungi that grow on plants.
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five of the most famous moustaches in history - shaved!
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There are a number of new train stations being built in China today. And MaP3 is doing the structural engineering and detailing for four of them. Incredible long-span constructions. Gare de Wuhan.
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Great HD spot fron Monovich and The Brigade for Porsche, that shows the car design evolution.
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Planters indoor/ outdoor: aluminum, several configurations. Very light, economic to ship, very happy POD's by PAD Outdoor.
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Piotr Woronkowicz has created a new set of utopian architectural designs laser engraved onto bamboo skate decks with a matching grind box coffee table. Better suited as wall coverings (trucks and wheels not included)
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Designer Casimir was inspired by the ladder’s original form and function – a movable stairway – and an immovable shelving unit have now been merged one, by extending the ladder’s rungs into shelves and cases of different sizes.
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My First Fairy Tales (Board book) by Tomie dePaola should be another fun option for the little ones ~ curious to see how he tells 4 stories in 24 pages...
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We love the Adrien Gardère's Installation for SAAZS during the Designer's Days 2009...
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'Inside the Jaws of the Venus Flytrap', a remarkable collection of photographs.
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Another way to see airports designed by Foster + Partners
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