Natoma Architects building in San Francisco adds contemporary architecture to the city. Simple materials enclose flexible and luminous spaces.
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Happy Hat / Sad Hat from super fun minimalist designer Dotmancandoit!
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Create Not Hate is a catchy slogan but so are the visuals. These are kaleidoscopes built out of weapons.. so that youth gets the message of creativity over violence! By Zerofee.
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More than 17,000 would-be plinthers are lining up for an hour long stint up on the empty fourth plinth of Trafalgar Square in London. A bizarre installation? from Antony Gormley.
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Robert Bradfort, a father-of-two got tired of discarding his kids’ unwanted toys that he decided to make good use of them, and now sells his creations – each containing up to 3,000 toys – for up to $18,000 each.
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Amazing recruitment site for THE SWEDISH ARMED FORCES. Made by DDB STOCKHOLM and NORTH KINGDOM. Director: Jesper Kouthoofd.
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Art tends not only to discover the truth but to exaggerate and finally distort it - Matthew Nowicki
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Eames Life Guard Chairs? "Obscure Design Typologies: Life Guard Chairs"
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Quattro for iPhone ~ crazy metal/leather case? with interchangeable lenses?
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Leatherman has a limited edition DAMASCUS WAVE! . Forged and etched process-intensive Damascus steel is featured on the Wave’s outside-accessible straight and serrated knives. Only 1000 will be produced in 2009.
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Fun post over at Core77 on Car Interior Design Tricks ~ all types of brilliant space savers/creators
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"Use this toothbrush and i will break your arm"
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Do battle with cows, dragons and, er, hamsters, plus check out trailers, interviews and downloads.
Let’s Text-Fu!
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The New York Times explores building with glass. Gorgeous panes!
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The installation by Massimo Iosa Ghini creates spectacular aesthetic effects, making sustainability both beautiful and feasible.
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Oooh ~ Fender '57 Champ Amp has been revived!
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The century's most dramatic solar eclipse is coming up on July 22, 2009. We want to share it with the world (most of whom will not get to experience it) and have fun doing it.
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Amazing self-portraits by the super talented Kimiko Yoshida.
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“It’s easy to achieve great things when you are a giant”. Cute video by RWE
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Joseph Joseph's Spaghetti Measure ~ so cute how it opens and closes like your lens... perfect gift for the pasta loving photog?
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Beautiful, delicate, bone china sculpture by artist Titania Henderson.
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Ubergizmo has a hands on with the upcoming GPS option for the Dell mini 10 called Dell Wireless 700 ~ a hack free little upgrade!
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Transformers tees ~ as much as i'm mixed on the film, i've been loving this super buttery soft tee when running around in a "don't bother me" mood...
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VIDEOThe OFFICIAL high def version of Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth's brilliant advert for HP - D&AD Student Awards brief set by HP - "Present an idea which promotes HP Workstations ability to bring to life anything the creative mind can conceive."
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These Gas Baskets by Junktion were my favorite part of Designboom's Kitchen Ecology exhibition at Dwell on Design! See this nice db roundup!
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VIDEOA nice design idea from Happy Soldiers to make our city streets more beautiful one sign at a time.
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'Ringbearer' is a font based on the rings of a tree, this font type in a specimen book whose pages are layers of trunk, and whose base contains a poster of the whole font!
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While Pac-Man lookalike, O!CAP is not just a lampshade. But a scented silicon lampshade which when put over an energy saving light bulb, the heat of the lamp will set the aroma free.
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The Target bookcase from Arketipo provides plentiful space for those heavyweight, hardbacked fashion and design publications from the likes of Phaidon and Taschen.
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Stunning salvaged lights from the UK's SKINFLINT Design
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new umbrella design, biomorphically inspired by the opening of a flower in the sun, echos the rib structure of a petal or leaf
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To promote the launch of the documentary series American Revolutionaries, Oishii Creative brought in the prolific graffiti artist Retna to create a lineup of outdoor ads.
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A small stone and wood house in the french countryside, by Meld Architecture.
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Oslo plans to expand its skyline with these liquidy Crystal Clear towers.
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Last week Sweden took over the presidency of the EU. During the 6 month term Sweden will be sporting a logo created by the Swedish firm with the awesome name; Bacon.
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iMated - Hilarious iPhone application that mashes up two faces to see what your kid would look like.
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house, by ong & ong, most attention-grabbing detail is the dark grey metal cladding on the external facade, complemented by teak strips used liberally throughout the whole house.
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Simple + clever - one of those "why didn't I think of that?" creations. Draw your own clock- you can have a different one every day...
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The Autonomobile concept from Mike and Maaike~ first debuted at Dwell on Design ~ the amazing design duo have stepped back and rethought the idea of a car all together. I want one!
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Designed by Alejandro Castro from Pirwi, the BOP wooden bowls came as a set of multi-purpose containers that can be used for fruit, plants, toys, newspapers or other objects.
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FEATUREDWho knew a box from Ben & Jerry's would turn into sticking my thumb into little tubs of ice cream, playing with dry ice, making videos and consuming FLIPPED OUT! Check out this intriguing new packaging...
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Street public temp events in 2009. Instant Hutong project back to the Beijing districts that inspired it. Carpet surprise, fragments of the project will be shown to the Hutong dwellers inside the courtyards and on the public lanes.
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NOTCOT has just squeezed in at #99 on the Web100 Indie 100 list!
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This is PURE GENIUS. The music video for Hibi no Neiro by Sour was all shot with webcams. How could the choreograph this?
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Viral version of Axe video about fisherman, his girlfriend and...a fish under skirt.
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Dan Funderburgh RECORD TIME lasered clock. Produced by Refilll Magazine and The Good Folk
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This memorial for the 52 victims of the 7 July bombings will be unveiled in Hyde Park, London tomorrow by Prince Charles on the fourth anniversary of the attacks
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While checking out the Git page ~ had to share this funny chubby tree munching Domokun guy...
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The sandcastle stool: Basing the design on a sandcastle bucket, designandstuff created a solution which is stackable, can store other beach items, and creates huge sandcastles!
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FEATURED... and other fun quotes in playful poster forms by flickrer Hulk 4598
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FEATUREDMTV! I always loved the awesome animated logo interstitials, this morning i obsessed over the awesome designer backgrounds their website has!
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Fulvio Di Piazza "human-tree" amazing oil paintings on the new issue of Be|Different Magazine - "n° 5 MUTATIONS"
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Saijo House in Hiroshima by SUPPOSE design office, clearly defines primitive living in a modern day pit dwelling.
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“My inspiration was the light. I have designed all the buildings trying to capture this light. The design is sophisticated but based on simplicity.” -- Piero Lissoni on Mandarin Oriental @ Dellis Cay
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Tweel tires by Michelin use no air and therefore cannot burst or become flat. (From like 5 years ago?)
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'Casa de la Juventud' - Los Silos, Tenerife - Spain, Lavin Arquitectos
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FEATURED50 PARTIES! 50 Themes. 50 Weeks. In a row. In the studio. No sponsors. No strangers. at Ryan McGinness Studios... even the invite/guest cards are awesome!
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Mini Ninjas!!! This upcoming video game looks adorable ~ take a peek at the trailer as well as the game play video ~ loving the look and feel of the game as well as the adorable little creatures!
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A gallery featuring the Nomura jellyfish, most commonly found in the waters of China and Korea
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Wii Rayman Raving Rabbids Dual Charger - from MadCatz - and comes with rechargeable batteries and red and blue battery covers ~ the EYES indicate the charge status...
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“Fishing light. 70 gold cages with light hanging over the main bridge of Maubeuge, in the North of France.
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Makers Market in Long Island City, NY, is an open air marketplace that featured a curated selection of crafted products in a series of tents within the waterside park.
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Cheap Trick releases new album "The Latest" on an 8-track.
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Italian designer Ilaria Marelli presented two installations (The Secret Garden & Micro Macro) for the summer edition of Pitti Immagine Fashion shows.
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Some fun pictures of the happenings at The Glastonbury Festival in England. 190,000 people showed up this year.
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This experiment of light was created using LED technologies and unique transformable constructions.
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Pearlfisher London is moving Jamie Oliver from the kitchen to the home with the Jme brand of products. Jme is a collaborative lifestyle brand that brings together like-minded designers & producers who inspire and celebrate individuality.
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The Scratch DJ Coffee Table by Bughouse doesn't actually play, but you can replace the LP according to your preferences.
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A cool and funny series of photographs by Jay Van Dam, about a man living in a box, until one day ... Revelation !
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FEATUREDMWM Graphics customizes 50 Rock Band Guitars for the Pepsi/Harmonix Drink Up, Rock Out contest!!! Check it out up close, and the contest is pretty fun too!
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Zipper Lotus Pond created by a renowned Taiwanese sculptor Ju Chun.
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Perfetti van Melle India is promoting Sour Marbels as “Really Sour” in an amusing print advertising campaign featuring the art work of Deelip Khomane.
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MOBILITY + DESIGN = POSSIBILITY. Project M introduces (blank)LAB, a bare bones mobile studio bringing designers and communities together. Soon to be on tour with Emily Pilloton's Design For Good book tour.
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It's the Ten Commandments of Typography from London and Dublin design schooled Karen O’Neill.
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Paris based Fauchon delivers these edible works of art in eclair form.
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It's the Summer of the SuperVillain! Name your nemesis and illustrator Len Peralta will draw his interpretation and even post a video of the process to YouTube.
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Jewellery stands made from breeze block, for the Manchester Jewellers Network exhibition Adornments for justice by LAzerian
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Forget about Machu Picchu. When you visit Peru, head off the major tourist trail up north. Pyramids, Mausoleums and surf boards!
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Thiago's imagination of a perfect world was the inspiration for his machine. It transforms paper back into trees (the reverse process performed by humans).
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Amazing geodesic spheres and domes from around the world.
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Awesome! How you go from SciFi to Syfy - great 3d spots - “Windmill”, “Castle”, “Horse” and “Lion”
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BEASTIES!!! Up close with the Habitat lamp shade ~ Acid etched metal shade featuring animal-shaped silhouettes etched around the shade.
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If you're curious what a former-NOTCOTer brings on a world tour for a few years(?) ~ take a look at this extremely thorough peek at the gear on Dan's back as he explores.
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A new exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London explores the history and evolution of underwear.
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The Great works of Sego & Ovbal, from Mexico City
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Adam Harvey has created an Anti-paparazzi clutch – a device that communicates the desire to NOT be photographed. When the device detects a camera flash it responds with another flash that obscures the photo.
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Limited edition of 9 gocco prints by Tessar Lo. On wood no less!
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What if a vehicle could run off of mother nature? The Nomad is powered by eating the natural vegitation, which is also fed through to the driver.
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Lots of great work from designer Conor Klein. Beautiful, clean, thoughtful!
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FEATUREDHappy 4th of July! For the occasion, it seemed appropriate to check out the crazy packaging and typography of some roadside Fireworks!
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Beautiful campaign for "Hospital Aleman" by Saatchi & Saatchi Buenos Aires.
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Freitag ~ The Contemporary Art of Art Recycling: Normally they cut up trucks. For this collection they cut up art. The furiously Limited Art Edition of FREITAG bags is made from banners of the world’s most sizzling Contemporary Art Museums.
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The Piccells is an interesting inflatable furniture by Igor Lobanov from Urals State University of Architecture and Arts Degree Show 2009.
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pirueta tables designed by piey (paulina gonzalez- ortega + andres ocejo) in collaboration with artisans from Mexico. The body and color is a remembrance to the wooden made mexican toys such as trompo, priinola and balero.
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man X machine. Handmade wireframe skull, using only a black pen.
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'Reef' is a kinetic architectural installation at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in NY. Reef investigates the role emerging material technology can play in the sensitive reprogramming of architectural and public space.
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The Brazillian architectural firm of Forte, Gimenes & Marcondes Ferraz have designed the Grid House.
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