Great 3D stereoscopic clip for the new single "Not Going Home" by Faithless.
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Great stop-motion film created for the design & packaging of Binboa Vodka.
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Lucèste / luce (light) + celèste (of sky) installation for Toshiba by Makoto Tanijiri (Suppose Design Office).
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FEATUREDMilano Salone finds ~ Bottega Veneta's Home Collection is filled with collabs with Poltrona Frau, META, Intreccio Svanito porcelain and KPM... beautiful Murano glassware, fun desks and seating...
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FEATUREDBlofield branches out of the inflatable chesterfield realm... with their bathtub! Surprisingly sturdy, complete with champagne bucket and wooden wine glass rack of course.
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VIDEOCool Viral ad for deoderant (Mennen) showing a kid skating a full pool of water. Featuring music from underground garage punk band The Ton Ups.
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An Italy-based project, iCoolhunt is the first location based social networking game in the intriguing world of coolhunting. Now you can determine what's going to be cool - before anyone else.
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In Asakura, japanese architect Kazuya Matsuda has designed this familial housing. Archetypal and iron cladded villa.
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This pebble eraser from Megawing has lots of edges so you can be exact, plus, as you use it, it becomes rounder like a pebble. It's even won a Gold at the 2009 Taiwan International Design Competition!
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Micro-Type: the cover image for Creative Review's May issue was literally grown in an immunology lab using pollen cells. Incredible work by Frank Conrad. Lab assistant: Bastion Ridley.
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British graffiti artist mobstr. recently had an amusing back-and-forth with the Newcastle City Council, which painted over his stenciled statements directed at them.
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VIDEOWhat happens when an octopus steals your video camera. Captured by Victor Huang (and said octopus) in Wahine Memorial, Wellington, NZ.
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Polyoptic Bangle by Euphy is an organic yet spacy piece 3D printed in Alumide (aluminum polymer composite) by Shapeways.
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BBH London directs two commercials for Google Chrome, full of dreams and creativity. Great videos, great music.
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The woodland house by Italian design team Santambrogiomilano, which comes with a set of furniture made entirely from glass. Now, what is it they say about people in glass houses?
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Webuyyourkids is a collaboration between artists Sonny Day and Biddy Maroney.
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The new collection F/W of Louboutin uses stunning photography by Khuong Nguyen. See commissions, then Louboutin's stories!
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Printemps Haussmann Department Store in Paris is preparing something original and sumptuous for the end of this month. No words yet but beautiful pictures inside the factory in charge of the project.
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Unique modern villa in Mongolia, China designed by *multiplicities. The villa is made of black brick while the building is made of white quartz white plaster.
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This is SO awesome! This photographer put a camera and 2 flashes on a camouflaged r/c car and drove it towards wild lions, elephants and buffalo in Africa! Beetle cam from Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas.
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FEATUREDBehind the scenes of Magis' Sparkling Chair by Marcel Wanders ~ the closeups, the sketches, the prototypes... and a video of Wanders sitting on the prototype while being interviewed by Fabio Novembre
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Incredible website and interface by Salt Films! Check it out!
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Made of concrete and branches, the new collection of german Samuel Treindl is a nice mix of sustainable material and urban textures. Lamps, stools, chairs, coatracks and much more are reduced and mixed.
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German label Canvasco makes bags out of old sails. Their new laptop sleeve looks gorgeous. Go green in a stylish way.
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Campari Art Labels, three great label designs for Campari by the artists; AVAF, Tobias Rehberger and Vanessa Beecroft. They are from a limited edition series created to celebrate 150 years of Campari tradition.
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FEATURED“OWL” Wine Opener by Hagino Mitsunobu ~ coated in matte black silicone heat resistant paint and with a big spike down the middle, this is my new favorite wine opener... see the unboxing and closeups!
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The Cloud Tower is an open-air stage designed by next-ENTERprise architects. Erected from the centuries-old architectural landscape like a giant pavilion, the structure stands in a natural hollow and harmonises perfectly with its surroundings.
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Blik, the innovative maker of self-adhesive surface graphics, is proud to announce a new partnership with 2x4, Inc., an award-winning design firm. The design collaborative created three graphics for Blik.
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POKETO has launched a new collaboration with environmentally-awesome nonprofit design brand Eco Party Mearry, and I’m loving the result. Aren’t these suit totes (recycled from vintage three-piece suits!) amazing?
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Karyn Fiebich's stenciling design on picnic tables was conceptualized around the environment in which the tables lie and the micro and macro organic components that surround it.
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Video displaying the installation of the 3 new ad structures surrounding Target Field, Minnesota's brand new outdoor arena. The ads use 3-D props to draw attention to the space and create a buzz around the Twins new outdoor home. By CBS Outdoor.
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The German actress Jessica Schwarz opened a tiny hotel in an almost 400 years old house. The hotel "Die Träumerei" (engl. the reverie) has only 4 rooms but each is totally different and shows Jessica's passion for details! Sweet dreams!
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Milos created a 3d image of the legendary 1979 Unknown Pleasure LP Artwork by Joy Division. On the original cover are the mountains in 2d - the aesthetic of the cover is still in 3d amazing.
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A small cabin in Nantes, designed by french architects OLGGA. The exterior is cladded with logs, looking like a pile of wood in the middle of the nature.
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A very first look at the official soccer ball for the soccer worldcup final in South Africa was revealed today!
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South African designer Heath Nash showcased a colorful, eclectic chandelier made almost entirely from recycled PET bottles at this year’s Milan Design Week.
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Nice little interactive Facebook app for JetBlue's "Pledge To Do One Thing That's Green" campaign
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The Tread 1ĘĽs unique functionality reinvents the watch, extending far beyond the boundaries of traditional watchmaking. The movement of the Tread 1 is a mesmerizing display of DevonĘĽs patented interwoven system of time belts.
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AUTARCHY by studio formafantasma proposes an autonomous way to produce goods, outlining a scenario where a community embraces a serene, self inflicted embargo where nature is personally cultivated, harvested and processed.
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In Lauterhofen Golf, german architects Berschneider + Berschneider design these small wooden and iron toilets. Natural and different.
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Erin Hanson organized her needs and wants in a series of illustrated posters.
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Think meditation should be peaceful and relaxing? Ninja please. The Ninja Wisdom Deck: 50 Deadly Meditations for the Non-Ninja, everything you need to know about Ninja philosophy by Douglas Sarine and Kent Nichols.
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Highlights from Light+Building 2010 - one of the world’s largest tradeshows featuring the most innovative products in architecture & technology.
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The recently opened Moderna Museet Malmö is both challenging and beautiful, thanks to it’s jaw-dropping, eye-popping, façade clad in shocking, perforated orange metal. From Stockholm studio Tham & VidegaĚŠrd Arkitekter,
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A fun chart, The Trustworthiness of Beards, designed by Matt McInerney of pixelspread.com.
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EDUN goes from ethical fashion to eco-beauty with two limited-edition makeup palettes for Sephora for Earth Month.
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Design Packaging has created a group to celebrate comps, the unsung heroes of design.
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Dutch designer Bertjan Pot’s Jumper chair, launched by British brand Established & Sons in Milan last week.
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Nendo's Chair Garden from Milan design week.
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Where in the world is Papa Smurf? What would happen if Joe Hahn and Jeff McMillan put their heads together and collaborated on a print? We now know the answer… Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day.
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From Dung to Coffee Brew With No Aftertaste. Great NYTimes article on civet coffee (Kopi luwak).
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The Dopie is a new style in light footwear, a single shape sole to protect the foot that folds up between the toes to provide control.
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Double Curve Screen by Soorikian Furniture can be configured with any number of panels. The curve of each panel provides play with light that brings the piece to life.
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With the Oyster Card Wallet you’ll know how much credit you have left at all times. No more waiting for the bus only to be turned away, and no more walking into tube gates. For London Commuters from David Bruno and Tom Seymour.
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The porcelain skulls by Nymphenburg, one of the oldest and still most traditional porcelain makers in the work, has been first created in 1756 and still today is based on that very first creation. Incredible!
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“Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,” comes out this fall. The movie features this Chelsea penthouse, a 6,250-square-foot duplex with four bedrooms, five baths and 3,500 square feet of outdoor space at 31 West 21st Street.
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Obama'08 | All Colors Together- A poster created by visual communication designer Renan Molin calling for unity.
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Dark and beautiful illustrations by New York-based illustrator Devin McGrath.
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impressive apartment in katayama by mitsutomo matsunami - 10 units in a really really small lot
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Experimental design duo Federica Castagno and Sara Petrucci of Acquacalda presented their stunning new collection Fisica Applicata at the Temporary Museum of New Design during Milan's recent Design Week. Pictured is"Mix In Glass" .
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The new energy efficient Unilever HQ in Hamburg, Germany is designed to be a vertical village by Behnisch Architekten.
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These tiny origami structures were created by both printing and folding of titanium patterns.
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For all LOST fans: show-themed tarot cards! Designed by Alex Griendling.
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Pulp Magazine is an online publication redefining how food is seen and presented to the public. The core basis and idea surrounding Pulp will simply be food. Pulp is based out of NYC and will have international artists contributing to Pulp. We will be combining food with fashion and art. Taking it to a new level of how it can be seen and perceived.
Food is an essential of life and a way to bring people together. A relation that everyone has no matter the background they come from.
Thank you,
The Pulp Team
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BMW, Flos lighting and Kvadrat fabrics teamed up to produce a sculpture called "The Dwelling Lab." BMW asked Danish textile manufacturers Patricia Urquiola and Giulio Ridolfo to create the installation. We saw the preview in 29247.
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FEATUREDSome of our recent posts here on NOTCOT.org, including some great short films, architecture, illustration and more.
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Studio Yra is designers product designer Lina Meier and graphic designer Sara Kerannen-Gramner and they are launching a new collection of candle holders called Vers Libre at Pulse in June.
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Nike commissioned UK artist Benedict Radcliffe to create a 3.5 meter long Air Max sculpture for the Dizzee Rascal Air Max 90 launch at Nike Sportswear’s 1948 space in London.
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I grew my own mushrooms for the first time last year and loved it. Now grow your own mushrooms seem to be a rising trend. The NYTimes reports.
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Louise Smith, colour and design expert at Dulux, has come up with new stylish looks for home with a lick of paint.
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Free-B: A collection of work from MINDSIZE.US (Asher Eggleston) including stencil art with printable templates.
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Toys for the Soul consists of a yoyo, spinner, and hole-stick-toys from Singgih Kartono's childhood which he has redesigned by simplifying their form and enhancing them with the use of fine wood.
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FEATUREDCasamania “BEK” table + “BLOOM” bookshelf ~ beautiful wood and green for the 2010 collection, and love how modular they can be! Mix and match table top sizes, add more pieces to change height, etc.
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French artist Pierre-Arnaud Gillet plays with Chatroulette and show us some user's interiors. Behind the screen...
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Pamela Baker-Miller and her grandmother Connie own and operate Frances May, a carefully curated fashion boutique in downtown Portland which stocks some of the best independent designers around. Design by The Official Manufacturing Company.
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An even more amazing set of images from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, erupting into lightning storms!
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FEATUREDShopping temptations ~ the Bottega Veneta x Casa Brutus pop up shop during the Milan Salone 2010! Amazing japanese designs, and bottega exclusives not found anywhere else...
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London based I Love Dust's Manga inspired animation for Nike's 'Sister One' campaign is slick, perfectly executed, and effortlessly cool....
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Artist / designer James Roper presents “Devotion," an installation project consisting of approximately 10,000 hand-folded paper flowers, folded 10 a day for three years straight! Installed in several starry formations.
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Cute new designs from the spanish brand Hommu. Inspired in the 50s, this stickers made with recyclable vinyl have been designed by Javi Suárez.
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Landschaft Mit Haus (Landscape with House), great paintings from Maria Zaikina!
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Great blog about an Illustration class at the University of the arts in Philadelphia. Teacher posts an assignment done by the class, like this Wizard of Oz cover design. Very Impressive!
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Austrian architects Dieter Henke and Marta Schreieck designed St. Gabriel Monastery. Some bright and peaceful spaces.
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In Milan, Paola Navone created the most impressive and beautiful presentation of Barovier & Toso, the famous venezian Murano glass manufacturer.
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Founded in Melbourne by designer Vivienne Gibson, Chewed by Tuesday is based on random items that people chew, but aren't meant to! Her first collection pays homage to the forgotten favourite, the BIC pen lid.
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This modern contemporary house, Maison Zufferey, in Leytron, Switzerland was designed by Nunatak Architects. The house is surrounding with very natural environment that make this house feel great to live in.
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Cast of Vices presents Bling for the Bad Guys, celebrating the inherent aesthetic of our vices and casting a critical eye on pop culture and our obsession with self medication and addiction. [see also #29251]
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Swing pendant Light by Monochro Studio Design.
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The magazine Stiletto asked master baker Eric Kayser to create the most precious bread of the world with jeweler Mauboussin. There are 7 carats hidden in this loaf.
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They lack chlorophyll and do not photosynthesize but the mycotroph family of plants manages to survive. They may look like a something from another planet, but are very much of this earth.
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You can hang an A340 on your wall also it's real scale. Seven posters shows us the Airbus A340 in actual size, detailed and perfectly.
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So You Need a Typeface - Julian Hansen's flow chart for picking a typeface.
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An amazing Flickr stream featuring images of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, ash from which has ground flights to a halt around the world
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FEATUREDMilan impulse buy ~ Qualy Design ELE FUNNEL! Adorable packaging graphics and even cuter product! See the unboxing...
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Elementary school in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina / Esteban-Gaffuri-Torrado Arquitectos + Tannenbaum Arquitectos
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Graphic work for Las Vegas’s skyline CityCenter by Helmut Jahn
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New hand-silkscreened world cities map by These Are Things! Metallic silver, gray, white, and red on black paper. First edition available now!
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malva is a series of lights inspired by the natural
qualities of cellulose and viscose: the objects are generated by the forming of moistened sponge cloth and its subsequent hardening by air drying on a mould. made by ett la benn.
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