Udaya Kumar's new symbol for the Rupee was chosen by India's cabinet on Thursday.
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French Illustrator Jean Jullien has collaborated with Korean label PlacJeans that feature a series of small stitched character emblems.
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Some huge rainforest tree stumps from the Tropics will adorn the Natural History Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum, in Oxford for a year.
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A contemporary take on the iconic early 20th century library lamp, ‘Libby’ by Overend Studio is to hit London department store, Liberty next month.
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The CATERPILLAR TRESTLE is a table trestle consisting of a bundle of legs that seem to be set in perpetual motion. It can also be used as an informal stool.
The CATERPILLAR series of benches and tables elaborates on the notion of lightness and redundancy.
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New 2010 Lincoln Pennies! I thought it was fake when i just got one... here's the US Mint official release on it
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The idea of the designer Armin Fischer was to create a mix of hotel and hostel. The result is Superbude (Supershack) a budget-hostel in Hamburg with funny design elements like coat-hangers made of plumber's helpers.
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Giant fridge magnet billboard for weekly whiteware deals. For Bond + Bond and by DRAFTFCB
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The wonderful artist Camilla D'Errico releases a trio of gorgeous Limited Edition pillows and canvases.
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VIDEOElectrolux Design Lab 2010 finalists' concepts. Cool solutions for compact living in the future.
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Stylish mosquito coil holder made of Japanese traditional Nambu ironware.
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VIDEOSamsung's amazing 3D projection mapping installation in Amsterdam.
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This Stanley Lunch Box & Cooler Set hearkens back to the simplicity of your father's lunch. The brutal simplicity of that classic working man’s lunch.
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Ingenious 'Spock' LED disc light by Modular Lighting Instruments.
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Inside Insides - blog depicting three-dimensional imagery constructed from MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imagery) scans of various fruits and vegetables.
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VIDEOBeautiful video clip from Melbourne-based indie artist Kimbra.
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VIDEO"Self Portrait' by rAndom International uses a light reactive screen print on canvas and an electronic UV Glass LED print head to create ephemeral images of the viewers.
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With the new bike sharing scheme starting this month London’s Cycle Cafe’s are becoming even more popular as the hangout of choice for café and coffee lovers on two wheels.
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New identity work by Swedish designer Bengt Brummer for the upscale commercial paint service in Stockholm. The logo depicts two famous buildings in the main square in "Gamla Stan", the Old Town.
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Barcelona based design duo Brosmind Studio currently have a show on at the Kemistry Gallery London, for the show the brothers created a range of limited edition ceramic sculptures called the Brosmind
Army.
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New Zealand engineer Shayne Irving developed this wooden kiwi toy in his after hours. It's made from untreated locally grown wood & non-toxic child safe paints. The wheels are offset so it wobbles along like a real kiwi.
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VIDEOA hand painted advertising message targeted to God. Basillica Block Party plays with the parallels between religion and music!
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David Copperfield's Private Island Resort in the Exumas, Bahamas, has launched it's new website! Check it out!
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Modalux ~ new blog focusing on "Modern Asian Luxury"
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Ad aired on Emirates in-flight movie screens at exactly the same time as the plane was accelerating down the runway. It allowed viewers to watch the car screen speed up and experience the closest feeling to an actual test drive. By Impact BBDO
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Jason Heaton, adventure correspondent of Gear Patrol visits the A.Lange & Sohne in Glashütte, Germany and takes us on a photo tour. Their work? Stunning.
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Dating Brian: 30 dates in 30 days, crowdsourced. Wisconsinite with no dating experience hops into the NYC dating scene, but lets the Internet control his dating decisions.
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An innovative and playful alternative to bland walls. Cube & Dot by Tamer Nakisci will bring creative life to any space.
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A one-day conference in New York about corporate and brand identity, with some great speakers including Michael Bierut, Paula Scher and Erik Spiekermann
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Jaime Hayon's 'Copacabana' series for Metalarte,
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Erica Weiner Terrarium Jewelry - These vintage watchmakers' vials are carefully planted with a tiny living specimen of moss with charcoal at the base!
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A great collection of travel stories and photos from a trip across America.
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Mathieu Lehanneur S.M.O.K.E lamp at the Carpenters Workshop in London.
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Cool illustration work by Martín Satí. Vector graphics inspiration.
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Zero emission hexagonal floating community proposed for Vietnamese bay
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VIDEOTroika's 'Palindrome' is a kinetic sign for the Victoria & Albert Museum. Placed in the arch of the V&A entrance in South Kensington tube station.
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Some more amazing font moustaches, thanks to Tor Weeks
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San Pellegrino and Missoni Limited Edition - the thing I find interesting about this collaboration is the fact the truth of the San Pellegrino brand comes through to the fore, while still being endorsed by Missoni.
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Images of the The Nike Cup Mexico 2010 project by Mr Kone.
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A peek into our philosophies on work/life and the "corporate culture" emerging within NOTCOT...
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1960's Colt 45 Malt Liquor Ad! Chasnote questions whether he could have been a 60's version of old spice man ~ and primitive advertising as new mediums are explored.
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Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo (known as Os Gemeos) join the list of who’s who in street art in sunny San Diego for the epic “Viva La Revolucion” exhibition opening this weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.
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New print by Linda Kim - Wanderlust - featuring a woman and her dog wandering in crystalline mountains...
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Beautiful wine packaging by Chris Trivizas with a playful touch: a drop of wine run alongside the bottle's neck towards the three parallel lines. The line near which the drop will stop, is the one that fortells your future.
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The Murder of Five - a new hand screen printed art print with 4 colorways including metallic silver and one on 1/4" birch plywood.
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New Balance's Flimby shoebox factory pays homage to the real UK factory that still churns out classic styles with modern materials and commemorates the brand’s core beliefs.....
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In spring Vitra UK launched a national Panton Chair Competition. In the search for the best customised Panton Chair, architects and designers were asked to present their unique idea for the classic design piece.
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Elephant Safari Linen Tea Towel or Wall Hanging
14x18 / 100% fine grade medium weight linen, screenprinted locally using water based inks. sewn locally
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The breathtaking images of Jake Stangel's ongoing photography project "The Pacific" provide a stunning look at surfing in Oregon.
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Jump-Studio installation commissioned by Bloomberg for their Finsbury Square headquarters. Functional and accessible artspace.
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VIDEOThis particular Vinyl Cube was created by Chairman Ting. Vinyl Cube is a simple but versatile design object that allows artists to paint and or draw on it's smooth vinyl surface to create their own custom Vinyl Cube.
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Entasis Group, a Colorado-based design/build firm, have completed the Kerr Gulch Highlands house, located in Evergreen, Colorado.
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The aesthetics of disgust by Katrin Baumgarten. From eccentric light switches to squirming, goosebumps inducing, or secretly communicating objects, this work explores disgust and its
possible transitions in the technological age.
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Andreas Gröbel and his label "Zur schönen Linde" transforms old and used gym mats into these great cubestools.
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Here's a summery refreshment from the Norwegian design office Tank. They have made this pure, fresh and modern packaging for the new cider from Mack!
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The Jeffrey Deitch era at MOCA has officially begun with his first show as director of the esteemed institution - Dennis Hopper’s Double Standard. The retrospective, curated by Julian Schnabel and with assistance from dealer Tony Shafrazi
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This interior design is made by Tham & Videgard Arkitekter, for Humlegarden Apartment. The colorful aspects is focused for the wall and the flooring.
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This small hut in Russia has everything wrapped in foil.
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New brand &CAIRO inspired by the city of Cairo, Egypt.
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Ocotpus Vulgaris print by Jude Landry, edition of 75
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Solar-powered pest control device lures pests to death
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Robert Stadler's aluminum 'Possible Bench' is part of his impressive collection available at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
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Lime Studio have completed the Cello bar/cafe in Kilkis, Greece.
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FEATUREDKata Inflatable Camera Bag system! Fascinating idea when traveling to protect your gear ~ and it packs down to a pouch the size of a book!
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'Ceramic Art' kettle by eliumstudio for Rowenta. Really nice material combination in large scale home appliance production.
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Yves Behar + GE 'Wattstation' electric vehicle infrastructure to be available commercially in 2011.
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There is a transformation in the nature of Beauty Retail. Beauty stores are creating environments that both represent the brand and incorporate lifestyle aspects.
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VIDEOartist ABOVE kicks off his 4-month tour by hanging movie star arrow mobiles in Hollywood.
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For anyone who ever wanted to try how they look like with a beard, this Beardwear designed by COMPANY will be your best shot.
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FEATUREDInspiration Image roundup ~ first in a new sponsored series by Veer, this time we're exploring signage which lead us to fun graphic icons... and beyond!
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Pärlan chair by Brikolor is a chair made from turned solid ash and laminated wood-sides. The texture looks quite inviting. Available soon.
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An info-graphic on how to make the perfect cup of coffee by Plaid-creative. Cool idea, now to try them all!
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FIA carafes by Nina Jobs for design house stockholm.
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VIDEOAwesome promo for for OFFF Paris 2010 Festival directed by Julien Valleé.
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Pavel Sidorenko makes some wonderful mustaches. "Old Thomas" are mustaches for everyone and every occasion.
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The LaCie Xtreme key sounds great for adventurers and the clumsy. It comes wrapped in a 2mm zamac (zinc/aluminum/magnesium/copper alloy) pipe, can tolerate extreme heat and cold and even being submerged!
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Tokyo Bike has opened their London pop-up shop in Spitalfields Market! The pop-up opened on July 8th and will only stay open for 6 weeks.
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Designed by Jordi Gali, the Barceló Raval hotel in Barcelona, Spain, features 2200 Basotect ceiling baffles made from BASF's flexible melamine resin foam.
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Bohyun Yoon's Sound of Glass. Glass helmets can be filled with water and create unique sounds depending on the size of their hands, the amount of water, and their body movement.
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360 HOUSE in Galapagar, Madrid from SUBARQUITECTURA.
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Benjamin Hubert's Foundation Shelf for Heals is made of Valchromat with steel box files that are pulled out with leather tabs.
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This chair is OFFECCT's product, designed by Patrick Norguet, called Fly. With some ergonomic considerations, they designed the chair with unique shape of the back part.
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Munny x Kodak Brownie Flash - What if a designer toy and a vintage camera had sex together? Here is the result.
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Vitamin Water have released Vitamin Schtick a hydrating lip balm available in eight flavors.
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The Felt Mistress has brought Pete Fowler's vision for Clinic's I'm Aware video to life by creating a puppet cast in astonishing detail
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George Steinmetz's aerial photography is nothing short of astounding, especially when you realize that they're taken from his paraglider.
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Amazing tree house hotel opens this weekend in Sweden. All the rooms are suspended in the trees and each are designed by different architects. Here the Mirrorcube reflects the surrounding forest.
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Light Pool phone by iida, designed by Hironao Tsuboi. An emotional approach to phone design.
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Comparing director Frederic Planchon's cut of the Melting spot for Nestle brand Perrier with the spot that aired. Also shown, the award-winning accompanying print campaign shot by Jean-Yves Lemoigne.
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Pat Perry Work is a fresh look on our world.
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Website designer and photographer JD Hancock creates these clever miniature scenes, played out using an iPhone screen as part of the backdrop.
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A beauty salon and cafe on a narrow site in Umeyashiki, Tokyo designed by Upsetters Architecture. Sandwiched between two buildings, the small space is designed a as a retreat full of light.
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Porsche 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid Concept ~ stunning ~ see the video too!
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Krink's large scale work at Rojo Nova at the MIS Museum in Sao Paolo has begun work. It will take over one large wall of the museum though the actual measurements are not yet known.
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This bicycle helmet by french designer Kévin Goupil is based on an old french army helmet. Entirely made of cork, it's green, lightweight and definitely looks cool.
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VIDEOMike Benson and Knife Show Inc. show how video games could invade the snowboarding world.
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'PixCell Prismoid' by Kohei Nawa is part of iida's collaboration with the Japanese artist.
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Collin's Lab DIY iPad stylus. For use with iPhone, iPad and similar capacitive touchscreen devices.
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FEATUREDBlank Canvases! Anything is possible! Lovely new ad spots from American Express for their playful new Zync Card ~ fun music from passion pit, andrew bird, and the antlers.
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Team Geotectura's SunCubes is a temporary installation at the Earth Dance Festival designed to impart knowledge about solar energy and encourage people to come up with innovative and creative ideas to make the planet a better place.
Read more: http://www.greendiary.com/entry/suncubes-exquisite-solar-garden-sends-green-message-at-earth-dance-festival/#ixzz0tT4RAH41
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