Serie "Coches imposibles" by Antonio Lizarazu Balue
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#3459
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FEATUREDKarim Rashid Veuve Clicquot Loveseat ~ nothing like some gorgeous furniture with built in champagne holder... and beautiful photography
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#3458
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Nice utilisation of street marketing, on bus stop. Saatchi&Saatchi pour son client Quiksilver à Copenhague
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#3457
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I love oilily, and their new artist collaborations. This one is done by Linn Olofsdotter, a Swedish artist.
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#3456
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Perfect for notcot + tastespotting, the cooking/designing objects. The bread knife is also a ruler, and the board has a chopping side and an x-acto side.
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#3455
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fromthe "Street Art Sweet Art"collective in milan. check it out before april 7th at Pac (Padiglione arte contemporanea).
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#3454
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great laser cut skatedecks from refill seven.
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#3453
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Blue and Green LED alarm clocks from I.D.E.A.
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#3452
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Tony Deifell really gets those gears turning in your head when he asks 'Why do you do what you do?' It's a simple question that just doesn't really seem to have a simple answer. May be you could even take a spin at answering it...
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#3451
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VIDEOBBC Interview with Junko Mizuno ~ most fascinating part is seeing her collection of toys that she needs for inspiration... from Popples to My Little Ponies!
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#3450
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Chiaki Murata's HONO LED Candles actually react to wind and can be turned off by blowing on them.
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#3449
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FEATUREDIf you want to see green design... go to the BP Helios House GAS STATION... reminiscent of the futuristic views of yesterdays its quite the site to behold late at night.
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#3448
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Knowing how much you kids like the print+cut+make toys... here's another adorable one... from Big Chief
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#3447
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FEATUREDDirect link to the NOTCOT Gallery - Junko Mizuno pics from last nights opening.
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#3446
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FEATUREDFor all the pictures from the Heart Throb opening at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery ~ featuring the works of Miss Van and Junko Mizuno
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#3445
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FEATUREDScans of the Princesas of Miss Van, limited postcard set from last nights opening.
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#3444
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Installation by Carsten Holler with intertwining slides at the Tate Modern, London.
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#3443
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Sketchfighter is a game designed to look just like those little doodles of spaceships you used to make in the margins of your notebooks in school. Brilliant!
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#3440
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Nathan Sawaya is a Certified LEGO Professional which means he builds things out of Lego for a living. Here's his lifesized Han Solo in Carbonite sculpture.
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#3439
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notCOT puns aside... found Dropps on the treehugger ads ~ and the eco friendly, Dissolvable, Ready-to-use, Organic, Premeasured Packet ~ was an interesting design...
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#3438
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Tenebrionid Beetle - Living Beetle Jewelry. The next trend in tiny creatures that celebrities carry around with them.
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#3437
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need more sites to read this weekend? Stefano Ricci over at Elmanco, has put together a ridiculously extensive list of sites to check out...
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#3436
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FEATUREDLouisa Bufardeci has created a series of embroideries showing 1 min phone conversations and anti war speeches... stunning.
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#3435
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We seem to share a lot of obsessions with Boing Boing ~ how great is British designer Nick Foster's portrait of them
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#3434
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The Waiting Light. 2002 by kris harzinski "Perhaps it will make waiting less mundane. At the very least, it will give you something to talk about with the person standing or sitting next to you."
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#3433
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FEATUREDQuick little saturday morning rant ~ on social shopping... some of the awesome thisnext/notcot users... and an end to the thisnext badges on notcot.com.
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#3432
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Ethics Girl : Higher Quality, Lower Impact. Great new tee from the environmentally conscious, Howies*.
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#3431
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FEATUREDAlso from Anthropologie's spring line... love this Gardenia Carry-All
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#3429
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FEATUREDTastespotting makes me want to cook... and learn to essentially design with food... and these aprons from Anthropologie would be perfect to do it in!
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#3428
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summer76 has a nice post at coolhunting about hearing all sides before giving in to the magical politician powers of gore... "The Great Global Warming Swindle" from brit channel 4 is interesting.
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#3427
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alchemi is in search of discarded incandescent bulbs that have been exchanged for Compact Fluorescents (CFLs).
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#3426
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dianne y. cheuk put together her monologue of psychedelic mushrooms, women, and flowers, and water colors. Mushroom Girls Virus - in a silk fabric bound cover by die gestalten. beautiful.
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#3425
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Jeff Koegel's paintings tackle the landscape, hybridity, simultanaity, and transformation in the most beautifully disorienting way
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#3424
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The Eye Project from Japan's KDDI makes a stylish way to share mobile video and pictures with everyone on the web.
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#3423
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I may be looking for a tennis racket... and just noticed this porsche design one. Pretty... "The structure of the material creates the ideal balance of stability and lightness: 85% carbon, 15% Kevlar."
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#3422
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aneta grzeszykowska & jan smaga are a duo from warsaw who put together images of an apartment looking from above, somewhat in a "plan" format. awesome details.
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#3421
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a series of portraits by second-life photographers Eva and Franco Mattes.
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#3420
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design*sponge featured Submarine Channel, devoted to particularly memorable movie title sequences.
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#3419
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I had no idea the usps was so into star wars... or that they wanted the world to know they had jedi powers. Apparently for the star wars 30th anniversary, they are putting out R2D2 mailboxes...
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#3418
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French inventor Lucien Gambarota and Wharton grad and entrepreneur Doug Woodring are bringing clean, sustainable energy to the gym using good old-fashioned manpower.
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#3417
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FEATUREDYork Mints (the peppermint patties in a mini bite sized ball) ~ has limited edition tins by designers like Nicole Miller...
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#3416
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Aaron R. Thomas created this plexi DJ spinning table complete with Louis Vuitton trunk for the Golden Globes! Just one of his many fun acrylic designs!
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#3415
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A Swarovski Studded Refrigerator in black or aluminum. Kitchen Bling? Hmmmm.... by gorenje
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#3414
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Reporters Without Frontiers map of the world countries where internet usage is controlled by the government.
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#3413
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"CANDY, The GIRLPOWERSHOPPING Issue,
is now online and ready to download and enjoy!! This issue is dedicated solely to some of the best female talent on the surface of this little planet we call home!"
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#3412
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thomas paul for paul smith plates. i especially love the one with the tree, and its roots.
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#3411
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Jacobs by Marc Jacobs for Marc by Marc Jacobs in Collaboration with Marc Jacobs for Marc of Marc Jacobs. *phew*... now say it 10 times fast... backwards.
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#3410
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SPOOF tribute album: Dylan covers Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss). Complete with music, and album artwork. Cat in the Hat's turns 50! [Editor's Note: a must hear. great to wake up to...]
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#3409
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First there were the Mimobot USB guys... then the chocolate ones... then vinyl ones... now even DIY VIMOBOTS!
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#3408
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CoolHunter's feature on the latest mural to go up in the Gloucester Tube Station makes me want to get back to London soon. by Chiho Aoshima
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#3407
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Dollar sign tiles at the new Jonathan Adler store in Manhattan's West Village. Found on design*sponge.
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#3406
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CK's new fragrance: CK 2inu. Nice, modern-looking bottle. notcot says it looks like a sake bottle...
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#3405
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From the latest Hermes collection... i've always wanted a muff... but a muff thats a purse that can hold my pearl and gloss? Wow. Nice round up of the variations over at purseblog.
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#3404
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among many good finds in this week's "currents" is Lachlan Blackley's wallpaper catalogue featuring rat wallpaper, which was actually gnawed out by gerbils.
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#3403
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1 watch..and 1.851 diamonds - Nixon's Diamond Rotolog
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#3402
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FEATUREDLe blog de nesk ~ the illustrations on this site have me addicted tonight ~ who doesn't want an adorable monster that takes care of business(men) for you?
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#3401
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Another artsy but very cool light assembled from ping pong balls and can be ordered in a table or floor configuration.
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#3400
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These are some really talented bugs! Makes you second guess calling in the exterminator.
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#3399
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Living on roof tops. Crazy Dutch architects MVRDV have found a way to build new homes without the need of more land in Rotterdam by building on the rooftops of pre-existing buildings
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#3398
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Heather @ Dooce.com updated her header design and it is oh so pretty.
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#3396
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FEATUREDCome In ? Go AWAY? Say both with just one door hanger or doormat ~ latest from SuckUK
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#3394
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Found these on Sci Fi tech - There are handle bars, and then there are handle bars... can't you see two guys fighting antler to antler on these? By Jenny Nordberg, "King of the Road".
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#3393
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FEATUREDMoMA's latest, Comic Abstraction ~ makes you rethink comics... particularly SPEECH BUBBLES!
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#3392
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Super cute logo for Molly & June (yes they make clothing. for your dog.)
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#3391
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FEATUREDWhen fencing meets fashion ~ its a deadly combination... Love this shoot by Rasmus Mogensen
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#3390
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This big pixel LED alarm clock from PureModern is a little different from the rest. Instead of the typical 7-segment red LED, it's got an oversized blue-grey pixel display.
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#3389
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"molecular or planetary explosion" Designer Stuart Haygarth presents some new pieces, including this chandelier for MAC cosmetics.
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#3388
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Also the main RolitoLand page has some adorable design going on
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#3387
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Rolito Boy Love Nature Green ~ if you're gonna go green... you need a mascot like this. Love the birds too.
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#3386
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Loop Lounger - Gala Wright, 2004 - can you believe this gorgeous lounger folds up? Would be perfect for a day like today out on the balcony while posting...
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#3385
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Topic Map: How Scientific Paradigms Relate - Map of Science
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#3384
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Architectural photographer Corey Weiner's online portfolio.
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#3383
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Its a 'who owns who' image for every car manufacturer. Pretty interesting to see which companies own which.
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#3382
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Compact bike anyone ? Very cool design by Thomas Jowen.
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#3381
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Banksy is basically the greatest street artist ever, in my opinion.
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#3380
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This Robot Web Cam from USBGeek bears more than a passing resemblance to Honda's Asimo robot.
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#3379
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A La Lata Lounger made from 3000 aluminum pulltabs and plastic twist-ties by Colombian designer Carlos Alberto Montana Hoyos
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#3378
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Sexy viral spot for the new audi TT ~ work by Universal Everything for Audi Australia.
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#3377
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Just wanted to be the first to say ~ no blogobot could ever replace the incredible collective inspiration you guys manage to find every day. But sure, i guess we could use one of these NEC Blogobots to help us find MORE.
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#3376
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Robert Faludi, Kate Hartman, Kati London and Rebecca Bray of NYU's ITP program have created 'Botanicalls' to let thirsty plants communicate their needs to humans - by placing phone calls to their owners.
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#3375
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A still taken from the animated short "The Big Brother State", a film about public surveillance and its consequences. [Editor's Note: gorgeous visuals... and thought provoking as well...]
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#3374
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FEATUREDLegos + Surrealist/Pop Art = brilliance... must check out the images from the Art Craziest Nation exhibition.
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#3373
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love will tear us apart. this rug is stunning. i want it. HZL = calle henzel
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#3372
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Love this money bowl that SwissMiss found ~ especially the part where she mentions you could just slide those pesky coins you left there when emptying in your pocket, while chatting on the phone... great way to save.
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#3370
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Norwegian Highway Lookout by Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen. What a spot to go"parking"...
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#3369
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Philip Ross's 'Triple Now Power' tree ring piece. His "Juggernaut" plant survival system is a hydroponic- head-shaker.
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#3368
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The first toy art from Brazil. [Editor's Note ~ no way its the first?!?! But Ted Hole is still kind of cool]
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#3367
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Want a Wii? More details at .com ~ but basically ~ we love the wii, have an extra, and have decided to give it away to a reader that fills out the FM Survey. So just leave your email in the comments section at the bottom.
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#3366
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a miniature deserted island in the middle of your dining table. The art of Michael Samuels
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#3365
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Kama Sutra Condoms by Atypyk over at Charles and Marie ~ collect 'em like baseball cards they say... since 10 to a pack and oh so many positions...
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#3364
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Impressive to see this chart of some of the largest food processors in the US ~ how many organic brands they have acquired in the last few years ~ and how many they have launched
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#3363
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Congrats to Josh Spear on his latest endeavor, the Spear Collective ~ a hand picked group of artists that they will represent and match up with great brands...
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#3362
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Got money to burn? 15' high ceilings? then check out Rock & Royal's custom chandeliers!
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#3361
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History of Men with Cramps: The Documentary. "Male Menstrual Cramps have directly or indirectly caused the most important events in history..." [Editor's Note: ThermaCare HeatWraps went all out...]
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#3360
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awesome art from mel kadel [Editor's Note: my fav is Un-Scared]
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#3359
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Say it with flowers aka in-your-face floral wrath. The 'Bouquet of Anger' by Niels van Eijk & Miriam van der Lubbe's and their entire "Bouquets of Emotion" collection.
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#3358
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It may look like a head of iceberg lettuce, but it's actually a safe - theres a hidden compartment that hides your valuables from prying eyes... From bimbambanana.com
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