FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #32: Triple Aught Design! An urban adventurer super bundle of a Flux Hoodie, Merino Scarf, K9 Velcro Patch, and a Fisher Space Pen 400 TAD Edition.
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The end of the world never looked so good. Gorgeous infographic on the Mayan apocalypse from David McCandless.
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'Social housing' by the French architects from Tetrarc in Saint-Gilles Croix de Vie - France.
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Ants face a slippery slope when they venture onto pitcher plants. Scientists explore the tiny, precisely oriented hairs that are hard to climb up and create a slippery, wet film.
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A cardboard and paper pinhole camera designed by Gangwoo Park.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #31: Bittersweets NY is giving away one of their beautiful Silver Sword Necklaces (Yes, it is a silver version of those iconic plastic cocktail swords!)
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BouncyIrises by Xuedi Chen is a game that mixes the interaction of physical and digital objects. The objective of the game is to catch the digital projections by opening the mechanical irises.
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Barneys New York Electric Holiday event invitation created by design packaging inc includes multi-colored LED lights and 2 way mirrors!
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VIDEOIs that a real spider or just a decoy? Scientists discover a spider that builds its own spider-decoys out of leaves, debris and dead insects!
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VIDEOGALE is a crater on Mars near the northwestern part of the Aeolis quadrangle at 5.4°S 137.8°E.
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The Riding Bench from Singularité supported by connections made from elastic straps and leather.
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ISOTOPES, an audiovisual installation from Nonotak (Noemi Schipfer and Takami Nakamoto).
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VIDEOMakers & Brothers teamed up with The Social House, Designgoat and Joe Laird to create bespoke charred oak tumblers and oak boxes for Jameson Special Reserve whiskey.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #30: The Working Proof & Brevity Jewelry & Sub-studio. Chance to win Aztec Necklace and Animal Medley by bee things print with a decorative wood frame designed by Sub-Studio and made by NOTlabs!
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Nostalgia Monopoly with the original gameboard from one of the very first editions of the game and wooden box.
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Hyperstealth based in Canada claim that it has developed an invisible wearable cloak concept to provide complete imperceptibility– it doesn’t use cameras or mirrors or require power.
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Gorgeous food photography from Silvio Knezevic.
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Return of the Bikes. Every Year around twenty five thousand bikes are hoisted out into the canals in Amsterdam - this art installation seeks to highligt the problem.
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Pet Floats, so your pets can enjoy a day or relaxing as they drift around the pool.
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LDC (Lighting Design Collective)'s Silo 468 transforms a disused oil silo in Helsinki into a wondrous light display and a civic space.
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Zweimaleins and star chef Stefan Hartmann cook up something special for Xmas. With some tasty infographics and a little film, anyone can surprise their family and friends with a gourmet Christmas duck.
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VIDEOAdorable Wallace & Gromit Google+ Hangout Holiday Video!
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'Footbridge' by the architects DVVD in Villetaneuse - France.
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Paola Pivi's beautiful billboard situated near NYC's High Line.
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The generative art of Novastructura, a project by designer Giuseppe Randazzo
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Gingerbread Brooklyn: An entire NYC block made out of gingerbread by Renee Baumann.
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Makoto Azuma's incredible underwater bonsai.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #29: Geneva Sound Systems. 2 winners will receive a super Special Gold Edition Model S!
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FEATUREDPeppermint cocktails, Caramel Apple Upside-Down Noodle Kugel, bacon candy and more this week at Tasteologie and Liqurious.
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A tribute to Niemeyer in gingerbread: Architizer selects winner of the first annual Gingerbread House Competition!
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Refugia, the gorgeous new Chilean lodge on the island of Chiloé in Patagonia designed by Mobil Arquitectos.
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VIDEOThe EaTheramin, a theramin that plays as you eat. Every time you take a bite, you complete the circuit and trigger a sound.
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Unveiled: the making-of the Architizer A+ Awards trophy, designed by Snarkitecture.
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Alight Designs Bullseye Gameboard ~ perfect for aiming rubberbands, bottle caps, and any other projectiles smaller than a 4" diameter... fun camping game.
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Samplr, an app for the ipad that takes full advantage of the touch feature, allowing you to make music and play with sound by touching it with your fingers.
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Life on a cloud... Movable seating area by Thomas Hiemann and Markus Dilger
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Incredible microscope photography in the winning images of the Olympus Bioscapes Digital Imaging Competition.
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MOONLAND, the coffee table and container designed by Marco Guazzini. Exhibited at the Design Market area of “Abitare il Tempo”, Verona 2012.
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FEATUREDMusic Video Roundup! So much goodness to watch and listen too ~ from ghillie suits in the forest dancing to fraggles in ben folds five to playing music with a car to projection mapping on singers faces and more!
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A LEGO Santa Claus Mech for delivering all those toys.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #28: Fred & Friends! Chance to win Gator Clips, Sideview Mirror, Abominable Ice Tray, Coolamari Tray, Is the new black pencils, Sprout bookmarks, Crustache Crust Cutter, Drumstick Chopsticks, and MORE!
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Chillis so hot they explode? Love this photo series by Adam Voorhes for Men’s Health using firecrackers inside chilli peppers!
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VIDEOAutodesk Research's OrgOrgChart (Organic Organization Chart) visualising the evolution of a company's structure over time. Capturing each day between May 2007 and June 2011, a span of 1498 days.
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FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from NOTCOT.org includes cranberry wakeskating, baking cookies on an AMG, pencil sculptures and more.
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The Contour Coffee Table. A modern sculptural table made from bamboo and steel cable and held together by tension.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #27: Photojojo! Chance to win a bundle consisting of 4GB Eyefi, the Cell Lens Pouch (pouch w/ three lenses), Easy Macro Lens Band, Seat Belt Camera Strap, Photoshop magnets, and a Light Paint Can.
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Station Supply Co. upcycles fire hoses into iPhone covers...
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A frost flower is created on autumn or early winter mornings when ice in extremely thin layers is pushed out from the stems of plants or occasionally wood. Here is a selection of these exquisite natural ice extrusions.
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Studio Job's Taj Mahal table is made from painted and polished bronze.
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X-Rays of Christmas Presents by Hugh Turvey.
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Ben the Illustrator recently collaborated with The Polyphonic Spree to design all their tour merchandise for the band's 10th Annual Holiday Extravaganza tour.
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VIDEOSony Argentina organized a silent party where hundreds of people danced in silence with their headphones.
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Computer-Authored Books Are On Sale On Amazon. Philip M. Parker, a professor at INSEAD, has a system that takes raw data from internet searches and databases and magics it into book form.
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FEATUREDLife's wood and leather Chupa Chup case! Also cases for other gum and candies... incredible craftsmanship!
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Ty Mattson has created a stellar series of Homeland-inspired vintage jazz record covers.
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Adorable packaging and branding for the Smile Makers vibrators - The Fireman, the Frenchman, the Millionaire, and the Tennis Coach.
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'Kinetic' floor lamp by the Latvian designer Aleksandr Dubickij.
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French architects Wilmotte & Associés and interior designer Sybille de Margerie have recently completed the luxurious and contemporary new Madarin Oriental Hotel in Paris.
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FEATUREDMatte black silliness in Alexander Wang Object Collection no. 2 - inflatable shark, beach ball, pool tube, and dog collar and leash! (and more...)
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Cabinet DIAMOND Boca do Lobo in green emerald (Pantone color 2013)
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #26: Montessorium! 20 chances to win - 10 will win Letter Work and Number Work Books and Montessorium apps: Intro to Math, Intro to Letters, Intro to Geography, Alpha Writer. Another 10, all 4 apps.
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VIDEOSamsung employ the service of 2 amazing Kirigami artists to wish everyone Happy Holidays.
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VIDEOHenry Chu’s Fish Harp. Whenever a goldfish swims beneath a glass, a motion sensor triggers a sound sample that mimics the sound that glass would make if a moist finger were dragged across its rim.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #25: Skip Hop! A chance to win the ultimate new baby kit - bundle including a Grand Central Diaper Bag, 4-piece Nursery Set, Alphabet Zoo ABC Blocks, Tree Top Friends Bead Tree, and a Flapping Owl Pull Toy.
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belTable by Marcin, a table that is held together by the tightening of a belt.
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Beautiful packaging for Danish brewery Mikkeller's wild winter ale by Bedow.
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Best Camera Trap Animal Photos of 2012 on NatGeo
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The Fifties and Sixties’ series of double happiness thermos and a whole set combine the form of traditional double happiness thermos and glass craft. Designed by MESH
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VIDEOWakeskating among the cranberries. Gorgeous video from the Red Bull Winch Sessions.
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The Milan-based creatives at Andrea Maffei Architects, redefined an old warehouse into a captivating library in Maranello, Italy.
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Variable Technologies introduce Chroma, the latest sensor for reading and matching colors.
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Perth Zoo's baby echidna shows off its incredible tongue.
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We visited DMFD's Brooklyn studio and were treated to a cork lathing demo. Designer Daniel Michalik explains how he feels about the material that he has come to be known for.
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Series of working bread technology pieces from artist Nitsan Debbi include flashlights and radios.
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A contemporary appropriation of Salvador Dali’s ‘Lobster Telephone’ (Aphrodisiac telephone). ‘Lobster Mobile Telephone Case’ by Noddy Boffin.
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Taschen Tree Houses: Fairy Tale Castles in the Air
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FEATUREDHHA TWI01 = Hardcore Hardware Australia Tactical Writing Instrument. Shaft constructed from 6000 series, non-reflective; black anodized aluminum, with a glass breaking tip!
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #24: Dead Zebra! 10 winners will receive a Holiday Android - Frankie Frost and one Super Winner will receive 2 Holiday Androids, a signed Do Not Eat book, and a ‘You should come with me’ print.
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Tîan bike rack, perfect combination of function and design, beautifully shows your bike, be it single speed, retro race bike, or custom made. By Berlin based Mikili.
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Artistic playing cards from the Curator Deck, produced by House of Playing Cards.
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BeetBox is a simple instrument that allows users to play drum beats by touching actual beets. It is powered by a Raspberry Pi with a capacitive touch sensor and an audio amplifier in a handmade wooden enclosure.
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Behind the scenes of UncommonGoods' first holiday claymation marketing email.
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For 2013 German freelance Designer Martin Oberhäuser from Hamburg created this special wall calendar in black and white including all important dates arranged in a circle.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #23: Art In The Age & Spodee! While we can't give away the deliciously unique alcohol, these packs of goodies feature their amazing branding, packaging, and fun products! See the special bundles!
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Winter Cabin Collection is adorably cozy - Here's the Hunker Down With Me wool blanket that comes with leather straps to tote it around...
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Chay Hawes' illustrated scientists quiz - how many can you name?
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Kaleidocycle folding paper toy... print and cut and fold and then flip it round and round through the different patterns.
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Keiji Ashizawa designed the Mishima House in Tokyo.
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Cute wildlife espresso set by Bristol illustrator Tom Frost at Iota Bristol.
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The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) by Bernhardt und Partner architects is Europe's flagship laboratory for basic research in molecular biology.
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VIDEOBeginning, from Novina Studio, a black and white film, projected onto a jet of water.
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Pétrifications Bookmarks by Krzysztof J. Lukasik.
An avid reader, ÉCAL/ MAS-Luxe 2012 student Krzysztof J. Lukasik created a series of solid stone bookmarks to save the pages for later.
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Lovely work from illustrator from Paul Farrell.
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The unique Capside Lamps by Loïc Bard can double as hanging light fixtures or floor lamps.
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Gorgeous food photography by Gustav Almestål for Gourmand magazine in O Gluttony! divine Gluttony!
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GravityLight is a revolutionary new approach to storing energy and creating illumination. It takes only 3 seconds to lift the weight which powers GravityLight, creating 30 minutes of light on its descent. For free.
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Golden Section Finder " i spy the perfect ratio" - Designed by Tim Parsons and Jessica Charlesworth in acrylic.
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Delight without the cleanup. Cuteness without the aroma. Tune in to Laughlin Constable's puppy cam every day at noon for 12 days as we serenade seven Great Pyrenees puppies.
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Sam Bompas on the mysterious ambergris, whale 'vomit' that graces perfumes and is one of the rarest and most fragrant materials in the world.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #22: Kidrobot! So many toys! Kid Neutron, Pop Mini Series ‘Corns, All City Breakers, Munnyworld Munny Series 4, a pair of Love Birds, Fat Caps, SPK2 Minis, and Happy Labbit Minis.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Chill Winter Inspiration Mix from our NOTlabs director, Shawn Sims!
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Gorgeous matte black kitchen utensils from Unionmade.
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The Arduino Esplora is a microcontroller board that provides a number of built-in, ready-to-use sensors that can be programmed for various interactions including gaming.
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FEATUREDThis week’s roundup from NotVentures includes last minute Asian getaways, luxury in Switzerland, Christmas in London’s Goring and more.
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Gorgeous animal photography by Ernest Goh.
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Change Is Good - Ace x Billy Kirk leather tray
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FEATUREDLeanlix & Lickety Stiks & Treat Toobs - There's some creative packaging repurposing going on in the dog treat space... inspired by lip balm, glue sticks, sunblock, roller ball deodorant, travel toiletries, etc...
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Hay & Scholten & Baijings' Plissè Archive Accordion Folder - love the surprising burst of color as it opens!
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Burgopak have recently teamed up with leading design agency BERG to design and produce the packaging for their first connected product, Little Printer.
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VIDEO12 Days of Mayhem! Allstates' awesome character Mayhem updates the holiday classic with... well, you'll see in the ad!
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Citycapes Carpet by ALLT made from felt. The rug pattern's is assembled from hexagonal grid tiles made from 100% wool.
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Beautiful pencil sculptures by Jessica Drenk.
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Rich black and white photo essay on futuristic architect, engineer and inventor Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller.
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Yusuke Oono creates a gorgeous Christmas version of the 360 degree book.
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An angular new home in the south of Portugal has become a man made centerpiece between a family of 400 olive trees! Vitor Vilhena Arquitectura built a stark white shell around the house to provide temperature control against the beaming sun.
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Eddy Vinyl Figure for Rouleur Magazine ~ designed by Richard Mitchelson, based on his 'Eddy' Illustration for the magazine.
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Holiday Pixel Pop Up Cards! Print and cut and fold! Love these lego tree looking cards...
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FEATUREDAmbergris and rose macarons? Just one of the delicious new flavor combinations announced by Pierre Hermé as a part of the new limited edition Les Jardins collection for 2013.
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Shirts and Destroy 3D Skull - 23 individual laser cut pieces of 1/16" white birch plywood sourced from two sheets of 12" x 24" stock and a three piece 1/16" laser cut cell cast clear acrylic stand. Limited Edition of 100.
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'La Pibale' restaurant by Atelier Ferret Architectures in Contis Plage, France.
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VIDEOMercedes-Benz AMG bakes cookies with the engine of an SLS AMG GT3 to celebrate the holidays.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #21: Kaufmann Mercantile! Chance to win a Wine-Scented Candle, EDC Kit, Chemex Handblown Coffee Maker, Buttermilk & Honey Pancake Mix, Black Walnut Board, and a Handmade Picking Basket.
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The looping Festina Lente bridge by Adna Alagic, Bojan Kanlic and Amila Hrustic outside the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo.
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The Portland Growler Company now has MINI 32oz Growlettes - my favorite is definitely the matte black sprocket growlette. Slip cast ceramic with wide mouth ceramic flip top lid with rubber gasket keeping your liquids cold and crisp for days.
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Death Star Ice Sphere - the ultimate ice ball for your scotch?
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Australian artist Andrew Baines creates Surreal Human Portraits with willing participants who come dressed in suits and bowler hats prepared for the various shenanigans planned for them.
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Laurence Brabant's X3cl: 1 L. "Bottle with a measuring part of 3cl. Suitable for whisky, Pastis or other alcohols. The capacity is 75cl. Also exists for one liter. Delivered with the two corks." Made of mouth-blown borosilicate glass.
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Type-filled walls adorn the club Trafiq in Budapest, down to the bathrooms. One of the 'architypeture' projects in a round-up of typography-infused architecture.
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Harman Kardon BT headphones - sleek, clean design, bluetooth, and one of the slimmest looking over ear headphones i've tried. Love the sandblasted steel and black matte housings...
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Latest from Geneva Lab - Geneva WorldRadio:
Bluetooth, FM, Alarm Clock, Speakers, Amplifier. All-in-One.
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Lost Time by Sarah van Gameren and Tim Simpson (a.k.a. Glithero) for Perrier Jouët at Art Miami, inspired by Antoni Gaudí.
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Mini Rimowa Make-up/Accessories polycarb cases for Porsche. 7.5" x 4.75"
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'Rolling Chair' by the French designers Olivia Meillassoux and Céline Coutard.
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FEATUREDParabellum hand crafts beautiful free range bison leather bags in Los Angeles... and their purses all have Military Spec Ceramic Ball & Claw Feet in copper or black!
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