WOW. Perk's Gold Fly Selection - Orvis CEO and lifetime angler Perk Perkins picked the 26 best-producing, most-proven go-to flies for catching trout anywhere.

After pulling a marginally controversial painting of Barack Obama, artist Michael D’Antuono released this much safer work titled '…What I Meant Was…' in an attempt to answer some of the critics.

The new Barrows (South Africa) office in Brazil had it's wall covered by Uno Oliveira and Higor Mattos.

Sherman Residence is a really cool mountain home by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects. Located in Mill Valley, California, this modern design blends nature and innovation in a truly contemporary house on a hill.

On 8 June 2002, ANNEX Monma Gallery opened in Sapporo. Designed by Shinichiro Akasaka from Akasaka Shinichiro Atelier the art gallery is open between May to October.

The Swiss Border Cantons shed light collectively on borders and limits from a social, psychological, cultural and ethnic perspective.

Here are the first High-res pics of the new and very limited production Ferrari 599XX, which, according to Ferrari, “incorporates the most advanced technologies resulting from Ferrari’s road-going and F1 research.”

Wow Panasonic announces their new 3D video camera ~ "Industry's First System to Support Efficient Production of 3D Full HD Content"

Fredrik Farg's chairs debuting at the Milan Salone are inspired by classic tailoring that never goes out of style. Using old chairs from flea markets and recycling them to there former conditions, he is creating “slow fashion” furniture.

Beyond how cool this Erin Fetherston’s exclusive jumper from the Spring ’09 runway at New York Fashion Week is at Revolve Clothing's one of a kind The LIST ~ i love the photography!!!

Andreas Varotsos has designed the new Luna chair for the Greek manufacturer Varangis.

Inkd: The World's First Market for Original Print Design! We're proud to announce the launch of Inkd! Inkd is the first place to buy and sell professional, original print creative.

VinylPulse has a look behind the scenes of Amanda Visell's upcoming release: her hand-painted Birthday Dragon resin figures [ed. of 25] on her birthday -- this Thursday, March 26th, 2009 [7 PM] at the Switcheroo workshop.

The Electrochef, America’s most beautiful appliance!
A symphony of graceful, flowing lines, gleaming porcelain, sparkling metal!

Latest from Skip Hop ~ MOBY! The whale spout cover that keeps your kid's head safe from bumping into the tap... and it can hang from its tail!

Danish Dencon has designed a new desk which was introduced during the Stockholm Furniture Fair.

This is a kinetic sculpture of a biker in Budapest on the Danube river. The wheels are moved by the flow of the water. Or at least, they are supposed to be...

What The Font ~ now for the iPhone!

Close up with the TAD Gear Titanium Skeleton Key ~ who doesn’t want a piece of thick solid 6AL-4V titanium billet that is machined locally in SF in a machine shop that does parts for the F22 Raptor?!?!

I've had a thing for wooden bathmats the last few years... Seletti has a unique twist on it... "Made from natural oak rods bound together with leather this bathmat gently massages the soles of the feet as you stand and walk on it."

Ooooh animal covered carafe ~ Designed by Marco Susani and Elizabeth Vidal this charming water set features domestic farm and wild animals that have been screen printed onto the surface of the glass in pure silver.

Bay Area-based graphic designer, Jure Gavran, created this toy to communicate his stance against the social ill known as scapegoating, a problem which he refers to as “a silly make-believe caricature of the truth.”

Nevercenter's Camerabag for iPhone ~ fun app that lets you apply vintage camera filtering...

NOTCOT's view of the 56th United States Inauguration of President Barack Obama ~ granted we're one of the tiny millions of ants in the image, we were there! By the Washington Monument with a clear view of the Capitol!

How to hack your brain to hallucinate without drugs. Now I just have to find a ping pong ball and an analog radio...

Interesting video about the entire fabrication process of diffrent Nike football boots : Tiempo, Mercurial and Total 90.

Coraline Box #21/50 ~ LAIKA Animation Studios has been sending out 50 mysterious handmade boxes filled with wonders from the upcoming Neil Gaiman book turned animation, Coraline... and we were sent #21!

Awesome private commission of a Tin Man playground by Tom Otterness

Just got two of these big glass measuring cup/beakers at IKEA ~ for only $2.95 each!!! Whether for measuring, giant mug, pens, flowers, or more... love it! and its microwave, dishwasher, and oven safe!

The Steelcase Leap ~ no that's not it ~ but how awesome is it to see the models they used to test and fine tune the super ergonomic features? Also check out the closeups and hands on pics with my review ~ coolest box too!

Drawn to this Boden chair and ottoman over at Room & Board

'72 Chevy Truck Coffee Table by Joel Hester is constructed with a beautifully cleaned, reformed, and clear coated hood of a 72 Chevy pickup. The table has wonderful detail with the truck's vin tags bolted to welded U shaped legs.

Restaurant Gastro - A young upcoming designer (Niklas Madsen) and one of the best High Cuisine creators (Per Dahlberg) in Sweden have created another fantastic restaurant.

Wieden and Kennedy London have created a Christmas Card Making Machine in their front window. It works by taking a picture of your face and placing it randomly onto one of the 12 Christmas characters which is then uploaded immediately on to the site. Find your face online and email your very own personalised christmas card to your loved ones for free!

Seattle's Pensar Development branding design concepts for the Gekkeikan's Cap Ace sake bottle...

The Glass Hall of the Tokyo International Forum, by Rafael Viñoly, is a must-see architectonic space.

RED announces their new line of cameras today! Completely customizable from a basic $2500 3K resolution camera to a $55000 28K EPIC monster of a camera! I can't wait until next year :)

I never thought of myself as a golden clawfoot tub kind of girl but... Italian company Gruppo Treesse offers new series of customizable bathtubs in several design styles ranging from modern to retro. This is the Epoca Foglia Oro).

Toilet Graffiti Embroideries by artist Frances Goodman

MWM (Matt W. Moore) X Threadless Gallery. Chicago, IL. November 7th – December 3rd. 3 recent series of work across disciplines. Enjoy!

The trailer for Pixar's 10th feature film, Up, is finally available to view. And the animation looks exquisite as expected...

Fascinating wrapped/branded water towers

Design Boom shows us "seoul design olympiad 08: sdesignunit" ~ prettiest EL Wire packaging and display i've ever seen

Designboom has some really fun pics of " prague designblok 08: studio of product design at AAAD in prague" ~ i love these kids toys!


a mobile toy by tomaš varga takes on the form of a goat-like creature
image © designboom

the students of the product design studio at AAAD in prague had several exhibitions, including a collection of
plastic toy cars for young children aged 1 - 4 years old. the tiny vehicles ranged from more aerodynamic shapes
to ones that took on more the form of an animal. mini ramps provided in an open area where children were given
the opportunity to test out their piloting skills on a couple of the prototypes.


this aerodynamic toy vehicle was designed by karel matējka
image © designboom


somewhat of a modern day version of the classic rocking horse by michaela tomišková
image © designboom


toy designed by pesr polák
image © designboom


installation view of all the toys designed by AAAD product design students
image © designboom

more
AAAD / VSUP: http://www.vsup.cz
prague designblok: http://www.designblok.cz

andrea db 10.14.08




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