Great Photography by Tony Notarberardino. The collection looks back at movies like, The Graduate and Chinatown.
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FEATUREDthe final installment in David Attenborough's "Life" series is here! Life In Cold Blood ~ incredible BBC series all about reptiles! It looks amazing, planet earth fans be ready to drool!
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Three works by architect/teacher Sami Rintala: Boxhome, Hotel Kirkenes and Floating Sauna (shown).
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FEATUREDOh, Murakami. He's stolen his own billboard off of Melrose and had it sent back to japan, b/c he loved the street art from Auger/Revok once he saw it on the internet.
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Romanywg's white BEAThovens... a bit silly to put ipod/headphones on a deaf musician... unless you could dock yours and music would come out! (Which it doesnt)
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Volkswagen Tiguan commercial that redefines modular design... and is a very cool evolution of the cityscape right before your eyes.
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It's like notcot on the nytimes! And you could be too! The Polling Place Photo Project is fantastic. and gives those of you with undocumented polling places an extra push out the door!
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The eagerly anticipated Ab Ovo Dining Chair by William Emmerson completes the acclaimed Ab Ovo Collection in a signed and limited edition of 500, available to order exclusively at Emmerson Troop, Los Angeles.
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A Flikr user by the name of "hello naomi" has a wonderful collection of cupcakes.
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Beautiful new street art from Cena7 in São Paulo Brasil
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FEATUREDTo those in Super Tuesday States ~ go vote! And to every voter... take pictures!!! And contribute to the Polling Place Photo Project - by Design Observer, AIGA, and the NY Times.
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“Ku-So Muji” is Muji’s sister site, where you can send in your product design idea and vote for your favorites.
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Nicely designed bottles for Norwegian rapeseed oil. The brand is called Odelia and the design is by Panoramadesign.
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arnaud de vicq et al's scratch my back cheese grater is too cute! part of the dining in 2015 competition over at designboom.
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Artist Ariana Page Russell suffers from Dermatographia, where you develop red swollen ridges on the skin. Not one to pass up a artistic opportunity, she uses this condition to create patterns.
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from web zen - A lego guitar... but it actually works!
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Haus 9x9, designed by Titus Bernhard Architekten and located in Bavaria, is a fascinating stone house built using gabions (rubble-filled wire baskets).
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Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe's tik tak clock reminds me of old school keys.
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VIDEOWe've all the seen the gallery of creative business cards and were awed. Now prepare to pick your jaw up off the ground and check out the first animated business card! I don't think I could afford to give these out to people!
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Great ad showing henna painted hands with tourist destinations in Hawaii written all over them. Done for Travel Corporation India by agency Grey Worldwide India.
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In the spirit of the week, vote for the winner in LVHRD's Architects Duel. Two firms from NYC built models of an Alaskan Research Center live on stage. Watch a recap video of the duel, then vote.
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Unfortunately this top hat is not a magical item... Although, it will make your trash disappear! By the way, "Cartola" means top hat in Portuguese...
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Levi's Back Pocket Art! Levi's teams up with LUCY and curates a gallery show with ~100 international and belgian artists.
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Hannes Broecker created an interesting interactive show in Dresden. Each piece is filled with a colorful, drinkable cocktail, and visitors were encouraged to grab a glass and indulge!
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New Honda Commercial for the FCX Clarity, made by Wieden + Kennedy, aka the agency behind the Cog commercial. [Editor's Note: So much cooler than superbowl ads!]
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Casa Mar Azul by Argentinian BAK Arquitectos is like a bunker mixed with the stylish lines of a modern prefab house. Love the raw concrete and no fuzz furniture.
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Obama-inspired design and art is popping up all over the place.
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Seen on the lapels of picketing WGA members throughout Hollywood, the pencil ribbon support pin provides an icon of solidarity for the WGA. The pin comes courtesy of BringBackTheDialogue.com.
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Verana, a fabulous resort located in a remote area on the Mexican Pacific coast, recently completed their V Houses, inspired by Jo Scheer’s Treehouse ‘Hooches’. I want me a hooch!
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For the skull obsessed... I Want Your Skull #4. A book featuring some of today's best artists interpreting the age-old subject- the skull.
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CURRENT STATE: A conceptual mobile application to monitor and control energy usage in your home.
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Finalists from The New Yorker's contest to redesign the magazines "presiding dandy", Eustace Tilley.
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Ceci n'est pas une lampe by Sander Mulder is a lamp (even if the name says otherwise) made up by hand blown glass. Lamp becomes shade, shade becomes lamp.
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The next time a kid asks "Where do lego bricks come from?" ~ show them this great slideshow from Business Week!
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You have a few more hours left to submit your designs to the annual Stereohype button competition! Tuesday night, 5th February, 2008 (11.59pm/23:59, GMT)
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On beautiful tees for a cause... Rosa Loves ~ buy custom designed tees to help those in need, loving this red bull on grey for "The Sharkar Family"
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FEATUREDSuperbowl XLII is over ~ but you can still see all the ads! Here are my favorites from today's game.
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FEATURED"Love Is In The Air" ~ Carlos Aires cut vinyl record silhouettes.
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Peruvian anti-riot police uses a futuristic armour that looks dark and cool.
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British street artist Banksy has been in LA recently and took it upon himself to decorate. The question still remains to whether these will fall victim to the buff or the capitalists?
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Stand Alone and Smile by Tommi Mustuai, a beautiful art book filled with amazing organic drawings.
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Amazing Japan series of tiltshift images added to CITYshrinker by Ben Thomas. Limited edition prints and other cool stuff up for grabs on store - this is something else.
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Visible Body ~ Travel by the human body into a model interactive, 3D, detailed and understandable. It's like "Google Earth" Human Body!
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Tomy Air Guitar Rockstar! On silly toys i'm craving this is next on the list...
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The Versailles Fluo is a collection of traditional looking porcelain tableware but with a modern twist. One handle, base or element of each piece is glazed in a bright color. Formal and fun at the same time.
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The Magnetix iCoaster takes construction toys to the next level by using the power of magnetism.
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Mostrini ~ some crazy little creatures in stuffed animal and pin form!
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sitbag chair and ottoman by "maybeoriduct", turkish design team.
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VIDEOTrampoline Billboard, An ambient outdoor stunt done in Brussels for the RAV4 Cross Sport.
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A massive projection, generated by the collective sounds of the public, that lights up the facade of York Minster.
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"La Révolte des Mannequins" is the new show by Royal de Luxe (the troup behind the famous "Sultan's Elephant" street theater performance). Currently in Nantes, France, for 10 days !
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A striking collaboration of Charles Burns, Chris Ware and Chip Kidd within the book design of Chip Kidd’s follow-up to The Cheese Monkeys, The Learners.
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VIDEONew work from Decapitator: the londonpaper hijack video.
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FEATUREDSince we can't get enough of Ben Lawson (#7943) ~ with valentine's day around the corner, we had to feature his incredible tentacled octopus hearts!
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Norwegian architect Tommie Wilhelmsen teamed up with Husgalleriet to bring us all this lovely house at Vivendelstien 10 in Stavanger, Norway. The interior isn't bad either...
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On unique forms of recycling... Manon’s table and seats are entirely made out of the white Carrara marble were part of the marble cladding for the Library of Human Science of Brussels University ~ by Rotor
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FEATUREDMatter Box Unboxed! There is some seriously fun branding going on in these free boxes~ so for anyone who didn't get the box in #8403, see the pics, video, and break down of whats inside!
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I couldn't resist posting this "I hope this gets on a graphic design blog" poster... here's the earliest source i can seem to find it on... not sure who made it.
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This amazingly detailed papercraft Nintendo DS Lite even has a working hinged case. Templates to make your own provided.
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Glacia ISBOKS : premium, super-tasty, pH perfect water in a tote-able, 5L biodegradable BOX! Inner bladder, handle and spigot are recyclable. One-way valve eliminates contamination and extends shelf life.
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The go-one³ is a "Human Powered Vehicle" [HPV], complete with headlight, backlight and turn signals. By the end of this year these electrical conveniences will be expanded to include an optional 500 Watt electric assist motor. Designed by Michael Goretsky
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Great handmade wooden tables and sideboards by the small Finnish company Fiskarsin Puusepät Oy.
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Shepard Fairey vs. WK ~ incredible video thats sure to get you inspired today! From start to finish to the streets with their crazy wall to wall filled gallery showing...
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FEATUREDValentine's Candy Hearts in three variations: Dejected, Dysfunctional, and Dumped. And in the dumped selection there is even one that says "U HAVE A BLOG".
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Here are all five nominations for Best Animated Short for 2008. I can't decide which one to pick yet.
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To launch Phillips Aurea TV which creates ambient colors to match what's on screen... they teamed up with Wong Kar Wai to create the beautiful film "There's Only One Sun"
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NIOG.NET - totally lush and poetic work from nyc-based graphic designer ChiChi Bello
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The Chocolate Eater 3600 kcal Necklace ~ there are also matching pins and earrings... an edible jewelry collection Jeannette Jansen
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You are loved! Helzber Diamonds offers free I AM LOVED buttons, in eleven different languages.
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Core77 has a great post about the Kotatsu ~ the japanese coffee table with built in blanket and heater underneath... to keep you cozy while you sit with your legs under, and all bundled up!
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Is the super slim sexy PS3 really coming this fall?
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OMA reveals design for large-scale Residential Complex in Singapore
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FEATUREDAlex + Chloe are launching a pop up store in LA tomorrow... and they have some fun oxidized silver pieces featuring dangerously fun inverted diamonds in the Black Diamonds collection.
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The amazing people at Improv Everywhere have done it again. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station.
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Take two minutes and watch this. And then take a month off and watch TCM. Fresh new paint from Fresh Paint.
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As a senior designer at Knopf and the art director for Vertical Press, an independent Japanese-American publisher, Peter has risen to become part of the lineup of designers for Random House.
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Beautiful and wearable cloths from Danish fashion house Won Hundreds spring/summer line. The photos aren't half bad either...
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Original advertisement for Discovery Channel 's documentary Shark Week on the beaches of Sydney
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Finally, a good reason to play with your food! The Tic Tac Toast stamper combines the fun of tic-tac-toe with the tastiness of toast.
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"Kids do try this at home" great ad from Ogilvy & Mather for Hot Wheels.
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zecc architekten converted an unused water tower into an amazing minimalist home. Shown is one of the bedrooms up top.
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Behind the lens: Kathrin Kur's photographs of TV studios reveal the world behind the cameras
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spotted on desgnboom: from the canadian centre for architecture in montreal. '1973: sorry, out of gas' looks into the effects of the 73 oil crisis. looks like a great exhibit.
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FEATUREDNOTCOT Sneak Peak: Working Class Heroes launches Unfold ~ a new slim multipurpose laptop bag of leather and canvas ~ on Monday!
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Photographer Masaru Tatsuki spent ten years with the truckers and their decotora (short for decorated trucks) of Japan’s highways.
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Dominate the office in style, and leave no one in doubt as to your authority, with a B-52 Stratofortress ejector seat office chair obtained from real, decommissioned aircraft.
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the new Swing wine glass from Gumdesign ~ don't worry it won't tip over, but it sure does look fun to swirl around
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A gallery of the illustrations, messages, and LOL cats that twitter uses when it goes down...
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Incandescent Sculpture ~ these light bulb lamps have so much character and perfect for mood lighting... and for a small fee they are also refillable upon burnout
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A very cool black out curtain called Better View gives the illusion of a city scape outside your window . Designed by Elina Aalto for SAUMA. Available in black or grey and from 2 different images.
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Who knew a baby's car seat could be so sexy? Nestt by Think Thing ~ its like the Egg Chair for babies.
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Pretty astounding structure designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture.
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FEATUREDIncredibly fun *free* weekly calendar from CIA ~ Covent Garden’s illustration agency!
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Nike Brand Design : a simple piece crafted around the concept of gift card.
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Holiday House in the Alps, Scheidegg, Switzerland. Designed by Andreas Fuhrimann and Gabrielle Hächler, this house has incredible panoramic views!
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Get Free Matter! Last chance to get in on the first "MatterBox" ~ a collaboration between Artomatic and the Royal Mail
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