Burger King Japan created the "Kuro" burger, also known as the black burger.
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VIDEOBirdsong with Found Feather by Martin Smith Studio filmed by Bikeshed Digital Media.
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FEATUREDThe ANIMALS in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canda! We saw Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (the horns!), Elk (unbelievable rack), Mountain Goats (babies!), Black Bears (cubs!), Canadian Geese, and some monster crows.
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'Error' painted large scale on the facade of a building in Stavanger, Norway, by urban artist SpY. Nuart Festival 2014.
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Typodarium 2015 - Typodarium is a tear off calendar with 365 fonts – a fresh font for every day. They are created by 223 designers from 31 countries on 384 pages, printed on both sides.
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FEATUREDSunwapta Falls in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. That glacier blue water rushes down with such force around the island, down the drop off, and around the bend. See tiny Shawn + Bucky for scale! Also amazing tree roots!
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Silbo Gomero - an electronic whistling machine by Bildmekanik.
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The Library of Birmingham is a transparent glass building overlooking Centenary Square, the largest public square in the heart of Birmingham. The library’s internal space invites to look upward, following the long escalators.
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VIDEOThe 'Adcetris' ball machine sculpture by Creative Machines depicts the journey of the antibody drug conjugate (ADC) through the bloodstream, its binding with a cell-surface receptor, and how it enters a cell to attack the cancer.
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FEATUREDMoraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. WOW. I still can't believe the blue color of the glacier lake water. And the chipmunks are so friendly they even come right up to dogs. Beyond breathtaking!!!
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For the Malmö Festival's 30th birthday, Snask has created an eye-popping 3D type installation that embodies the spirit of Malmö.
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'Burst' from Concurrent Constellations by KAZA Concrete. Designed by Rough Front, founded by NYC based designer-architect Elijah Porter.
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'Gears' tables series made with industrial gearby French designer Amaury Poudray.
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Know that your afternoon nap will make an impact: Yellow Leaf Hammocks is a social enterprise dedicated to fostering sustainable economic development for its weavers and their families.
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From the stone to the plate, sculptures from Belgian artist Jorgen Missotten.
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Zaha Hadid Architects to design pioneering new Mathematics Gallery at the Science Museum in London.
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Botega, from Enrico Zanolla, new suspension lamp inspired by traditional warehouse pendants.
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VHS inspired skateboard decks by New York brand 5BORO, designed by Mark Nardelli, Matthew Tapia, Max Vogel Razauno.
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Sket One “Pass the Sketracha” 8” Custom Dunny. Each one will be unique with custom splattered Sketracha inside!
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It's Nice That meets Roxy Paine, who carves incredibly complex everyday objects from wood.
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Bernhard Lang's aerial photos capture the organized beauty of the Italian Beach Resort, Adria.
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GWB walnut pendent lamp turned on a lathe. Turn it over to reveal its golden inside!
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Anna Von Mertens creates beautiful quilts using scientific phenomena.
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Leatherman's By the Numbers series of travel friendly pocket tools.
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Shadowing, by designers Jonathan Chomko and Matthew Rosier brings shadows to life in Bristol as part of the International Making the City Playable Conference.
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Canopy, lighting system incorporating complex 3D printed geometry and LED technology. It is designed and developed by Alex Buckman for his Industrial Design Masters Thesis at Victoria University, Wellington.
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Foldable metallic sculptures from Poligon (Rodrigo Solorzano and Matthew White).
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The Humo Ashstray by Studio Nocc (Juan Pablo Naranjo and Jean Christophe Orthlieb) for Designer Box number 14.
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The Grain skateboard by Flint Design Studio.
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FEATUREDMount Engadine Lodge by the Spray Lakes in Alberta is MAGICAL! This swiss inspired chalet treats you like family, feeds you well, and isn't joking about the abundance of moose/wildlife sightings... and the perfect place to get snowed in.
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Juxtapoz visit the studio of artist Kevin Earl Taylor.
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Camille Kachani's objects might be ordinary objects for utility or decorative purposes, but entirely open to be invaded by art.
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VIDEOPower of Optics, a Rube Goldberg machine created for Hikari, high-speed optical internet that uses light and magnifying glasses.
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BLOCKITECTURE, adorable modular blocks, based on Brutalist architecture! Designed by James Paulius.
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Maurie Novak's Prism Table with a rainbow design created in elastic.
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Austrian designer Stephanie Hornig has created an expanding shelving unit which can bunch up or stretch out in any space that it gets placed.
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FEATUREDCanmore, Alberta is quickly becoming one of my favorite spots so far. Especially their Quarry Lake Park with the Off Leash Dog Park. Look at the VIEWS. Amazing both in sun and snow... and such nice people and fun big dogs each time we go.
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Riva1920 Mondana Bag - that is really a wooden stool with leather handles!
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FEATUREDThe Uncommons store in Calgary, Alberta. A must stop, i'm blown away by how much good local design is there in addition to a lot of NOTCOT favorites. Fun art, edibles, accessories, gifts, and more. See what caught my eye.
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Post Club HQ is a subscription Postcard Print service! The August 2014 issue is "Use yer hands"
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FEATUREDHeading into Alberta, Canada - first stop: Waterton Lakes National Park! A peek at the stunning views, lake hikes, bison paddock (you can drive around in it!), and our tree nestled camp site.
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Populess Scout Mug - it LOOKS like an enamelware camp mug, but it's really ceramic! Far heavier than expected when you pick it up.
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Two limited-edition decks of playing cards inspired by the magical and surreal world of Alice in Wonderland.
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Random House release lost stories from Dr. Seuss, Horton and Kwuggerbug and more Lost Stories.
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Attack of the Giant Fingers! Capturing all those amateur photographic intrusions, The new book "In almost every picture 13" by Erik Kessels.
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Penhaligon window display by Al-Jawad Pike as part of the RIBA Regent Street Windows Project 2014.
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Nike in collaboration with design firm Teague has conceived a customized private jet to swaddle athletes in comfort, optimizing transfer of teams to and from the field.
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La Lampe by Maiori, inspiring, autonomous, state-of-the-art solar collection of solar lamps.
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Arrangements, compositions beautifully and methodically organized and photographed by Emily Blincoe.
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Foosball Erasers. Draw a football pitch, slide these erasers on to your pencil and kick off a foosball match with your colleague! When the boss comes round simply erase all the evidence.
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Photographer Traer Scott's new book "Nocturne: Creatures Of The Night" featuring a host of nocturnal animals.
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VIDEOWired take a look at how a Crayola Crayon is made in Process Crayola.
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At Bol&Mix we build together and fold together. A new construction for 'La Fête de la Soupe' in Nancy, with les établissements Tourneux, Studiolada and Obika.
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A23D, a 3D-printed letterpress font from 2-Type and New North Press.
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Yuma Kano created this installation of 36445 screws nailed into a large board and installed at Mannenbashi Park Building to represent Japan's industrial heritage.
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FEATUREDHighlights from the 3D Print Show in London, including printing with plants, printing food and more.
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The revolving brass keyring from Buttonworks is a recreation of an 1800s design using rotating discs.
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Brazilian agency NBS and the NGO OndAzul have created the Empty Bucket movement. The project stimulates donations, although avoiding waste without dumping any drop of water. Great idea and cause, beautiful visual identity too!
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Walk This World by illustrator Lotta Nieminen.
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VIDEOFrank Howarth creates stop motions of the creation of his creations in wood.
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DINN Musical Clock by Alessandro Zambelli for Diamantini & Domeniconi.
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FEATUREDInspiration exploring from LA to Yellowstone National Park to roadside bison to cocktail pasties to Glacier National Park to camping at Bowman Lake and cruising the magnificent Getting To The Sun Road... and everything in between!
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VIDEOAlex Gendler explains how languages evolve with illustrations from Igor Coric from Ted Ed.
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Zupagrafika's modern packaging for jenga using the Poznan University of Economics' Collegium Altum tower.
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VIDEOImpossible. Despite the deep and complex chemistry of analog instant film, with new meaning, it has returned to our lives. Turning light into images, if not ingenious, is then the simple joy of watching magic develop.
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Heartwood Forge. Handcrafted knives made to stand the test of time, and reclaimed lumber from saw mills in the Southern Appalachian region. By Will Manning of Jefferson, Georgia.
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The cargo-like drawing machine by Fxstg to draw streets and canals of Amsterdam.
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Ice Cream Cake "Village” by Nendo for Häagen-Dazs
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Just add water campaign for Faber-Castell by Ogilvy & Mather, Hong Kong.
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VIDEOHerman Miller's "Workers are Shoppers" campaign, illustrated by Daniel Carlsten and animated by Dress Code.
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Cliff House, a conceptual design by Modscape that clings to a cliff on the south-west coast of Victoria.
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Hedge is a new brand of outdoor accessories with colorful and lively shapes. It aims to create exciting and fun ways for the urban dweller to add greenery to his or her home, whether on a patio, balcony, or a tiny corner in the kitchen.
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Identity designer Iancul (Iancu Barbarasa)'s playful Drawriting project turning thoughts and letters into visual puzzles in drawriting.
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Hotel Cycle, a hotel designed with cyclists in mind by Suppose Design Office as part of Onomichi U2 in Hiroshima.
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Beautiful Urban Interventions made on the streets, houses and abandoned places. By Raquel Schembri.
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He Sculpture invites you to explore how a pair of legs can physically express human emotions through simple shifts in position.
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Music translated from something we hear into something we can taste? Through programming, design, and just the right amount of absurdity, convert music into flavors - meatballs.
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Industry Beans Café, Australia, where pallets are used to define interior space. By Figureground Architecture.
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Rotofugi's The Brews Brothers show isn't to be missed! Bringing together Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores & Bigfoot for some amazing original new works.
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Slobot for the Silent Auction in Raleigh, NC, to benefit victims of human trafficking.
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Nina Marie Cornelison's fun take on Hemingway's Old Man & the Sea.
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Saraiva + Associados's Lisbon police headquarters.
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Picnictopìa, installation for MAXXI, the National Museum of XXI Century Arts, the first Italian national institution devoted to contemporary creativity and conceived as a broad cultural campus.
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Researchers at the University of Bayreuth discover that archerfish can use their mouths to adjust the focus of their water jets and maximize harm on prey at different distances.
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By taking advantage of economies of scale, a Houston native and a pair of mod-minded developers team up to create nine affordable row houses in the Houston Heights.
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Bert van de Roemer explores the curiosity cabinet of the Dutch collector Levinus Vincent.
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Sticker campaign for the new Fast-Food Restaurant chain Grrrilla by Spritz Creative.
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Minimalist cocktail posters from Nick Barclay.
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FEATUREDThe NOTFZJ80, Bucky, Shawn, and I are headed north to Alberta, Canada! to follow in real time, see the NOTlabs Instagram. So far thru NV, AZ, UT, ID, MT, WY, and now we’re back in Montana and heading up into Glacier National Park…
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Furniture for cats from Portland based CatastrophiCreations.
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The Coniferous Clock from Bril is filled with coniferous leaves that slowly change from green to brown over the course of the year.
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A baby Screaming Hairy Armadillo is born at Virginia Zoo.
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Au Pain Doré, a Montreal Bakery designed by Naturehumaine.
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Dyson announce a new robotic vacuum, the Dyson 360 Eye.
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Great illustration for indie band Five Mile Town's EP release, by Rob Turvey.
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VIDEOTime To Play Ball, a Nike-style ad for Temptations Tumblers cat treats.
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Posable Wooden Knight Toy by Helden aus Holz.
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Beautiful recipe series from Nora Luther and Pavel Becker.
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The Second Aid, a disaster kit from NOSIGNER and the Kohshin Trading company.
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Big Cats captured by photographer Vincent J. Musi.
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The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London's 'Living Walls'. 2.5km of public art from the London Legacy Development Corporation, Moniker Projects and Create London.
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VIDEOTurns out not all animals are a fan of drones. This ram knocked a drone out of the air, then chased the photographer, Buddhanz1.
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Kajimoto Hiroshi's UnBRELLA is an umbrella created by reverse thinking that turns umbrella stereotypes on their heads.
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Cabin 2, self contained extension to an existing 1960s log cabin located in Blairgowrie, Australia, by Maddison Architects.
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VIDEOPerspective. Making Art New York with Brooklyn's Zaria Forman who creates large pastels of the Earth's shifting landscapes.
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Art or Sound at Fondazione Prada curated by Germano Celant exploring the nature of instrumental expression.
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This image is part of a series of photographs depicting Spring time in New York by Darcy Rogers City who felt inspired to capture this incredible display of nature amidst the urban sprawl.
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An installation of 20 different types of rain by Nendo for Maison & Objet 2014.
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Phase Transition by John Pusateri showing museum specimens as a real animal, symbol for it’s species, story of a particular animal, pile of bones and feathers and scientific notion and a hope for future survival.
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Indigenous craftsmanship meets contemporary furniture design. Former industrial designer Jo Zorkendorfer uses hand embroidered Otomi fabric to create über comfortable loungers in a range of contemporary colors.
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Slim paper sized water bottles, A4, A5 and letter sized, by Memobottle.
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Clifton, flat engagement ring case, with a unique, discreet design, slips easily into a pocket or wallet.
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Phoenix Dawn, role-playing adventure game for iOS set in a world filled with magic and mystery. You play the character of Phoenix - a young girl with extraordinary abilities.
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Stunning photos from the International Space time by geophysicist Alexander Gerst.
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Sanctuaria, a series of endangered rainforest flora in capsules by Morgan Ruben Jansen op de Haar.
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Star Cards from Present & Correct foiled in white onto black card.
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The Typographic Universe: Letterforms Found In Nature, The Built World, and Human Imagination, a new book of typography in unexpected places from Thames and Hudson, designers Steven Heller and Gail Anderson .
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VIDEOEye know, an independent film from Hiroshi Kondo (STNW).
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Fable, a contemporary interpretation of the traditional swing. Lacquered stainless steel and copper joints hold an inviting floating sofa.
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Plants of Gods, a beautiful figurative terrarium by Hong Kong designer Prodip Leung.
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FEATUREDChicago to Iron Mountain, MI - Quick weekend road trip for a wedding in the woods and getting inspired (and well fed) at Longman & Eagle and Honey Pie, trying a Yooper Pasty, finding Witch's Butter, deer, bunnies, and more...
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The MFMARKER (MyFirstMarker) is a chalk tagger; entirely made out of chalk and shaped like a big fat marker. It safely introduces kids to the art of vandalism. All City Impunity!
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Shovava Wings Scarves, by Australia-based artist Roza Kamitova, each gorgeous and elegant piece covered with hand drawn paintings and prints.
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'What Will Happen The Next Time The Mob Comes?' by Jeannie Lynn Paske. Solo exhibition opens September 6 at Rivet in Columbus, OH.
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Dina Gonzalez Mascaro Wronger Rings. "The wronger series are nice, perfect, tidy rings until I cut them, file them, mark them, trying in some way to destroy the perfection, then each one has it's own unique wrongness: f*!k jewelry!"
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White chocolate skull by the Frosted Petticoat. Skull is dusted in edible shimmer.
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Octonauts, a cute BBC children's series based on the books by Vicki Wong and Michael C. Murphy. The series follows the underwater adventurers as they explore the sea, including fighting off Antarctic brinicles.
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Sail Paddle - a carbon fiber stand up paddle board paddle that has a sail that pops out of the handle!
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Casio EXILIM Split Camera - Camera unit and controller are Bluetooth connected and splash/dust proof. Concepts like these have been floating around for years, fun to see one making it to market.
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Can't wait until Adventure Medical Kits launches their "Adventure Dog Series Medical Kits" to keep your dogs safe on the go! Everything from bandages and tick removers, to emergency dog blanket, meds, and info on ad hoc veterinary care.
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Glass and concrete sculptures by New Zealand artist Ben Young.
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The Biwako Biennale 2014 Utakata opens this month, taking place in 12 traditional Japanese houses in a small city by Japan's largest lake.
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Hand made solid walnut cluster tables by Christian Woo in Vancouver, BC.
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Studio Bup's Peggy desk sports a cork and pegboard back and is designed for small workspaces and apartments.
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Incredible re-arranged photographs by Vancouver-based artist Ed Spence. Ed painstakingly cuts photographs with an x-acto blade to make "pixels" and then re-arranges the pieces based on colour to make intricate patterns.
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This unique set of hand tools from ChauhanStudio -a London based industrial design practice founded by Tej Chauhan- are designed to turn a once industrial item into a tool that will fit in outside of the workshop.
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The antenna of a cockchafer beetle captured as a photo-micrograph by Arthur E Smith and featured in the book Nature through Microscope & Camera (1909) by Richard Kerr.
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Robert J Lang’s Origami Crease Patterns. This is Salt Creek Tiger Beetle – opus 484.
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