‘Encyclopedia Prehistorica: Mega Beasts’ by Robert Sabuda and Matthew Reinhart has it all: pop-up action, prehistoric beasties, what more could you want?
Soo-in Yang and David Benjamin (The Living)'s RIVER GLOW: a floating LED light system embedded in bodies of water to warn of water pollution (in addition to creating an ethereal glow at nighttime
Mark Luthringer's Ridgemont Typologies captures the slight variations and sweeping similarities of our product-ridden world. We truly are overwhelmed by superficially different options.
Jon Burgerman's On The Wall is a show of improvised wall drawings that bleed beyond the hung frames. From 5th May until 16th June (not open Sundays). Spuistraat 250, Amsterdam, Concrete Image Store.
Holy Cow, eco-friendly wallpaper by Louise Body, is decorated with a water buffalo pattern and printed with waterbased inks and nontoxic solvents on paper from managed forests
unfortunately, i'm not headed up to manchester anytime soon. how cool is virgin' gorrilaz train? Jamie Hewlett is promoting Monkey: Journey To The West , forthcoming circus/opera he's involved with. [Ed: Also in #4499]
Earnest Cut & Sew Concept Store is all about customization. Mix and match your buttons and soak in the gorgeous decor, complete with stunning wood installations and Jorg & Olif Dutch Citybikes on display.
Notcot spotted the Karim Rashid Veuve Clicquot Loveseat at the Hotel Gansevoort. Check out the loveseat and spectacular view from the Gansevoort penthouse!
i've always been a fan of the grotesque and bizarre, and these deep sea critters certainly fit the bill. be sure to check out the slideshow. how cute is the dumbo octopus!?!
The pick chair can be picked from the wall and turned into stylish seating. Notcot's spotted these wonders from Studio Dror out in the world at Yigal Azroul's boutique in the meat packing district.
Iceland cometh. Icelandic Design Collective, Eve NYC Studio: Iceland Air presents a collective of Icelandic designers currently making their mark on the international landscape.
There is something about the wrong store that is so right. I think it starts from the 'Come in we're CLOSED' sign. Tobias Wong and Gregory Krum have certainly got this one right.
Those of us not tearing up NYC can live vicariously through notcot. If you havent already checked out the gallery, be sure to check in for the latest action from ICFF.
when perusing core77's excellent coverage of ITP thesis presentations, josh klein's crow vending machine caught my eye. shaping crows to pick up loose change in exchange for peanuts.
i love getting mail and sending it. old fashioned though it may be...so i just joined Paulo Magalhaes's postcrossing and am looking forward to receiving all sorts of crazy postcards from strangers. =)
you can now buy a print of NB studio's london's kerning poster. the map of the city composed entirely of typography featured in the ISTD exhibition My London/My City.
Design Within Reach, the furniture retailer, is collaborating with Airstream to develop a trailer for the mobile young modernist -'rock climbers, surfers, dot-com guys'.
loved the national assembly for wales in cardiff. great sustainable, ecofriendly building. uses natural light, materials and feels really open. it was shortilsted for the RIBA. more info at richard rogers.
the graffiti project: Beginning May 10th, for 30 days, OS GEMEOS, NINA and NUNCA will be painting a thirteenth century castle in the countryside of North Ayrshire, Scotland.
get a sense of how huge a whale really is. check out this blue whale life sized thanks to the whale and dolphin conservation society. well spotted core77!