Entries Categorized as 'About:Design'

Barry, your vibrating friend…

Date March 17, 2008

Yes, it’s exactly what he looks like: a collectible vinyl vibrator.
Posted by Montejorge - Bem Legaus!

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Cable Tidy Carpet.

Date March 14, 2008

I try my best, i really do, but you just cant help the mass of cables thats an unavoidable result of having so many boxes under the TV. With this Cable Carpet, by designer Britta Boehne, the cables become part of the carpet itself.

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Who would have thought…burning your breakfast can be art!

Date March 13, 2008

This is the breadburning art of London based artist David Reimondo.
An accidental breakfast burning incident obviously sparked something in his head that resulted in these odd pieces of artwork created by covering parts of the slice of bread while burning the exposed part.
Put loads of these burnt slices together and what have you got…art […]

Mac Toilet Paper Dispenser

Date March 10, 2008

Probably the best use of a mac ive ever seen! For only $15 you too can have a mac se toilet paper dispenser!

For a step by step guide to turn your mac into something useful for a change, check out Engadget
(I dont really mind Macs by the way, im just being feciscious)

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Naked Crayons

Date March 10, 2008

This projects entitled COLOURS is a creation of artist Heli Kristina Hietala.
They may just look like a bunch of crayons in the shape of naked people (well they are), but as always with these arty types, theres a lot more thought behind it than meets the eye! They are available in a number of different […]

Hyper-realistic sculptures of Evan Penny

Date March 4, 2008

Move over Ron Mueck, here comes Evan.

Like Mueck, canadian artist Evan Penny is a hyper-realistic sculptor (above is a self portrait). He uses molds and dye-painted silicone to create these amazing figures at twice life size or larger. Evan is also a movie prop creator.

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The San Francisco Cityscape of Saucepans.

Date March 4, 2008

Artist Zhan Wang has created this San Francisco cityscape from pots, pans and misc kitchen gear. Its the latest in a line of cityscapes including London and Beijing.

It can be seen at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.via

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Put your hand on your heart.

Date March 4, 2008

This striking t-shirt design named “Memory” is the work of Mi-Mi Moscow. Specifically, Mila Kalnitskaya & Micha Maslennikov.

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Dual Purpose Mug. Drink and Biscuit Holder!

Date February 28, 2008

Its another one of those…”why didnt i think of that?” moments… a mug that has a handy insert at the bottom to put your digestive, ginger or rich tea biscuit!

Im partial to a hob nob myself. The king of the dunkers.via

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The Genoa Biosphere.

Date February 28, 2008

The Genoa biosphere (Bolla) was created by architect Renzo Piano as part of a regeneration project at Porto Antico.

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