Thailand’s Traditional Khon Mask
A close up of a Khon mask July 8, 2011 in Angthong, Thailand. The paper mache Khon masks, are part of the ornate glittering costumes used in the stylized classical Thai dance form known as Khon. Prateep sells his handmade masks for $50-120 US, it can take around 10 days to make one. The Khon tradition was originally imported from India around the 10th century. The painted Khon masks are essential to conveying the characters and moods of a Khon performance. Often the masks are used as decorative objects displayed in many homes and in many Thai restaurants globally. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Continue reading »
47-foot M&M Piñata Lifted in NY
Workers prepared to move a lift Wednesday as they added finishing touches to a 47-foot M&M piñata in the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Ave. The piñata, supposedly the world’s largest, is for a celebration for the one-year anniversary of M&M Pretzel. (Philip Montgomery for The Wall Street Journal)
Hitler, Crow and Little Girl: A True Bloody Story
Awesome crazy-ass animations, done by this guy. Continue reading »
French Vogue Has Caused Outrage by Printing Provocative Pictures of a 10 Year Old Model
The shots show Thylane Lena-Rose Blondeau posing on leopard print cushions, sporting a full face of make-up and wearing skimpy, cut-away clothes. In other images the pre-teen pouts while applying lipstick and dons a metallic dress with the front cut to the waist. The pictures have reignited the debate about the sexualisation of young girls. The daughter of French international footballer Patrick Blondeau and TV presenter Veronika Loubry, Thylane has been modelling since she was five and is hotly tipped to be fashion’s next big thing.
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The Tattoo Jam Festival
The Tattoo Jam Festival in Doncaste is Britain’s biggest gathering of tattoo professionals and skin art devotees. The event hosts over 300 artists working in the exhibition hall of Doncaster Racecourse. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Continue reading »
How this First Lady Moves Markets
Michelle Obama creates an unprecedented amount of value for the companies that make and sell the clothes she wears.
Placing Modern Figures in an Ancient Church
Sean Henry‘s sculpture Man with Cup (2008) is exhibited on the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral on August 2, 2011 in Salisbury, United Kingdom. The exhibition, ‘Conflux: A Union of the Sacred and the Anonymous’, features over 20 contemporary sculptures of dramatically different scales occupying vacant plinths and open spaces on both the inside and exterior of the iconic 13th century building. This exhibition brings to the Cathedral the biggest single group of polychrome sculpture since the Reformation and runs until the end of October. (Matt Cardy / Getty Images) Continue reading »
Children’s Section Entrance
This is the entrance to the children’s section of the library. The entrance is consists of popular books such as Robin Hood and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Photo credits: Victor Rocha.
L.A. Rising Festival at the Coliseum
Artist Sahra Vang, 24, of Boston spray-paints the likeness of Lauryn Hill at the L.A. Rising Re-education compound at the Coliseum where social and political groups and artists talked with concertgoers. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Randoseru, Japanese Schoolchildren Backpack Unboxing
A randoseru is a firm-sided backpack made of stitched firm leather or leather-like synthetic material, most commonly used in Japan by elementary schoolchildren. It measures roughly 30 cm high by 23 cm wide by 18 cm deep, and features a softer grade of leather or material on those surfaces which touch the body. When empty, the average randoseru weighs approximately 1.2 kilograms (about 2½ pounds avoirdupois). The term randoseru is a borrowed word from the Dutch “ransel” meaning “backpack”, a clue to its origins nearly 200 years ago as used in the Netherlands. Continue reading »
World’s Biggest Yellow Rabbit Built in Sweden
A Big Yellow Rabbit has installed in Örebro, a small Swedish town. Built by the Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. Estimate cost about US$20,000. Continue reading »
Untitled #155
Artist Aeneas Wilder poses next to his latest work Untitled #155 on July 27, 2011 in Wakefield, England. Wilder spent 200 hours using uniform lengths of wood, without fixing materials, to make Untitled # 155, a freestanding structure inside the Longside Gallery at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The work was specially commissioned for the park. At the end of the three month show Wilder will demolish the work with a “kick down” event, a powerful act executed by the artist that brings the structure crashing systematically to the floor. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Continue reading »
Taliban Graffiti Decorates a US Marines Battalion Command Headquarters in Afghanistan
Taliban graffiti shows an AK-47 assault rifle and the word ‘Allah’ at left, along with Taliban fighters at right, decorating a wall in the Musa Qala district center and the current Battalion Command Headquarters for the U.S. Marine 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., Monday, July 25, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The district center, once a large opium market under Taliban control also served as sleeping quarters for opium addicts. The graffiti, from that period, depicts Taliban fighters shooting down Russian, American or coalition planes, blowing up their tanks and taking their prisoners. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Continue reading »
Censorship Tells the Wrong Story
New print campaign for press freedom, hosted by Reporters Without Borders, called “Censorship Tells the Wrong Story”. Continue reading »
‘Shenkar’, a Neckpiece Collection Inspired by Sea Corals
“Shenkar” is a name of neckpiece collection, created by Liat Rozin, a fresh textile design graduate of “Shenkar College of Engineering and Design”, inspired by sea corals. Continue reading »
Brand Knew Contact Page
Awesome contact page found on http://brand-knew.com/contact.html !
Arjowiggins Graphic’s Environmental Benefit Statement
The video highlights the benefits of using Arjowiggins Graphic’s unique Environmental Benefit Statements (EBS), a tool that allows businesses to communicate the amount of water, carbon dioxide and energy they have saved in choosing to use recycled paper.
The statements, which are available on Arjowiggins Graphic’s website, www.recycled-papers.co.uk, can be included in corporate documents, annual reports and promotional literature to aid companies in highlighting their CSR commitments to clients in an open and transparent way.
http://smr.lexispr.com/arjowiggins/ebs-video
Passport of the Galactic Republic
Personalized souvenir passport – is a unique souvenir, which almost does not differ from the standard passport by the the appearance and quality of materials. And, importantly, it’s a souvenir with a photo and a name of a concrete person.
October 12, 2010 The Make Me Passport Company were given a permission from the Intergalactic Identity Management to issue the passports of the Galactic Republic to all of the Earth’s inhabitants. Passports are issued only to representatives of humanoid races (listed in the Unified Register of Racial). Continue reading »
Bye Bye Banksy! Iconic Painting Whitewashed by Bungling Worker After Building is Transformed into Muslim Centre.
Banksy’s artworks fetch hundreds of thousands of pounds and his graffiti is strewn across cities around the world.
But one man mistook the street art splashed on the side of his Muslim centre as vandalism and set about disguising it with white paint. Unbeknown to Saeed Ahmed the ‘Gorilla in a Pink Mask’ stencil had been a familiar landmark in the artist’s hometown of Bristol for over 10 years.
Before: The ‘Gorilla in a Pink Mask’ Bansky artwork before it was painted over by Saeed Ahmed
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Groundbreaking iPhone 5 Concept Shots: Will New iPhone Look Like This?
Magnesium alloy concept by Nak Design – a radically different design from the iPhone 4. (Gizmodo/NAK)
iPhone 5 is yet to see the light of the day, but people have already started speculating about iPhone 6. Inspired by iPhone 5 rumors artists and designers have come up with their own concept iPhones, some radically different from previous iPhones and others with minor but recognizable variations. Some of the best iPhone 5 concepts below. Continue reading »
The World’s Largest Gummy Worm
The World’s Largest Gummy Worm is 128 times more massive than a traditional gummy worm. Measuring twenty-six inches long and weighing in at approximately 3 pounds, the World’s Largest Gummy Worm is the most delicious 4,000-calorie candy worm in existence.
Each World’s Largest Gummy Worm features dual flavors, a ribbed body, and a five inch girth. It makes an amazing gift for now or later due to its year-long shelf life. Handmade in the USA. Available in five flavor combinations.
Photo credits: JASON CROMBIE.
Nyan Cat in the Bottle
Black Mago is an artist who creates very cute mini-sculptures and puts all of them inside the tiniest of bottles. The bottles feature things like Pokemon, Kappas, Nyan Cat and even a few Studio Ghibli creatures. Continue reading »
Star Wars x adidas Originals 2011 Fall/Winter Collection
Star Wars and adidas Originals are in the midst of releasing another season of their collaborative project. The theme for the Fall/Winter 2011 season hinges on the second movie’s icey Planet Hoth backdrop. Militarism silhouettes also took a major role in collection, with M65 Field Jacket and bomber-esque Flight Jacket as the apparel line’s cornerstones. Continue reading »
Wadi Rum Resort: A Hotel Carved in Rock
Taking a page from the houses of Cappadocia in Turkey and, much closer to home, the fabled city of Petra, an architectural firm designed an eco resort built into the sandstone cliffs of Jordan’s Wadi Rum desert. Chad Oppenheimer designed 47 desert lodges carved directly into the cliffs for the Wadi Rum Resort, set to open in 2014. Continue reading »
3D Hand-made Models of Mountain Reliefs
Eduard Imhof (1895-1986) was professor of cartography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich from 1925 – 1965. His fame far beyond the Institute of Technology was based on his school maps and atlases. In 1995 it was 100 years since his birthday. On this occasion several exhibitions celebrated his life and work, among others in Zurich, Bern, Bad Ragaz, Küsnacht/ZH, Barcelona, Karlsruhe and Berlin. The last such exhibition took place in summer 1997 in the Graphische Sammlung of the ETH. There it was possible to show a large number of maps and pictures in the original. At the conclusion of the exhibition Imhof’s family bequested his original works to the ETH-Bibliothek Zurich. Mrs. Viola Imhof, the widow of Eduard Imhof, being very much attached to his work, had a major part in making it accessible to the public.
Eduard Imhof not only cartographed and drew the mountains, but also modeled them. The three relief models he made are on permanent display at the Swiss Alpine Museum in Bern, in the Naturwissenschaftlichen Sammlungen of the city of Winterthur and in the ETH-Hönggerberg (HIL-Gebäude). Continue reading »
