Early Versions Of Famous Characters
It’s hard to believe that some of our most beloved cartoon characters could look like anything other than what we remember them as, but the truth is they are all assembled by committee and the first version is never the final version. Continue reading »
Photo Manipulations by Geir Akselsen
Fantastic photo manipulations by Geir Akselsen, a graphic designer and photographer from Norway.
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“Kater Murrs Galerie berühmter Katzen”. Artworks by Michael Mathias Prechtl
Michael Mathias Prechtl (April 26, 1926, Amberg – March 19, 2003, Nuremberg) was a German artist, illustrator and cartoonist. He served as a soldier on the Eastern Front during World War II and spent 1945-49 as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union.
He is well known for illustrating German editions of literary classics such as works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Thomas More, Dante, Goethe, Benvenuto Cellini, and the letters of Mozart. He received more publicity for the numerous front page illustrations he made for Der Spiegel in the 1980s. Continue reading »
Cat Fashion Show at the Algonquin Hotel
Manhattan’s most fashionable felines dressed their best to help Matilda, the famous Algonquin Hotel cat, celebrate her 15th birthday on Aug. 11, 2010. The party was held in the hotel’s lobby and centered around a good ol’ fashioned cat fashion show. (Photo by Katie Sokoler/Gothamist.com) Continue reading »
Surreal Portraits Splicing Other People’s Pictures
British artist John Stezaker is fascinated by the lure of images. Taking classic movie stills, vintage postcards and book illustrations, Stezaker makes collages to give old images a new meaning. By adjusting, inverting and slicing separate pictures together to create unique new works of art, Stezaker explores the subversive force of found images. Stezaker’s famous Mask series fuses the profiles of glamorous sitters with caves, hamlets, or waterfalls, making for images of eerie beauty. Continue reading »
Ocean’s Edge Table
The ‘Ocean’s Edge’ dining table designed by Tyson Atwell, and is part of an ongoing body of work utilizing a CNC router to digitally sculpt oceanic waveforms moving across planar wood surfaces. The undulating surface that rises out of and dips into the center of the table was developed in CAD by ‘lofting’ a sequence of tide curves sourced from the entrance of the San Francisco Bay. Continue reading »
Adastra – iPad-controlled Luxury Yacht
The capacity for guests is a total of 9, while 5 crew members can also cruise along. The guests enjoy modern suites, while lending a premium one as the master suite for the owner. The amenities are state of the art, and ergonomics focuses on high quality fabrication, and maximum use of the given space. Continue reading »
Dia Calendar by Gonçalo Campos
A calendar that allows you to see the year pass more naturally letting you interpret the time that passes in an intuitive way, adding one piece per day. It’s universal puzzle pieces allow an expression of how you see the year, how you personally relate to it, or wish it will be, by arranging their place and drawing with them, as you build your year. Continue reading »
Fantastic Carpets by ‘We Make Carpets’
WE MAKE CARPETS, consisting of Marcia Nolte, Stijn van der Vleuten and Bob Waardenburg, mix traditional skills and a critical view of the consumer society in unusual carpets. WE MAKE CARPETS are inspired by the colour, shape and possibilities of the material chosen. The result is not just a decorative carpet, but an object that makes us think about the consumer society that produces these ‘weaving materials’. A contemporary interpretation of wealth.
Candybar Carpet
Candybar Carpet was commissioned by Slokdarm festival, Veghel, The Netherlands. And was exhibited in the old CHV factory just outside the city. Continue reading »
Resin Jewelry
Resin rings and bangles with copper and pink and yellow gold flakes by Elena in Normandy, France. Continue reading »
Eurostar ‘Paris – London’ Interior Design
Travelling from the capital of cool to the capital of fashion we think the Euro Star needs an urgent make over. This is what designer Christopher Jenner would do, creating a modern yet classic look. Continue reading »
Thousands Of Redheads Gather Together on Redhead Day
Approximately just 2% of the human population is born with red hair. And life can be tough for them, as they are constantly being called all kinds of names and are the brunt of many jokes. There are even claims that people with red hair are incapable of possessing a soul.
That is why many Ginganinjas head to Roodharigendag or Red Hair Day every year to meet up with like-minded, or like-haired, friends. So they can comfort each other. This past weekend saw 5 000 reheaded revellers take to the Dutch city of Breda. Activities include lectures, workshops and demonstrations aimed specifically at red-haired people. Continue reading »
Punkt. DP 01 Cordless Phone
Punkt. DP 01 delivers the ultimate simplicity of a modern DECT analog phone that does just what a phone is supposed to do: phone calls. No frills, no confusing array of “advanced” functions: the DP 01 is about uncomplicated communication, in an outstandingly designed phone that will complement any setting. Designed by Jasper Morrison.
Punkt. is a new Swiss brand of consumer electronics which creates well-designed, user-friendly products for daily usage. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: Fly Away
Yves ‘Jetman’ Rossy flies over Swiss mountains in close-formation with a Spitfire MH434 piloted by Nigel Lamb. (Christian Mauron/PHOTOPRESS/Breitling via AP Images)
D’Tail
D’tail, a smart phone stand, resembles an animal tail. It can be attached to a smart phone by using a suction cup, and users can freely adjust the angle with a joint hidden inside the tail. Continue reading »
Snuk Memo Pad
The glaciers are melting due to global warming, and polar bears that live on these glaciers are in danger of losing their homes. By illustrating a polar bear sleeping peacefully on an iceberg, ‘Snuk Memo Pads‘ encourage people to take interest in these bears. Continue reading »
Snuk Polar Coaster
When you drink some cold drink, ‘Snuk Polar Coaster‘ prevents your table from being wet by water leaking from the cup surface. Continue reading »
Jungle Bookmark
Jungle Bookmark decorates your bookshelf to be like a jungle. Please pull out an animal when you would like to read a book. Continue reading »
Typographic World Map
Awesome typographic World map by Nancy McCabe. Letterpress (blind longitude & latitude lines). 20 x 29 inches (16 x 25 image area) Continue reading »
Surface View: A Wallcovering with a Difference
Surface View is quite simple. It’s where images and your imagination come together to create stunning interiors. Surface View’s workshops are based in Reading, England, where they make every print to order. From sourcing, reproduction and design, to individually made prints and installation, here’s how it works. Surface View is all about combining cutting-edge technology with the curator’s eye, and skilled experts are the embodiment of that process. Continue reading »
Double: Wheels for your iPad
Double is the simplest, most elegant way to be somewhere else in the world without flying there. The minimalist design and intuitive touchscreen controls allow you to freely move around without inconveniencing others.
You can stay at eye level, whether sitting or standing, by adjusting your height remotely, which makes conversations fluid and real. Retractable kickstands will automatically deploy to conserve power when you are not moving around. Efficient motors and lightweight design give Double the ability to last all day without recharging the battery. Continue reading »
Leafy Sea Dragon
The leafy seadragon or Glauert’s seadragon, Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the seahorses. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus. It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from the appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all over the body. These protrusions are not used for propulsion; they serve only as camouflage.
The leafy seadragon propels itself by means of a pectoral fin on the ridge of its neck and a dorsal fin on its back closer to the tail end. These small fins are almost completely transparent and difficult to see as they undulate minutely to move the creature sedately through the water, completing the illusion of floating seaweed. Continue reading »
Camera Van: The Art Car by Harrod Blank
One night In the fall of 1993, Harrod Blank had a dream in which he covered his car with cameras and then drove around and took pictures of people on the streets. The public, unaware that the cameras worked, reacted naturally. At the end of the dream, Harrod looked at pictures taken with the van of faces frozen in the moment of awe, pictures so powerful that the next morning he decided to attempt to build such a vehicle in reality.
With the help of Dan Lohaus and some other friends, Harrod spent the next two years designing and building the van. With a lot of trial & error, the van was completed in 1995 and made it’s debut voyage in April leaving his home in Berkeley California, stoping in Houston and New Orleans and ending up in New York City where he would live and take pictures with the van for the following six months. Continue reading »
Out to Play
Beautiful children’s portraits by Anna Roberts. Continue reading »
Photo of the Day: A Dog Relaxes on a Heap of Coal
A dog relaxes on a heap of coal at the Kankaria Railway Yard in Ahmedabad on September 5, 2012. Indian police on September 4 opened a probe into five coal companies after raiding premises across the country over the alleged misallocation of lucrative mining rights. (Sam Panthaky/AFP photo)
