“Estuaire” and “Le voyage a Nantes” Art Events
People walk along a beach in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, western France, next to the Chinese Huang Yong Ping’s work, “Serpent d’ocean” (Ocean snake), one of the nine works of the art event “Estuaire” (estuary of the Loire river). “Estuaire” and “Le voyage a Nantes” (A journey to Nantes), two contemporary art events, the first along the estuary, the second in forty stages which runs along 8.5 km in Nantes’ streets, take place from June 15 to August 19. Continue reading »
Bike-o-saurus
Bristol’s Biggest Bike Ride is one of the largest free, non-competitive cycling events in the United Kingdom. Part of the event takes place along the A4 Portway through the Avon Gorge which is closed to motor traffic for the day. The event is part of Bristol’s Big Green Week 2012, the UK’s first ever International Festival of Environmental Ideas, Arts & Culture.
Zombie Shopping Mall Experience
Prepare yourself for the three most horrifying words in the English language: Reading shopping centre. Fight zombies in an abandoned shopping mall – it’s the ultimate zombie experience day! Read more about Zombie Shopping Mall Experience – book online with free delivery. Continue reading »
Stonehenge Recreated out of Old Car Parts
‘Citihenge’, a recreation of Stonehenge made of cars, is unveiled on London’s Southbank by Skoda to launch their Citigo model. The giant sculpture provides Londoners with a meeting point to celebrate the summer solstice. Amazingly they might not need umbrellas, as it’s not raining today in London. It is made from 18 scrap cars, weighs 36 tonnes and is over 5 metres tall. Continue reading »
“Misconceivable”
An art installation called “Misconceivable” is fixed onto the roof of a hotel in Vienna. The installation of the lifesize yacht is an arts project by Austrian artist Erwin Wurm.
Guitar Hero: Tom Cruise for W Magazine, June 2012
‘Rock of Ages’ star Tom Cruise is strumming his way to the hall of fame. In photographs by Mario Scorrenti. Continue reading »
Katy Perry as Elizabeth Taylor
Karl Templer styles Katy Perry as icon of Hollywood glamour Elizabeth Taylor for the March cover editorial of Interview Magazine. Mikael Jansson captures the newly-divorced, almost unrecognizable pop star in a visually stunning set of marvelous images. Continue reading »
Typhoon Guchol Hits Across Japan
Women walk in the strong winds from Typhoon Guchol in Nagoya, Japan on June 19, 2012. The storm lashed southwestern Japan with strong winds and heavy rain as it moved toward the center of the country, forcing airlines and train operators to cancel services amid warnings of flooding and landslides. (Kyodo News) Continue reading »
Cheap Food and Proud Waitresses
White Spot Cafe
Trinidad, Colorado, October 1, 2004
Waiter: Carol
Order: steamed burrito with beef, tea, Diet Coke ($ 7.34)
Swiss photographer Stephen Shaher traveled all over America, from coast to coast, and took pictures of things that he remembered most of all – cheap food and waitresses who served it. Continue reading »
Social Class Identity
Social Class Identity part 1% by Pete Rossi and Lee Boyce.
This project is concerned with our social class system operating within society and in particular the ‘1’ percent of our global population. A response to NextByDesign‘s call for posters relating to the Occupy movements worldwide, in which we are entering a year polarised by the ’99’ and ‘1’ percent inequalities. Continue reading »
ROME “3 Dreams of Black”
Check out “3 Dreams of Black” – a new an interactive film by Chris Milk. With music from the album “Rome” by Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi, featuring Jack White and Norah Jones.
Barbie Suicides
In her photo series called ‘Play Dead’, photographer Mariel Clayton shows us Barbie ‘committing suicide’ by cutting her wrist, suffocation, stabbing and shooting herself in the head. Continue reading »
50′s Calling, Elle Bulgaria, August 2012
In photograps by Alexander Osenski. Continue reading »
Mask Project by Lala Roe
Photo project by Lala Roe.
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth”. – Oscar Wilde.
Who Designed That Soy-Sauce Dispenser?
Kenji Ekuan co-founded the design firm G.K. Design in Tokyo in 1952. The same guy who designed the bullet train and Yamaha motorcycles.
Scoop One Piece Swimwear
Shop We Are Handsome straight from the runway. Discover ready-to-wear fashion and accessories from the We Are Handsome F/W 2012 trunkshow before they’re available anywhere else. Continue reading »
The Weight Recorder: The Synesthetic Recorder of Involuntary Memory
The Weight Recorder by Weiche Design Works.
This project seeks to analyse our body as a memory container that contains both physical and emotional experiences. By using two ordinary objects, a scale and a height chart, that translate biological data into a readable language which allows us to recall a particular experience or moment easily.
The scale and height charts might remain unnoticed in daily life but nevertheless, when encountered, they offer a significant ‘hint’. In this way, as long as people find interest in the objects, they will be touched and surprised. While people have diverse personal value systems, with this, everyone responds to the hint, not only the one who had the original experience. In summary, the aim of the project is to investigate the relationship between the body, psychology and an object, in terms of memory. Following this, the way memories, objects and human beings influence each other, will be analysed. Continue reading »
Toffee Sculptures by Skye Kelly
Artist Skye Kelly’s “Creep (strain)” sculpture is made from toffee. The viscous fluid deforms under the force of gravity, resulting in elongated drips and slow jets that buckle and coil upon reaching the floor. Continue reading »
Surface by Microsoft
Microsoft introduces ‘Surface‘, their uber-cool tablet. From touch to type, office to living room, from your screen to the big screen, you can see more, share more, and do more with Surface. Continue reading »
Joana Vasconcelos Versailles
Art work made with wrought iron and jasmine plants, ‘Pavillon é’, by Portuguese contemporary art painter Joana Vasconcelos, outside the Palace of Versailles, France. The exhibition ‘Joana Vasconcelos Versailles’, will be running from June 19 to September 30, 2012. Vasconcelos will be the first woman and the youngest artist to show her work in the setting of Versailles. (AFP)
Wood Casting by Hilla Shamia
Wood inspired furniture by Hilla Shamia.
Furniture combining cast aluminium and wood. The negative factor of burnt wood is transformed into aesthetic and emotional value by preservation of the natural form of the tree trunk, within explicit boundaries. The general, squared form intensifies the artificial feeling, and at the same time keeps the memory of the material. Continue reading »
Cat Ghost
Furniture collection with pictures of cats ghost by Vladimir Tomilov, Russian designer. Continue reading »
Mood Mug
Mood Mugs have been cleverly designed with double wall insulation to ensure that your beverage is kept hot but your hands kept cool, eliminating the need for a handle and creating more cupboard space.
Happy Larry, Seriously Sleepy, Monstrously Moody, Horribly Hungover, whatever side of the bed you wake up on, your mug can reflect your mood!
