From Tire Stacks to Cultural Icon: Unraveling the Enduring Legacy of the Michelin Man
The Michelin Man, an iconic figure in marketing and advertising, originated in 1894 when the Michelin brothers founded their tire company. The concept came to life when they saw a stack of tires resembling a man without arms. A collaboration with French cartoonist O’Galop led to the creation of a figure made from tires, which became Michelin’s symbol. Continue reading »
Japanese Student Makes A Bouncy Line Of Rubber Band Clothing
Japanese art student Rie Sakamoto has created an incredible line of clothing made out of rubber bands that are knitted together. Sakamoto presented this bouncy line as part of her graduating thesis from the Integrated Design department at Tama Art University. Continue reading »
Anatomical Balloon Dog And Rubber Ducky Models By Jason Freeny
Designer Jason Freeny is known for his humorous realizations of popular toys turned into anatomical models. Lego figures, Barbie dolls, gingerbread men, and even gummy bears have all gotten the cross-section treatment, and next up: the classic rubber bath ducky and the balloon dog. Continue reading »
Meet Rammehar Punia, A ‘Rubber Man’ From India Who Has No Problem Looking Over His Shoulder
An Indian farmer’s amazing flexibility has won him legions of fans around the world, as well as one bizarre world record.
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Rauf Yasit “Rubber Legz” Contorts His Body Into Impossible Positions
This Berlin-based dancer is able to contort his body into unimaginable positions that seem impossible to get into and he’s not afraid to show it off.
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Rubber Band Machine Guns – Special Gift Camo Version!
Only 10 days remained till the end of this Kickstarter, and I’m glad to say, that RBMG makers achieved an unbelievable result – over 600 backers ordered their Rubber Band Machine Guns. And now they proud to announce something new – the machine gun gift package. It includes the Rubber Band Machine Gun with fast charger; both are colored in camouflage, and packed into the special military style wooden box. Now you can fire your enemy, being hidden from his alert eye. Continue reading »
The Rubber Band Machine Gun is Ready to Launch on Kickstarter!
Alexander Shpetniy, a young designer from Ukraine, is proud to announce the launch of the kickstarter for his project the Rubber Band Machine Gun (hereinafter the RBMG). The plan is to raise $ 5,000 by January 17, to run a serial production of the RBMGs. Launching is appointed on Monday, December 16. The project rewards set includes a machine gun in three versions of color: light wood (standard version), black colored and burnt wood color. In addition to the basic RBMG unit there is a special fast charger add-on, which will be very practical for those who prefer speed up the process of the gun charging. Continue reading »
World’s Largest Rubber Duck Comes to Hong Kong
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman goes big – so big, that it’s practically impossible to miss his artistic statements. His latest work is a 46 feet tall and 55 feet long inflatable rubber duck, which today arrived to Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour and will stay there till June 9. Boldly called the Rubber Duck, this floating sculpture is described by Florentijn as a “very positive artistic statement that immediately connects people to their childhood”.
