Taking an old abandon manufacturing building and giving it a new purpose, is no new idea to a New Yorker. The architecture firm MVRDV based in Rotterdam have taken it to a new level, in their project Silo Towers located in Islands Brygge, Copenhagen. This project entailed the transformation of two silos for cereals in [...]
Telectroscope: NY to London
Hardly anyone knows that a secret tunnel runs deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean. In May 2008, more than a century after it was begun, the tunnel has finally been completed. An extraordinary optical device called a Telectroscope has been installed at both ends which miraculously allows people to see right through the Earth from London [...]
Catwoman’s Shoes
Every girl on the planet day dreams about being cat woman for one day.
Every girl on the planet covets Christian Louboutins.
Now with the collaboration of Christian Louboutins and Rodarte, your day dream got one step closer to coming true.
Christian Louboutins has joined forces with designers such as Chloe, Lanvin, McQueen and YSL and this seasons [...]
Elastico Bookcase
The Elastico Bookcase by Arianna Vivenzio, reminds me of the rubber band pegboards I played with as a kid. You know the ones I’m talking about, nails in a piece of wood and a set of rubber bands. You can then make almost any geometric shape possible until the rubber band snaps.
The ‘Elastico’ follows the [...]
Color swatch book of nyc observations
Julie Cloutier has created a pretty neat desk ornament. It’s a collection of photos from around New York City, accompanied with a matching color along the bottom. The pieces are not for sale, but you can easily make one of these yourself with some film, Benjamin Moore paint swatches, some glue, and a bit of [...]
Out There: Architecture Beyond Building
The 11th International Architecture Exhibition entitled Out There: Architecture Beyond Building, directed by Aaron Betsky and organized by La Biennale di Venezia presided over by Paolo Baratta, will take place in Venice from Sunday, September 14th to Sunday, November 23rd 2008.
According to Aaron Betsky, six year director of the Netherlands Architecture Institute (NAI) in Rotterdam, [...]
Video conversion made easy and on your ipod
Finding your favorite shows online and getting your DVD’s onto your computer can sound complicated, but fear not, for many applications and a little reading can get you far.
Here’s how to get DVD’s onto your computer and iPod:
Thanks to some great programmers, this has been made very simple. The first step to getting your DVD’s [...]
Original money origami
I was once impressed by girls who could make cranes and rings out of one dollar bills. I will not laugh in the face of anyone attempting one of those novice dollar origami pieces, and possibly even rob them.
Finding these images inspired me to give it a try. I pulled out my Iraqi Dinar, which [...]
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU
For the past couple months the internet has been plagued with animations by BLU. Their new “short film” is an ambiguous animation painted on public walls, but quite frankly, it isn’t short considering it’s stop motion nature. It’s 7 minutes and 26 seconds. Can you imagine painting each frame and taking a photo? Regardless, they’ve [...]
Glow in the dark paint
How about a glowing light source that lasts for 15 years instead of the typical 15 minutes of a glowstick? GlowPaint’s newest product does just that and is also non-toxic and inexpensive and doesn’t require a recharge via solar or electrical sources for its entire lifespan. According to the company, “This has potential to save [...]
Mecha-Suit for Stephen Hawking
Mike Rea has created a prototype mecha-suit of armor called the “A Prosthetic Suit For Stephen Hawking w/ Japanese Steel”. It’s composed of wood, rope, and pink foam and shows off the artists exceptional wood making skills, as well as his twisted sense of humor. Regardless of the bad joke, I can see Stephen Hawking [...]
Firefox 3 is fast
“Now that Mozilla’s locked down Firefox 3’s final feature set with Friday’s push of release candidate 1, it’s official: while Firefox 3 boasts some great new features like a smart address bar and better bookmarks manager, the best reason to upgrade will be for the performance improvements. Firefox 3 is noticeably faster and more stable [...]
Fingerpaint NYC
Next Wednesday, the 28th, from 7 to 11pm, there will be a pretty amazing event. Held at the 10,000sq ft historic former space of the Dia Gallery (548 West 22nd Street) in Chelsea, 25 emerging photographers from around the country will showcase their best work; the photos they felt most represented who they are, and [...]
4 beautifully toxic Google Maps screenshots
We’ve all used Google Maps at some point in our lives for directions, street view, or to take a look at a famous landmark. Sometimes when your browsing the Earth, you run across a landscape that is simply jaw dropping.
The four images below were taken on May 19th, 2008. They were not altered in anyway [...]
Optimus Maximus Keyboard Finally For Sale!
After anxiously waiting for a few years I can’t believe the Optimus Maximus keyboard is now for sale! If you haven’t seen this before, it is the coolest computer peripheral to hit the market since the mouse. Each of the 113 keys on the Optimus keyboard contain a 10.1×10.1mm OLED screen capable of displaying 10 [...]
Gazeta Mercantil: Dollar
Gazeta Mercantil’s new ad campaign is a shocker to many. It was printed in a Brazilian newspaper with the headline: “Understand the real value of money”. The print ad uses shocking images of money to tout the newspaper’s analysis of the financial market, as well as political and social events
Whether you agree or disagree with [...]
Apple iMac Aquarium
The iMacquarium is a fresh water aquarium made out of a used Apple iMac computer. When I first heard about this I thought it was a “build it yourself” project, but I was very wrong. Jake Harms builds these unique aquariums and sell them for $199.99. I would imagine they would make a great home [...]
‘Handy Signs’ by Espo
“Instead of using the current modes of expression associated with the advertising industry, Espo draws from an earlier era of words and images - the bygone idiom of the handpainted sign. Powers strives for authenticity in reviving this artisan’s pursuit, employing the richly vibrant, albeit highly toxic, One Shot sign painter’s enamel in his artistic [...]
Henk Hofstra’s “Art-Eggcident”
Dutch artist Henk Hofstra, who is best known for his Blue Road, is back. He’s just finished an environmental art project called ‘Art Eggcident’ in Leeuwarden, a city in the north of the Netherlands.
Yesterday, several large eggs (each 100 feet wide) were spread on the Zaailand, one of the largest city squares in the Netherlands.
‘The [...]
Where On (Google) Earth Is Waldo?
Melanie Coles, a young web designer and artist, has set out to stimulate an intriguing viral game. She has hidden a huge painting on a rooftop somewhere in Vancouver, in hopes that it will appear on Google Earth. When users examine satellite photos of the Lower Mainland after the next Google Earth “Fly-by” they will [...]
Harold Hunter Day - May 17, 2008
May 17, 2008 will be the second Harold Hunter Day. It will be held at the Manhattan Bridge Skate Park. Pete Rock, Vinny Ponte and Neil Nice will be DJing and performing from from 12 to 6pm. A limited edition Harold Hunter skateboard, tee shirt and book will be available for sale at the after party. Portion [...]
Je Suis Une Bande De Jeunes
Je Suis Une Bande De Jeunes is a photo lovers paradise. The site is composed of links to photographers “online shows”, which are (for the most part) presented in the simplest of ways, letting the work truly stand out. They have just updated their site with three new series: “You will never walk alone kid” [...]
Tenori-On
The Tenori-On, by Yamaha, is a unique 16 x 16 LED button matrix performance instrument with a stunning visual display. For DJs & producers it is a unique performance tool enabling them to perform using MIDI and load the TENORI-ON with samples to ‘jam / improvise’ within their set BPMs.
The odd machine’s 16 x [...]
Pablo Picasso’s Guernica in 3D
In 1937, during the Spanish Civil War, Pablo Picasso was commissioned by the Spanish government to commemorate the Nazi Germany bombing of Guernica, Spain. The result is Guernica, a black and white painting that depicts the suffering and brutality of war, one of my favorite paintings.
Fast forward to 2008, where Lena Gieseke turned Picasso’s Guernica [...]
Flight Patterns by Aaron Koblin
In 2005, Aaron Koblin took all of the air traffic over United States data, as seen by the FAA, and visualized it in a beautiful animation. Aaron’s work was originally developed as a series of experiments for the “Celestial Mechanics” project by Scott Hesels and Gabriel Dunne at UCLA. FAA data was parsed and plotted [...]
The BlackBerry Bold
Research in Motion has finally unveiled its much-anticipated next BlackBerry, called, now, the BlackBerry Bold (aka the 9000). Only a few people have had the chance to play with one, and I hope I can be added to that list sometime in the near future.
Bonnie Cha of CNet said the following about the phone:
I can [...]
1950s - 1970s Advertising
I ran across an amazing Flickr album today. It contains 142 vintage advertisements ranging from the 1950s through the 1970s. I love finding things like this. I’ll spend hours browsing, letting it all seep into my cranium. Did anyone say bookmark?
View the advertisments on the Flickr album. Enjoy!
Banksy’s “Cans Festival”
Some are saying, “Show of the Year. Show of the Decade. Possibly Show of the Century.” Bansky is calling his show the “Cans Festival”, and is encouraging visitors to contribute their own graffiti starting Saturday. He has already brought together many artists like Faile, Blek, among others. It’s not a complete free for-all, as there [...]
Lucy & Bart
LucyandBart is a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess described as “an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.” They share a fascination with genetic manipulation and beauty expression. Unconsciously their work touches upon these themes, however it is not their intention to communicate this. They work in a primitive and limitless [...]
Jennifer Maestre’s pencil art
When I first saw Jennifer Maestre’s work, my jaw dropped. Not only is the work beautiful and well crafted, but the time she must have put into each piece is unimaginable.
Her sculptures were originally inspired by the form and function of the sea urchin. The spines of the urchin, so dangerous yet beautiful, serve [...]
German street performer hangs out
Berlin street performer Johan Lorbeer has an unusual approach to street performance. Just by “hanging out” on the side of a building, thousands of locals and tourists marvel as they walk by. He calls the performance “Still Life.”
Not to ruin all the fun, but you can see how he pulls off this stunt in the [...]
Muxtape
Muxtape, the online mixtape creation service, has been streaming free, user-generated playlists since its launch in late March. The idea is simple enough: Upload 12 MP3s and share your new playlist with friends.
I personally don’t use Muxtape to create playlists, although I easily could. Instead I use it when I don’t have access to an [...]
Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies at 82
Rauschenberg died Monday of heart failure at 82, it was announced Tuesday by Jennifer Joy, his representative at PaceWildenstein gallery in New York. His use of odd and everyday articles earned him regard as a pioneer in pop art, first gaining fame in the 1950s.
“The most famous thing he said was that he worked in [...]
Fractal Furniture by Takeshi Miyakawa
That’s fractal 23, a chest of drawers by Japanese furniture designer Takeshi Miyakawa. I’m guessing from the name that it has 23 drawers (indeed, if you count them, it makes sense) but to make use of them all, you’d have to put it in the center of the room!
Checkout more f Takeshi Miyakawa’s work on [...]
Good looks books
If you’re like me, then you probably choose your friends and your enemies based on how they present themselves, e.g. their clothing, hair, bright orange Crocs, etc. This method of discernment, commonly called “judging a book by its cover” can be very useful in the construction and maintenance of ones own close-mindedness. [...]
Hotel Everland (Paris, France)
Hotel Everland is a project by Swiss artist-duo L/B (Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann). L/B are known for their Installations that deal with architecture and space and invite the viewer to get involved and become part of the artwork.
Everland is a hotel with only one room including a bathroom, a king-size bed and a lounge. [...]
Lanvin enters the game
For the past couples seasons, High Fashion designers have explored the modern mens fashion by designing sneakers. This year Alber Elbaz of Lanvin, the nearly century old french fashion house, came with a collection of silk, suede, mesh and metallic patent leather high-tops (pictured above).
Of course when you say think high fashion the price tag [...]
Beautifully dangerous stairs
Jordi Vayreda of Spanish design studio Jordivayreda Projectteam created this floating staircase for a client’s home that somewhat resemble the floating glass stairs in the Apple Store.
Okay, so I wouldn’t want to have to walk on those on a daily basis, but they look soooo hot! Of course, once you’re in a wheel chair and [...]
Max Knight’s Walking Bike
Can you walk your bike and ride it at the same time? You can with Max Knight’s “Walking Bike.” Instead of tires, Max uses 8 pairs of sneakers, complete with black ankle socks!
The bike was designed for Max’s good friend Yorgo Tloupas at Intersection magazine.
Watch a video of the walking bike in action below:
The Subway Sun 1940-1960
I found the following collection of vintage mass transportation ads while reading Grotesk’s 12ozProphet blog. It’s a collection of “amazing ads from the NY mass transportation from the 40’s to the 60’s.” The magazine used to be called The Subway Sun, and is the predecessor of the now called “Subway talk” that you see in [...]
Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo
Using photos of oft-snapped subjects (like Notre Dame) scraped from around the Web, Photosynth creates breathtaking multidimensional spaces with zoom and navigation features that outstrip all expectation. Its architect, Blaise Aguera y Arcas, shows it off in this standing-ovation demo. Curious about that speck in corner? Dive into a freefall and watch as the speck [...]
Subtype freebies
For the most part I try and avoid free fonts, but I figured I’d make an exception for these three. Subtype has a large collection of original fonts for sale, along with a freebies section. It’s worth a look.
Star Wars R2-D2 DVD Projector
New limited edition hi def projector, dvd player, ipod dock, sound system, card reader and entertainment system in an authentic R2D2 that you can control. He has hook ups for computer, gaming systems, sattelite, cable. Can even plug in your ipod to play movies up to 260″ diagonally on wall or ceiling.
Below are the specs [...]
Robot And Helvetica Makes Helbotica
When a robot is made of Helvetica it gets the name Helbotica.
Source: FFFFound
Extreme Type Terminology
Paul Dean of www.ilovetypography.com has written an extremely extensive article on typography. Don’t waste your parent’s hard earned cash on a boring type class, when you can get all of that knowledge and more for free!
Below is an excerpt:
Our modern English alphabet is a child of the Latin alphabet or Roman alphabet, which evolved from [...]
Giant vintage logo collection
There’s not much to say other than this is a giant collection of vintage logos. It’s from a mid-70’s edition of the book World of Logotypes. I’ve included some of my favorites below, but there are tons more. Make sure to checkout flickr page for the whole… oh ya, and bookmark it for future reference.
Customized Fruit
Sarah King, a UK graphic designer, has customized an apple, pear and banana using beautiful typography. It looks like the fruits may have been tattooed, but I’m still not quite sure. I searched the net to learn more on her customizing technique, but came up empty handed. If anyone has any insight into her process, [...]
Wizard of Ass
Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, has just released the first in a series of FAKE porn trailers directed to promote his new book, Snuff.
Stay tuned for “Chitty Chitty Gang Bang” and “The Twilight Bone”.
The YouTube description is listed as:
Never before seen footage of cult classic adult film star Cassie Wright, star of SNUFF by [...]
OS X Music Video
Digital filmmaker Dennis Liu has made a video for The Bird And The Bee’s song “Again & Again”. The set? His Mac desktop. You sort of have to see it for yourself to understand. The video has now been dropped on YouTube so that the world can see it in low-res glory.
Metal Species Animation
Oscar Magnuson Spectacles ILP is inspired by deep sea species. He recreated them with a metal vision in an animated movie. The films were displayed exclusively at a one evening show in Gallery Odea, Stockholm.
Please note that the video quality above is poor. Watch the hi-res video here
NES Controller Table
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller. Just look at the sleek lines, the high quality finish and classy glass top. And then giggle at the fact that it actually works. Don’t believe it?
Learn more and view [...]
Waste Paper Furniture
Designer Jens Praet makes furniture from shredded paper. He compressed it with resin into a mold, and out comes a new piece of furniture. I’m not sure how eco-friendly that resin is, or how much paper it uses (I’m guessing a lot, which keeps it out of a landfill), but the material technique sure is [...]
The FWA: Flash Website Awards
You may have seen or heard of The FWA without ever have gone to their site. They’re the guys who put that fancy banner in the corner of pretty much every website that makes you go “Holy shit, was that a website or a movie from the year 3000!!!??”
Whether you’re a web designer, graphic designer, [...]
Two Tone MacBook
My friend Cooper broke his screen on his white Apple MacBook… so he ordered a black MacBook screen on ebay that fit his 13″ laptop, disassembled his old screen and hooked this one, giving him the coolest MacBook on the block. Geeze, I wish my screen would break (and I had the skill to hook [...]
The MoMa approves of graffiti
The New York State Penal code says that the accused’s “malicious intent” to damage property constitutes the difference between a fourth degree misdemeanor charge and other more serious misdemeanor and felony charges for criminal mischief (i.e. graffiti). Practically speaking, this demand to prove destructive “intent”, makes these judges-turned-curators ask a variation of that dusty, old [...]
History Of The Color Wheel
The first color wheel has been attributed to Sir Isaac Newton, who in 1706 arranged red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet into a natural progression on a rotating disk. As the disk spins, the colors blur together so rapidly that the human eye sees white. From there the organization of color has taken [...]
Is This The End Of Shepard Fairey?
Shepard Fairey, the 38-year-old street artist who’s garnered mainstream attention recently thanks to the “Progress” and “Hope” posters he designed for Barack Obama’s campaign, is rapidly losing his vision due to a lifelong battle with diabetes. According to one source close to Fairey, he could be legally blind by the end of the year.
“That’s why [...]
Google Gets Closer to a Mobile Future
Google has long said that its best hope for future growth comes from mobile devices. Today, Google moved to bring that future a bit closer.
The Internet search giant joined an industry consortium that plans to build a next-generation wireless data network. Google is investing $500 million in the project, which is led by Spring and [...]
The logos that get more air time
Francisco Guerro, a former magician and co-founder of SnowMasters Inc, watches one of his floating logos – branded Flogos – drift away, above.
Mr. Guerro has developed a machine that can send foamy clouds as wide as 4ft and shaped like corporate logos drifting into the sky. The Walt Disney Company will use it next [...]
The Mirf
1134NYC teams up with NYC Art Toy Brand Thunderdog Studios to release the first ever graffiti based, wall mounted, vinyl toy. Designed by 1134NYC members MINT&SERF, this toy features a pure collaboration, merging their styles to form the iconic ‘MIRF’.
More of a sculpture than a toy, the 9″ long MIRF is rotary molded in [...]
Peter Gronquist’s designer guns
In the past few years we’ve seen tons of designers using gun imagery in their work. There’s everything from all over gun prints, to gun pinky rings, vases, and the list goes on. Normally things falling into the “hipster gun craze” don’t excite me, but Peter Gronquist’s designer gun series caught my eye.
The work is [...]
Poggenpohl Dining Table Hybrid
A unique multi-functional dining table from Poggenpohl.
It works for you as a kitchen table, cooking top, oven and also a refrigerator. This multi-functional futuristic table also serves as a dining desk. The desk opens up to a steel plate, and a table to cut what you want to in the kitchen. It also comes [...]
Justice - Stress
Check out Justice’s new video for the song “Stress”. The video follows a gang of French guys in leather jackets with the Justice Cross on the back reaking havoc around the city, a la A Clockwork Orange style. It was directed by Romain-Gavras and fits the song perfectly.
Pixel Surgeon
Pascal Dangin is the premier retoucher of fashion photographs. Art directors and admen call him when they want someone who looks less than great to look great, someone who looks great to look amazing, or someone who looks amazing already—whether by dint of DNA or M·A·C—to look, as is the mode, superhuman. (Christy Turlington, for [...]
Jordan VI Olympic 2008 Model
In celebration of the Beijing 2008 Olympics Jordan Brand is releasing this special edition Jordan VI. The colorway is obviously inspired by the Olympic rings, but the shoe also features other interesting details. There is patent leather used throughout the shoe, and there is prominent design stitched onto the toebox. The MRSP of the shoe [...]
Biggest monitor… ever!
9XMedia offers their multi-screen display systems that are expandable and customizable.
Their catalogue (featured here is a 15 screen multi-display) includes up to 30-screen triple row scalable ergonomic multi-monitor display solution available with customized Multi-screen servers and optional upgrades and software.
Can you even imagine working on something like this?
Five Franklin Place - New York, NY
Construction has just begun in Tribeca on Five Franklin Place in Manhattan, New York by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio.
Van Berkel adds “The apartments at Five Franklin Place do not follow a strong grid. They are organically designed in how the stairs swoop upward, how the balcony loops you back indoors. There’s an [...]
I want my real cups to look like plastic cups!
The Fast Cup by Maxim Velokovsky is a drinking glass based on the generic disposable dixie cup, but taken to a very different place. Working in borrosillicate glass, Czech craftsmen hand form each one, working them on a lathe so each one is very slightly different.
It’s perfect for anyone fresh out of college, looking to [...]
