Growing Up Star Wars Flickr pool
Long before the franchise destroyed our fond childhood memories like Aunt and Uncle Beru on Tatooine, many of us born in the 70s were proud to own the many products associated with the Star Wars movies. Check out this awesome Flickr pool of people and their Star Wars-related gear back when Jar-Jar Binks was just a gleam in the floppy-necked one’s eye.
Tagged: 1970s, cult movies, Flickr, sci-fi movies, Star Wars
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Minimalist Star Wars series posters
Artist Travis English made these amazing minimalist posters for all six Star Wars films. They’re good enough to make you want to watch the series through. Yes, this does mean sitting through The Phantom Menace again, but it almost seems worth it. Almost! Read more
Sarlac Pit inspired laundry hamper
I suck at ‘laundry basketball,’ I always miss. Good thing French designer Pierre Vedel has created this simple cardboard backboard, inspired by the sarlacc pit in Star Wars, that you can build yourself out of cardboard.
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I’m glad when I play with my band, I never try to pull stupid, cliche, rock-star moves because I would probably end up screwing up like this dude.
Lola Dupre’s collages are layered and fragmented exploded versions of the original source images, sometimes to the point where they’re unrecognizable and completely original works in their own right. Read more
Guy Laramee’s The Great Wall series
Commenting on the Chinese overtaking of the American empire, Guy Laramee’s The Great Wall series consists of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other books that he painstakingly carves into Chinese landscapes. Read more
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Finnish artist Sami Havia uses old cassette tapes to paint famous album covers. I like eco-friendly canvases like that and the idea to be inspired by your favourite records. Read more
Oh, this is fun: ‘Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are over 90 active machines in various locations throughout America’ selling works from 400 contributing artists from 10 different countries. Finally, a positive use for those evil floggers of nicotine.
Oh man! To be young enough to bop, groove and scratch like these kids. For Japanese superstars DJ Sara (8 years old) and DJ Ryusei (5 years old), there’s no such thing as tomorrow. Read more
Pop artist Ron English, an occasional contributor to Lost At E Minor, sent through some photos from his latest pop-up show, which featured a brilliantly eclectic blend of his social critique artwork. Read more
Illustrator Dallas Clayton has just published an awesome book called, wait for it, An Awesome Book. It’s a ridiculously cute, heart-rending children’s book, encouraging kids and adults alike to never lose our senses of wonder and imagination (psst, it could make a great late gift idea!)
Growing up on the road in the deep south of America will either maim you or make you stronger. In Ryan Bingham’s case, it was the latter. Read more
Designer Tithi Kutchamuch created this amazing life-sized bronze, silver, and aluminum parrot whose skull and organs you can pluck out to wear as a necklace.
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Communication prosthesis by Sascha Nordmeyer
This ‘communication prosthesis’ by designer Sascha Nordmeyer is hilarious and awesome. I want to wear one to a job interview.
Here are a couple awesome pieces by Matt Leines that were recently on display in the Doubting Thomases exhibit at Nudashank gallery in Baltimore. Gives me ideas for Halloween. Read more
Never ever, ever, ever, ever park here
Some friendly advice for the neighbours, who simply don’t get it, or street art? You decide which one it is.
Pencils made from recycled newspaper
The problem with awesome things like these pencils made out of recycled newspaper is that you almost don’t want to use them.
How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! Read more
This cool black unisex t shirt by UK label Client is made in England, printed in Berlin, and beautifully packaged in East Berlin cartonage, especially designed for Client. Read more
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AL said | 27 August, 2010
There’s actually an awesome new book about this that JUST came out called “My Best Friend is a Wookiee”!! It’s hilarious. This is the website for it: http://wookiee.adamsmedia.com