Stretch Shelfs
Ever wondered how to funkify a wall, making it both interesting and practical? Well, here’s a solution brought to you by Pete Oyler. Inspired by the simple rubber band, Oyler’s shelving unit uses aluminum wall pins and cast rubber that’s able to flex and stretch into a number of shapes. No more plain walls, boring shelves or tacky bookcases. A fresh and innovative storage idea awaits.
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TopUp Head Protection: a collapsible bike helmet
Although still a prototype, this collapsible helmet is something daily bike riders would love to have available. No more bulky, heavy helmets, this lightweight product by Do You Velo is a practical solution for those riding to and from work. Read more
Simple to use and something we all have in our homes, these fruit-shaped Post-It notes are hardly essential, but definitely fun and different, helping brighten up this traditionally dull object. Read more
Hitch Hands is a device that mounts on your truck hitch. It has the capacity to adapt and move to wherever you want, from which position you can set the plastic hand in the shape of a “V” of victory, the surfer hang loose greeting, f**k you, and much, much more.
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The Semi Circle EP is Japanese-American producer Shigeto’s (aka Zach Saginaw) first release for Ghostly International. It’s a deep, vividly beautiful suite of electronic music.
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Having originally sprung from the Shaky Isles (otherwise known as New Zealand), I can appreciate the humour in the New Zealand cartoon series, Bro Town, the first homegrown animated series to screen during local prime time. It’s simply brilliant, a real play on the ‘thuck’ accent and small town ways of our Kiwi brethren.
Itdrewitself had the honor of visiting with the legendary Ron English — an occasional Lost At E Minor contributor — at his home in Poughkeepsie, New York, last month, and had an amazing time rummaging through his studio, photographing endless amounts of paintings and sculptures. The guy is like a art machine. Read more
This sweet little project going on in Melbourne involves sleepovers. Cara Fox writes short stories about them and Douglas E Pope photographs them. The resulting collection will be exhibited later this year. Read more
Things continue to improve for New York’s metal scene, if Batillus are any indication. The sludge/doom trio from Brooklyn offer crushingly heavy, down-tuned and down-tempo instrumental riffage that sounds like what a mutant that has crawled out of Newtown Creek might have on his iPod. The band recently added vocalist Fade Kainer of Inswarm (Jarboe’s touring band) to its line-up.
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The current economic crisis has got us missing our frivolous spending past. But we need to be strong and resist fashionable purchases, right? Wrong. We’ve just got to get a little more creative with our rationalisation. And that’s why we don’t just want a hand-made one of a kind silk scarf from label Trust Fun. We actually need it. Started by Sydney-based graphic designer, Jonathan Zawada, this label’s signature scarves support our justify-it-to-buy-it philosophy with their multi-purpose versatility. Soft sheer silk in amazing one-off colour combinations just don’t go out of style, and with more uses than we can list, they’re one piece you can validate. It’s the rescue purchase we’ve been waiting for.
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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.
It’s refreshing to see artists like Joe Kievitt who are contented to explore the beauty in simple forms and asymmetrical patterns. Read more
Baltimore Mural by Josh Van Horne
My friend Josh Van Horne, a local Baltimore artist, did this amazing mural in our neighborhood that depicts the history of this warehouse-laden area.
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.
Francoise Nielly’s Yellow series
Parisian visual artist Francoise Nielly brings technicolour to the forefront in her latest series, Yellow. Featuring thick impasto palette knife strokes and trippy neon hues, Nielly captures the vulnerable expressions of her muses to a tee. Read more
Too sweet for words, these beautiful hoop earrings by Sydney-based designer Carmel Taylor are a real touch of origami for your ears. Read more
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