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I have been obsessed with this website for ages now. This is the best place to go if you are creatively stale, lacking in ideas, or in need of something totally random to make your day. The first time I went here, I ended up finding pictures of a Victorian fake arm and a Gothic Parisian cafe from 1930. Never-ending gold dust.

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Photo taken on film recovered from sunken boat

Cotswold-based photographer Kai Murphy photographs people and landscapes, using dilapidated equipment to convey a narrative within his images. I have been especially inspired by his picture The Bison, a photograph taken in India on a film that had been recovered from a sunken boat.

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The Pirate Ship Quintet: I Kina Spiser De Hund

If you’re a fan of Godspeed You Black Emperor or Explosions In The Sky, then look no further than this deep, dark band. Formed in Bristol on a dark winter’s night, The Pirate Ship Quintet is making waves. I am looking forward to the day when I can catch them play at the next All Tomorrow’s Parties festival.

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New work from Bristol based artist Mr Mead

Mr Mead is a fine artist and illustrator from Bristol. He is a traditional artist working in pen and ink mediums, often applying his practice to large scale character based pieces on reclaimed wood. The artist is driven by his obsession and childhood fear of anthropomorphism, brought on by the 1976 Royal ballet film, The Tales of Beatrix Potter.

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Street Kids is a portraiture series by photographer Adam Taylor that captures the gruelling hardships young people face while living on the streets. His initial shooting in New York City was so successful that he headed to Sydney to discover the same problem: a generation of youth missing a sense of belonging because they are the fall-outs of social and economic change. Where else can they go other than congregating in the city every night to find solace? Read more

This Schwenkgrill Rohstahl (raw steel pivot grill) is yet another thing I will buy when I become a yuppie. I wonder if I can do an ‘I want to be a yuppie’ Kickstarter video? Hmmmm.

The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more

LA’s premier art and design magzine, Arkitip, has gone all out with the ‘free’ giveaway for issue no. 0045 and has included a 9″ x 12″ Evan Hecox 2-color silk screen print signed by the artist! Read more

Despite their jarring name, British noise duo Fuck Buttons are surprisingly palatable. The band’s long, droning tracks are infused with sweet twinkles and sunny synth, but dark shards of ominous guitar overdrive and distorted screeches pierce the shimmering surface just when you’re ready to zone out. Danceable beats occasionally draw everything back together, creating a stormy, pulsing, and disorienting atmosphere.

Too sweet for words, these beautiful hoop earrings by Sydney-based designer Carmel Taylor are a real touch of origami for your ears.

Want to win a whole boatload of awesomeness from our online store? OK, then. Enter our giveaway and you could be the lucky winner of a grab bag featuring some real shop favorites. Read more

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Muve is an alliance of two artists: Mike, an illustrator from Washington DC, and Ryan, a photographer from New York. Their ideas and designs evolved into Muve, a clothing company dedicated to voicing creative freedom with respect to sub-cultures of the past, present, and future. Read more

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