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By Mareike Muller in New Design on Wednesday 12 December 2012

From now on it could be one of the most unspectacular things in life to have a rhino joining you for dinner. Not on the plate, but right next to it, serving you oil or vinegar. The only thing you have to do is to get a piece of the White Animal Life (WAL) collection by Emilie Kröner. It’s the very project of the Amsterdam-based interior designer and was inspired by the 17th and 18th century animals that were used as decoration on tureens. And since she’s already promising that all her future projects will be funny and/or absurd too, we have something to really look forward to.

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By Low Lai Chow in New Trends on Wednesday 21 November 2012

Mashable picked up a recent study by researchers at the University of Guelph that showed that animals in captivity, like us too, get bored. They also included a hilarious photo gallery compilation of animals looking extremely bored. Hopefully, if you were bored to begin with, these pictures will help you get less bored.

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By Jonathan Terhaar in New Photography on Tuesday 20 November 2012

Tim Flach photographs animals. But, unlike most anyone who simply snaps photos of their pets or animals at the zoo, he somehow seems to have some phenomenal way of making them share their feelings with us. His visual portrayal of our beastly brethren is captivating, to say the least.

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By Low Lai Chow in New Trends on Saturday 27 October 2012

Is this a hoax? We just listened to an audio recording and it sounded like a guy who forgot the lyrics and is just going all ‘doo doo doo doo’ his way in a sing-song kind of way — except that it wasn’t a guy, but a Beluga whale in captivity at National Marine Mammal Foundation (sadly though, the recording was done a number of years back, and NOC passed away five years ago). And because whales typically produce sounds via their nasal tract instead of the larynx like people do, it seems to suggest that, as the foundation’s president Sam Ridgway says, ‘motivation for contact.’ Simply, wow.

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By Mareike Muller in New Art on Thursday 25 October 2012

Unconscious gestures that say much more than words ever could tempts the interest of visual artist Beth Cavener Stichter. She observes animal body language and transfers it ‘into human psychological portraits’. So her animal sculptures, captured in moments of tension, are metaphors for us human beings, caught in situations like isolation, aggression, or fear. A very inspiring approach to re-thinking modern society.

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By Low Lai Chow in New Trends on Thursday 25 October 2012

I’ve always thought the palm-sized bats I see from time to time swooping around skyscrapers were cute little creatures, so I couldn’t fathom why my friend from Australia told me he was scared of bats. Turned out he was talking about giant bats — and yes, giant bats exist. The biggest of them all is apparently the Large Flying Fox (why it’s not simply called Largest is beyond us), which makes Southeast Asia its home. This one’s a fruit-eating megabat with a wingspan of up to 1.8 metres. Compare this to the height of the average male human (1.72m). There are two things to be gleaned from this: 1. The animal kingdom is awesome 2. we’d like to have one as a pet, thanks. Kinda reminds us of the Countryman, the first MINI with four doors and optional four wheel drive. Yessir, all the fun of a Hatch in a Fun Utility Vehicle. That would be an FUV to me and you. Check out this video about it below.

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By Alison Shepard in New Products on Wednesday 19 September 2012

Sometimes coffee isn’t enough to wake you up. Sometimes you need an octopus hanging out in the bottom of the cup to really make it a morning. Thanks to Creature Cups, this is easily achieved. Irreverent spins on the classic coffee cup, now featured in assorted styles in the Lost At E Minor store.

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By Demi He in New Products on Friday 10 August 2012

I immediately laughed at these, but I have to say, they are incredibly adorable and clever. Who would’ve ever thought of attaching animal heads to hangers? Someone must’ve been playing dress up with their cat. Not sure if this is a fashion trend that will be hanging around, but maybe these hangers will evolve into celebrities or band members.

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By Alison Shepard in New Products on Saturday 12 May 2012

Not your average animal tees and not your average graphic tees, at that. Meet Sharp Shirter: animal absurdity, and graphic awesomeness. The detectives shirt answers any questions you may have about how a squid looks in a suit. On the man vs bear tee, the bear obviously criticized that dude’s suspenders. Check out these and other awesome Sharp Shirter styles in the Lost At E Minor online store.

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By Low Lai Chow in Cool Websites on Wednesday 2 May 2012

Animals staring into space and contemplating the bleakness of their lives. Yep, that pretty much sums it up. Humans make a surprise appearance, too.

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By Low Lai Chow in New Art on Saturday 21 April 2012

Studio Gnu’s premiere series eschews taxidermy mounts for unflinchingly lifelike faux animal trophies of Scottish wildlife sculpted out of harris tweed, embroidery detailing and the such. The brains behind the studio is Glasgow-based Chloe Harrison, who uses traditional craft and stitching techniques to make these equally crafty creatures. Very impressive.

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