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Living in the home country of IKEA, it is always nice to see something original, hand crafted, and AWESOME. Adam Wallacavage’s chandeliers are just that. Creating the chandelier from epoxy clay, spray paint and ‘secret sauce to give it that classy glassy look,’ Wallacavage creates extravagant ornamental sculptures crafted in a myriad of colours and [...]
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In 2011, Ogilvy and Mather Dubai created a series of print ads for Reporters Without Borders, an international non-profit organisation that promotes and defends freedom of information and freedom of the press, as part of their annual campaign, Censorship Tells The Wrong Story. Each photo was altered using strategic pixelization to change perception and add new [...]
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Portland-based creative director Ian Collins adds out-of-context captions to news pictures, completely giving these a new, fun spin. These are silly, and they completely make our day too.
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Drawing statistical data from Data.gov and CIA World Factbook about migration, population density, temperature, UV radiation, GDP, and transport, Dutch designer Reineke Otten collaborated with LUST designers to translate these stats into a graphic code with eight overlapping layers. Each layer represents a factor influencing the composition of skin tones in that particular place. Beautiful.
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Lolita, the titular character in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel, is hardly one-dimensional. So it’s pretty intriguing to see the many interpretations of just how she looks like from book cover to book cover. This online exhibit of the nearly-200 copies of Lolita by German author Dieter E Zimmer is extensive and quite astonishing.
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The maps Elisabeth Lecourt’s dresses are made from are a little outdated, so you probably still have to consult Google Maps or a friendly person on the street to ask for directions. But these beautiful and delicate pieces are so one-of-a-kind that we should neglect this fact for now. Most importantly, the work of this [...]
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We see a lot of artists creating fan art these days, but the Latvian-based illustrator, Harijs Grundmanis, is killing it with his outstanding posters. Too bad you have to go to special screenings in Latvia to enjoy these illustrations.
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What happens when you ask a fashion designer to create anything he wants for a mainstream brand? This guy is clearly not afraid of any legal actions. His designs take hints from pop culture and porn, bouncing from cool to disturbing – and sometimes just sexy.
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These YAKKAY bike helmets look nothing like the bike helmets we’re used to seeing. Well, okay, they’re really in disguise. You can stick to the basic bicycle helmet that does indeed look like an actual bicycle helmet. But you can also move on to the next stage to disguise that bike helmet with a fabric [...]
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The portfolios of students entering the ad industry are stronger than ever. One great example is Bri Hand. For one piece she created an ad campaign advertising planet Earth. It’s really imaginative, and one of the best things I’ve seen in a book in ages. There are some well crafted print ads, and a great [...]
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Etsy shop Haute Mess Threads has these aprons with designs inspired by iconic comic book and movie bad guys — think Boba Fett, The Joker, and yes, even Krang from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — so everyone can go on and be a badass cook. These are loud, punchy and look great.
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What’s better than winning a prestigious advertising award? Slicing off the ends. Drilling holes in it. Adding screws. Attaching a chain. And wearing the award around your neck like a boss. The fantastic work of David Neevel.
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London-based French illustrator Malika Favre, who illustrated Penguin Books’ new cover of the Kama Sutra in 2011, decided to develop the original set of 7 letters — featuring copulating figures in various sex poses — she created for the cover into the full alphabetical set of 26 letters. Good idea, we say.
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Assemble our own furniture? Been there, done that. Now, thanks to Sandwichbike, anyone can also get two weather-coated frames of layered plywood (including all the tools you’ll need) delivered in a box to their doorstep and assemble an actual bike from there too. It’s cute.
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The mastermind behind the fashion label Luciana Grimaldi is the up and coming US-American designer Kellie Lamkin, who studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. After graduating, she moved to Milan to deepen her knowledge at the Politecnico di Milano. Grimaldi is actually the maiden name of her grandmother, and under that [...]
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