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In Spring 2009, only to the world’s most exclusive boutiques, SeaVees will launch a limited edition series of Pantone footwear. Each style in the shoe line is named to celebrate an influential date in 1960s California history. The 09/63 style celebrates the founding of Pantone and the launch of the Pantone color matching system.If you want your pair of Pantone SeaVees, you better get in line now. The series production is restricted to 1,963 pairs.In Spring 2009, only to the world’s most exclusive boutiques, SeaVees will... more
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“The End.” It’s a title card that’s not used nearly as often in film anymore. Depending on the film, those two little words can illicit feelings of disappointment, confusion, laughter, sadness, satisfaction and, if it’s a truly terrible movie, relief.
A group on Flickr has gone through and made a collection of the many ways “The End” appears at the end of films and TV series. The images span decades and are really quite amusing.“The End.” It’s a title card that’s not used nearly as often... more
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With the 81st Annual Academy Awards taking place this weekend I thought we’d take a look at the process behind creating Oscar. Visit the link above for a photographic journey through the process of creating an Academy Award.With the 81st Annual Academy Awards taking place this weekend I thought we’d... more
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Here’s a luggage set that’ll raise eyes at the airport. Designed by French artist PinkWolf, these attractive, satirical carrying cases feature molded gun, knife and axe designs on their exterior. You can get a better look of the cases by visiting the artist’s website. The site’s in French, so if you speak the language you’re in luck. But if you’re like me and speak only two languages – English and bad English – there are plenty of pretty-shiny designs and pictures to look at.Here’s a luggage set that’ll raise eyes at the airport. Designed by French... more
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Linsey Pollack is a musician with an unusual talent. Instead of clarinets he plays…carrots. Well known in Australia as a musician, instrument maker, composer, musical director and music facilitator, Pollack has worked as an instrument maker for more than 20 years.
Carrots aren’t his only instruments of choice. Pollack can make music with anything from rubber gloves and brooms to watering cans and chairs. The innovative musician tours Australia in shows that combine comedy with music.Linsey Pollack is a musician with an unusual talent. Instead of clarinets he... more
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Bullet time has made a return to the world of advertising recently. You may have seen Toshiba’s “Time Sculpture” advertisement that takes place in a room slowly filled with a gaggle of children who become more and more active, stopping and starting, while the camera whirls around them 360 degrees. Here's a look at how the video was created.Bullet time has made a return to the world of advertising recently. You may have seen... more
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Inspired by Picasso’s Portrait of Dora Maar, Poole, Dorset, England, auto mechanic Andy Saunders spent six months transforming an old Citroen 2CV car into a work of cubist art. Publicly unveiled at 2007’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Citroen blurs the line between art and traditional car design. The cubist car can still reach up to 65 miles-per-hour and with its misplaced headlights is legal to drive, but only during the day when signals can be made using hand indicators.Inspired by Picasso’s Portrait of Dora Maar, Poole, Dorset, England, auto... more
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Mark Langan creates fascinating sculptures from and inspired by cardboard. The artist collects the material from his neighborhood and, without the aid of computer rendering or previsualizations, draws the design out and then cuts, layers and pieces the cardboard together with non-toxic glue to form his creations.Mark Langan creates fascinating sculptures from and inspired by cardboard. The artist... more
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Here’s one guitar that may not be a whole lot of fun to smash on stage after a killer set.
Artist Brian Chivers owns BC Glass Studio and has been involved with glass art for over 20 years. During this time the artist/musician began making glass guitar replicas, models for display purposes only. But it was an encounter with the legendary Les Paul that inspired Chivers to take his glass guitar model one step further – to create one that can be played.Here’s one guitar that may not be a whole lot of fun to smash on stage after a... more
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Most people take crosswalks for granted, some ignore their presence altogether and walk when they want and where they want. Maybe that’s why 25% of all automobile accidents involve pedestrians. Perhaps spicing up the rather boring design of crosswalks will help reduce accident statistics. These artistically designed crosswalks are certainly eye-catching and hard to ignore.Most people take crosswalks for granted, some ignore their presence altogether and... more
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Want to save money and the environment by consuming less energy? Google PowerMeter can help.
Research has shown it’s easier to reduce energy consumption if you’re able to actually see your energy usage. PowerMeter from Google, now in closed beta testing, will enable people to monitor their power usage throughout the day in near real-time from their iGoogle homepage. Google PowerMeter will be free to both utility companies and consumers.Want to save money and the environment by consuming less energy? Google PowerMeter can... more
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Styrofoam is difficult to get rid of, so instead of tossing it in the nearest dumpster, how about repurposing it? Artist Michael Salter has done just that by creating a 22 foot tall robot sculpture, along with an army of smaller foam bots in various sizes.Styrofoam is difficult to get rid of, so instead of tossing it in the nearest... more
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Essentially concept art for the future, NASA’s vision of space exploration was truly epic and as of 2009, sadly unrealized. In the 1970s NASA conducted a few space colony summer studies and ended up designing colonies capable of housing 10,000 people. Artistic renderings of the concepts were created and are now online for your viewing pleasure.Essentially concept art for the future, NASA’s vision of space exploration was... more
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Turkish artists Filiz Ates and Christiane Alaettinoglu comb the beaches of Turkey’s Mediterranean coast in search of yalos, a term meaning “coastline”. Since there’s not a word in the Turkish language for “driftwood”, “yalos” has been adopted in its stead. Once collected, the artists don’t alter the beached yalos in any way, there’s absolutely zero carving or cutting involved. According to the artists “…the artistic work has already been done. Our job is only to put together and to bring out the beauty perfectly created by nature…what you see is what we found on the beaches of Alanya.”
The artists craft sculptures and decorations from the wood in the form of various animals and figures, as well as create jewelry.Turkish artists Filiz Ates and Christiane Alaettinoglu comb the beaches of... more
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Drew Struzan is one of the most prolific movie poster artists in the history of cinema. He has created some great, iconic images over the course of his career and influenced a generation of movie fans. His hand-painted illustrations were true works of art. The artist may have announced his retirement last year but that hasn’t stopped him from showing his work. Select works from Struzan’s career will be featured in an exhibition at Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, CA along with some of his more contemporary, personal works.Drew Struzan is one of the most prolific movie poster artists in the history of... more
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Ana Serrano is a recent graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and an up and coming young artist. She creates intricate and impressive creations through a variety of mediums including photography, collage, sculpture, motion and drawing.Ana Serrano is a recent graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and... more
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If your child hasn't decided what he or she wants to be when they grow up, why not give them the option of psychopath? Any child playing with these gory, macabre plush toys will surely develop a disturbed, twisted mind...but in a good way, I hope. After all, The Garbage Pail Kids never damaged anyone long-term, right?
Luckily, these creations are not available to purchase. Phew.If your child hasn't decided what he or she wants to be when they grow up, why... more
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Pieke Bergmans, a young designer from the Netherlands, has created a series of unique lamps that combine LED lighting with Royal Leerdam Crystal. Handcrafted from crystal and dubbed “Light Blub” by its creator, the lamps are described as “a light bulb that has gone way out of line. Infected by the dreaded Design Virus, these Blubs have taken on all kinds of forms and sizes you wouldn't expect from such well behaving and reliable little products.”Pieke Bergmans, a young designer from the Netherlands, has created a series of unique... more
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When you need a bandage your options are rather limited - the traditional boring old band-aid or some embarrassing cartoon character-endorsed variation. Sometimes you just want something a little different and what can be better than these twisted scab bandages. They're gross, fun and are far better than having Hello Kitty cover your boo-boo.When you need a bandage your options are rather limited - the traditional boring old... more
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As part of the International Year of Astronony, the celebration of the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescopic observations, you get to decide where to point the Hubble next.As part of the International Year of Astronony, the celebration of the 400th... more
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