magic pen that writes in Helvetica?!~

Ahhhh… technology. The geniuses at Plexifilm have spent the past two years developing a Sharpie pen that actually writes in Helvetica! This pen is so experimental that it’s priceless… literally. You can’t buy one, but you can get one free with any Helvetica merchandise purchase (DVD, T-shirt, etc.). Get your free pen while they last. It’s a great gift for that person in your life with sloppy handwriting…


* Warning: if you are John Downer or Marian Bantjes then the pen will actually write in Helvetica. Otherwise, your results may vary. Do not swallow. Keep away from open flame and co-workers. May cause drowsiness.

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Stuart White - IKEA pencils transformed into drawing tool

Stuart White transformed the functional use of the IKEA pencil into a creative tool by using it to make mass-produced prints, mimicking an assembly line. Our little Ella would love to draw like this. Why use one pencil if you can use a whole bunch?

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this reminds me of why am i always taking the pencils whenever i visit IKEA!!! these little pencils are really useful... they fits everywhere!!! haha...

sound chaser by yuri suzuki

Sound Chaser 2008 by yuri suzuki - Technical collaboration with Yaroslav Tencer
A train-style record player. Users connect the chipped pieces of records together to make new tracks. The records pieces are from cheap records bought at jumble sales or used record shops. This record player revives forgotten, old records.

the video - http://www.yurisuzuki.com/soundchaser.mov

san francisco's house of falling furniture

since 1997, the building sitting at the corner of 6th st. and howard st. in san fransiscio,
california has been a sculptural mural. the piece consists of tables, chairs, lamps and
even a grandfather clock, all hanging precariously out of the building’s windows. known as
‘defenestration’ (a word meaning to throw out of a window) the sculpture’s various pieces
are all fastened to the abandoned building to create the illusion of falling. The pieces was
conceived of by local artist brian goggin.

http://www.metaphorm.org









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a Toast by Murat Kurnaz

Murat Kurnaz's Toast-Artwork in Berlin.

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Bioteknika - Wurst(Sausage) for the World

In order to say it with TITANIC: "we use only 12% of the sausage offers!" Shawn Bailey and Jennifer Willet aka. Bioteknica work on it this to change. Because the material for their art ia particularly with the butcher. Bioteknica produces meat sculptures and bioArt - and works on the interface of art, activism and sausage science.

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'walking bike' by max knight

max knight is a uk designer who was recently commissioned to create a very special bike. the result is 'the walking bike', a bicycle made from a normal frame and wheels made from 8 different pairs of shoes. the project was for intersection magazine, a local car magazine. each wheel features a set of metal bars which each hold one shoe. the wheels managed to be hooked up to the chain drive, actually making the bike move.






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Cult Pin-hole Cameras

Wayne Martin Belger is a freaky pinhole photographer who makes cameras out of titanium, brass, wood, glass, human skulls, human organs, formaldehyde, HIV positive blood, and other relics that are tools of what he calls "the horrors of creation and the beauty of decay." Pictured above is a creation of his called The Untouchable, a 4x5 inch camera made of aluminum, copper, titanium, acrylic, and HIV positive blood. The blood acts as a red filter by pumping through the camera to the front of the pinhole.

Belger's cameras serve a greater function than just taking photographs; in fact, they are always part of the bigger picture. Each of his cameras has a destiny. For example, this one is destined to document a geographic comparison of people with HIV. We think he's onto something—photography of the future may very well warrant a deeper connection with its subjects.
This one's called the 9/11 Camera, designed to capture images of religious figures. It's another 4x5 camera, made of T6 aircraft aluminum, plus pages from the Bible, the Koran, and the Torah. The piece of metal with the pinhole that you see in the front is part of a support beam that was holding up the South Tower of the World Trade Center.

The Third Eye Camera is made with a 150 year old skull of a 13 year old girl, and intended to photograph the beauty of decay. He drilled a hole in her third eye for two reasons: as a medium for film exposure, and as a symbolic way of letting light and time into her head. Morbid? Maybe, but to pay his respects, he embedded pieces of silver with gemstones into her forehead. Images by Wayne Martin Belger

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Umbrellas Affair

guy de jean's sexy umbrellas - 'inside-out umbrella' produced by guy de jean for jean paul gaultier, 2006 -2008

'corset' umbrella produced by guy de jean for jean paul gaultier, 2006 -2008

'double layered canopy' with the top layer heavily rouched to give a pompadour extravagance,
by guy de jean for jean paul gaultier, 2006 -2008

more sexy lingerie umbrellas produced by guy de jean for chantal thomass, 2006-2008
the umbrellas produced by french company guy de jean will keep the sun off and also the showers.sun protection factor - 50+, tested by the french textile institute. also, specially treated with water resistance.
how to use them?
that umbrella song will not stop playing ever.
the umbrella is derived from a stately family, that of parasol, since it was a protection against the
heat of the sun that it was first used for. the origin of parasols is not clear, but chinese history goes a long way back ... you might want to read about its history here though the difference between a parasol and an umbrella may seem confusing today, it was absolutely clear and unquestionable to victorian society. a woman who carried an umbrella was admitting publicly
that she could not afford to own or hire a carriage for transportation when it was raining.but a woman with a parasol was most assuredly a lady. the main reason for the popularity of the parasol was the admiration for a fair complexion. it was more than a sign of beauty, it proved to the world that it was a woman, who didn't have to work outdoors like 'common' females did. because they were so precious and so expensive, parasols became one of the most popular gifts for a lover to give his sweetheart. like jewelry, they were not a proper present from a young man unless his intentions were serious, and would not be accepted by a lady unless she intended to accept the giver, as well. at the same time like the fan and the lacy handkerchief, the parasol was both an object with a practical purpose and an indispensable aid to the subtle art of flirtation. it could mysteriously shadow a lady's expression, dramatize her sparkling eyes and smile, and even camouflage her imperfections. lady hamilton, lord nelson's notorious, no-longer-young mistress, always favored pink and pink-lined parasols, because the rosy light they cast on her face made her look more youthful.(exerpt taken from 'flirtatious fashions', by kristina harris, 1998)


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joana meroz - ceramics

'bra cups'

joana meroz is a graduate of the ceramics department at the gerrit rietveld academy in amsterdam and is currently studying at the design academy in eindhoven. she has sent in some of her unique projects which blend design with craft production. her ceramic 'bra cups' are a clever play on one of nature's essential food sources. the 'lace colanders' combine the decorative elements of the plate with the functionality of a drain to create a unique colander. 'in&out tableware' continues on this theme and 'drain eye-catchers' add a whimsical touch to the most banal of kitchen tools. joana was also one of the participants in our 'handled with care'
ceramics exhibition.

'bra cups'

'in&out tableware'

'lace colanders'

'drain eye-catchers'

'drain eye-catchers'

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Snap and Dine - Demelza Hill

Snap and Dine is a single use three-course table setting that integrates disposable cutlery with traditional silverware. The portable lunch setting expands the possibilities of eating outdoors in style whilst reinforcing the correct use of cutlery, which has been lost over time. This is achieved through the decorative qualities and formal setting which both are a visual reference to fine dinning. This product is fun and interactive whilst raising the standards of current eating on the go habits.

desgined by Demelza Hill

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thermosensitive 'swamp stool'

visual reference studio sent in some images of their newest furniture piece: 'the swamp stool'. the stool is the latest addition to their swamp collection which features a thermo sensitive material. the covering responds to body heat and other heat source such as the sun. after exposure to the heat, the material temporarily changes colour. the stool's shape is inspired by the swamp outside the studio's offices in jackson, mississippi.


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The Love Mattress

How many times have you found yourself with the candles warmly lit, Al Green on rotation and snuggling up with that someone special in bed, only to find an important limb or two fallen asleep under the weight of your partner? We love cuddling up, but the muscles, blood vessels and nerves in our arms often pay a painful price for a few minutes in heavenly embrace. Cue in Mehdi Mojtabavi's Love Mattress, a 2007 red dot award design concept winner.

The Love Mattress allows for easy access and comfortable embracing, except the Love Mattress has a series of gaps to allow body....ahem...parts to comfortably rest inside. Made of modules of polyurethane injected foam, the mattress is easily transportable and should provide ample body support (though we wonder if like memory foam, this would get too hot).

We'll leave all the other possibilities and options to your imagination.

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Impactist

Papers


Action Figure Theatre


Collection


Bread Factory


Hong Kong 68


Low Fidelity Cat Dream


The Type Writer


ranch


Motion Leo's Song

Located in Portland, Oregon, Impactist is the collaborative work of married directors Kelly Meador and Daniel Elwing. Our work is a hybrid of real and synthetic elements and concepts involving different methods of creating from live action production to hand drawn animation.

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'I do not exist' Workshop

The "I do not exist" Workshop offers children a basis introduction to what design is and its importance within our environment. Through the children being involved in within the Workshop they would gain a basis understanding of what the disciplines are and how they intertwine with one another. This knowledge would make them begin to identify the importance of design and the benefits of pursuing a career within this field of work.

In collaboration with Kieren Dickins

D&AD Global Student Awards. In Book 'What Else Do You Do?'



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Killer's kitchen

Gun Egg Fryers

Shotgun Shotglasses

Throwzini’s Knife Block

Interesting stuffs to have in a kitchen... probably there r d mus hav items for the killers' kitchen.. definiteleeee mind stimulating~~~

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