31.12.08

More Sex Condoms

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Concept for a packaging competition by Mads Jakob Poulsen and Robert Nagy

Young Creative Circle, design competition, shortlist
Client: Sex og Sundhed

1 design briefing, teams of 2 people, 24 hours, maximum 2 proposals.

The brief was to make an appealing package for three condoms as a give away for danish non-profit organization Sex and Health. The target group was young people from 15-25 years of age. Combined with no sleep, thai food and lots of coffee this was what we made in the 24 hours.

This, our first proposal, is a handy package constructed so it opens from the right to left, revealing a simple humoristic statement when you take out a condom. The statements simply connecting condoms with having sex, and no more condoms meaning no more sex. The message should come across in eye level with the target group with out being patronizing or judgmental."


[via dline]

30.12.08

29.12.08

Fisher Chrome Bullet Space Pen

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One of my alltime favorite gifts: Fisher® Chrome Bullet Space Pen. This is the greatest pen ever, and this is a fact based on the following reasons: it writes at any angle, it writes underwater, over grease, in extreme temperatures and even upside down

Ravi Vasavan

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Ravi Vasavan

28.12.08

Whopper Virgins


This is an interesting video made by Burger King which documents the introduction of the Whopper into civilizations who are not only unfamiliar with the whopper but unfamiliar with the concept of a hamburger all together. Pretty interesting video.

GQ on Presidential Style

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With the presidential changing of the guard around the corner, Mens.Style has a feature from GQ's January issue on Presidential style entitled “Presidential Style: Follow the Leaders.” It chronicles everything from LBJ's Moscot styled spectacles to FDR's Borsalino styled Tophat. You can view the feature here

26.12.08

Umeric

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Umeric

Nathalie Rykiel for Coca-Cola Light

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Here is another designer Coca-Cola light bottle this time from fashuon designer Sonia Rykiel's daughter Nathalie. I'm really into the "light" type.

25.12.08

Merry Christmas!



[AKQA]

The Real Christmas | Blink Productions



This film from Blink Productions in London emphasises what Christmas is really all about

24.12.08

A Collection of Beech Objects

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Beech objects by The Poor Life

[Pan Dan]

Design Council Christmas e-card

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Click the link above to see an interesting e-card used by the UK's Design Council. It makes a serious point about the environment while still retaining the Christmas feel. Click here to view.

23.12.08

Next Generation: Creative Directors

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Wallpaper* Magazine’s “Next generation: Creative Directors” highlights a few up and coming creative directors to watch for in 2009. “A wind of change has blown through many fashion houses lately, bringing with it a new crop of creative directors. It may be just a coincidence of timing but the sudden rush of fresh talent, busy injecting life into old labels, creating brand new lines or shining light on forgotten histories, is a welcome infusion of energy and invention.” the feature sits down with with Kim Jones, Bruno Pieters, Stuart Vevers, and Pierre-Henri Mattout. You can check it out here.

We Love Steven Sprouse


Louis Vuitton creative director Marc Jacobs has resurrected an early collaboration with the late Stephen Sprouse, for a new 2009 collection. An interactive website has made its way online and features various aspects of Stephen Sprouse’s interaction with the fashion world as well as his work alongside Marc Jacobs. Check it out at welovestephensprouse.com

Nom de Guerre for Red Wing 875

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Nom de Guerre recently unveiled this 875 boot collaboration with American boot company Red Wing. These are full grain suede leather with a leather interior. Look for these to be released the day after Christmas at the Nom de Guerre flagship store in New York.

[h (y) r collective]

Farrow Design Snowfall e-Card

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Check out this snowfall e-Card from Farrow Design. Move your mouse to change the direction of the snowfall.

22.12.08

Torch Flashlight

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Torch is a light bulb-inspired flashlight from Japanese design house, plusminuszero. Its avalable here at gnr8, the gnr8 store is full of interesting products.

Globe Trotter for Barney's New York Luggage Set

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British luggage company Globe Trotter recently unveiled this 4 paice luggage collaboration with Barney's New York. The 33 inch suitcase is 201,600 yen, the 30 inch is 109,000 yen, the 21 inch is 157,500 yen, and the 16 inch is 89,250 yen. These are now available at Barney’s New York.

21.12.08

17.12.08

Hands, Hands, Hands

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By Abless

[Jcksn]

Fifty People, One Question


Fifty People, One Question: New York from Crush & Lovely on Vimeo.

Crazy how such a simple question can evoke so many responses and emotions.

15.12.08

Kate McGwire

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Kate McGwire

Körner Union: Larytta



Once again, Animals>Human Beings

[Happy Mundane]

Bulgari “One Ring to Save the Children”

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In celebration of their 125th Anniversarry, Italian jeweler Bulgari will release this "Ring to Save Children" on February 1, 2009 in hopes of raising €10 million EUR for the Save the Children foundation. The special silver ring features an engraved Bulgari logo on the outside with a “Save the Children” engraving on the inside. The ring will retail for about $375 USD with 20 percent of that to be donated to Save the Children

Butter Boom

14.12.08

Hedi Slimane | London Teenage

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Hedi Slimane's "London Teenage" Portfolio is set to be featured in next months issue of [Dazed Digital]. "London Teenage" documents London's teenage youth through the perspective of Slimane's timeless style.

“Every model has their own story with this shoot. There were kids that we had our eyes on in the earliest stages of research and there were kids that we approached having a coffee on brick lane. We found people at gigs, in clubs, everywhere. for the week of the shoot we basically went anywhere we thought we would find amazing characters and then shot them the next morning.”

You can view the complete unedited work here.
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MIHARAYASUHIRO for D-Mop

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In celebration of their 20th Anniversary, Asian retailer D-Mop will be releasing a series of goods in collaboration with the likes of Y-3, Bernhard Willhelm, and Valerie Hash among others. This Bike shown above is a piece from that collection in collaboration with Japanese fashion label Miharayasuhiro. Alot of companies have been producing bikes over the past few years and I think this is one of the best looking ones i've seen.

[Milk]

Chanel - The Silent Film (Teaser)

World renowned fashion designer and Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld recently premiered a short film in tribute to Chanel founder, Coco Chanel at the Le Ranelagh theater in Paris, France. The 10 minute silent stars Edita Vilkeviciute who portrays the young Coco from 1913, when the legendary designer first gave birth to the company bearing her name. Along with Vilkeviciute, the film features model Brad Koenig, Lady Amanda Harlech and the actual workers from the Chanel atelier used as actors to keep the authenticity to the visuals. The mini-film was shot in two days outside of a Paris movie studio. You can view the teaser trailer above.

[Fashionologie]

13.12.08

Sand Art by Jim Denevan

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Jim Denevan is an artist who makes freehand drawings in sand. At low tide on wide beaches, Jim searches the shore for a wave tossed stick. After finding a good stick, Jim draws– laboring up to 7 hours and walking as many as 30 miles. The resulting sand drawing is made entirely freehand w/ no measuring aids whatsoever.

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Denevan recently made the world's largest freehand drawing on a dry lake in Nevada which measure three mile across. Jim walked for eight days, about 100 miles to draw the pattern. The drawing was transient, as all of Jim's work is: "It was completely erased in a rainstorm the next week... It felt strange to work so hard and not see tide come in. But rains did come which is sort of the same thing."
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[booooooom]

Yohji Yammamoto | 'COMING SOON'

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Yohji Yamamoto’s is chosing to show his AW08/09 & SS09 "Coming Soon" collection with a two short respective films of the same name. The two films were directed by photographer/ film director Max Vadukul and is exclusively an online film. The dancing in the film was said to embody the feeling and emotion of the coming soon garmet. You can view the films here.

[SHOW Studio]

12.12.08

Wallpaper* Pops Up at St Martins Lane Hotel

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Wallpaper* magazine, in collaboration with art publishers Eyestorm, are set to open a pop-up art gallery entitled "Wallpaper* Selects" at London’s St Martins Lane Hotel. The space, which will be open from December 10th to December 19th and will showcase ten works by photographers whose work has appeared in Wallpaper* in recent years: Jonathan de Villiers, Mauricio Alejo, Jonathan Frantini, Christopher Griffith, Stefan Ruiz, Daniel Stier, Benedict Redgrove and Joël Tettamanti.

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“Wallpaper* works with the world’s most exciting photographers,” says editor-in-chief Tony Chambers, “despatching them to far flung places to shoot boldly and beautifully.” We receive many enquiries from readers asking if they can buy the photographs we feature,” he continues, “so we expect Wallpaper* Selects to be very popular.”

Each of the works shown will be available to purchase in limited editions of 10, 20 or 30 signed, editioned prints. All of the works have appeared in Wallpaper* and were commissioned especially for the magazine. The limited edition prints will be priced between £290 and £990. None have ever been available to buy before.

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[Wallpaper* Selects]

10.12.08

Silly Walks and Creative Ruts

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Silly Walks and Creative Ruts, an Interview of creativity and the creative process with comedian John Cleese.

[Bad Banana]

Power of 10



An incredible film by Charles and Ray Eames, from 1977. Must see TV
Read more about this here.

Chocolate Pie Chart

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The Marry&Matt 5.5 oz Chocolate Pie Chart is the only pie I want to look at. It measures 3.5" diameter x .75" high is made of 70% milk, 20% dark and 10% white chocolate. Only 20 bucks. Available here.