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Ann Wood

Ann Wood’s fairy tale creations have graced cake tops to window displays. I particularly love her cardboard castles and cloth birds.

Tags: ann wood, crafts, unbearably cute
Posted in art, design on February 18, 2009 | There are currently No Comments

Shinzi Katoh Toilet Cover Sets

“Cute” and “Toilet” hardly ever make their way into a sentence together…enter Shinzi Katoh. Her cuter than thou toilet cover sets are quite possibly the best toilet get-ups I’ve seen. Peace Target, I’ve found a new mate for my porcelain.

Tags: shinzi katoh, toilet seat covers, unbearably cute
Posted in Gifts, design on February 17, 2009 | There are currently No Comments

Nylon Dunks

I’m not a huge sneaker gal, although I have been known to wear a pair of dunks until the laces fall off. Nylon and Nike have collabo’d for the release of their very own shoe available this June. No word yet if Electric Blueberry or Circus Orange will be available as well…

Tags: collabo, dunks, nike, nylon magazine, shoes
Posted in Gifts, design, fashion on February 17, 2009 | There are currently No Comments

Faile

“Our process of creating work involves synthesizing images to create visually visceral experiences, very similar to the way a DJ samples beats to create an audible experience.” Behold the work of the Brooklyn based art & design collective, Faile.

Tags: art, collectives, design, street art
Posted in art, brooklyn, design on February 16, 2009 | There are currently No Comments

Nomenus Quarterly

Highlighting new & established talent within the worlds of fine art and fashion, Nomenus Quarterly is released online and in limited print four times a year. Contributors often are those who crave a more intimate setting by which to display their works which have either never before been published or were created specifically for the [...]

Tags: art, fashion, journals
Posted in art, design, fashion on February 15, 2009 | There are currently No Comments

The Impossible Project

A state of collective mourning began when Poloroid announced they would cease to produce the beloved medium. The Impossible Project has reclaimed Poloroid Film, and vows make it a viable, living medium once more. In their words: “Impossible b.v. has been founded with the concrete aim to re-invent and re-start production of analog INTEGRAL FILM [...]

Tags: impossible, Photography, poloroid, reclaimed
Posted in Do Gooder, Gadgets, Photography, Websites, design on February 10, 2009 | There are currently 1 Comment

Anti-Theft Lunch Bags

Genius in a little plastic bag. Keep those sandwich pirates at bay with these anti-theft lunch baggies. They’re recycleable, and 5% of the profits go to Freedom From Hunger. Via DailyCandy

Tags: clever, lunch, sandwiches, theft deterrent
Posted in Do Gooder, Gadgets, Gifts, Green, design on February 10, 2009 | There are currently 3 Comments

the making of barbie

Design Boom takes a designers-eye view of the iconic doll.

Tags: barbie, design, design Boom, dolls, Toys
Posted in design on February 5, 2009 | There are currently No Comments
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