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february 8 2010 Today was my deadline to finish the Manifest Equality painting. It now heads to the amazing team at Specialty Art Services for crating and shipping to California. As always these side projects take more time than anticipated, but the "ONE" Painting is finally done and I'm taking a nap today. In other news, this month I'll be developing the final touches to the Pixel Pacs™ project to be released next month. || Regularly scheduled WORDS will resume tomorrow. february 5 2010 Employee looking at nude photos in background during live news show. || No matter how poor, colorless and toyless their environment, they'll find a way to play. || A swedish home. || A range of figures with somber emotions and unapologetic poses. || Paintings by Gerhard Human. || R.I.P. Kenneth Noland. || [video] Watching this made my palms sweat and my heart beat faster. || Mitsubishi Chemical Industries: 1958 calendar (Japan) || [video] How vinyl records are made... || The art of Kevan A. Murray, via notcot || An appreciation of timber from concept through to execution. || A sloping zig-zagging scheme that opens onto a sizeable courtyard. || The future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty. || Absolutely gorgeous packaging for LEAP Organics soap products. february 4 2010 The landscape folds itself within the site and forms a growing SPIRAL || [le video] 'Heaven Can Wait' from Charlotte Gainsbourg who sings in duo with Beck || Stank Sentiments for Sweethearts offers a different kinf of nostalgia. || [musique video] Rusty Nails by Moderat || Tools for the very confident and secure handyman. || Life in the suburbs. || A clock that protrudes at an angle from the wall it's mounted on. || Doesn't it seem weird to respect a "sensitive site" with a massive squeaking cube occasionally rising over the land? || [video] Our eyes can do amazing things. || Drawrings by Paul Rudolph. || LEGO ads goodness. || How about a red painting in the corner? via notcot february 3 2010 RBT News: The "ONE" painting for Manifest Equality is taking a lot longer than anticipated but I'll have photos of the finished painting on Monday in the Notebook (Even if it kills me). This month will also present the unveiling of our new experiment called Pixel Pacs™. || Slabs of concrete mixed in with brick work and wood paneling, while polished marble floors bridge this divide somewhere in between. || "It goes without saying that I love a good factory tour and the Danner Standards page definitely scratches that itch." || The Alien Connection || Pimp my bus. || He rarely makes public appearances and prefers lurking in the shadows. || Google before you tweet. || [video] In Japan, February 3rd is Setsubun no hi. || The architecture has a close relationship with the dramatic site. || Miniature landscapes by Matthew Albanese. || [video] Does Avatar have the sub-pop-culture mojo that induces a rapped cliff-notes version 24 years later? || Star Wars Galaxy by Justin Van Genderen. via FreshPump || That's a lot of hot air. via notcot || The design and illustrations of Ville Savimaa. via iheartmyart february 2 2010 The best of custom lettering in 2009. via ddd || [video] Shiny happy people. || Please check all weapons & ammunition at the front desk. || Lakefever Sessions presents The Black Hollies. via yewknee || DNA staircase with ultra thin carbon treads, stainless steel pole and handrail. || What the iPad means for the future of computing. || "Sexy" 6-foot woman in the nude. || From some angles, the house seems like an accident, some kind of a mishap with transportation containers and building materials. || Humidifier Factory and Coffee Table 20 || Mont Saint-Michel is located on a tidal island in Normandy, France. || Tridimensional magnetic board for your keys. || Papercuts. || The illustrations of Thomas Fuchs february 1 2010 Someone's trash is another's treasure. via FreshPump || Drawrings by Mattias Adolfsson || I'm one of those guys who tries to grow a beard and folks ask if I'm growing a goatee. || Do you suffer from Desktopitis? Chaos on your desktop is chaos in your work. || A magazine about type and cities. via Chanagethought || A harmonious sculptural set of curved walls made of stone dark granite and marble travertino. || Architectural installations and sculptures, composed of carefully stacked and folded second-hand clothing. || Peugeot makes a bike. || "Storm" by Tim Minchin || [video] Pentagram's Michael Bierut talks about clients. || A treasure trove of vintage stamp design. via mot || Have any books lying around? || I couldn't take better photographs than Alyssa Monks' oil paintings. || We all brewed in a yellow tea infuser submarine. || Save, delete or copy? january 29 2010 It could have been a perfect day yesterday if it hadn't been for those meddling kids. || Coffee make you mad. || The characters of Rhys Owens. || The birds are coming!!! || The paint of Ryo Matsuoka. More Ryo goodies. || [video] 'Living Architecture' by Ila Beka and Louise Lemoine || This sure beats my plastic Superman™ cup. || An angular roof and large triangular skylights. || The Linchpin Index: Someone we can't live without. Someone who makes a difference. Someone who matters. via Fuel Your Creativity || 1978 Great Britain energy resources stamps || Green T. anyone? || A shower that looks nothing like mine. || There are some summer houses that stay in your mind indefinitely. january 28 2010 Today's WORDS is brought to you exclusively by Apple Inc. Thank's Steve! january 27 2010 Big DAY for Apple fans! || A re-imagination of the archetypal glass house in a landscape in the Canadian Shield || If you like funny looking faces... || Big reward if job is found. || Oil on canvas by Andreas Wiese || Paintings by Fabien Pouzerat and design by Barral Fabien || Make your own mossarium. || Sarah's biz card takes care of some frequently asked questions. || Paintings by artist Song Myung-Jin. || I'll take the car. You take the house. || The Blow Sofa is made from 100% recycled paper dunnage bags. || Google Street view illustrations || 160 pieces to form a full view of New York City. || BBC Sport - 2010 Winter Olympics Inuit Animation, via curated mag || Paper has been the most utilized substrate for creative expression over several centuries. january 26 2010 Goodnight Conan O'Brien. See you soon! || Paintings by Paco Pomet. || Riverhouse in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada || They knocked up their impressive 2.5 metre long prototype from multiplex ply and a lick of car paint. || Drawings by Marian Sissia || Yummy, via notcot || A quiet modern retreat in the hilly Norse countryside. || NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured more than 13,000 images of the red planet's surface. || Peaceful and relaxing to the human eye. january 25 2010 Sweet typography illustrations by Sarah A. King. || A series of portraits featuring matadors, taken in and around Madrid, Spain. || Paintings by Danna Ray. || Drawings by Unica Zurn. || With an exposed site of sweeping views, the clients required a relaxed holiday home that maximizes views... mission accomplished. || Heavy-duty sketchbooks made from reclaimed wooden planks. || [video] This roller coaster must be very expensive to ride! || You know its big when it's described as a "residential complex" || [video] a day in David Jon Kassan's Brooklyn studio as he develops a charcoal study of Henry William Oelkers. || "I used photoshop and mouse." || The architects had to plan a construction that had a small budget, a minimal impact on the environment. Via Design Corner || And the view aint so bad either. || To protect and beautify. via notcot || The secrets of Veuve Clicquot... || Pio-Pio restaurant by Sebastian Mariscal in New York. I want to go to there. january 22 2010 RBT News: I've been developing a new "idea" that will (may) change the RBT biz model forever. It's like Jay Leno moving to 10:00. Oh... We'll see if it works. Look for new products and ideas by end of February. The MANIFEST EQUALITY painting is moving along well. Look for new pics on Monday. || Agent Gallery Chicago: a focused collection of unique and timeless design items, via A Continuous Lean || The biggest holes on earth || [video] When the moon is full, the legend comes to life || What laptop? || You'll be the hit of the party || The phone could run on a battery that uses enzymes to generate electricity from carbohydrates. Of course! || [video] I want all internet access shut down immediately || It's only a concept but one can dream || OMG!!! This just in. As I work on the blog in rainy Orlando, Florida I listen to my local public radio station, WMFE (support your local public radio). I just heard the greatest news ever! One of the oldest local attractions, Cypress Gardens, will become Legoland Florida. I can't feel my toes right now. You "regulars" know of my love and devotion to LEGO. This is a fine day. Of course it's also tragic for Cypress Gardens which was a beautiful attraction. I'm torn... but it's LEGO! || Drawings by Viktor Timofeev || Poster gold at Parliment's office in Portland, Oregon || Plenty of white space || [video] Los Pink Floys || The MercuryHouseOne is a mobile lounge powered by solar panels and decked out with all the latest and greatest sound equipment and lighting. january 21 2010 Have you ever wondered how to make a lava lamp? || Apple Design || Illustrations by Matthew Lyons || Create your own Media Monster, via Heavy Backpack || What do you get when you combine clever marketing, a cute shop, delicious and beautiful food, and eliminate the packaging? || I remember when skateboarding was a punk rock thing. || For $500/month, you'll get unlimited positive vibes and... || a cabin located at Javalambre ski station in Teruel, Spain. || Yummy package design for Botanical Bakery || Heartland || The photographs of Matthias Heiderich, via Monoscope || And the award for most brilliantly awkward TV moment goes to... || Haik is a designer || For the mac fanatics || Bowls from vegetables, not for vegetables. || "I am not a football player and therefore I don't represent anybody" || When in Barcelona... january 20 2010 Dylan, of the Hard Feelings blog, contacted me to spread the word of his first giveaway... iMakeMyCase by Case-Mate || Display: A curated collection of important graphic design books, periodicals and ephemera. || Faberge Salon by Jamie Hayon in Geneva, Switzerland || One axis of the cross stretches south towards the Pacific Ocean while the other extends into the forest of Japanese oaks and cherry trees || The photography of Joel Tettamanti, via yewknee || it's a curtain, a room divider and a bookshelf, the Bookwave Hanging Storage || (video) Beats by Dr. Dre headphones, Diddy Beats || The Decision Tree: build your own tree... Did you know? "Heart Disease is the #1 killer of men and women worldwide. In the U.S., it is responsible for 40% of overall deaths. The good news is that many conditions can be prevented or treated with simple behaviors, such as exercise or diet." || (videos) Adidas Star Wars and Coca-Cola's "Happiness Machine" , via viral video chart || Working from home can be a serious challenge... but not anymore with the OfficePOD || Gosho by Jose Mertz || The Sports Research Centre in Spain, via notcot || Jacket+Bookmark || Luke Jerram makes the deadliest art in the world. His subjects have caused pain and suffering for hundreds of millions of people throughout history. january 19 2010 Oops. What happened to Monday? || Hide your salad || The art of Jesse Hazelip, via wooden toy || If you like to have it all, then you need the 24 carat gold iPhone by GoldStriker || Sandwiched between very old neighboring buildings in Landskrona, Sweden || Socks for chairs || This is a tough one... take a nap inside or outside? || The graphic design of Scott Campbell || Photographs by Maciej Leszczynski || Did you know? The number of Crayola colors doubles every 28 years. || Love it, but I'd have to get curtains for the living room. Creepy at night. || Photographs by Kyle Scully || "...the market for globes has been dominated by a few people who charge a fortune..." || A sculpture by Mercedes-Benz Design || Images of animals at various stages of gestation || Nunoerin's love handles chair || Chilly temperatures build tough nordic tots || The extraordinary samples of Spanish design featured in the Design Circus... || A modular car project designed to fulfill the traveling needs of an individual, a family or even a neighborhood || Recycled cassette tape ties january 14-15 2010 " Many people have already reached out to see what they can do right now. We are asking those interested to please do one of two things: Either you can use your cell phone to text "Yele" to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can click here to DONATE. Thank you Wyclef " || The usual WORDS will return on Monday, January 18. january 13 2010 It's funny how my "problems" yesterday seem so ridiculous today. My heart goes out to all of the victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. If you are interested in making a donation for the relief efforts, you can visit UNICEF, American Red Cross, or Yele Haiti. january 12 2010 In St. Petersburg, Florida this week where the weather feels like twenty below freezing. My hotel room last night had no heat and internet access was down. So I bundled up, melded the blankets from both beds and turned the TV on. The remote was broken which meant that I had to un'bundle, get out of bed and manually change channels. I've read that humans used to do that. WOW! I don't recall what I fell asleep watching, but I do recall the torturous journey to turn the tv off at two in the morning. The cold wood floor penetrated into the bottom of my feet and sent crippling chills to my eye sockets. My tears turned to ice. OK, that part is a lie, but it was freakin' cold. I promptly checked out this morning and asked the apologetic front desk attendant for directions to Starbucks®. He wasn't sure exactly but he did point to the world's smallest bar in the lobby and proudly boasted that his hotel served Starbucks® Coffee. I smiled and calmly backed away. I eventually found a warm Starbucks (not hard to do) to write this little note. I'm sipping on a grande soy latte and nibbling on Madeleines Petite French Cakes® - extremely dippable, simply irresistible. Life IS good®. Regularly scheduled WORDS will return tomorrow (if I'm not frozen to death on some street corner in st. pete). january 11 2010 The Manifest Equality painting is underway. Visit the NOTEBOOK for a sneak peek at the work in progress. || Welcome to our fine Sponsor, MAKR Carry Goods || In 1947 the New Yorker published a ten-page story about an average New York working man named Harry Dubin. || an ode to repetition by Swedish artist Michael Johansson || Traditional sensibilities with modern expectations || Fresh design work by T/\KEC/\RE || Children can be so cruel || Domestic Landscapes by photographer Bert Teunissen || cute AND creepy || The art of of Katherine Guillen, via Changethought™ || A composition of cubic blocks and oblique walls following different angles that configure the interior spaces. || Le giant disco boule || Shadow Puppets for US Cellular || If you have a problem and no one else can help and if you can find them, maybe you can hire... || It chimes every fifteen minutes || Posture as well as a blank expression contribute to the overall feel of discomfort of each individual character || What toilet? || Make your iPhone look like a MiniMac || Everything is hand made and it took three weeks and a team of highly skilled artists and animators to film. via notcot january 8 2010 Porcelain goodies by Laura Pregger || Nouveau tea bag designs || More photos from the new Nike store in Harajuku || The T House by Marc Topilsky is a shared-family home structure in a suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel || New work from Aesthetic Apparatus for Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Teas. || Pencils and baseball bats by Peter Schuyff || a contemporary city bench which seeks to understand the concept really goofy?|| Swiss museum posters, via TAK! || From hospital to hospitable new home || Feather sculptures by Kate McGwire || Paintings by Glennray Tutor || Hoto Fudo restaurant by Takeshi Hosaka Architects || The Marquis Estate of Cherry Creek. What a name! january 7 2010 Everyone who's ever taken a shower has an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off and does something about it who makes a difference. || The art of Mike Kershnar || Finally! A fantastic commercial for a vacuum cleaner || A colorful couch || What Watt? is a memorial to and a celebration of the humble incandescent light bulb. || Outdoor pillows!!?? || Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, via coudal || How to make a miniature wire chair from a champagne cage || Playboy Rebrand, via fmcs || Dark Matter, the movie || The Third and The Seventh by Alex Roman || The graphic design of Simon Page || My "home theater" is less inspired || Yummy daily design discoveries || The inspired work of design student, Matthew Lyons, via yewknee || RA concept store in Antwerp || converted freight containers joined together to produce individual units of accommodation || Plunge into books || Casa Kimball owner, Google software engineer Spencer Kimball, found Jasmit Rangr via Google when he needed a designer for his New York loft. january 6 2010 "Take responsibility for your actions, stay hopeful, be healthy, tirelessly strive, love unconditionally, and approach everything with a positive attitude" || Paintings by Andy Kehoe || Due to very high temperature of napalm the bricks started melting just like ice melts || The Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing in Dubai will be the largest and tallest spanning arch bridge in the world. I thought they were broke? || DustTag, graffiti analysis iPhone edition || Put things in their places, supper, music, or diversion, or conversation; examination of the day. Sleep. || American designer Joanna Borek clement has developed 'tafoni floating home'. || Lee Walton: Facebook status video art || A house and studio for a photographer in Austin, Texas. || Book cover gold by a Dutch author, artist, illustrator and graphic designer Dick Bruna || The evolution of the computer || A show in the Roman quarry doubtless is a unique experience for every visitor || Good day indeed... january 5 2010 Nicholas Cage as everyone, via yewknee || Thirty paintings laminated on glass, via woohome || Instruments covered in sheet music by Kyle Bean || "Historians may look at 2010 as the year that gadget technology finally destroyed the cable companies." And speaking of the greatest gadgets of the last decade... || United State of Pop 2009 - Blame It on the Pop. A mash up of top 25 Billboard hits by DJ Earworm || No. Mine is bigger. NO. Mine is bigger. No. Mine is bigger. || Belgian architectural firm dmvA designed 'blob VB3', a mobile unit for the office of xfactoragencies as an extension to the 'house'. || Darn graffiti artists || Maximum advantage of indirect northern and direct southern sunlight for both passive heat and natural illumination. || Jay-Z, On to the Next One video. || If you bought an Amazon Kindle DX in 2009, prepare for a heavy dose of buyer's remorse. || Top 10 awkward moments of 2009 || The illustrations of Jake Blanchard || Hot plate || Nike flagship store in Tokyo's Harajuku district january 4 2010 Let's do this! In the year 2010 we will all get along. || The honest $10,000 spam || Some unexpected accompaniment for a Salvation Army bell ringer, via swissmiss || Do hit chair || It's always nicer in the penthouse || a Caribbean get-away large enough to accommodate a family and groups of friends. Mission accomplished. || The most useless machine ever || Living in napa || Hand cut paper and ink by Charles Clary || "They realized this was their chance to do something special and really make an impression" || The White Cosmonaut and the Red Cosmonaut by Jeremy Geddes, via dik || Symbols are layered to create what look like mechanisms frozen in time || Take a walk and listen to the crunch beneath your feet || The best of the Aughts || A honest day's work || I had me at LEGO App || A creator that manages to give while simultaneously take qualities, between himself and his creations || Makes me want to bake || Every view deserves a platform... the last day of 2009 We've survived another year! On the last day of every year I take the opportunity to thank our customers and visitors for supporting RBT. This day is no exception. RBT is my sanctuary from the obligations of the "real world" and you - its visitors - are this terrain's raison d'etre. I have given RBT my all and my only "regret" is that I can't give more. I get equal amounts of joy whether I sell a product or gain a daily WORDS visitor. So for 2010 I encourage you ALL to create something and share it with the World. I assure you this little task will bring to you more joy and opportunities than you could imagine. I humbly THANK YOU ALL for your support and I wish you a year filled with love, great health, happiness and an inspired right brain terrain. - Frederic Terral (Regularly scheduled WORDS will return on Monday, January 4, 2010) december 30 2009 Eggshell white with Romalian type. Nice. || A Retrospective of Mexican Artist Gabriel Orozco at the Museum of Modern Art New York || RIP David Levine || The latest craze at dinner parties || What to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. || My favorite is the cardboard bed folded like an accordian || Recycled tires belts re-made in Italy, via Recyclart || ? output: icon-factory ? I like, via pimpvisual || Art doesn't get much more primal than etching animal skins with a big knife, via notcot || A broad, introverted, opaque volume of private spaces floats above a fully transparent, extroverted space at grade that extends, below the canopy of the volume above, into the garden. || The patterns of Laura Williams december 29 2009 RBT News: The concept is complete (somewhat) and the dates are final. I have been officially invited by the highly motivated Yosi Sergant to be one of the featured artists at Manifest Equality in Los Angeles, March 3rd – 7th, 2010. I'm sure you-know-who will amaze us all with his brilliance. The event will be held in a 20,000 sq ft. converted space and is timed to take advantage of heightened media presence surrounding the Academy Awards. The cause is for full and equal rights for ALL Americans. As with Manifest Hope this event will be filled with great art, great music and great people-watching. I'll post up work-in-progress pics in the NOTEBOOK. || Sorry, too busy obsessing about colors, lines, paints, flights, hotels, shipping a 4 x 6 ft stretched canvas and 200 signed posters from FL to L.A. to hunt for the weekday WORDS - back tomorrow! december 28 2009 Thank you Brain Pickings for your support! || No more great ideas down the drain! || David Edelstein's top 13 films || Palm tree, lights and a little house too || Photos by Christian Flatscher || This is service design at its best || Bacon or Beer Can || An observation tower for the city of Seongnam in Korea || Everything in his studio apartment - from the beer in the fridge to his couch cushions - gift wrapped || Laura Skelton of Prix-Prix revamps boring old neckties into cool wallets || Faster than a speeding bullet train || Are you mental? || Foxes jumping on a trampoline || Delicious package design for Williamson Teas december 24 2009 So just in time for Christmas, the UNPLUG Poster is now available for purchase. Uh... Well sometimes our motivation lacks focus. In other business, we'd like to welcome our latest sponsor (look right), The Best Part Shop. We're taking a few days off to argue with family and return gifts. The usual WORDS will return on Monday, December 28. december 23 2009 Inside and in the garden at the same time. || The house? The view? || The art of Aya Kato || Can you face this? (sorry) || Respect the wood. || The new London underground movement || Round and square shapes, futuristic blobs combined with antiques || Tea sticks by Lee Yun Qin || Only the bravest of souls have crossed || A diving board jutting midway out its rear facade ... with no pool in a sight. || The Train of the Stars || Minimalist Nativity || Everyday objects into works of art || The Alter Ego of Mieke Meijer || Cluster living "apartments" with open communal spaces || "A need for beauty and style has far overshadowed the trivial want for comfort." december 22 2009 An apartment that looks nothing like my first apartment || The second trailer from Tim Burton's 'Alice in Wonderland' || Concrete, rusty steel, untreated pine wood, oiled wenge and water. || Portrait based works that embraces the charm found in the urban jungles we live in. || 5 mosaic portraits made out of thousands of IKEA products. || Drawrings by Florian Nicolle. || Illustrations by Julian Gonzalez || Chairs I wouldn't let my guests sit in. || The interior design of Jessica Helgerson || A mirror that reflects a clear image when viewed straight-on but appears cloudy from the side. || It's the house between two boulders. You can't miss it. || Ran Hwang creates amazingly large installations using buttons and pins. via notcot || "Cash fans and Clash fans alike, cheque it out!" december 21 2009 Optical illusions to blow your mind with --- "It is a cushion that assumes the thing that is put on the chair and used." --- The home I designed in my dream last night --- A work capable of touching emotions and involving people, of overwhelming consciousness, of stimulating mind and body perception --- From one terrain to another --- Hello heart? Meet adrenaline. --- Twelve days of design. A holiday gift guide. --- One bed, two chairs, two night tables --- A free outdoor installation from Sean Martindale, via notcot --- A 1-color offset and clear foil stamp Holiday Gift from Facebook --- "Alma" written and directed by Rodrigo Blaas, via Whitezine --- 32 LACMA by Nathan Shinkle december 18 2009 Closed books --- The illustrations of Wayne Pate, via new black --- And now we dance. --- La musique de RATATAT --- It's a dominoes Christmas, via notcot --- And if you're really into domino toppling, you'll love this. --- What's better than children and fire playing together. --- "Easily transport because it snap together easily and quickly." --- Measure your baby while she sleeps --- A folder for your folders --- Photographs from Okano Yasushi --- Canadians do not live in igloos, via wejetset --- thirty kilometers of coconut husk string. of course. --- Anagram Bookshop print ads by Kaspen --- Ads that will make you stair --- Batmobileghini --- The chromatic option of black and white with all of its shades december 17 2009 Amazing Amazon, via blogless --- The illustrations of Rich Gemmell, via yay!everyday --- Finally! We can now go out with our pet mice. --- Gingerbread houses with their own property taxes --- Bugatti be kidding me! --- 1:32 of pure musical gold! You go kid. --- fine and detailed sculptures made of acid free cast paper. --- a walk-in closet that looks nothing like mine --- Where did the 1860 cottage go? --- And they say there's no money in graphic design. --- A desktop PC inspired by television designs from the 1950s. --- There is a difference between going mental and making mental calculations december 16 2009 An art installation by Ivan Puig --- Children, only the coat rack can write on the wall --- White tigers enjoy the cool, blue midnight grass beside a peaceful, shallow pond. --- It's what you can do that should count when you apply for a job, not where you learned to do it. --- Photographs by Andy Goldsworthy --- Weight! Wipe your feet. --- Eat your way thru the chocolate domes to get to the 100% cocoa bean. --- The Wright restaurant for the Wright museum --- A contemporary extension to a 1908 home in San Francisco --- More photos of the Otto Bock Healthcare company building --- Paintings by Lesley Vance --- What? What? What? --- To question the design community's obsession with perfection and encourages creatives to experiment, make mistakes and fail fast - learning in the process. --- customized Chanel No. 5 perfume bottles by Pepe Heykoop --- The Copenhagen Wheel: a treasure trove of bicycle wheel technology --- The Hoff Switch --- december 15 2009 One new reject in the notebook, new iPhone-captured images at the unplug blog and 6 new bathrooMotivators --- A guide to building your own mini weapons of mass destruction --- I have just got a new theory of eternity --- DITTO <--- Stamps design gold, via ddod --- Dutch artist Louis Reith masterfully merges contrasting geometric shapes and abstract typography to capture the darkness of winter. via yewknee --- A 1:1 scale model of a boat with all the necessities for staying afloat along with it --- There's something unusual about this motorcycle --- OK children, don't touch the tree --- WHY? --- The lesson here is never let your food spoil or creatures will come to life and kill each other on your table. via notcot december 14 2009 the house of the "natural man" that makes use of sustainable benefits of technological advances - accessible only by boat... --- There's nothing vanilla about these bikes, via Wooden Toy --- Art Basel: The works that sold and sparked conversation --- The Sentori 84s - If we have to ask... --- Two days with boxes in a factory --- Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada --- Poster juiciness by Paul Gardner --- Kangaroo Hoodie: Your style and your baby are secured! --- Linoleum printing (slash) graphic design juiciness for the Handball World Championship in Sweden. I'd go! --- The paintings of David Schnell --- The drawings of Louise Despont --- A colorful melt down --- Countless fragments of existing architectural photography are merged into multi layered shapes --- Brian Ulrich's Ghosts of Shopping Past --- in the end we gave up and the design became the boss and we learned to listen. --- Creating the illusion that light comes from the room itself --- I sleep in the Death Star --- Miroslav Sasek (1916-1980) was an author and illustrator from Czechoslovakia. december 11 2009 Spending some time in Central Virginia (Charlottesville) and we're really enjoying our time here. Having lived in Florida for much of my adult life my face is numb and I can't feel my fingers... Love it!!! In other news, I'll be showing a new painting at Yosi Sergant's next event, "Manifest Equality" in Los Angeles in March of 2010. I'm racking my brain to develop the BIG IDEA and it's quite painful. Anyhoo... the usual WORDS will return on Monday, December 14. december 10 2009 Today we smile and take a nap. december 9 2009 Our friend and colleague Jason Dean, founder of The Best Part, has just released juicy posters entitled 'The ABC's of Branding' --- The intent of the "Wild Side" was to get the children outdoors and away from mechanically conditioned spaces --- Caricatures by Vladymyr Lukash --- What worries you masters you --- Kids in Kitintale, Uganda built their own skate park. --- sacrificing their individual geometric cohesiveness to the fractured configuration of the entire composition --- Jumping spiders of Oklahoma, via coudal --- Grain Edit's Holiday giveaway bash --- 4,198 photographs, 316 students, 658 shirts, via notcot --- Empire State of Mind --- pedestrian path, Italian style! --- Fifteen Photoshop botched images --- And I thought my snowman was cool. --- The facade is designed to resemble the structure of muscle fibers. december 8 2009 Paintings from Ej Hauser --- A new metal skin with interior cedar liner wraps over the roof and grounds the house to the site. --- Your typical celebrity endorsement for a bank in Japan, via coudal --- 77 righteous gifts under $77 --- The As Seen On TV Hat is the next revolution in video viewing. --- Sketchy Santas --- Youth in Revolt, the movie --- Mom, I love to brush my teeth now! --- NatGeo International photography contest winners --- recycled glass Ale-8-One soft drink bottles illuminated by LED lights --- a huge amount of craziness and creativity from Brendan Lee Tang december 7 2009 And that's why Parisian kids are much better designers than others --- Three musique videos from French rock n' rollers Phoenix. Oui! --- Freakishly strong humans --- Posters by The Zonders --- He searched long and hard for this video's animation credits, but no dice. --- The 'You Are Here' Umbrella --- "To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme" --- nestled into the rock and against a line of trees, taking full advantage of the site's natural beauty --- What's wrong with your screen? --- minimalist posters for different TV shows by Albert Exergian --- An office space that looks nothing like mine --- little houses --- from Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary to smaller communities such as Gwa'Sala-Nakwaxda'xw, Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Moose Jaw and Sheshatshiu, via notcot --- Coca-Cola bottle opener --- you can easily change the appearance of your money holder. december 3 2009 The paintings of Amy Bennett, via File Magazine --- made in Germany by workers wearing overalls --- Don't look for this cart at your local Target --- Our modern world is iconic, graphic, full of marks that are man-made. --- Galaxy Quest, way better than Spaceballs. --- National Geographic's International Photography Contest attracts thousands of entries, via the coolist --- old car parts taken from scrap yards. --- The coolest campsite at the KOA, via notcot --- The art of Rich Gemmell --- I'll be gone december 2 2009 This rotating kitchen is strangely hypnotizing --- A bench i'd like to sit on --- The place to connect with international family members, and the most consistent place they all considered home. --- as original as snowflakes. No two are exactly the same. --- the oddity of human civilizations --- Can you read this? --- varied textures and layers that work so well together --- the most exemplary metabolist building is the Nakagin Capsule Tower built to accommodate bachelor salarymen in downtown Tokyo. --- the lovechild of an iPhone and a Nokia 97. While I do LOVE my iPhone, I do miss a (tactile) keyboard. --- this wee town in the south of England town wasn't going to let their iconic phone booth be taken away --- yeah, I'm talking about you, Chicago Avenue Red Line Station --- cool pools make you drool december 1 2009 The UNPLUG posters go to press this week. Just in time for your last minute shopping? --- The building is so well-insulated that even the children's activities will cause the interior temperature to rise --- Luke Toastwalker and Fishy Island --- porcelain, cork, and Baltic birch wood --- A great way to make any family photo you post on your fridge look photoshopped --- Beware of the Ninja Cat!!! --- And now a moment of ridiculous cuteness, via viral video chart --- If you need to host a large event and impress your guests in this city, this is the place to do it. --- the second house resembles a boat anchored in the green bay and is more extroverted --- A subtle hint about the effects of smoking --- Photographs of people more famous than us --- Dead tires graveyard by edward burtynsky, via notcot
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