31 May 2013

Yoga Positions

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Fantastic Post for your health, always wanted to learn Yoga but didn't have the right instructor?  Your problems are now solved.  Rob Osborne has brought together Masters from a lot of different backgrounds to prove that, with the right motivation, anybody can do Yoga.  He has Assembled Zombies Superheroes, Pirates, Lovers of Steam-Punk, Robots, Ninja, Sci-Fi and last but not least George Lucas to help you.

30 May 2013

Coloured Pencils

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Faber Castell finds a new way of showing and advertising their pencils.  More advertisers should learn from this German company, and try and use more lateral thinking when it comes to promoting products.

29 May 2013

Not All There

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Ever felt like you just weren't all there? We all get one of those days every now and then. Canadian self taught Photographer Ulric Collette came up with this innovative photographic subject.  Enjoy what is there and we will let you know when we find the rest.

28 May 2013

2D & 3D Latte

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Imaginative and different to your normal Coffee or Latte. It must take some skill to come up with these foam designs and sculptures before the foam dissipates.  You will see in the photos that some sculpture span 2 cups.  These mini sculptures in a cup can be purchased at Café 10g, created by Japanese Artist Kazuki Yamamoto.  Enjoy, now I want a Latte. 

27 May 2013

Hand Painting

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Amazing paint work and proportions obtained by this impressive Italian Artist. Guido Daniele brings hand painting to a new high.  Daniele uses his talents for advertising campaigns as can be seen in the rest of the article.
Cat.

26 May 2013

Smart Key

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Smart Key finds a new way of keeping your keys in your pocket, without the conventional keyring.  Mostly used for flat keys, but can also be used for USB keys.  At the moment there are 2 sets one that can hold 4 keys and the other one that can hold 100.  This project has been over subscribed on Kickstarter raising to date $124,359 when originally only asking for $6,000.  The designer and inventor is Michael Patrick.  Have a look at the video for more details.

25 May 2013

Clock Diary & Notepad

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In this digital age a very non tech way of writing notes or keeping a diary (the Notepad is below). These simple and retro concepts come from Korean company Connect Design.

24 May 2013

Small Flat paq Chair

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Do you have a small flat or need to have a multifunction room and not just a bedroom?  This might be  ideal for you. The paq chair can be made into a bed and back into a chair during the day freeing up your floor space.  It comes in a variety of finishes and colours. Designer Géza Csire came up with this new concept.  Take a look at the video.

23 May 2013

Face Illusion

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The idea originated with a campaign for Mercedes to highlight their new Blind Spot Assist feature, The more you stare at it. the weirder it gets, can you see the 2 faces?.  Photographer Klaus Merzis the creator of these intriguing images.

22 May 2013

Street Art 2

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In my opinion this is the very best use of Street art, bringing back to life old unkempt and some times derelict buildings.  This form of Art makes us look twice at a building we once we would have been happy to ignore. Look at how artist Nikita Nomerz accomplishes this.
The Fire In The Eyes.

21 May 2013

Themed Flash Drives

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Themed Flash Drives from Shop Jeen, as there is no reason why it can't look good as well as being useful.
Batman tdkr - Robin - Catwoman.

20 May 2013

3D Printer Star Trek

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Do you want a 3D Star Trek officer Mini Me? The following are the choices you get to make:  Gender of your character, Pose, accessories and Human or Vulcan. Job description and Uniform colour.  Rank, Body Type. You then upload 2 pictures and any comment you want to put on the base of your Mini Me. Watch video for more details.  The company providing this service is Cubify.

19 May 2013

Motorcycle Helmets

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Fun project from full service agency Good.
Full Head of Head.

18 May 2013

Glowing Plant Project

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Scientist have gotten together in the Glowing Plant Project to start working on getting some of out plant life to emit light and maybe one day replace street lighting.  Antony Evans, the project manager, has launched his project on Kickstarter to raise the funds he needs to make this possible.  Have a look at the video and see what they have done so far.

17 May 2013

Chinese Warrior Star Wars

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Singapore based artist, Joseph Chiang, brings to life these beloved Star Wars characters but in an mythical Chinese warriors style.

16 May 2013

Surreal Photography 2

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Swiss photographer uses photographs taken during his career and combines different parts of each to come up with these interesting and surreal photo-montages.  Thomas Barbèy is multi talented as he is a designer, recording artist, lyricist and fashion photographer.
"Sunbathing".

15 May 2013

Maker vs Marker

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24 year old designer from the UK creates this animation which is a mixture between cartoon drawings with hand interaction,  You must see the video, curtsey of Jonny Lawrence, simple but very well done and fun.  Have a look at the video below.

14 May 2013

Street Art

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This Canadian Street Artist started as a protester drawing cycle symbols on the streets of Montreal to highlight the need for proper cycle safety on the roads. Peter Gibson is now one of the most requested and acclaimed artists in his style.  This is a small sample of his body of work.

13 May 2013

My Micro NY

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The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development sponsored a competition for 1 and 2 people dwellings in NY to help with their increasing housing needs.  The 55 "MY MICRO NY" Apartments are the winning design from nARCHITECTS architects.  The Apartments are built and kitted out off site and then transported and craned into place.

12 May 2013

Modern Planters

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A Collection of Elegant Floor and Wall Hanging Planters.  Bringing hints of the garden, indoors.

11 May 2013

Sink Design Collection

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A Collection of 'dream' sinks. Elegant and Beautiful.

10 May 2013

Geology Scanned Fabrics

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Unique Scanned Rock and Mineral Silk Fabrics by Architect Prof. Richard Western.

9 May 2013

User Interface Technology

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This new technology allows you to incorporate paper documents into your computer with the use of a camera and a projector.  The Fujitsu system allows you to use images and text on printed paper as if you were using a computer touch screen.  Check out the video for a more in depth description and demonstration.

8 May 2013

Animal Mashup

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Animal mashups are a photoshopped combination of two separate species of animal into one.  Created by Gyyp from Reddit.  Have fun with them.
Guinea Lion.

If you like this, you will love  Animal Mashup the Animangler.

7 May 2013

Yotel Pod Rooms

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Sleeping Pod Rooms provide compact and modern clean accommodation  near airports and major cities. Yotel  Designed by aircraft cabin designers with a touch of Japanese influence.

6 May 2013

3D Drawings

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Impressive 2D drawings that look like 3D.  The talented artist that drew them is Muhammad Ejleh.
Can you tell which is the real cup and which is the drawn one?

5 May 2013

Column Kitchen

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Have no space in you flat? Have no room to move but there is nothing you can do without?  Reduce your footprint of you kitchen and use the space for something else.  Usually images like this are destined to remain conceptual fantasies only.  The manufacturer of the ECooking, Clei,  is apparently going to start selling it in 2014. The designer of this new concept in kitchen is Massimo Facchineti.  More information and video below.

4 May 2013

Ice Pucs

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Pucs are machined from solid stainless steel.  They were invented as a substitute to ice cubes, when the drinker wants to chill their drink but not dilute it with water.  They will not dissolve or degrade.  Pucs do not absorb or release odours, they can be washed from time to time.
Sparkly Water.

3 May 2013

Fire Fuel Cell

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In the 3rd world a lot of families do not have electricity in their homes but they will have a mobile phone.  To charge it they have to take them to specialist shops that are usually very busy and sometimes very far.  Voto is a fuel cell that uses the heat from the cooker to produce electricity (it is as simple as putting it into the fire). Innovative company Point Source Power and inventor Craig Jacobson.
Components.

2 May 2013

TV Homes

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Floor plans to the homes of some of the most loved TV programs, old and new.  After having spent years watching them it is nice to be reminded.  Inaki Aliste Lizarralde, patiently hand draws and colours in these scaled plans.
The Big Bang Theory - Sheldon Leonard And Penny's Apartments.

1 May 2013

Virtual Water

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Position Based Fluids Demonstration, that is what they call it, the water is so realistic and fluid it just looks like the real thing.  Have a look at the video below to see the various set-ups for this amazing technology. PhysX is the software company that brought water, to digital life.