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Mother's Day Movie
Sunday is Mother's day - at least in many parts of the world. And video artist Yves Geleyn has created this cool video for Zune Arts. It tells the story of a child's struggle to get flowers for his mother on mother's day - with a funny ending.»
Sorgente
Italian Teuco has made a stunning bathtub - or maybe it's really a hot tub, but who can tell the difference anyway. »
City Decoration
Granada Design has created these typographic decorations with city names. They measure 27x35 cm (app. 11x14 inch) and costs 38 EUR (60 USD).»
Olympic Torch Design Special
Much can be said about this year's Olympics and China, but if you forget the politics for a moment, you will suddenly see all the stunning design. »
I'm Not Very Good with Words
Artist Mike Monteiro is a guy who states "I'm not very good with words" and yet has created these very simple but powerful pieces of art. Cool!»
Apollo Landing Transcript Poster
Back in 2002 Motorola commissioned this poster of the full transcript of the Apollo moon landing. I find it oddly interesting, and it gives you a nice look into an important event in our history. »
Samsung Pebble Sized MP3 player
Back in May I wrote about the pebble shaped mp3 players from nonobject (a concept). Samsung has now made its own version of this. »
Global Warming Animation
Honda recently ran an ad telling people to do the right thing when it comes to cars - called "Do, Keep Doing, Do Some More" - and it is very good. »
V Chairs
Verikon Furniture has created 2 somewhat unique chairs - the Shelley and the Lobster. In some way it draws it inspiration from the Famous "Ćgget by Arne Jacobsen", but it is still so different that they are unique in their own rights. »
Morgan LifeCar
To me, a Morgan is a car built by people who never left the 1930's. It is actually a brilliant car with exceptional modern handling, but it just looks old. »
Zoudov is Incredible
If you like the The Incredibles (from Pixar), then you got to see this video from three talented artists; Laurent Gillot, Aurélia Verhnes and Clement Bolla. »
Flare - Digital Wall Surface
What if the wall of your house could be made alive and used as a giant display. Now it can... in a way. »
The Conference Table
The talented Andrew Chase, whom also created Timmy, recently sent me these pictures of a conference table he made for a local ad agency. I absolutely love his style.»
Simple Hanger
It is amazing how simple and yet functional and beautiful something can be made. Like these hangers/mirror from Reinier de Jong.»
Can Coins Look Sexy?
Coins, in the form of money, have always looked a bit boring. Most coins have a very traditional and classic design - often with a picture of a former president or the queen/king and with several landmarks thrown in for good measures. »
The Butterflies were drinking...
It might be a good idea to stop drinking, if your beer cans turns into butterflies and takes off... But it sure is pretty. »
Swiss Peace Knife
Qian Jiang, Yiying Wu and Carolina Flores have reengineered the Swiss Army Knife and turned it into a weapon of care and comfort. »
I Want You To Want Me
The hugely talented Jonathan Harris and Sep Kamvar recently created this interactive art installation for MoMA. It allows people to see how we interact on dating sites - using data updated every few hours. »
The Human Car - Powered by You
Ford Canada has made a new commercial featuring people. I know, that doesn't sound too special - most commercials have people in them. But not like this... The Ford commercial features only people, and yet what you see is 3 cars. »
Trionic Morphatractable Engineer
The lives of robots have always been a topic explored by authors and artists alike. Isaac Asimov have written some of the best novels in the history of robots, DreamWorks created the computer animated movie "Robots" in 2005 and Pixar is currently making Wall-E (and it looks to be stunning). »
Origami Money
This is probably the only real use for paper money - in these days of credit cards and mobile micropayments. »
Genesis - a floating park
Genesis is a new cruise ship from Royal Caribbean Int. coming in 2009. And unlike other cruise ships, this one features a park. And not just in the form of a few potted plants. This one has huge trees, grass and no roof.»
Tame Status Cube
Michael Roller has created Tame, which is a concept for updating all your status messages across whatever systems you happen to use. IM, Facebook, phones etc. »
All-in-One - Single Person Cooker
If you are living in a very small apartment, or like a few people in Japan living in shipping containers, then this all-in-one cooking platform is for you. And it has some interesting online features.»
Wallpaper for the Planet
EcoCentric has made 4 eco-friendly wallpapers. It has a eco-friendly design, as each wallpaper is inspired by different environmental problems. They are also printed on eco-friendly paper with eco-friendly ink. »
Botanical Pens
In this time of "green" a lot of people are inventing new ways to be close to nature. Some a quite useful, while others are not. These botanical pens are probably in the last category, but they will make your office space a bit more fun.»
Land Rover LRX - Wrapped
I really like the look of the new Land Rover LRX concept car. It is relatively compact, very aggressive looking and a hybrid. »
Motion Graphic Videos from the Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces has created a new website, and while I am rarely impressed by military websites, the motion graphic videos on this one caught my attention. »
Ronel Jordaan's Rock Cushions
In late January I wrote about the cool looking rock cushions "LivingStones". Then Sian Eliot (from Willowlamp Studio) commented that the South African designer "Ronel Jordaan" has been making rock cushions for years. Naturally I had to investigate the case. »
Cell Shelf
Shelves are usually somewhat boring and traditional in its design. Most of them are square or rectangular boxes of different lengths and heights. Sometimes though, a shelf comes along looking like nothing you have ever seen before. Like this one from "Unto This Last". »
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