March 2011
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Eye glasses made from beer bottles
Amplify’d from www.greendiary.comThese environment-friendly glasses are hand-crafted out of beer-bottles and set in round, thick frames of light-brown color which could give a very flattering look to any face. Round frames have been in fashion since 1950s and they are back in style for a retro look. Top brands like Cristian Dior and Hugo Boss specialize in round frames. So if you think these...
Pleasing Women
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Plumen Wins Design of the Year Award
Amplify’d from www.slashgear.comThe Plumen 001 lightbulb, which has been described as the “world’s first designer energy saving light bulb”, has won the Design of the Year Award at the 2011 Brit Insurance Design Awards today. This super-stylish bulb was selected from over 90 shortlisted products on display at the Design Museum in London. So why did the CFL lightbulb win the day?See more at...
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Steampunk battle station puts your wimpy
Amplify’d from thenextweb.comAnd you thought that your pathetic battle station was even half cool enough to share on Reddit. Avast, me hearty, this desk has you beat.Sure, Steampunk might not be your thing, but you can’t deny the innate quality of the desk below. From the Pirates of the Caribbean organ feel to the three monitor layout to the brilliant keyboard, we want to live this dream.Look at...
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Wine Racks, Clocks, Sculptures and More
Amplify’d from www.treehugger.comOne man’s trash is another man’s…sculpture? This twist on the age-old saying is the underlying philosophy of Randy Schwartz, a San Antonio-based artist who sees junkyards as gold mines. Using 99% scrap metal and old engine parts, Schwartz makes objects ranging from the practical - wine racks and business card holders - to the whimsical -...
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Steampunk Arthropod Sculptures
Can I haz this spider please?Amplify’d from walyou.comInsects have always fascinated the human mind for thousands of years, and prehistoric art found in ancient caves reveal graphic depictions of insects and their life as seen and understood by early humans.See more at walyou.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bszfn
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Bike Desk
Like the idea, would be great if you could use it as a hometrainer though…Amplify’d from www.bookofjoe.com”PIT IN is a table for a bicycle whose seat then functions as a chair.”“Sitting on the saddle of the bicycle you can take a coffee break, check emails on your phone or laptop, and so on.”Read more at www.bookofjoe.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bszei
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Shell-shaped MP3 player for ardent music
Wow, what an amazing design!Amplify’d from www.designbuzz.comWhen on a seashore, spotting a sea shell and holding it close to one’s ear is something everyone must have done. Voices of waves echoing through these seashells take one into a different world altogether, which is nothing but serene. Taking inspiration from this, Erick Sauxedo has come up with a Shell MP3 player. Resembling a shell, it...
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Project Francis a light project
Amplify’d from www.dmoch.seWe are importing poetic and humorous values in to lightings
all from the very start in the process to the end of life of the objects.See more at www.dmoch.se See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bsz9p
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The Super Punch Tarot Exhibition
Wish I could go!Amplify’d from designdontpanic.blogspot.comAttention South Florida! The Bear and Bird Boutique and Gallery presents: The Super Punch Tarot exhibition, a wonderful collection of art by an international group of Super Punchy artists. Read more at designdontpanic.blogspot.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bsz7r
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Famous Movie Posters in LEGO
Awsome!Amplify’d from www.techeblog.comNow that you’ve seen famous movie scenes in LEGO, here are a few posters that have received the same brick-ified treatment, starting with “I Am Legend”. Other films include: X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Indiana Jones, and moreRead more at www.techeblog.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bsz7m
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Pop Icons Created from Junk
Amplify’d from 1800recycling.com Can trash collages be stunning works of art? French artist Bernard Pras proves that they can by transforming trash into pop icons.
Marilyn (1998) 125 x 123 cm All images courtesy of Mazel GalerieJimi Hendrix (2000) 152 x 125 cmPras combines the technique of anamorphosis with collage and 3D-installations of images. His greatest inspiration is 16th century...
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Chicken or the egg?
What Came First?
Chicken made from eggshellsAmplify’d from www.kylebean.co.ukSee more at www.kylebean.co.uk See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bsno2
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Pencil shoes
Amplify’d from www.recyclart.orgLauren Milroy recently graduated with a MS in Design from Stanford University. Before Stanford she attended the University of Southern California, where she received a BS in Mechanical Engineering. She worked for several years as lead engineer in the aerospace industry before leaving the technical to focus on her creative inclinations at Stanford. She is...
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Ausgebrannt by Kaspar Hamacher at 20 Designers at...
Amplify’d from www.dezeen.comKaspar Hamacher uses fire to create furniture. Fittingly named ‘ausgebrannt’ which means ‘burned out’ in german. Tree trunks have been cut into segments varying in length.The bark is stripped from the exterior and fire is then used to hollow out parts of the trunk to create legs. Working in Brussels, Kaspar moved back to the forest where he now runs his atelier. The...
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10 ways of ecycling old computer parts
Amplify’d from www.greendiary.comAs there is a rapid growth in the inventions and innovations of the electronic items used in a computer, most of the computer equipments become outdated within a few years of its purchase. In order to keep pace with the developments, people go in for new versions of the system while the old one sits in a corner collecting dust. Improper ways of disposal can lead to...
Coffee Drinks Illustrated
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carlmhbarenbrug:
I do enjoy coffee and I do enjoy this Coffee Drinks Illustrated diagram by designer Lokesh Dhakar. The diagram illustrates 9 cups of different espresso drinks and how to make them. A very simple idea, but elegantly executed.
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Swiss Artist Creates Realistic Portrait from...
Amplify’d from www.odditycentral.com
Jinks Kunst, a Swiss street-artist known for his beautiful stencil artworks, has created a portrait of legendary French singer Serge Gainsbourg, out of over 20,000 cigarette filters.
The cigarette butt portrait of Serge Gainsbourg is currently on display in Nantes.
Photo by FRANK PERRY/AFP/Getty Images
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In the Forest Lunchbox: Where Fantasy Meets Food
Amplify’d from walyou.comForests have always been a place where mysterious creatures like fairies, dryads and nymphs live and has been an integral part in almost every fantasy novel. This piece of art has inspired a new type of woodland creature.See more at walyou.com See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/bsfz7
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Eco Art: Recycled art forms with a mechanical hint
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Carving one-of-its-kind sculptures from wood, steel, concrete, etc. is Greg, a qualified graphic designer from Colorado Academy of Art. Converting everyday items into incredible organic figures, his work has a hint of his subconscious mechanistic state. His sculptures are made by upcycling found objects like vacuum cleaners, mixers steel, machine parts, glass,...
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http://twistedsifter.com/2011/02/the-incredible-scr...
Amplify’d from twistedsifter.comn Andrew Myers’ latest series, the California-based sculptor uses up to 10,000 screws to create these jaw-dropping portraits. Indeed, the process is as painstakingly tedious as it looks, with each screw manually placed (at varying lengths) and painted. Andrew doesn’t use computer software to map out his portraits, it’s all by feel, treating each piece like a...
