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Trapped in Self-Service Machines - Jobsintown Guerrilla Campaign (GALLERY)

"Life's too short for the wrong job," Isn't that so true? That's the tag line for these motivational career ads by German job search site, Jobsintown.de. The visuals for the guerrilla ads are even more clever than the text! They campaign features a series of machines that perform automated services, each with a decal on them making it appear as if there were someone inside performing the coordinating task. For example, a man inside a coffee vending machine appears to brewing coffee inside the … [More]

Chemical Warfare Fashion - Urban Security Suit (GALLERY)

The Urban Security Suit by Dutch designer Tim Smit was created to make sure you continue to look stylish even in case of a chemical attack. Most of us may not survive a massive bio-chemical attack, but I'll be damned if I won't look absolutely fabulous and hip as hell when they find my messed up bo…[More]

Tentacle Jewelry - Gualti Earrings Inspired by Plant Roots

Inspired by various forms of vegetation, Italian designer Gualti dreamed up these surrealist, organic-symbolic extensions of the human body in the form of jewels. The extravagant earrings are designed to resemble certain flowers and the roots of plants rising up from deep within. "I have always be…[More]

Glowing Heels - LED Alina Shoes (GALLERY)

While the top of these shoes have ordinary black sandal straps, the LED Alina Shoes have a clear Cinderella heel that glows in brilliant colours. They come in different heel shapes, from wedges to stilettos, and each pair is capable of glowing in red, green or blue as each shoe has three LEDs. Be…[More]

Color Coded Homes - Rainbow Bookshelf (GALLERY)

A lot of people make fun of me for going crazy with highlights and color coding, but the Rainbow Bookshelf takes organization but hue to an extreme. Chotda organized his extensive library by jacket color, putting all red books, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple together, in the order of the r…[More]

Morbid Furniture - Coffin Couches (GALLERY)

Here's a sofa that's quite literally to die for. If you want to add a touch of creepiness to your house, these awesome Coffin Couches should do the trick -- they're made of genuine recycled coffins. Perfect to lounge on while watching a scary movie... "Our niche happens to be 18 gauge steel coffin…[More]

Naughty Tableware - Souper Fin (GALLERY)

Bringing a touch of naughty to the kitchen, each piece of Philippe Di Méo’s unique collection of erotic tableware, Souper Fin is inspired by sex and love toys. Let's hope your date shares your sense of humor when she sees that wine bottle cap! The collection is designed in collaboration with sev…[More]

Bird Rings - Jewelry with Exotic Feathers (GALLERY)

If you like eccentric accessories, take a look at these Space Mermaid Bird Rings! Although we've featured avian influences in fashion before, it was mostly in the form of elaborate couture headpieces and dramatically feathered gowns. For the most part, none of these looks have been realistically we…[More]

Torture Editorials - Ashton Kutcher's Ass Kicking in Details (GALLERY)

Ashton Kutcher will appear in the May issue of Details Magazine and already it's generated controversy as some of the rather violent photos were already leaked online, making their rounds in the blogosphere. The cover of the magazine shows a very hip-looking Kutcher with the caption, "Ashton Kutcher…[More]

Ultra Deadly Meals - Tiger Fugu

Some people like to live life on the edge, and while seek their adrenaline through extreme sports, others do it through extreme cuisine. The world's most deadly food is Torafugu or Tiger Fugu, the filet mignon of blowfish. The epitome of dangerous luxury meals is Tiger Fugu sashimi, served totally r…[More]

Anti-Collision Umbrellas - Polite Umbrella (GALLERY)

One of the things I hate when dealing with umbrellas is the inevitable collision with others. No matter how much you try to avoid it, narrow sidewalks result in bumping into other umbrella-holders or whacking someone in the face. The Polite Umbrella eliminates such rude collisions with a handy han…[More]

Mutant Humans as a Social Message - The Beacon's Reversing Evolution Campaign (GALLERY)

In celebration of the recent earth day on April 22th, the Beacon organization released a creative and powerful campaign entitled Evolution. The campaign asks you the following question: "Ready to go back where we came from?" The question is accompanied by an illustration of the long-term consequen…[More]

Misplaced Body Parts as Advertising - The Mebucaine Throat Campaign (GALLERY)

Misplaced body parts always freak me out. It all started with Madonna's Bedtime Story music video which had her eye as a mouth and vice versa. The new freaky campaign for Mebucaine places an open mouth on your throat/neck to illustrate how you can open your throat with their sore throat medicine.…[More]

Clothing as a Moving Canvas - The 2nd Skin Exhibit in San Francisco (GALLERY)

The 2nd Skin Exhibit opening night took place on 4/25/08 in San Francisco. The event is a celebration of clothing creativity. Crave notes that, "[There was] a man wearing costumes covered head to toe in LEDs. Another man wearing a suit made of bubble wrap. A woman in a skirt made of Snickers wrappe…[More]

Mentos and Coke Still Viral? - 1500 Students Break Record

1,500 students in Belgium dressed in matching ponchos to participate in a competition to break a new world record, and they succeeded! They made it into the Guiness World Records for the most Mentos and Coke explosions. This is one of those Guinness record things which involve a whole bunch of peo…[More]

Utensil Dart Boards - Thout UtiliTile

The THOUT UtiliTILE is a storage unit for your utensils. Instead of storing your spoons, folks and knives in a drawer, you can hurl them as you would a dart or a knife into this mounted tile on your wall. "Ideal for small-space living, UtiliTILE: Dining is a series of simple-to-mount yet elegant l…[More]

Car Ghosts - Mercedes Ghosts of an Illustrious Past Ads (VIDEO)

This creative TV spot for the Mercedes C and E-Class uses ghosts to depict how the stellar innovations of the past meet the incredible vehicles of today. The Ghosts of an Illustrious Past ad uses ghostly imagery that is more entrancing than spooky; you can't help but look. The ad mentions Mercedes…[More]

Online Dating Beauty Upgrades - Neu.de Campaign (GALLERY)

What if I told you you that you can have your girlfriend's breasts easily enlarged without surgery? Nice, huh? And you girls can have your boyfriend lose weight within 5 days, and get his lost hair back as well! Well, that's what the new ad campaign for neu.de, a german dating site, promises you. …[More]

Green Chest Waxing - Harrison Ford Gets Waxed For Deforestation (GALLERY)

No, it's not a scene from the 40 year old virgin, it's Hollywood movie star Harrison Ford making a powerful statement about deforestation by getting his chest-hair waxed. While Britney Spears took the easy road and auctioned her clothes for the environment, Harrison invited Access Hollywood to docum…[More]

Controversial Crystals - Domestic Violence Collection (GALLERY)

Inspiration can come from any source and the source of inspiration for this crystal collection by Koncern Design Studio for Rückl Crystal is domestic violence. The Domestic Violence Golden Edition was displayed at this year's Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. The collection "abstractly c…[More]

LED Bathtubs - The Underwater Disco Light Show

The Underwater Disco Light Show offers a psychedelic bath without LSD or even psychotropic prescription drugs. The disco light effect is produced by LED lighting in four colors moving around to create a disco-like atmosphere and there is a button that changes the pattern. Wouldn't these lights …[More]

Nail Rings & Hairrings - Bijules Earrings Made of Hair & Brass Nails (GALLERY)

Extravagant, elegant and edgy – these rings can be worn individually or as a set. There is even a pinkie version available. Polished brass ‘nail rings’ are from the ‘Serpensive’ line by New York City-based accessory designer Jules Kim. The jewelry slithers up your finger with rock star sty…[More]

Landmarks Celebrate Stars - Empire State Building Goes Pink For Mariah Carey (GALLERY)

You know you've made it as a Super Star when NYC officials light up the Empire State Building in lavender, pink and white to celebrate your latest chart-topping album. Starting Friday, April 25th the NYC landmark will be lit up for the entire weekend.[More]

Plastic Surgery Get Well Cards - Life Me Up (GALLERY)

http://www.liftmeupcards.comAlleged celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Ashlee Simpson, Cher, Goldie Hawn and so many others have supposedly done it. And according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, so have some of the people you know (maybe even your friends or family members) as nearly 1…[More]

Political Brand Sponsorship - Abercrombie & Fitch Back Obama (GALLERY)

A recent obvious product placement for the Barack Obama campaign has been creating much buzz in the blogsphere. The reason is that it is for non-other than the sexed-up Abercrombie & Fitch brand. Three young guys, wearing tshirts with big Abercrombie & Fitch logos, stood directly behind the preside…[More]

Exploding Hearts as Art - Beating Heart in a Box (VIDEO)

The unique Beating Heart art by Billy Chasen was presented at the American Heart Association's 2008 Heart of New York Gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City. I am not sure how to describe it, watch the video above as the heart sprays blood all over the inside of a glass cube and come u…[More]

Musical Robots - Honda Asimo to Conduct Orchestra

A Honda robot will conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a concert that will take place on May 13th in Detroit. The Honda Asimo robot will pick up the baton and lead the human musicians in a rendition of Man of La Mancha's Impossible Dream. "The irony of a Japanese automaker trotting out an ad…[More]

Robotic Bouncers - "Bum Bot" Shoos away Homeless (VIDEO)

What does a small business owner do when he's tired of his pub getting broken into? He builds a robot, of course. Atlanta pub owner Rufus Terrill is an upstanding citizen, he's owned his successful business for four years and sits on the board of a nearby child care center. But he's angry about crim…[More]

Urban Survival Kits - Subivor for Subway Emergencies (VIDEO)

The Doomsday industry is expanding. A business by the name of Subivor has produced a so-called subway survival kit complete with protective mask, flashlight, a pry bar, a silver-tone metal whistle, and towelette pouch and a compact bag with a reflector tape. The Subivor, which comes with its dooms…[More]

Death Masks of the Famous - Postmortem Celeb Faces (GALLERY)

Death masks have been around for a very long time. They come from the practice of making a plaster mold of a person's face postmortem for portraits, paintings, as remembrance etc. Death masks exist of very famous people such as Abraham Lincoln, Alfred Hitchcock, the German philosopher Frederick Niet…[More]

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