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Hot New TrendsSartorial Extremes - SJP's Flower Hat at Sex & The City Premiere (VIDEO)
Sarah Jessica Parker showed up at the London premier of the Sex and the City movie in an eccentric flower hat and an outfit typical of the over-the-top fashion choices worn by her SATC character, Carrie Bradshaw.
The vibrant, very quirky hat perched on her head dominated her petite frame, and even…
Famous Apples to Promote Cereal - Eve & Snow White for Kellogs
To advertise the use of "more fruit than before" in Kellog's All-Bran Fruit'n Fibre cereal, JWT advertising agency brought in non-other than Snow White from the beloved children's fairy tale and our mother, the first female, Eve.
While it's usually one red apple in the hand of Eve or snow white, we…
Rotary Phone Animals - Telephone Sheep
Talk about telephone installations! Jean-Luc Cornec’s Telephone Sheep is totally made from telephones and telephone cable. There is a whole flock of them, artfully arranged at at the Museum for Communications in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Some of the sheep appear to be grazing, some huddled toge…
Transformer Coffee Cups - Multicultural En Terrasse / To Go Mug (GALLERY)
While coffee is a universal drink, different cultures have different rituals and ways of drinking it. For example, while most people in New York City would have their coffee “to go” and drink it on the move, you’d be hard pressed to find the same in Paris, where the typical coffee drinking is …
Fake Mutated Animals - Fantasy Hunt for Hightech (VIDEO)
After being introduced to the brilliant Bart Hess through his lucyandbart collaboration with Lucy McRae, my fascination is further solidified by his latest project: The Hunt for Hightech.
With his Hunt for Hightech art project, Hess created a collection of fake fur that touches on elements of fetis…
Painless Injections- Dissolving Hypodermic Needles
Sacred of needles? Many people are. It hurts because the needles are not fine enough, and up until now, it was impossible to make very fine ones. Scientist Hyung Il Jung from Yonsei University in Seoul Korea has recently filed a patent for the manufacture of an small array of microneedles designed …
St. Tropez Chic - Christian Dior Resort 2009 (GALLERY)
John Galliano could not have injected more eye candy into the Christian Dior Resort 2009 collection, shown earlier this week. He wasn’t just showcasing a line of fashion, he put on a real performance, tantalizing all the senses of attendees like Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Charlize Theron …
Sumo Car Wash - Subaru Forester TV Spot (VIDEO)
What do you get when you combine a group of nearly naked sumo wrestlers and a catchy disco beat with dramatic slow-motion video footage? One of Subaru's most hilarious TV spots to date! Just imagine Zoolander and his crew each gaining 200 lbs, stripping down to their undies and putting on sumo costu…
Open-Toe Booties - Transitional Season Shoes (GALLERY)
Half-boot, half-sandal, these are the perfect shoes for transitioning between warmer seasons. When you're not quite ready to bare your whole sole, this is the best way to bootie up.
They can be worn to dress up a casual pair of jeans, or to add an element of hip to a more conservative office look. …
Niche Exotic Supercars - 2008 Koenigsegg CCR (GALLERY)
This Koenigsegg CCR supercar is on display at the 2008 F1 & SuperCar Show being held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju, Korea from May 9 to May 18 2008. The shiny, orange luxury vehicle can reach a top speed of 395km/h and I don’t know the price of this ultra sleek sports car, but I…
Protecting Polar Bears - Officially Listed As Endangered (VIDEO)
Polar Bears are officially on the global list of animals to be protected. As global warming continues, their natural habitats are threatened as global sea ice melts and their ability to survive is threatened. If nothing is done, the great white bears will face extinction.
Thankfully an initiative b…
Mini Recycled Yachts - 3D Plywood Luxury Boat (GALLERY)
Cognizant of the fact sailboats cause a lot of damage to the ecosystem, designer Max Koriath conceived the 3D Plywood Boat.
"By using a patented new process that applies a beech wood veneer to readily available plywood parts, this design gives you all the luxury and durability of more costly woods…
Wine Lights - Set the Mood With BettyLou (GALLERY)
Having the appropriate lighting is one of the most fundamental parts of setting the right mood. BettyLou gets it just right, with their warm, bright and safe Wine Lights.
The wireless lamps, which are meant to be placed inside a wine glass, use lithium ion batteries which will provide that sensuou…
Geeky FlySwatters - Delete Button For Windows or Macs
Summer means warm, sunny weather, outdoor barbeques....and pesky flies. Frred and Friends' clever version of a necessary summer tool also comes with the wittiest product description ever:
"DELETE: there’s no esc for flies! This handy flyswatter works on windows or Macs...just think of it as a bac…
Mutant Guitars- Pikasso
The Pikasso, created by Linda Manzer, quite simply makes regular guitars look boring. With two sound holes, four necks, and 42 strings, you can just imagine the range of chords that could be produced!
This wooden beast is surprisingly light, at under 15 lbs. It is also surprisingly easy to handle,…
Sneaky Musical Promos - Apple Mac Music Video Ad (VIDEO)
The tech blogosphere has been fascinated by this cleverly edited video by digital filmmaker Dennis Liu. Essentially it's a music video for the song Again and Again by The Bird and the Bee using all sorts of cool software, utilities and programs running on an Apple Mac Leopard operating system.
Ther…
Disguising Technology - Fake Book Hardbox Drive (GALLERY)
Now you can hide your data with this stylish Hardbox enclosure that looks like a hard cover book. In addition to keeping your desk looking more “educated”, you can hide the data on your 3.5 inch hard drive from prying eyes. This disguise would blend in too well next to your Harry Potter books.
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Phones of 2012 - Express, Share & Feel (GALLERY)
Finnish company Provoke Design, one of Nokia's main design contractors, has created three concept phones that represent their vision of mobile phone design in 2012. The prototypes will be on display at the HARDCORE New Finish Design exhibition in New York starting May 17th.
The three phone models …
Junk Food Motorcycles - The Hamburglar Bike
Harry Sperl of Florida had this Harley bike customized to look like a really fat hamburger. I think it's a total riot!
"Frankly, I’m surprised we don’t see this kind of thing more often, since Harley’s are a symbol of the American dream," Slipperybrick says. "Judging by the hoardes [sic] of …
Neon Fashion - Hues to Highlight Spring (VIDEO)
We've mentioned that neon fashion could become a hot fashion craze this spring, after seeing style icon Victoria Beckham in a neon tube dress, and featuring an awesome gallery of accessories in visually shocking colours. Now designers like NADA, a Toronto-based designer, are encouraging the fashiona…