this sucks.

Clever ad for a new Electrolux vacuum from Y&R Denmark.

(via notcot)

use it or lose it

Artist Henrique Oliviera takes the idea of old into new to
an incredibly beautiful level.  Oliviera reuses salvaged and
peeling wood from the streets of Sao Paulo and turns them
into amazing undulating sculptures in his "Tridimensionals"
installations.
(via designboom)

wonderwall

Make your web browsing a little more interesting and visit the
Wonderwall, Inc. site.  An interior design firm in Japan, their work
stands up to the progressive web design as well.  Check it out.

Paul Smith

He does clothes, commercial textiles and now Evian.

The bottle design is standard Paul Smith style stripes

but with a lively turn.

Check out the video where Paul talks about the bottle

design and we get a peek into his studio.

(via thedieline)

point of view

One of my most favorite things about Sundays can be

found online at The New York Times...On the Street by
Bill Cunningham.


Bill is a reporter from the Times who rides his bike around

the city scoping out the fashion trends of New Yorkers each 
week.  He has a wonderful eye for and is so full of life as he

narrates his slide show (the sheer way he pronouces

"marvelous" is well, marvelous) The 80-year old still shoots
with film and is on his bike snow sleet rain or shine. Read 
more about him here and be sure to check out 
"On the Street" on Sunday.

This week's installation here.

you are what you eat

(italy: basil, pasta and tomatoes)

(greece: olives and feta)

(india - curry, rice and pappadum)

These flags were created for the Sydney International Food Festival

by WHYBIN ad agency. Each country's flag is made up of food that

it's people known for eating. Looks delicious.

(via thekitchen)

royal flush

Wow, that is a pretty face plate. Trufig, based in Southern California,

won a CEDIA Manufacturer's Excellence Award for this beautiful

flush mount faceplate line. The system can be used with Crestron, AMX

or Lutron components. See more here.

skew you

Ryue Nishazawa's take on a gallery in Japan

certainly makes a statement among the other

storefronts. (via spoon&tomago)

hidden identity

The winner of the Japanese 2009 id Design Awards was an

innovative product by Ryoji Takahashi.

It's a hand functioning paper shredder than can find it's place

on any minimalist's workspace. The Paper-Pipe Shredder

takes no electricity, it works with a twist of your hands.

Read more from the designer here.

oldest living things

Artist Rachel Sussman has been working on a projec to

continuously photograph organizisms living 2,000 years
or longer. She is currently raising funds to photograph
5,000 year old moss on the the Antartic Peninsula.
Beautiful.