Posts Tagged ‘ Shopping ’

Zallinger & the Age of Reptiles

There is something grippingly nostalgic about the pictures of dinosaurs we saw in books growing up. The science and accuracy of the artwork may be off by today’s standards, but much like a compelling diorama, the vintage dinosaurs of our youth hold a lot of sentimentality for me. American-based artist Rudolph F. Zallinger became well [ READ MORE ]

Book Bugs

Via Colossal, a nice collection of hand-painted bugs on old book covers. Artist Rose Sanderson has a great skill with a brush, and the textured and weathered book covers lend a historical and Darwin-esque historical feel to her artwork[ READ MORE ]

Book Igloo!

A beautiful book igloo, Via Colossal: Home is a recent sculptural installation by Colombian artist Miler Lagos. The piece was constructed at MagnanMetz Gallery late last year using carefully stacked books to create a compact dome that is entirely self-supporting. (via chris moore, thanks megan)[ READ MORE ]

Transforming Table

Via Architizer: Designer Robert van Embricqs‘s “Rising Table” is the work of an illusionist. As its name implies, the table can be coaxed out of its original flat state to form a self-standing table–a stylish one at that–like some magical apparatus from a past era, handled by the gifted showman who impossibly suspends the material [ READ MORE ]

All Wooden Ride

Photos: Jan Gunneweg Via Treehugger: There’s a lot of wooden bikes out there, ranging from the glue-it-yourself, no-metal kind, to award-winning, high-end designer bikes. But this near all-wooden bike, handmade by Dutch industrial designer Jan Gunneweg, must be one of the most beautiful wooden specimens we’ve seen to date.Made out of solid walnut and weighing [ READ MORE ]

If Rocks Could Sing: A story made of stones

I’m a rock collector. As are my parents. We stroll the beach and collect interesting stones, beach glass, and they live on our windowsills and countertops at home. Children’s author Leslie McGuirk has taken it to the next level, finding stones in her native Florida that take the shape of letters, numbers, even creatures. Her [ READ MORE ]

Snuggie for the Outdoor Crowd?

The infomercials. Those dreaded, I’m-embarrassed-for-humanity infomercials that tout the Snuggie, dear lord! Can we all agree that a blanket with arms that helps you out with couch-potato-ing is kind of sad? Isn’t this why the terrorists ‘hate our freedom’? Well, somehow, if you take that general concept, change the snuggie to a technical-type material, and [ READ MORE ]

Shoes Delivered By Pigeon…No, Really!

Via Polkadot: Jojo Shoes have a great style, and have a giving back program similar to Tom’s. But the most impressive element of the company? Pigeon Delivery! I too didn’t believe this was possible until I saw the video. Pretty incredible amount of planning and work went into this crazy delivery method. And the shoes [ READ MORE ]

Not Boring

Watches are cool. The wristwatch has been around for over 100 years, and in that time, as evolved into much more than just a way to check the time.  Indeed, wristwatches are an integral part of modern day attire, serving as status symbols, fashion accents and aspects of personality. I thought this particular watch broke [ READ MORE ]

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