Tyson Williams
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  • Feb2

    Perfect marriage of Moleskine notebooks and LEGO…

    LEGO has collaborated with Moleskine to create a set of limited edition LEGO Moleskine pocket-sized notebooks which are available now for pre-order. They each have an attached cover brick and are available in four colors: black, yellow, red and green. Mini figs are not included.

    It’s a union where two platforms for free expression unite, where the legend of Lego meets the legendary notebook. A cult limited edition, with a real Lego plate set in the iconic Moleskine cover. The inside has 192 plain pages, a coloured bookmark ribbon, themed flyleaf and an inner pocket in coloured fabric. It comes with Lego themed adhesive labels. via The Brothers Brick images via The Brick Brown Fox

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Jan27

    Very cute… I want it!

    Taiwanese designer Mike He of Pistacchi Design created this clever Pinocchio-inspired pencil sharpener for his 2011 Once Upon a Time project shown at Tokyo Designer’s Week. The Honest Boy Pencil Sharpener is available for purchase from online retailer, fred flare. via The Awesomer

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Jan10

    By far one of the coolest design idea I have seen in a while… Prada mixes classic cars with patent leather pumps:

    The 2012 Spring Ready-to-wear collection from fashionista Miuccia Prada includes a series of women’s patent leather pumps that are styled like classic fifties cars. The entire line has designs with tiny taillights, hot rod flames and bright colors.

    via Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch images via OOOK

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Jan4

    I want one of these… as this man has changed how I use technology of the last decade:

    Steve Jobs Action Figure

    Steve Jobs Action Figure

    Steve Jobs Action Figure

    Steve Jobs Action Figure

    Steve Jobs Action Figure

    This highly detailed Steve Jobs action figure is by toy company in icons. It features interchangeable hands so that Steve can hold a 1/6th scale iPhone (not included) or clasp his chin thoughtfully. The action figure is not authorized by the Jobs camp so it is unlikely to survive the imminent legal barrage (and the site is currently down due, presumably, to overwhelming traffic). The figure is scheduled for release in February.

    (via The Next Web.)

  • Jan3

    This is very cool! I would be so tempted to pop everyday right away! LOL

    The 2012 Bubble Calendar is a fabulous 4-foot tall poster-sized bubble wrap calendar that you pop as the days go by. First designed in 2008 by Brooklyn-based experience designer Stephen Turbek, the 2012 version of the calendar comes in several languages and major holidays and weekends are bolded for “easier reference”.

    “Everyone is looking for an excuse to pop more bubbles. This calendar gives it a useful purpose: marking time in style. ” says Stephen Turbek, designer of the Bubble Calendar, explaining the inspiration behind the design. “Kids love learning about the calendar while popping the bubbles.”

    via BuzzFeedGeekosystem and Ian Brooks photos by Alex Kotlik

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Jan2

    Foster the People’s “Torches”

    Foster the People’s “Torches”

    I looked at my stats from Rdio for the most listen to album last year and I must officially declare that Foster the People’s “Torches” is at the top as most listen to in 2011.

    Frankly I like pretty much every single song on it. Foster the People have created an album that could be played on pretty much any radio stations and people would still like it. Plus almost very song on the record could easily have a “dance remix” that would set many dance floor ablaze in most clubs. Considering that this is debut album, I cannot wait for more music coming from this group.

    They seem like the real deal, a bunch cool kids who know what they are doing. Hope to hear more from you… and soon!

  • Dec22

    I could see myself buying them just throw them at people…

    angry-birds

    Eddie Codel spotted these Angry Birds Fruit Gummies at a Walgreens. They are available by the case on Amazon.

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec16

    Fight Club Soap is a real bar of soap that was created using the original props and artwork from 1999 cult classic Fight Club. This pink bar of caffeinated soap is a product from Omni Consumer Products, “a product development company…with a focus on licensing, defictionalization, and reverse-branding”. They are also known for their Stay Puft Quality Marshmallows and Tru Blood O Positive. Fight Club Soap is available to purchase at their website.

    Plenty of soaps are made with natural ingredients. Usually what that means is that they’re made of ground-up flowers and tropical fruits.

    If you’re going to shower, be a man about it. Introducing the only soap made with electrolytes, caffeine, and punching. Don’t waste your time with anything less.

    You’re welcome.

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec15

    Mummy Wrap, a cute way to keep headphone cords from tangling:

    The Bone Collection from Taiwanese design company Fruitshop includes the Mummy Wrap, a cute and practical way to keep headphone cords from tangling. Fruitshop is also behind the Horn Bike that we have posted about in the past. via Gadget-o and Who Killed Bambi?

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec14

    Timberland has created the Radler Trail Camp Shoe, a unique pair of folding zippable hiking shoes. Introducing the Timberland Radler Camp Shoe. Use it; Fold it; Zip it; Clip it. Perfect for any camping or outdoor adventure. via Red Ferret and Technabob

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec14

    The Emperor’s Cabinet, a wooden Star Wars AT-AT Wet Bar:

    The Emperor’s Cabinet is a giant handcrafted wet bar in the shape of an AT-AT Walker from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Woodworker Colin Johnson has been busy creating this unique liquor cabinet and still has to add finishing touches to it like “brass trim and guns, shelves in the bar and a mirrored interior”.

    images via Colin Johnson

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec12

    Minuskull Hi-Fi speakers by Kuntzel+Deygas

    Minuskull Hi-Fi speakers by Kuntzel+Deygas

    Minuskull is a skull-shaped Hi-Fi speaker by French design duo Kuntzel+Deygas. via The World’s Best Ever

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec12

    Little Oscar and Crowd

    Little Oscar

    MINI LEGO Wienermobile

    Inspired by the 1952 version of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, Bruce Lowell has created this awesome LEGO Wienermobilecomplete with its hot dog-serving driver, “Little Oscar”. He also made a MINI LEGO Wienermobile. Recently, I went on a “behind the bun” tour and ride on the RELSHME Wienermobile which is currently touring the United States. via Brothers Brick photos by Bruce Lowell

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec9

    Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree by Jolanta Smidtiene

    Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree by Jolanta Smidtiene

    Plastic Bottle Christmas Tree by Jolanta Smidtiene

    Last Sunday, Kaunas, Lithuania unveiled a 42 foot tall Christmas tree made of 32,000 green plastic bottles. At night, the tree is lit by 40,000 lights. The tree is by Lithuanian artist Jolanta Smidtiene. via Design You Trust & Colossal photo 1 by unknown, photo 2 and 3 via DELFI

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec5

    Chocolate Invader is a handmade retro-style chocolate bar in the shape of a pixelated Space Invader “molded with Single Origin 66% Dark Chocolate crafted from Costa Rican cacao”. Mark Kizelshteyn designed the mold and then collaborated with chocolatier Bryan Graham of Fruition Chocolate to bring this delicious “bean to bar” creation to market. In the future, they plan to open source the recipe and the mold design. images via Chocolate Invader Thanks to Mark Kizelshteyn for the tip!

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Dec2

    So apparently I am as seen in drawing number one, I actually always pay attention to make sure that the roll is in place like this… LOL

    toilet-paper

    What Your Toilet Paper Says About You on Doghouse Diaries

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Nov30

    This is really cool… and pretty!

    UK-based artist Katy Beveridge created wonderful bicycle animations that play on rotating bicycle wheels. The animations are only viewable when seen through a video camera (they appear as a blur to the naked eye). This is a piece created to question whether it was possible to film animation in realtime. Part of my CSM 3rd year disseration project I was looking at proto animation (really early basic animation) in contemporary design. I’ve taken a lot of influence from other contemporary designers who are using these techniques to explore the way we look at animation and how its made. via Gizmodo

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Nov15

    Impressive but a little slow at max 60mph only, one would think that at least 90mph would make sense in case of emergency:

    Obamamobile

    Obamamobile

  • Nov11

    Two Nuns Bike by Ron Arad from Dezeen on Vimeo.

    Bicycle with sprung steel wheels by Ron Arad

    Bicycle with sprung steel wheels by Ron Arad

    UK-based designer Ron Arad created a bicycle with working sprung steel wheels as part of the WOW Bikes charity auction co-hosted by the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the W Hotel in London (see the smooth riding bike in action via Dezeen). The bike is one ofsix custom designed bikes that will be auctioned off on December 1. via designboomDoobybrain.com & co.design photos via WOW bikes

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Nov7

    French designer Elsa Lambinet has created a mix-and-match concept in gourmet chocolates called Sweet Play, in which she earned her masters degree (with honors!) from ECAL/University of art and design. She partnered with Swiss chocolate shop, Blondel, to craft these interchangeable chocolate treats which thoroughly encourages ‘playing with your food’. Definitely check out the awesome stop-motion video. A new kind of chocolate which can be created according to your taste, thanks to three elements.

    SWEET PLAY from Elsa Lambinet on Vimeo.

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Nov3

    This is really cool designer lamp which I would love to have:

    Designer Angela Jansen and engineer Ger Jansen, both of Netherlands-based company Light Light, co-created the Silhouette Floating Lamp, a table lamp with a unique levitating lampshade. What makes this lamp floating is the integrated levitation technology. It consist out of electromagnetic components and a sophisticated control system. Next to the fact that they employ the very latest LED technology, the lamp is low in power consumption too. With a touch of your fingertip, the lamp can be dimmed to the intensity you require. via Feber and Neatorama

    Silhouette #1 Demo Video from Crealev on Vimeo.

    LED from Crealev on Vimeo.

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Oct31

    Impressive detail, and very well done costume…

    Model Heidi Klum, already known for over-the-top Halloween costumes, donned a custom skintight, and quite gory, dead body (ala “Visible Woman”) costume to the 12th Heidi Klum’s Annual Halloween party which she hosted at the The Venetian Resort’s TAO Nightclub in Las Vegas. For ‘authenticity’, she made her grand entrance by being wheeled in on an autopsy table by two bloody ‘medical professionals’. The macabre ‘body’suit was created by costume designer Martin Izquierdo.

    She tweeted a series of photos of her face makeup as it was being applied:


    via Super Punch photos by Scott Harrison images via Heidi Klum

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Oct27

    Mmmmmmmm, I would want to eat them! But seriously, they are really cute!

    Jailbreak Collective has created a series of colorful portable gummy bear-shaped nightlights called Gummylamps. The best part of these lamps: their delicious candy-like LED-filled bellies are squeezable and act as the on/off switch. Jason Feinberg, owner of Jailbreak Collective designed with “the goal of walking the line between ‘accessorize my loft’ and ‘keep the monsters away.’”

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Oct18

    Last time when I was in NYC, I really enjoyed the High Line Park, hope this idea will take a shape now underground:

    The Delancey Street Subway Low Line Park

    The Delancey Street Subway Low Line Park

    The Delancey Street Subway Low Line Park

    The Delancey Underground project is a proposal to build a city park in the abandoned underground Delancey Street trolley terminal in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, a “Low Line” to the city’s famous High Line elevated park (see our photos of the High Line). The core of the proposal is a clever lighting system that would pipe sunlight down into the park with fiber optics and mirrors, allowing plants to grow underground. The Delancey Underground project is by architect James Ramsey of RAAD Studio, Dan Barasch of PopTech, and money manager R. Boykin Curry IV. See Inhabitat’s writeup on the project for more photos and info.

    Here’s what the Delancey Street trolley terminal looks like now (after 60 years of disuse).

    The Delancey Street Subway Low Line Park

    via New York MagazineInhabitat New York City and Doobybrain.com architectural renderings by The Delancey Underground project, photo by Danny Fuchs

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Oct17

    This made me laugh today… brilliant idea, but I don’t think my dog would be equally amused by it:

    The Humunga Stache by Moody Pet is a mustache-shaped rubber ball dog toy that gives the appearance that your canine is donning fancy facial hair.

    Humunga Stache is made of extremely durable, natural rubber. The shiny black toy is a ball on one end, and a giant cartoon mustache on the other. Dogs naturally pick up the ball…which leaves the outrageously funny mustache sticking out! Dogs also love to hold the ball in their mouth and shake the mustache back and forth like it’s prey! Cool canines can also pose for a group photo, crack up people on the street, go “indognito” to the park… via Blame it on the Voices

     

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Oct6

    Excellent job on the those old Victorian LEGO made houses, photography is well done as well:

    Lego: Victorian on Mud Heap

    Lego: Victorian on Mud Heap

    110k – 130k pieces
    Black, white, dark and light bluish gray, clear trans and black trans colors used.
    No foreign materials (wood, glue, paint or otherwise) were used – this is pure Lego. No Lego piece have been altered (painted, cut or otherwise).
    Photo retouching used only for adding contrast and color correction & background.
    Approx 600 hours to build

    Three Story Victorian with Tree

    Three Story Victorian with Tree

    50k – 60k pieces
    Black, white, dark and bluish gray, clear trans and black trans colors used.
    No foreign materials (wood, glue, paint or otherwise) were used – this is pure Lego.
    Photo retouching used only for adding contrast and color correction & background.
    Approx 450 hours to build

    TwoStory with Basement

    TwoStory with Basement

    In his series Abandoned Houses, artist Mike Doyle created three spooky abandoned Victorian houses out of LEGO bricks: theTwoStory with Basement, the Three Story Victorian with Tree and his latest, Lego: Victorian on Mud HeapHis blog contains quite a bit of information and photos on how he made each of these fantastic pieces.

    High-resolution prints of all three houses are available individually at Bumble & Bramble. Each print is signed, numbered and comes with a LEGO of the now dismantled pieces.

    Many ask me how I go about planning and building these pieces. Sadly, I tend to be a ‘messy’ planner, so I do not make any blueprints or basic construction drawings. Rather I just get to work. I start by researching photos I find online. Generally, I find a house feel I would like to recreate. I also look for others that have specific moments of deterioration that I find interesting. In this case, I also researched houses that have been smashed by fallen trees. Next, I take a look at other moc’s to see if there are any special techniques I can use based on the subject matter.

    Now for the size. I look on the buildings for objects that I would like to recreate with a piece. In this case, the scale was determined by the size of the bricks. One real life brick is almost the same size as a 1 x 2 tile – the 1 x 2 tile being a little bigger, but not by much. From here, I count out the bricks on the building to determine width and height and use rudimentary measuring tools, like a pencil or thumb held up to gauge relative proportions between the real thing and my work. In this way, I can make sure all is on track. I’ve tried plotting everything out on paper and using measurements, but inevitably I mess up somewhere along the line with the numbers and then have to start over again. Thus, I tend to just ‘wing it’.via The Brothers BrickMake and Colossal photos by Mike Doyle

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Sep30

    These are sooooooooooooooo cute!

    Meaghan Mountford of The Decorated Cookie has guest posted on Celebrations showing how to make Mummy Cookie Pops. We recently posted about Meaghan’s other wonderful Halloween food creation, Frankenstein Marshmallow Pops. These mummy cookie pops combine both creepy and cute in a sweet package. Store-bought candy eyeballs and fondant make decorating these a cinch. photo by Meaghan Mountford

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Sep21

    This is a riot… love it!

    dj-mobile

    Dj mobile

    “The DJ Mobile” by Olaf Mooij is an art car that doubles as a DJ setup and 14 speaker sound system. We previously wrote aboutMooij’s wonderful “Braincar.”

    With 14 woofers, tweeters, and other loudspeakers boldly splaying in various directions out the back of a dark blue 1983 Ford Sierra, the DJ Mobile has a surreal, cartoonish look.

    Not only does the car have a professional-quality Beyma sound system, but it’s also got a DJ setup, with a place to set up turntables and a mixer on the roof of the car. There’s a hole in the roof as well, where the DJ can stand and mix. via Make photos by Olaf Mooij

     

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Sep9

    This is awesome…

    iquit

    Show your Apple fanboy/fangirl love for Steve Jobs with the new iQuit t-shirt by ThinkGeek.

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

  • Sep8

    Putting together that weekly grocery list is now made colorful with these sets of refrigerator magnets by London-based letterpress shop, Harrington and Squires. One is for a general shopping list and the other is for your spice buying needs. Plenty of Colour had the wonderful idea of taking a cell phone photograph of your list before heading off to the store. via Chris Glass images via Harrington and Squires and Plenty of Colour

    (Via Laughing Squid.)

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