May 2012
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May 25th
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12x12 Bulldozed buildings transformed into...
Water Tower Chair As the name implies Bellboy’s Water Tower Chair takes its shape from planks salvaged from a 10,000-gallon rooftop water tank that once stood atop a Park Avenue co-op. The 40-year-old California Redwood lends its beautiful color and rich grain perfectly. Each 8’ plank has been chopped down and consecutively laid to accentuate the lounge chair’s flowing,...
May 24th
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May 24th
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Bureau of Trade
The best items that ebay has to offer, beautifully catalogued in one place. From watches, to designer garments and much more. Check it out and register here.
May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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Brock Davis
Love the work of this man. Check out the ‘Shattered’ series, below.
May 21st
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WatchWatch
Bellroy Shrinks the Travel Wallet “How come travel wallets have always looked like man-bags that don’t even fit in your pocket?” asks Australia-based Bellroy, the company dedicated to designing better ways to carry things. Their solution is the purpose-designed Travel Wallet, sized to hold everything flat you’d need to get through the hell of JFK or the bliss of...
May 21st
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Lego Landy
LEGO hobbyist Sheepo has created this pretty incredible 1:8.5 scale model Land Rover Defender out of approximately 2,800 pieces. This was not made from a specific set from LEGO, but made from various pieces the toy company. It’s functional and you can see it in action in the video here. It also provides a visual breakdown of the functional components, so be sure to watch the vid closely!
May 21st
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Coin 4 iPhone 4 Case
Coin 4 presents a way to take pocket change and turning it into a makeshift iPhone 4 stand with their new protective iPhone cases. The case has various gaps on the backside so you can insert a coin to create the stand effect. Pretty handy. You can pick these up now in various colors over atUrban Prefer. Take another look after the jump.
May 21st
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May 15th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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Carhartt Heritage Fall/Winter 2012
Carhartt Heritage has presented their Fall/Winter 2012 collection lookbook and it’s looking good. As expected, the apparel is looking rugged and the collection as a whole sticks to a nice color palette including orange, brown, camo, navy and a few others. Everything we see looks solid, so it’s hard to select any highlights, but the jackets are looking especially nice.
May 15th
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Superheroes in Old War Photos
ad there been superheroes in the past, would the outcome of important history events been different? Revolutions, World Wars and nations threatening each other with nuclear power could have been prevented had there been a superhero present. It’s just food for thought. Photographer Agan Harahap from Indonesia has seamlessly worked the pop culture icons into vintage photos of historic figures....
May 15th
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May 14th
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May 11th
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Mercedes-Benz – Dark Side of the C63 AMG Black...
Mercedes-Benz USA presents this beautiful black and white film, highlighting the “dark side” of the C63 AMG Black Series. “The C63 AMG Black Series is a 510 hp track machine with a dark side. Looking like a blot of inky darkness in Magno Night Black, with the big 6.2-liter V-8 barking and snorting while it slides around corners, it’s clear that this car wasn’t just built to take to the...
May 10th
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Niki de Saint Phalle
“Lady With Handbag”, 2000 Painted resin, Edition of 50. 25 x 15 inches (63 x 36 cm) Currently on view at the Vicky David gallery in NY are the works of Niki de Saint Phalle. The exhibition runs from April the 19th until June 30th. You can read more about the artist and view more of her works here. Known for her “Nanas”, a series of buxom, colorful women crafted out of wire,...
May 10th