June 2012
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Never Get Caught Without A Swimsuit With This...
BBH Creative Director designs the ultimate accessory for Cannes.
Spontaneous beach trips are fun, but not having a swimsuit can really put a damper on the day. Have no fear, BBH Creative Director Douglas Hamilton has created an ingenious solution- the ThingThong, flip-flop thongs that double as a bathing suit thong.
Clever pun aside, the ThingThong really does cover your, um, thing. The...
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WikiCells
Biomimicry spawns edible packaging for food and cocktails
In an innovative approach to consuming with minimal waste, Harvard Professor David Edwards and his team have developed WikiCells, self-contained, edible packaging for liquids, mousses and emulsions. The membrane that houses the various WikiCells flavors is made from vegetal elements, with a taste deliberately paired to match its...
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WatchA Picture is worth a Thousand Screams
Photographer Billy Hunt rigged a photobooth, the Screamotron3000, to only take photos when the subject screamed. Using a converted boom box with a microphone threaded through it, he connected a PocketWizard that could take a picture wirelessly when the noise from a scream reached a certain decibel level.
The aim of this project is to explore people’s vanity...
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Let them Eat Cake
London department store Selfridges has opened a crazy golf course on its rooftop, that is made out of cake. The 2,500sqft nine hole course designed by food architects Bompas & Parr has been designed to attract shoppers by offering a very memorable experience. The giant cake displays, one for each hole, represent famous London landmarks like Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Tower...
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A Bolt Faster than Usain
The BOLT concept electric motorbike is a beautiful machine. Its polished and rather sophisticated look appears through its minimal aesthetic which is deceiving as dual electric motors put out around 80kw, making this bike pretty speedy. The bike’s been created by Dutch industrial designersSpringtime, and includes features of a clear digital display and stunning LED lighting effects around the...
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Made by Breath
Czech designer Michaela Tomišková combines glass, crystal and electricity to create elegant and modern lamps.
Two different stories of Czech craft heritage have come together in two different types of glass for a collection of lamps, “Made by Breath”, from young Czech designer Michaela Tomišková. The 2011 Prague AAAD graduate has indeed given new life to traditional production with...
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Type so Ugly it's Iconic
Dr. Bronner’s soaps are pretty awesome. Everything you could ever want in a consumer product that cleans things. Except for the package design. Since it was introduced, Dr. Bronner’s soap has been plagued by terrible typography. And yet it’s become an iconic part of the package and product itself.
So All In One Typopgraphy has offered a challenge: Redesign it. Un-official, not at all endorsed...
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Sunflight
SunFlight.net shows you where the sun will be during your journey, so you can choose the best side of the aircraft to be seated.
Here.
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Rare Levi's Auction
To raise money for the retiree and employee emergency fund at Levi Strauss & Co., the Red Tab Foundation launched an eBay auction featuring 150 rare, limited edition and one-off Levi’s products. From 1920s buckle-back jeans to Rolling Stones’ signed memorabilia, the auction is certain to offer a fix for denim nerds and collectors alike.
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Branding : Love British by Emma Hopkins
Clean work.
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'Buenos Aires' survival kit by Mexican design...
“El Coso is a project we developed at Espacio Virgen in a trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina. In this creative training workshop we were asked to develop an object that would be both helpful and interesting for mexicans traveling to Buenos Aires, such as ourselves. The result, a survival kit with a concept based mainly on humor and a mixture of both mexican and argentine cultures, backed up...
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