NYC has received its very own Lego Store! The grand opening is going on right now (June 29-July 1). This is great news for every 10 year old boy that’s trapped in the body of an adult and living in New York (ahem…that would be me). But seriously, why didn’t I hear about this sooner?! Next time, you need to put a little more effort into your marketing campaign, Lego!
(Link via Swiss Miss)
Here’s an interesting concept for a series of lamps from designer Guillaume Delvigne. The different lamp shades are textured to represent various screen resolutions. It’s geeky, but not over the top geeky like, say, Star Wars wallpaper (I wonder if that exists…?).
(Link via unplggd)
I love bright colors. And I love food. Thus, I love these photographs of colorful food by Brooklyn-based photographer Henry Hargreaves (my logic is flawless, no?). Henry’s work is really amazing. I see a lot of photographer’s portfolios but I seldom see one where I stop and say, “Wow. Now this is cool stuff.” Take a look at the rest of his portfolio to see what I’m talking about.
(Prop styling for Food of the Rainbow by Lisa Edsälv)
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I was recently sent photos of these beautiful colored pencil and marker drawings by Decorah, Iowa-based artist Amber Hendricks. This series of realist-meets-surrealist drawings juxtaposes the natural and glamorized appearances of women in modern society.
(Amber can be contacted at hendricks244@yahoo.com)
I’m a real infographic and data visualization junkie, so I was very excited to see these amazing plates by designer Demian Repucci. I like to think that these are what Edward Tufte eats his meals off of. Each of the four plates in Demian’s collection are decorated with graphs depicting various aspects of global food consumption. These will make you think twice about leaving any food on your plate! Below are closeups of each plate and Demian’s descriptions of the graphs. Be sure to look at demianrepucci.com to see more great work!
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Plate 1: Average Calories Per Capita Per Day: “A graph of rings showing the average daily calorie intake per capita of various countries and the proportional relationship between them.”
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Plate 2: Average daily fresh water use: “A graph showing the average daily fresh water use of various countries and the proportional relationship between them. The dotted line denotes the water poverty line.”
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Plate 3: U.S. Federal Food Subsides and U.S. Recommended Daily Nutrition Requirements: “One graph showing the proportion of U.S. Federal Subsidies allotted to each major food group. The other graph showing the proportion of the U.S. Federal Daily Nutritional Recommendations of servings of each of the major food groups. The two graphs together allow a comparison of the discrepancy between what the government suggests we eat and what the government pays to be grown.”
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Plate 4: Obese Population and Undernourished Population: “One graph showing the population percentage of each country that is considered obese, having a Body Mass Index of 30 or greater. The other graph showing the percentage of each country that is considered undernourished.”
I really enjoy Luke Bott’s illustrations, so when I saw the work he did in response to the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico I decided it was time to feature Luke on here. Take a look at his portfolio to see more of his great work!
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Sure, shoe’s can be beautiful, but can you consider them art? Well if you’re talking about Robert Tabor’s shoes then the answer is definitely “yes”. He has made amazing, although maybe not entirely functional, shoes that are works of art. Here are a some of my favorite shoe sculptures that Robert made. Be sure to to take a look at his Etsy store too: Sole Sensations.
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