I know I’ve said it before, but I never use a calendar other than the one on my iPhone and Mac. Nevertheless, I think that’s about to change. Curiosity, a creative marketing agency in Portland, has a 3-D paper calendar of the month club that allows you to download a new pattern each month to keep you on schedule and make your coworkers jealous. Best of all, the paper toy patterns are free! You can download them from Curiosity’s website or sign up to receive them via email.
Knowhow Shop, a cooperative fabrication shop and design studio in Los Angeles, created this giant comb bike rack for the city of Roanoke as a piece of public art. Pretty incredible, huh? And the craftsmanship of the piece is equally impressive. The comb weighs in at 400 pounds and is “handcrafted out of Mangaris using full mortise and tenon construction, while the hair is made from powder coated steel.”
This little broccoli treehouse by Brock Davis has popped up on a lot of art and design blogs recently, but I couldn’t resist posting it. Maybe this is the secret to getting kids to eat their vegetables…
(Via Flickr and Swiss Miss)
These handmade geometric felt necklaces by BlueClouds are really neat. Felt jewelry is a refreshing change from your standard metal necklaces. They are available for purchase on Etsy for $20.
I’m totally geeking out over this map of the Tube, London’s subway system, done in the style of the old Pacman video game. A print of the map, which was designed by publicgriefjunkie, can be purchased for £19.99 (about $32).
(Via Colossal)
The other day, my friend Max Gerber, a Pasadena-based photographer, told me about the amazing work of Marshall Arisman. I was particularly fascinated by Arisman’s “Ayahuasca Series”, which conjures up chaotic visions of animals and manages to be both dark and prismatic at the same time. Mr. Arisman is the chairman of the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay department at S.V.A. in New York and, interestingly enough, he was the first American invited to exhibit his artwork in mainland China. Not too shabby! Check out more of Marshall’s work on his website, and also be sure to visit Max Gerber’s website to see a great portrait (and video) he took of Marshall in 2009.
Nicholas Hyde, who goes by the moniker Harshness on Etsy, sells these fun hip hop-inspired Star Wars prints featuring characters like Chewpac and Jabba The Pimp. Check out Hyde’s Etsy shop to see more and get down with the fresh beats of DJ Yoda.
Some of you may know that I’m a huge fan of the Des Moines, Iowa-based clothing company RAYGUN. I own a few of their shirts and always get a ton of comments when I wear them. Well their latest design is definitely something I want to get my hands on…“Art: Just Another Get-Poor-Quick Scheme”. Nice work, as always, RAYGUN. Let’s hope one day we can change “poor” to “rich” though…
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