Bang Bang Studios

Posted on May 11, 2006 Under Design

With the competition in visual arts getting tougher and tougher, it’s nice to see that the guys at Bang Bang Studios still bring their A-game. Launched by creative heads Rick Morris and Luca Giannettoni in 2003, B B’s work is…

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National Palace Museum Taipei

Posted on May 10, 2006 Under Travel

I spent a few hours checking out the National Palace Museum-- one way to get out of the sweltering 87° heat here. I've always loved Eastern art, especially sculpture (the Buddha collection was mind blowing) and the scriptures and paintings were…

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Motomichi Nakamura

Posted on May 5, 2006 Under Art

Motomichi Nakamura was born and raised in Japan, lived in Ecuador for a bit and currently works as a digital artist in Brooklyn. He has exhibited his animation, paintings and drawings around the world. The Monster Series is pretty fun--…

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Joanna Sands

Posted on May 3, 2006 Under Art

Joanna Sands started her sculpture career building large installations in abandoned buildings in the early '90s. At first she was using found materials but over time grew her work and adapted to new and prettier materials. Point blank her work…

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Zhang Huan

Posted on May 1, 2006 Under Art

Zhang Huan lives and works in New York, but is originally from the He Nan Province in China. He picked up an M.A. at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing-- but I doubt any of his professors ever…

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Kid Robot Dunny Giveaway

Posted on May 1, 2006 Under Gadgetry

The guys over at Kid Robot are giving away 5, one of a kind Siemens CF110 cell phones and 8" chrome plated Dunnys. Dunny, the action figure originally made of soft, smooth vinyl was created to be customized in a…

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Kenzo Minami

Posted on April 28, 2006 Under Fashion

The new collection from Kenzo Minami is here and it's lookin' good! Minami, a former set designer and Parsons School of Design graduate, has worked with XLR8R, Reebok, Flaunt Magazine, and was the first artist commissioned for Nike's Art Project…

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Cardboardistry

Posted on April 28, 2006 Under Art

Cardboardistry is the artwork of Brooklyn based artist Paul Ahern. Simply put, his signature is the use of cardboard as his art-medium. It sounds a little too simple, but the effect of the corrugated cardboard is actually really neat. He…

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H2PIA

Posted on April 26, 2006 Under Design

The World's oil reserves are running out and the next few decades could see sharp increases in oil prices and growing dependence upon oil-producing nations. Concerned, a group of Danish companies and institutions have just released a visionary concept called…

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Flying Cat and Mimoco Artist Series

Posted on April 26, 2006 Under Gadgetry

Mimoco is back again, this time with a beautiful collaboration with British artists TADO and Jon Burgerman from Flying Cat. This first design called Hero, by TADO, is "a lovable but hapless rogue, desperately trying to make his way in…

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