Slobot // Slobart

Posted on September 12, 2007 Under Gadgetry

Mike Heisler, the artist behind the Slobot robots that we've gushed about here before, designed this Bart Qee figure for the Toy Tokyo leg of the Bart Simpson Qee show in NYC. The 10'' tall Bart comes equipped with positionable…

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BMW-web.tv

Posted on September 12, 2007 Under Design

Yesterday, the German automotive giant BMW launched their newest media campaign, BMW-web.tv. What might be called The Ultimate Marketing Machine, the YouTube-esque site is filled with content encompasses all of BMW's divisions. Each division gets its own channel so it…

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DiK's One Color Comp

Posted on September 11, 2007 Under Fashion

Got a t-shirt idea you've been itching to get out there? Are you a master of making incredible designs with a minimum of materials? Are you just sick of the clothes you're finding in the store like I am? Design…

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Adam Frank's REVEAL: Finally Available

Posted on September 11, 2007 Under Design

Available to the public for the first time on Adam Frank's website, the long-awaited fruits of his latest experiment with creative interior lighting: REVEAL. For anyone that doesn't know yet, REVEAL looks like a simple projector, but it's special for…

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Ericsson Tower Tubes

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Design

Scandinavia has come to our eyeball-rescue once again with the Ericsson Tower Tube, a radio base station concept that is a cost-efficient, environmentally-friendly, and a minimally phallic alternative to nasty cell phone masts. The concrete towers, designed by Sweden's well-loved…

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Eepmon + Fleming Creative Group

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Design

Fleming Creative Group, a firm in Vancouver, Canada, recently called on Eric Chan, a.k.a. Eepmon (see also: one of our favorite techie-slash-artists) to create an installation piece for their reception area. Chan was given the company's motto, "The Story Through…

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HUH

Posted on September 10, 2007 Under Design

There's not much I don't love about the stuff over at HUH -- from the URL to the products to the fact that it's all in Dutch which evolves into something even more charming after a quick run through BabelFish.…

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Furni's Small Fall

Posted on September 7, 2007 Under Design

From organizing customized clocks for auction to conceiving customer-participation contests, the Canadian guys at Furni Creations have a nutty second sense for getting us 0-to-60 amped for their modern, skate-inspired house accessories. They're now spreading word about their latest Small…

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Cut&Paste '07 Hits the Road

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Design

Cut&Paste Digital Design Tournament kicked off this week in Boston, the first of 11 cities in the International competition's search for "Originality, Technique, and Overall Dopeness." Each event, which will be broadcast online and incorporates text-message voting (of course it…

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DS Spotlight: Actually Worthwhile Souvenirs

Posted on September 5, 2007 Under Design

In case you hadn't noticed, the folks at eCool love our Design Showcase as much as we do; week after week they share their incredible finds with us -- and you. This time around, it's the collaboration of Pandora Design…

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