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    Entries tagged “objects”

    publishing     magazines     print     text     objects     Dave Eggers     packaging     design    
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    said the shower curtain to Dave Eggers… Text becomes another object for issue #16 of the form shifting THE THING Quarterly. “Published on a shower curtain, with the idea that one would read it while showering, this issue is a monologue told to Dave Eggers by his shower curtain. It was produced in collaboration with Izola and is printed on a 72x72 inch PEVA (PVC Free) shower curtain.” —THE THING (first discovered via Junk Culture)

    said the shower curtain to Dave Eggers…

    Text becomes another object for issue #16 of the form shifting THE THING Quarterly.

    “Published on a shower curtain, with the idea that one would read it while showering, this issue is a monologue told to Dave Eggers by his shower curtain. It was produced in collaboration with Izola and is printed on a 72x72 inch PEVA (PVC Free) shower curtain.” —THE THING

    (first discovered via Junk Culture)

    concept     ego     objects     paintings     superheroes     toys     art     fun    
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    Secret Identity of superheroes Secret Identity by Simon Monk “is an ongoing series of paintings each representing a plastic model of a famous superhero contained in a clear polythene carrier bag…” (above ‘Peter Parker’ as Spiderman via It’s Nice That)

    Secret Identity of superheroes

    Secret Identity by Simon Monk “is an ongoing series of paintings each representing a plastic model of a famous superhero contained in a clear polythene carrier bag…”

    (above ‘Peter Parker’ as Spiderman via It’s Nice That)

    clocks     objects     posters     products     unusual     design    
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    Flat Time, Sound, and Light Finn Magee’s Flat Time poster has an “image of an alarm clock that uses a 7-segment LED display to tell the time.” The Flat Life series also includes the Flat Sound speaker, and the Flat Light printed lamp. (via Core77)

    Flat Time, Sound, and Light

    Finn Magee’s Flat Time poster has an “image of an alarm clock that uses a 7-segment LED display to tell the time.” The Flat Life series also includes the Flat Sound speaker, and the Flat Light printed lamp.

    (via Core77)

    art     cards     lamp     objects     recycle     sculpture     spheres     unusual     lighting    
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    spherical sculptures made with found objects by Nick Sayers (first discovered via Make)

    spherical sculptures made with found objects by Nick Sayers

    (first discovered via Make)

    thrift     flea     community     vintage     design     Twitter     articles     objects    
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    Vicarious Thrifting, via Twitter, new Design Observer article written by Alexandra Lange (above Spice Jars dishtowel designed by Vera Neumann via Ship + Key)

    Vicarious Thrifting, via Twitter, new Design Observer article written by Alexandra Lange

    (above Spice Jars dishtowel designed by Vera Neumann via Ship + Key)

    objects     film     trailer     Helvetica     design     documentary    
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    Following the success of Helvetica, here’s a trailer for Gary Hustwit’s new documentary film Objectified.

    “It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability…”