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Galleries

(via The Invention of the AeroPress)

Taken from an absolutely wonderful profile of Alan Adler, the inventor of the aeropress who also created some wonderful toys, including the aerobie, pictured here.

Format GalleryPosted on March 27, 2014January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

(via Takeshi no Chōsenjō – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Found via the previously posted article on Sicart and playfulness. I must play this some time. From reading the description it’s impossibly hard—a good example of abusive game design.

Format GalleryPosted on March 11, 2014January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

(via Vuvuzela | Flickr – Photo Sharing!)

So, wormcharming is a thing. Found via Holly. Another one to file under humans-entertaining-themselves-with-animals.

Format GalleryPosted on February 11, 2014January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

(via The motorbike girl gangs of Morocco – in pictures | Art and design | theguardian.com)

Format GalleryPosted on February 10, 2014January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

(via How to Work Better – Fischli/Weiss | Flickr – Photo Sharing!)

Format GalleryPosted on January 15, 2014January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

(via Where is the Wearable Tech We Want to Wear? – Wearable Fashion – ELLE)

Format GalleryPosted on January 8, 2014January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

Dogs carefully ‘shopped into stock and news photographs, sold as art prints. Very internet.

Format GalleryPosted on January 6, 2014January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

LOLcatism has penetrated rap culture. From Tyler the Creator’s fantastic video for Tamale.

Format GalleryPosted on October 17, 2013January 4, 2015Categories TumblrTags animals, cats, lolcats, music videos, rap, tamale, tyler the creator

(via Five Reasons to Draw with Pen and Ink on Paper (and sometimes big) – Optimum Wound)

Ah Darrow’s original art for Hard Boiled. What can I say?

Format GalleryPosted on April 5, 2013January 4, 2015Categories Tumblr

This is on display at Yes Naturally, the exhibit in The Hague also showing Pig Chase. Overblown as art, perhaps, but intriguing nonetheless—a hermit crab who’s made his home in a japanese golden mask.

Edit: Hein tells me it’s not a japanese mask, but in fact a replica of Brancusi‘s A Muse. Goes to show how much I know…

(via PIERRE HUYGHE | esther schipper)

Format GalleryPosted on March 25, 2013January 4, 2015Categories TumblrTags animals

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