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Sneaker Chairs - Vans Sk8 Hi Chair
Seen in the gallery is a life-sized shoe chair, the Vans Sk8 Hi Chair, which was developed and produced by Coarse Toys.
What could you possibly do with a gigantic sneaker chair like this aside from sit on top of it? And where do you put the Hi Chair anyway? Do you try to blend it in with avant-garde, high-end custom furniture for an eclectic look? Or let it make its own statement? What do you do?
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I don't really know what to make of Nicole Tran Ba Vang body suits. I don't even know what it's correct to call the fake, PhotoShopped boobs, butt and other body parts. Is her photographic work social commentary, camouflage, body enhancement or women's flesh clothing? Or all of the above?
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Fake Flesh Body Suits - Nicole Tran Ba Vang (GALLERY)
For way too long the umbrella has been undervalued as a classic style icon. Think Gene Kelly in “Singing in the Rain”, Diana Rigg in “The Avengers”, Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady”. Sensing this accessory has been misrepresented and misunderstood, British umbrella company JOI is rehabil…
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Umbrella Art - En-JOI the Rain (GALLERY)
A lot of people aspire to be designers, but in order to get mentioned on Trend Hunter, there's got to be something pretty cutting edge about your company. The Apartment definitely makes our list.
The New York City design agency uses every opportunity to innovate and try new marketing, branding and…
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Cutting Edge Design Firms - The Apartment (GALLERY)
Stitch chairs by Adam Goodrum were presented at the Milan furniture fair earlier this month. The stitch chair is made from 3mm laser cut aluminum and when folded closes to 15mm. Rods are applied to create the hinges and assemble the chair.
I like the multi-color patchwork chair best but I would no…
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Foldable Furniture - Adam Goodrum Stitch Chairs (GALLERY)
Presented at Milan Design Week 2008, the Bouquet Chair was conceived by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka. The chairs are manufactured by hand as can be seen from the picture. The beautiful combination of colors gives the Bouquet Chairs a unique flair and glamour that one would image belongs more i…
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Flower-Inspired Furniture - The Bouquet Chair
Austrian artist Gustav Klimt was known for his Symbolist art forms, particularly for his images of women. Even today, 90 years after his death, his works still continue to inspire artists, and that includes a bevy of fashion designers.
Among recent notably influenced designers are Christian Dior, …
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Golden Phase Symbolism Revived - Gustav Klimt Fashion (GALLERY)
Actress Uma Thurman was recently featured in an editorial spread as well as in an interviewed by Another Magazine. I love photography by Craig McDean, particularly the butterfly motif as a symbol of rebirth symbol. The way McDean featured it as an imitation monocle is quite beautiful.
The theme, an…
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Butterfly Monocles - Uma Thurman for Another Magazine (GALLERY)
SillOf's Workshop is an online collection of homemade steampunk sci-fi action figures. Here is his (or her) go at Star Wars characters. All the biggies are here - Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, R2-D2, C-3PO, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Chewbacca, Princess Leia, and StormTrooper. NOTE: Items not for sale…
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Steampunked Star Wars - SillOf's Workshop
Renault has come up with this fun ad to display make believe scenarios of what people would prefer to be doing rather than being stuck in traffic.
Initially some of the drivers stuck in rush hour seem a little frustrated, sticking their heads out their windows and looking quite aggravated. A few s…
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Rush Hour Thought Balloons - Renault Inflatables Ad (VIDEO)
The Habita Hotel, a design hotel in Polanco, Mexico City, recently covered a four story wall entirely in graffiti art. The purpose of the project was not only create a unique architectural facade but to support the street art so prominently displayed through the city.
The entire project took three…
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Collaborative Hotel Designs - 20 Graffiti Artists Design Habita Hotel
The Nomadic Museum, built for the Ashes and Snow Exhibition which displays the work of Canadian photographer, Gregory Colbert, is a removable structure built mostly of bamboo.
The iron part of the architectural marvel is made partly of shipping containers, so when moved to another destination, not…
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Disappearing Buildings - The Nomadic Museum
While the top of these shoes have ordinary black sandal straps, the LED Alina Shoes have a clear Cinderella heel that glows in brilliant colours.
They come in different heel shapes, from wedges to stilettos, and each pair is capable of glowing in red, green or blue as each shoe has three LEDs. Be…
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Glowing Heels - LED Alina Shoes (GALLERY)
A lot of people make fun of me for going crazy with highlights and color coding, but the Rainbow Bookshelf takes organization but hue to an extreme.
Chotda organized his extensive library by jacket color, putting all red books, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple together, in the order of the r…
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Color Coded Homes - Rainbow Bookshelf (GALLERY)
Emerging Chinese photographer Maleonn fuses over ten years of training as a painter with his unique, theatrical photography style in the captivating Portrait of Mephisto series.
Each piece of the series began as a black and white photograph which was then printed on watercolor paper. Each piece is …
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