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LAST MINUTE PRESSIES PT 1

Friday, December 17, 2010

On the 17th day of Adventskalender it’s about time to think about presents for the loved ones. Here’s one that would be a bummer if you had to bring it back to the shop.
Name: Archipod. Developer: Chris Sneesby. Material: fibreglass and timber (environmentally friendly). Available since: 2010. Good present for: family members who don’t want [...]

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DIGITAL READING SOUVENIRS?

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Booktwo.org is a blog created in 2006 which aims ‘to investigate, analyse, catalogue and debate the future of literature and the publishing industry.’ Among the big fuzz, discussion and reading junk being published everywhere about the end of books and the future of literature in the digital age, I must say this is one of [...]

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UPCYCLING

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Instead of bemoaning the disappearance of things once loved and treasured – your cassette mix tapes, your old BMX bicycle, etc – Leipzig-based design collective diefabrik have come up with the idea of ‘upcycling’, meaning to update out-of-use items to function in our modern and digital world. Such as, for instance, their beautiful tomboxes: formerly [...]

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MAKE DO WITH MAKEDO

Monday, November 22, 2010

makedo is a reusable connector system for creating amazing objects and spaces from recycled materials. The possibilities of what you can make with makedo are limited only by the materials you find and your imagination.  And when you’re done, you simply pull it all apart and reuse the connectors over and over again…

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ONAO & SIWA

Thursday, November 11, 2010

ONAO – Japanese paper is mystery.
Pictured -
SIWA lunch bag
Material: Soft Naoron
Size: H180 x W200 x D95mm

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AN OCCURRENCE

Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Japanese import edition of Jeff Mills‘ The Occurrence comes on a hybrid cd/vinyl format. Amazing but sold out.
Photography: Wilson Hennessy, Roger Stillman
Published in Wired UK Edition 11/2010

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ART? PROTOTYPES?

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Have a guess: is this blog post (A) about installation art on Berlin’s Art Forum or (B) a new project by photographer Taryn Simon or (C) about iconic tech prototypes?

Photo 1: Super Soaker, invented in 1989 by NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson.
Photo 2: Atari Video Computer System, invented in 1976.
Photos: Dan Forbes for Wired

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ACCEPT THE GOOD

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Accept the good – this is the mantra of Abigail Crompton from Third Drawer Down. Abi has just become a member of the inaugural Australian, The Enriched List!   You’ve heard of Rich Lists but how about The Enriched List?
“The Enriched List highlights people who are using their skills, talents and dreams to give more [...]

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CONFETTISYSTEM

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

CONFETTISYSTEM is Nicholas Andersen and Julie Ho, a duo working as artists, stylists, and designers. This talented pair have taken party decorations to a whole new level with their handmade piñatas and garlands – a perfect way to celebrate a birthday!

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THE STRONGEST BEER IN THE WORLD

Monday, August 9, 2010

I know it’s a bit daft to post this on the mono.kultur blog but it was by far the most impressive thing I read this week: There’s a brewery in Oberasbach, Germany, called Schorschbräu that brews the strongest beer in the world with 43% alcohol and manages to do so in accordance to the German [...]

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