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Tree & House, sort-a

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:23:12 +0000

Cornelia Konrads creates permanent and temporary works for public spaces, sculpture parks and private gardens. View more of her beautiful art on the outside here.

Print on What?

admin — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:09:17 +0000

Great video of printing on just about anything > Print on What?

Not So Loose Change

admin — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:07:20 +0000

Sculptor, Gabriel Rufete has welded euro pieces to make the above human form.

Art in a Vending Machine

admin — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 15:10:49 +0000

What is an Art-o-mat?
Art-o-mat machines are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are over 90 active machines in various locations throughout the country. What do you get?

Smyth Sewing in the Digital Age

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:04:48 +0000

Talk about the past meeting the future! David Smyth started the Smyth company back in 1879. His Smyth sewing machine sewed book signatures together through the fold to create an incredibly durable and flexible method of book binding that endures till this day. Smyth sewing is still the BMW of book block binding methods for all of these reasons, plus it’s longevity. read more…

In Caffeine We Trust

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:51:50 +0000

Infographics never looked so good

Miffy

admin — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:25:18 +0000

Miffy was created in 1955 after Bruna had been telling his one-year-old son Sierk stories about a little rabbit they had seen earlier in the dunes,^[1] while on holiday at Egmond aan Zee. Miffy became a female after Bruna decided that he wanted to draw a dress and not trousers on his rabbit. read more…

Take a walk with Miffy…

Chocolate Map App

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:33:24 +0000

Always know where the next chocolate shop is located. Find a chocolate shop with the phone app > chocomap

Tangerine Tango 26.2 Miles

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:00:54 +0000

Boston Marathon has gone tangerine tango this year.

Egg Art

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:40:58 +0000

above: Ukrainian pysanky egg art

The pattern is often applied to an egg by the process of wax-resist, similar to batik. A stylus is used to apply hot wax to the shell of an egg, which is placed in a series of dye baths. The wax seals the dye into the egg; the colors and pattern are revealed when the wax is removed (by melting it off) at the end. Read more…