The Pop-up Book of Phobias -> Don Vanone

If you like pop-up books and horror stories, or just horrific things in general you’ll enjoy this quirky pop-up design by  Don Vanone. The above vimeo video gives you a nice page by page preview of the book. You may want to turn off the volume or listen to some music while viewing b/c the [...]

Robert Williams -> Vans Vault x DQM

Robert Williams: Vans Vault x DQM from Jared Abe on Vimeo.

Taking the idea of customizing shoes to a whole new level Vans & artist Robert Williams collaborate on a special art shoe release. The new shoe will release in extremely limited quantities (13 pairs) at The Tony Shafrazi Gallery, NYC. Hand-painted & hand-signed -> DQM [...]

Maxalot -> Wallpaper Collection

I’m not even sure where or how I found this site last weekend, but I saved it in my delicious bookmarks and discovered it today while browsing ideas for a good Friday post. Must have been a late find last Saturday evening… Regardless, Amsterdam based curator Max Akkerman founded ‘Maxalot Gallery’ and their web presence [...]

Leica -> M9 Release

Classic German camera design company Leica has come out with the M9 which will be replacing the now cult classic M8. The M9 will be selling for a cool 7K, not the most affordable camera on the planet but definitely one of the most desired. Any expert camera sales person will tell you that the [...]

1958 Urago Bicycle -> Coopertechnica

As I sit here waiting for the rain to blow over and for the pavement to dry a bit so that I can go on a bike ride, I’ve decided to dip into David Cooper’s bicycle collection on coopertechnica.com once again. This time we’re looking at an extremely rare French made 1958 Urago Bicycle crafted [...]

Urban Outfitters -> Bike Shop

Smart move by Urban Outfitters. They’ve launched their very own fixed gear online configurator bike shop -> “A singlespeed bike with a flip-flop hub, Aristotle‘s clean lines and components balance value and visual.” It must be doing pretty well because they are already backlogged with orders. Similar to a Nike Lab approach, the experience allows [...]

Bughouse -> Retro Music Furnishing/Art

Jeff Klarin and Rebecca Johnson own and operate the multi-tasking art and design studio ‘Bughouse’ in Eagle Rock, California. They produce everything from screen prints to jewelry and furniture and then some. Browsing yayeveryday.com yesterday, I was really drawn in by an image of these playful retro music furniture examples. If you like these tables, [...]

Linn Olofsdotter -> Original Zune Illustration

The illustration and graphic design work of Linn Olofsdotter, from Sweden is amazingly whimsical and eclectic. She was educated (advertising and graphic design) in Europe and the US, started up a motion graphics studio in Brazil and recently worked as a senior art director at a advertising agency in Boston creating branding for TV networks [...]

Shoe Mashup -> Nike SB Stefan Janoski

Nike will be releasing the the above color/design SB Stephan Jonaski shoe this fall/winter 2009-10 to the public. I’m a big fan of these shoes already, I think it’s because I’m a big fan of the three classic designs that may have inspired it’s design. My Theory is the -> classic Vans Slip-On, classic [...]

Robot love – nerdy collectibles

I have been collecting robots and alien figurines for about ten years now. Everything from the old robot erasers from when I was a kid, to big beautiful retro tin robots. I have a box under my bed that contains about fifty alien figurines that used to be lined up across my mantle in my [...]