This just really calms me down! Just imagine yourself lying down on the couch and playing this on your big flat screen TV and surround sound system… just beautiful.

We al know the classic porcelain sets, my mother and grandma have them and I was never a big fan of there kitsch flower decorations. But I have to change my mind because a design firm in Portugal Cabracega invited graffiti artists Hium, Mar, Mr, Dheo, Quillorama and Tosco to give the classic teapot a great graffiti motif. These two are my favourites but you can find more examples on there website. The pieces were shown at Experimenta Design Lisboa and will remain on view through October 9th at Espaco Zaum in Lisbon.

Since 1 may 2009 Sheena Matheiken (New York) wares the same black little dress EVERY DAY! And see will do this one year long! The inspiration for her project was the fact that she went to a school were uniforms where mandate. She found it remarkable how kids always found ways to make their uniforms unique and personal by hiking up their pants or warring all kinds of accessories.

But of course if you want to ware one dress all year it has to be a very nifty design. Her friend and fashion designer Eliza Starbuck was the mastermind behind this multifunctional dress. It is made of breathable cotton that gets Sheena true the warm summers and makes it easy for layering when temperatures go down. The dress doesn’t have a front or backside she can ware it both ways or even as an open tunic.

By combining the dress with all possible accessories found on eBay, Etsy, local vintage boutiques, thrift stores and flea markets of New York she makes a new unique ensemble every day! Be sure to visit her website and check out all of her inspiring creations.

Her project an interesting fashion experiment but it is also a way to raise money for the Akanksha Foundation, this is a grassroots non-profit founded in Mumbai in 1990 through the volunteered efforts of college students devoted to bringing education to children living in the slums. So don’t forget to give a donation to support the good cause but also to encourage this kind of creative initiatives.

This is the basic dress and today’s ensemble:

On her website you can see every day of the past months or get a nice overview of per month:

The day started of quite well, I slept great and the weather was not too bad. But I soon learned that _just like at the Colophon Seminar_ Panel discussions are not really worth coming out of bed for!

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After a good night’s rest we went back to Oeiras for the annual OFFF festival. In the daily OFFF-paper I read which keynote speakers where next in line. In order of appearance: Aaron Koblin, Campagne Valentine, Robert L. Peters, ONESIZE, Aaron Koblin, PEZ, Paula Scher and the biggest showman of them all… Joshua Davis!

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After a way to early but very pleasant flight (out of bed at 4:am) I arrived at Lisbon airport. 2 Ours later I’m walking around at the OFFF Festival in Oeiras and I have to say that this year’s location is very big! There are 3 rooms for presentations and performances.
A massive Hanger for the main stage, a room for presentations of new talents in the digital scene and especially for the fans of experimental electronic sounds there is a room called “loopita”. There is also a big merchandising and book market, a computer room, an energy spot for recharging your phone or laptop and a really big showplace where the main exhibition of the festival is situated. Naturally there is also a bar and something that should be the restaurant where you can get horrible spongy sandwiches and baguettes.

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MadeByJulene – Julene Harrison

http://madebyjulene.com/

A.J. Fosik

Photostream

Gráfica Elbert

UPS cardboard box world

http://www.psyop.tv/
circus & gladiotor

Amazing paper art by jen stark

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Gisteren ging in Gent weer een nieuwe Adobe Usergroup meeting door en Xantifee was natuurlijk van de partij. Ik was blij verrast om te horen dat na een lange traditie van vooral technische sprekers bij de Adobe Usergroup België, de 3 sprekers van de avond vooral een passie hebben voor het betere visuele werk.

Achter de micro zagen wij als eerste ‘Volstok Telefunken’, Thijs De Cloedt en Wouter Sel de creatieve bedenkers en animators van de motion graphic reeks ‘De monsters‘ (uit Man bijt hond) gaven ons een blik achter de schermen van hun zeer opmerkelijke cut-out-animations. Ze slagen er in ondanks de vlijmscherpe deadlines toch een enorme hoeveelheid zeer kwalitatief werk af te leveren. En dit door de combinatie van video met eenvoudige doch zeer aantrekkelijke character designs. Meer info op www.volstok.com

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