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- inspired young chinese artist liu bolin from his series 'camouflage' // much like where's waldo, but alone.

painting himself to blend almost seamlessly into the background, bolin merges an illusion and a game at the same time into something highly captivating. i would love to see these at a larger scale. the bulldozer one is by far the trickiest.

radiates

- primary 1 and riton follow up their 'who's there?' single with awesome new track 'radiates'.

aaaaaaaand dance.

tAIZO yAMAMOTO

via visualingual

- brilliant and wonderfully intricate pencil drawings by Vancouver based architect Taizo Yamamoto.

do stop by his homepage for full size images.

the only game

Artist: Torgny
Song: "The Only Game" (first single from upcoming debut album (early 2010))

Directed by: Emil Trier
Photography: Petter Holmern
Edited by: Martin Junghans Stoltz
Produced by: Magnus Castracane & Hans-Jørgen Osnes / Moland Film

www.itunes.com/torgny
www.torgnymusic.com
www.myspace.com/torgnymusic
www.facebook.com/torgnymusic

- love the contrast of image and audio content in this music video following a particular sub culture of norwegian youth. in norway we call them 'harry'.

hung up

via stilsucht

- clever hangers by UK based designer jade barnes-richardson. always a big fan of simple yet effective, elegant design with a witty sense of humor.

mama shelter

via yatzer

- gorgeous boutique hotel in central paris by roland castro & philippe starck. coolness and unconventionality summarized.

PRESS RELEASE:

MAMA SHELTER

We live in a world where everything seems to have a price. Every social, racial, religious or sexual group is placed in a particular category that can be assessed in terms of how much revenue they can bring to a particular industry branch. We are also subject to incessant judgment anywhere we go. Paris, the premier tourist destination, is not an exception. Its variety of hotels still segregates tourists placing them in an array of separate categories.
In this world of division and exclusion, however, there are a few districts that dare not to mind what “other people will say”. These intransigent spots are hence timeless and respond to the human fragility, complexity, sophistication and constant pursuit of the meaning of life.
Mama Shelter’s goal is to take into consideration the person and not the social constraints by which he is bound. We have created a “shelter”, which as opposed to locking one out from the outside world provides him with food for thought, an ambience in which he is able to think freely and discover the Paris known to locals by experiencing the French capital’s urban and cosmopolitan side.
On November 22, 2001 we (Serge Trigano, former president of Club Med; Cyril Aouizerate, philosopher and expert on urban development; Benjamin Trigano, a partner in the US constantly in search of what’s “new”; Jérémie Trigano, the realist who pinpoints problems) discovered a picturesque spot in the 20th arrondissement, in the heart of the Village Saint Blaise. It was here, in this old garage “adorned” with graffiti by 109 rue de Bagnolet that we decided to drop anchor.
Excited to start working on our new project, we began cooperating with Roland Castro on the architecture and Philippe Starck on the design, which, 7 years later, resulted in the materialization of Mama Shelter, our long awaited project, created against all odds and to the disbelief of the many skeptics.
In September of 2008 Mama Shelter will open its doors to the public revealing the 172 rooms on 7 floors in 5 color schemes. Clients will be able to choose from 49 ft² (15m²) size rooms to 114 ft² (35 m²) size rooms ranging from approximately $120 (79 Euros) to $460 (299 Euros). The largest suite, situated on the top floor, has a terrace that provides its guest with a magnificent view of “Paris made in the 20th district”.
Each room is equipped with a kitchenette and was designed in collaboration with the famous designer, Philippe Starck, who made sure the hotel guests felt comfortable, as if they were staying in a sensual refuge with luxurious bedding, 5 star 100% cotton satin sheets, coffee machines, microwaves, 24 inch IMacs (including TV, radio, CD/DVD, Skype and free Internet access), everything adorned with an urban twist. Each morning, on every floor, right across from the elevators, there will be a board with daily events of the cultural life of Paris inscribed in chalk.
Our ambition was to create not only a place to spend the night, but to establish a modern kibbutz, a laic monastery, a place where friends can gather around the table to share a meal prepared by our chef or to visit the nearby “Fleche D’Or”, the popular Parisian electro- indie rock club.
On the main floor of Mama Shelter guests will be greeted from across an enormous table with built-in screens in front of which cold cabinets will hold meals available to the guests 24/7. Our chef, responsible for the idea of such meals also envisioned a corner with sweets to satisfy the sweet tooth of the youngest hotel residents. After having chosen the delicacies the guests wish to indulge in, they will be taken to their room, where they can relax in the comfortable seating, surrounded by candles. Monitors are not only built into the large table close to the entrance, but also into the hotel’s columns, thanks to which the guests are constantly informed and entertained.
For those who can still easily reconnect with their inner child there is an 8-person foosball table. There is also a terrace for those to whom winter poses no threat or those who like to enjoy a puff. The yoga lovers can let go and meditate in our “Yoga Room”, thrill seekers can rent electric scooters or motorbikes whereas others can rent cars with chauffeurs. We also provide a large parking space fitting 50 cars and offer guides with information about the secrets of the 20th arrondissement to be discovered at any time of day or night.
At Mama Shelter you will be hosted and taken care of by our staff diverse in age, race and gender and carefully selected by our management. They are dressed by the top couturier designer Anne Gelbard and trained by Jean Claude Elgaire, the former chef concierge of the Plazza Athénée.
Mama Shelter will surely be the true urban experience one wishes to find in the City of Lights, Paris.

puff of smoke

A short skateboard video from Salazar Productions featuring, Bradley Sheppard, Alien, Nate Lacoste, Chris Connolly, Nate Roline, Stacy Gabriel, Mike Klinkhamer, and Rob Rickaby

Directed By Liam Mitchell
Shot By Nathan Drillot and Liam Mitchell

- sweet idea + beautiful execution... everything seems sexier in slow mo.

also, why not?

- "On the heels of Ken Blocks insane Gymkhana videos and the groundbreaking snowboarding/rally part to close out DCs MTN.LAB 1.5 video, the DC Co-Founder and Rally Team Driver has joined with Subaru to make the worlds fastest cat track operation automobile for backcountry access for snowboarding. Dubbed the TRAX STI, this is a new teaser video from the test session for the highly-modified, snow-ready (to say the least) car. Full specs and the full story at dcshoes.com/auto." via youtube

saw this some time back and remembered it when i saw travis patrana's wheel swap below. boys and their toys.

why not?

- "The Shoe Bike is a unique DC/Travis Pastrana/Ken Block creation that brings together an FMX bike and DC shoes used as tires. Like Travis said theyre, The only shoes I Ride. The bikes featured in a DC ad thats running in Racer X and TransWorld Moto, and look for Travis building, breaking-in and eventually destroying the shoe bike on an episode of MTVs Nitro Circus. See more at dcshoes.com/moto." via youtube

and bounce

- I present monsieur oli lemieux and his cojones. and a trampoline. helps to make the video straight ghetto when you wear makeup and sparkles to work.

base. jumping.

nike sb

vimeo music eye candy

The Golden Filter video for "Thunderbird"

Directed by Warran Wright for Moop Jaw http://www.moopjaw.com

http://www.thegoldenfilter.com

video by MOOP JAW (http://www.moopjaw.com)

http://www.thegoldenfilter.com

Official music video for Brown Shoe's latest single, The War.

The video was shot in Tahoe this winter during intermittent snow showers. Much of the video has been time remapped to slow down the effect of snowflakes falling down or ascending. By chance, the storm gave us perfect lighting through clouds and brief openings to venture into the snow covered forest to capture such open scenes.

For more information on the band visit:
myspace.com/brownshoe

Join Runar for some odd goings-on in the new video for 'This Must Be It' courtesy of Filip and Andreas Nilsson. The single was out on November 2nd.

The single features the ever-amazing vocals of Karin Dreijer Andersson (The Knife, Fever Ray) and comes complete with brand new mixes from the likes of Thin White Duke, Rex The Dog, Apparat, Danton Eeprom, Florian Meindl, LehtMoJoe, Maxime Dangles, Moguai, Pete Herbert and The Bloody Sisters (TBS).

For more information, free remixes and more go to http://royksopp.com

Music video for White Rabbits "Percussion Gun" from "It's Frightening" out May 19th on tbd Records.

Directed by Andrew Droz Palermo

www.whiterabbitsmusic.com
www.tbdrecords.com
www.andrewdrozpalermo.com

Directed by Sebastian Mlynarski For more info: www.myspace.com/miikesnow

Purchase Miike Snow's album, available on iTunes: http://www.itunes.com/miikesnow

Ryan Gosling & Zach Shields are one-take-wonders in their ghoulish new video feat. the LA Inner City Mass Choir and the Silverlake Conservatory Children's Choir. The whole video was shot in a graveyard in 1 take on 2 rolls of Super 8mm.

Director: Ryan Gosling & Zach Shields
DP: Ross Riege
Producer: Kathleen Heffernan
Label: Werewolf Heart Records
Format: Super 8mm HD Telecine Pillar Box to HD ProRes

Piano Staircase

- sweet interventions by Swedish designers The Fun Theory.

”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do? See the results and more at The Fun Theory

awesome martin

via cyanatrendland

- sensational rework of the classic 1957 Aston Martin DBR2 by Rizk Auto in Phoenix, Arizona. using the original DBR2 as their inspiration and rebuilding its shape around a modern chassis designed using Formula One technology by a former Formula One engineer. It's lightweight and rigid, and available for custom order. Buyers can choose all manner of options, including the powertrain options that encompasses six or twelve-cylinder engines from Jaguar or a Corvette LS3 V8. Prices are not yet available - typical.

PRESS RELEASE:

At the intersection of Art and Science lies a common soul: Creativity. The creativity of a beautiful form. The creativity of a well executed function. The history of the Automobile spans a century of innovation and sensuous design, yet unfortunately rarely both attributes combined. The RA assimilates the best elements of the most seminally beautiful racers of the golden era with the material and manufacturing processes of current aerospace technology. Transcending the mundane mechanics of mere transport, the RA is meant to transform every journey into a lifestyle. A lifestyle that recognizes that speed and sport have form, and that in nature there are no straight lines. The visceral experience of driving a RA; the noise, the vibration, the intimacy of the surroundings; are an affirmation of a life worth living. RA is a statement of elegant choices, of lack of pretence and of an uninhibited joy for speed.

Art Drowning in a sea of sharp lines and edgy Bangelized surfaces, the era of sensuous curves seems to have eluded us. Whether the inspiration is the female form, or the weathering smoothness of rocks immemorial, the human psyche resonates with flowing lines and cohesive shapes. This yearning for elegance has led us to one of the most inspired designs in the history of the Automobile. The 1957 Aston Martin DBR2 LeMans Race car epitomizes the pinnacle of beautiful mechanical design, when cars were still being described as sexy. The RA relies heavily on the long lost genius of master artisans, and has assuaged the design to accommodate the demands of a 21st century road car while retaining its inherent beauty.

Science The chassis was the single biggest engineering challenge in the build of RA. Our criterion was the following: Exceptional stiffness, extremely light weight, excellent cabin space, flexibility in adapting multiple engine options and finally precise dimensional accuracy. Every vehicle in the same category of RA has always used what is commonly known as the space frame or ladder type chassis. These are cage like frames built usually out of steel tubing and welded together on a jig. The main advantages to this type of structure are very low tooling costs and they can be built to good stiffness. Yet the space frame has two significant flaws. They are heavy (if strength and stiffness are achieved) and extremely inefficient in packaging especially for the occupants of the vehicle. This immediately eliminated the space frame as an option for RA. We decided that the chassis will not be compromised. Thus an all Carbon monocoque chassis was the only solution. There is only one disadvantage to this design: it is prohibitively expensive. Yet we were undaunted and the challenge thus became to engineer the tooling and chassis to aircraft quality standards. We consulted with one of the best men in the industry; Philip Henderson; a composites guru whose extensive Formula 1 resume includes the Benetton team during the tenure of Michael Schumacher (he won 2 world championships with them) and the distillation of his expertise and experience resulted in the RA chassis. What we have achieved is a stiffness that is incomparable to any mass produced production vehicle, spectacular cabin space that will accommodate frames from 5'0" to 6'5" comfortably and a total weight of only 220 lbs. No other custom built classically designed vehicle in the world has this level of engineering, strength and technology in one package. From Formula 1 to NASA's space exploration vehicles, the most prevalent composite structure in use are the Carbon-Nomex body panels. These are some of the highest performing materials available to man. The carbon is used for the skin plys, providing one of the best strength to weight ratios. Nomex; used as the core material; is an aramid that is fire retardant and has exceptional shear properties. The purpose of using Nomex is to add thickness to the material without adding any substantial weight. A composite structure's stiffness is a function of the cube of the thickness of the material. Thus if we compare 2 composite panels, one with 1t thickness and the second with 2t thickness, the second panel will be approximately 7-8 times as stiff as the first. Typical automobiles are built with a sheet metal thickness of approximately 0.04" inch (19 gauge). On the other hand, every panel on the body of RA has a composite thickness of 0.5" inch. Doing a very simplified mathematical comparison, the RA would yield a body stiffness that is more than 1500 times stiffer than common sheet metal bodies. Furthermore the energy absorption characteristics of Nomex provide superior crash protection compared to traditional stamped bodies. Finally the thickness also adds to the thermal insulation properties of the panels. In laymen terms, the body of the car is extremely stiff and cannot be bent or dented by any human force, is a natural insulator of heat, is extremely safe in an accident and the entire body of the car weighs less than 100 lbs. When NASA embarked on their Mars rover program they needed to invent a new and far more efficient insulation solution that would provide exceptional heat shield properties for the rovers from the harsh environment of Mars. This product, the first breakthrough technology incorporating Nano-tech science is called Aerogel. It is the most advanced insulating technology in the world. The success of Aerogel has been so spectacular, that NASA created a company to commercialize the product. RA is the first passenger vehicle to use Aerogel as its primary insulating material. The entire engine bay and underside of the vehicle is covered in this space age hydro-phobic (water resistant) compound. The light weight and extraordinary attributes of Aerogel make the RA the most technically advanced vehicle in the world when it comes to heat insulation.

Technicals

• Fully independent Front and Rear Suspension with all wheel disc brakes and adjustable coil over shocks.
• Height adjustable steering column and pedal assembly.
• Custom Herman Miller ™ Seats with adjustability of seat bottom angle, height and lumbar.
• All Carbon Monocoque Chassis with Aluminum Honeycomb
• All Carbon Body with Nomex Honeycomb
• Engine Options:
• Jaguar Straight 6 cylinder with triple SU or Weber Carburetor
• Jaguar V-12 Cylinder with triple SU or Weber Carburetor
• Fuel Injected Corvette LS3 V8 Engine
• Transmission
• Manual 5 Speed
• Manual 6 Speed (Corvette Engine only)
• Automatic 6 Speed (Corvette Engine only)
• Weight: 2100 lbs

blue roses

blue roses - "doubtful comforts" (3D camera shift musicvideo) from fabian röttger on Vimeo.

- a double credit post this one... firstly kudos to blue roses for a gorgeous song (myspace) but mostly to aniceideaeveryday for the eerie 3D shift music video.

more videos and photos by aniceideaeveryday.

halloween head

- Eric Testroete's Halloween costume this year really got my attention. his enlarged paper-head self portrait is madly inspiring and his workflow seems simple enough. idea + execution = 5 star. check out more of this project amongst others at his site.

noodle madness

- the finesse this art takes really is unbelievable. I do like things that look like magic but aren't.

wonder wall

via woorkup

- "Wonderwall is an interior design firm established by Masamichi Katayama. Its portfolio includes commercial spaces such as retails spaces, restaurants and bars, as well as office showrooms and building complexes that are distinctly unique in design and yet attentive to function." via woorkup

however, their incredible portfolio of projects is only balanced by the awesomeness of their homepage flash gallery. really - try it, please. easily one of the most slick presentation methods I've seen online.

single ladies

- sweet little cover of Beyonce's Single Ladies by Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn as Pomplamoose Music. a fresh take on an overplayed song. check out their myspace and youtube for more.

YTL Residence, Kuala Lumpur

via thecoolhunter

- you know you're doing ok when your house could comfortably eat all the other houses in the neighbourhood.

"Paris-based Agence Jouin Manku took on its first large-scale integrated architectural and interior design commission in 2003, when YTL Design Group from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, invited it to design the residence of a Malaysian power family."

for more images&text see thecoolhunter article.

in b flat

via wikipedia

inbflat is a collaborative and highly persuasive little music project, doomed to be lost in a small corner of the internets. Before it does it is certainly worth a visit.

'Darren has taken a single note - B Flat - and subscribed no tempo or rhythm, he is just asking for other musicians, singers or spoken word artists to contribute one to two minutes of noise in that key. And, with a simply designed layout has created a YouTube mixing desk." via wired

blue lounge

via bluelounge

- seamless, clutter-free wire solutions for laptops by blue lounge. definitely getting my hands on some of these.

things we forget

via thingsweforget

- optimistic words from thingsweforget, a down to earth blog full of post-it pep talks.