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10 things that made my week #18

Art, blog, design
  1. This Golden Girls themed cafe is opening in Manhattan.
  2. This camp stove by Primus looks perfect.
  3. I really want to go camping. These custom kitchens are pretty neat.
  4. This ‘Super 73’ electric bike looks like the ultimate urban exploring machine.
  5. The Hungarian firm, Hannabi, designed some beautifully minimalist furniture.
  6. I love old hardware, and this door alarm is genius.
  7. This Strandbeest bicycle is wild.
  8. Italian coffee + Scandinavian design = Collar. Take. My. Money.
  9. Because, Kites.
  10. Illustrator Marylou Faure’s work is giving me googly eyes.

10 things that made my week #17

Art, blog, design
  1. These interactive crystal installations.
  2. This desk is perfect for a small space.
  3. Erik Johansson’s surrealist photography is wild.
  4. When in doubt, redesign the soap, not the dish.
  5. These rainbow Heller mugs are on my wish-list.
  6. The ‘Today‘ clock will change the way view time.
  7. This next level canteen, turns into a pint glass.
  8. Adam J. Kurtz made this free printable door hanger, its on point.
  9. This poor fish.
  10. This giant wooden speaker made from reclaimed liquor barrels.

10 things that made my week #16

Art, blog, design
  1. Not your Mama’s Cuckoo Clocks.
  2. This letter to a few high school student’s, from Kurt Vonnegut.

  3. Izaac Enciso’s Conceptual Street Photography.

  4. This modular shelving system is beautiful.
  5. I want this Leafy Rainbow Bowl.
  6. Ryann Ford created a beautiful book of old Rest Stops.

  7. This Beautifully Illustrated Book Shows Kids A Sustainable Urban Future.

  8. This article is a great reminder to shake things off.
  9. Google built this giant display with arcade buttons.
  10. This Dog Meme video.

10 things that made my week #10

Art, blog, design
  1. This animation of how an airplane flies is pretty cool.
  2. This Swedish designer built a bike that looks like a tiny car, and it’s perfect.
  3. These porcelain nose shaped glasses holders are just right.
  4. Dolce & Gabbana teamed up with Smeg, and some Sicilian Artists to design some limited edition refrigerators.
  5. This video of paint powder on a drum is fantastic.
  6. This Sesame Street and A Tribe Called Quest mashup is dope.
  7. This site-specific installataion by Artist Barbara Holmes, uses reclaimed wood from a San Fransico dump, its beautiful.
  8. This Artist drew up floor plans from famous TV shows.
  9. Rainbow latte? Yes, Please!
  10. This paper installation by Artist Nicki Crock is dreamy.

Bonus! Thank you for making the planet a little brighter, Prince. Also, this letter to 2016.