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Julie Bender’s Pyrography

Julie Bender’s Pyrography

Julie Bender doesn’t paint with pigments; her tool of choice is heat. She specializes in pyrography – a technique that involves using a heated implement to scorch materials like wood, paper or leather.

Darth Vader Power Poster

Darth Vader Power Poster
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Shepard Fairey’s famous Obey poster inspired artist Robert Mangaoang aka Doom CMYK to make this imposing poster of the Sith Lord. Printed on 11″x17″ glossy paper and limited to 50 copies.

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Personalized Venn Diagram Poster

Personalized Venn Diagram Poster
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A great present for symbolic logic buffs. Customize the text and make your own union or intersection. Posters measures 23″x23″ and are available in different color schemes.

Foldable Bike Helmet

Foldable Bike Helmet

Designed by Patrick Jouffret of French studio Agence 360, the Overade is a concept bike helmet that folds in half. Its portability is meant to encourage cyclists to carry (and wear) helmets.

LEGO Taxidermy Kits

LEGO Taxidermy Kits
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We love these tiny replicas of mounted deer and bear heads by David Cole, mostly because bricks can’t be endangered. As for the LEGO taxidermy fox… isn’t that just a LEGO fox?

Comic Collage Art

Comic Collage Art
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Art will always be remixed, but as we move to a digital age works of art lose their rarity in the process. Case in point, these hand assembled one-off comic book collages by Mike Alcantara.

Old Tom Foolery Greeting Cards

Old Tom Foolery Greeting Cards
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Cross The Onion with Hallmark and you get Old Tom Foolery. Founders Joel Gryniewski and Lauren Weinblatt makes greeting cards that are letterpressed, sturdy and most importantly, funny.

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Octopus Chair (For Sale)

Octopus Chair (For Sale)
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Alert your local villain – Maximo Riera’s Octopus Chair is finally ready for purchase. The handmade chair is available in limited quantities. We’ll wait for the Walrus Chair. And a lottery win.

Polaboy LED Frames

Polaboy LED Frames
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10:1 scale replicas of Polaroid pictures. Its frame is made of wood and it has a 5,000 lumen LED back light. Choose from stock photos or send your own images to be processed and mounted.

Aerodyne PC

Aerodyne PC

Jeffrey Stephenson’s latest custom computer is made of mahogany and aluminum. It has an Intel Core i3 CPU, a 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM. He’ll only make 5-10 units. Build process here.

Leather Belt Flooring

Leather Belt Flooring

We’ve seen a couple of novel takes on wooden flooring, but if you’d like something more unique – yet still classy – check out this one made from recycled leather belts. Also for tables and walls.

Lacquered Cup Noodles Bowls

Lacquered Cup Noodles Bowls

Ah, Cup Noodles – the embodiment of modern urban living. It’s not surprising that this ubiquitous snack has its own museum, where you can buy these washable, reusable, lacquered containers.

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Enough Said Pop-Up Cards

Enough Said Pop-Up Cards
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Make your greetings stand out from the Hallmark-infested deluge that your loved ones will receive this season with these pop-up cards by Alessandra Mondolfi. There’s even a card for your enemies.

Weapons of Mass Creation

Weapons of Mass Creation
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Make art, not war with the Weapons of Mass Creation series by Justin Kamerer aka Angryblue. The limited-edition prints feature instruments and tools related to music, cooking and (visual) art.

Honda Chopper Concept

Honda Chopper Concept

Peter Norris’ concept for a Honda electric motorcyle has “a long front suspension, feet forward seating position, and a large footprint.” The anime- and chunky toy-look calls out to the kid in us.

The Warning Signs of Art

The Warning Signs of Art

Team Detroit spoofed anti-drug PSAs to promote the College for Creative Studies. No doubt some people agree with the faked sentiment, but that sliver of truth only makes the ads more effective.

Custom Game Cover Art

Custom Game Cover Art

Sick of the cluttered mess that is the modern video game cover? Browse through the Custom Cover Art thread at NeoGAF, where the forum’s members post ready-to-print alternate art for various games.

Tiny Police & Crime Scene Tape

Tiny Police & Crime Scene Tape
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Point out badly written documents, dirty rooms, spoiled food, or add intrigue to any surface with the Tiny Police Line and Tiny Crime Scene vinyl tapes from UK-based Ain’t Rocket Science.

Brand Memory Game

Brand Memory Game
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Equal parts game, social commentary and homage to iconic logos, the Brand Memory Game has players identifying matching cards based on the colors, style and typography of famous brand logos.

Beagle Sprinkles Portrait

Beagle Sprinkles Portrait

Joel Brochu made a pointilist portrait of a beagle using 221,184 nonpareil candies. He placed each tiny sphere using a pair of jewelry tweezers on a board with double-sided tape and glue.

Unfolding Apartment

Unfolding Apartment

Here’s another transforming apartment that makes good use of shelves and a cabinet to make a small area more versatile. Made by Normal Projects for Eric Schneider’s one-room studio in Manhattan.

Movie Poster Templates

Movie Poster Templates

Movie posters have to convey a lot in a small space, so designers rely on certain themes, layouts or designs. Here are a few tried and tested ones, collected by Christophe Courtois.

Lamps by Evil Robot Designs

Lamps by Evil Robot Designs

Arresting lamps with bases sculpted from old toys and action figures. Each lamp is given a monochrome coating and a high gloss lacquer. You can also have your own toys converted into lamps.

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