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Cute plant at Longwood Gardens on Flickr.

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 23:29:55 -0500

Cute plant at Longwood Gardens on Flickr.

I wouldn’t want to pay for this shirt, but I’d wear...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:15:26 -0500

I wouldn’t want to pay for this shirt, but I’d wear it. Lazy Oaf Tongue Pocket T-shirt, £38.

Fun colored pockets on this Lazy Oaf Black Anorak. Wee!

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:13:09 -0500

Fun colored pockets on this Lazy Oaf Black Anorak. Wee!

“Peaks,” made of 45 sheets of 80gsm paper, by...

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:44:41 -0400

“Peaks,” made of 45 sheets of 80gsm paper, by designer Bianca Chang.

“Fluid Culture” poster by Julian Montague.

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:54:20 -0400

“Fluid Culture” poster by Julian Montague.

“Elderly woman destroys 19th-century fresco with DIY...

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 03:57:32 -0400

“Elderly woman destroys 19th-century fresco with DIY restoration”

I fear I will never make anything quite as good as that final “restored” painting.

Water Wigs is a dynamic set of images using exploding shaped...

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:51:24 -0400

Water Wigs is a dynamic set of images using exploding shaped water balloons lit with a triad of colors, to create incredible splashes on the heads of bald men. The result is interesting and arresting “wigs” of water. Enjoy!

Whoa. Check out all the photos from the “Water Wigs” series on photographer Tin Tadder’s Behance page.

Untitled (fourth), 2009 By Victoria Haven.

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:19:23 -0400

Untitled (fourth), 2009

By Victoria Haven.

If my Googling isn’t totally inept, I think this Japanese...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:50:32 -0400

If my Googling isn’t totally inept, I think this Japanese mascot is a fish cake-wrapped hard boiled egg…king.

I love Japan. And kigurumi.biz.

The Grand Hotel is one of Taipei’s landmarks and,...

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:39:34 -0400

The Grand Hotel is one of Taipei’s landmarks and, I’m guessing, the only hotel in Taipei to have air-raid tunnels in the basement. This video from CNNGo explains that the escape routes were added in the hotel’s expansion in 1973 in case VIPs needed to escape in an emergency, more specifically due to an attack from mainland China.

And while that’s plenty interesting on its own, the real gem to come out of these tunnels is the video above, featuring a Chinese reporter who expected a tamer slide than what she got, as expressed in her unexpectedly cartoon-like shrieking. If you’re in need of a laugh, this should help.

“Cloudberries” by Kristiana Pärn. Floppy blob...

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:14:53 -0400

“Cloudberries” by Kristiana Pärn. Floppy blob animals, you’re the best.

“A Few Things That Make Me Want To Marry Taiwan” by...

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:53:25 -0400

“A Few Things That Make Me Want To Marry Taiwan” by Spanish cartoonist Alex Noriega. I feel ya, Alex (aside from the cute girls everywhere). See more of his charming illustrations at Stuff No One Told Me.

Love these travel journals by Sukie. They feature envelopes...

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:48:16 -0400

Love these travel journals by Sukie. They feature envelopes tucked between the pages for storing loose bits.

I love Greg Pizzoli’s illustrations!

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:43:09 -0400

I love Greg Pizzoli’s illustrations!

Millimeter Milligram from South Korea is one of my most favorite...

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:39:04 -0400

Millimeter Milligram from South Korea is one of my most favorite stationery (and more) company. Their designs aren’t that odd—a bit Engrish-y, perhaps—but I particularly like the delightful strangeness of these planners.

OP-1 is a portable synth by Swedish design studio Teenage...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:18:39 -0400

OP-1 is a portable synth by Swedish design studio Teenage Engineering. And it makes me want to puke with lust. (Is this how some people feel about shoes and bags?)

This is stupid on many levels, ignoring that the OP-1 costs $850 (which I don’t think is an unfair price, just…high). Mostly, I have a tendency to buy music-related equipment and rarely use them because playing music for fun is pretty low on my list of priorities. $850 would be much better spent towards a new computer or photography equipment, things I actually use every day.

But man, look at that thing. What a display. I know I’m blinded by its prettiness, but I don’t care.

Old Coal Supports, 2010 Photograph by Daniel Shea from his...

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:46:20 -0400

Old Coal Supports, 2010

Photograph by Daniel Shea from his project Plume, “a photographic exploration of Southeast Ohio and its unusually dense concentration of coal-fired power plants.”

Choir, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England....

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:34:19 -0400

Choir, King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England. 2006

Photograph by David Stephenson. Full series featured in his book Heavenly Vaults.

drawedgoods: nomnom -Betsy

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:30:07 -0400

drawedgoods:

nomnom

-Betsy

Poop ‘n bugs, yer lookin’ good.

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:26:25 -0400

Poop ‘n bugs, yer lookin’ good.