Thursday, September 2, 2010

Leather Handbags to die for!

When I found these bags I nearly fell off my chair,
I mean can anything look this beautiful! I totally
want one, thank goodness it's available through
Kim Gray.
Designed by Maria Lamanna.

Upcycled goodies

Just love the headboard and clock by johnny vintage!


Saturday, August 28, 2010

Corrugated Artwork

I think these cardboard pieces are really interesting.
Mark Langan's unique creations are made using
recycled corrugated boards. He even seals his pieces
with non-toxic glue. So he is all for three
R’s: reduce, reuse and recycle.

The fact that he only uses a layout pad to draw up
his designs is truly impressive.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

THUNDERCATS HOOOO!!!

Who remember's Thundercats?
It was such a great 80's cartoon series,along with
shows like robotech, gummi bears and he-man...

Everyone seems to be reliving their childhood through
various mediums be it fashion, movies, tv series, even toys,
games, personal appearence etc.

Look no further than the San Diego Comic Con where the
new line of thundercat figurines will be launched starting
the exclusive Lion-O figurine.

It's a 6-inch tall, incredibly detailed, polyresin figurine
and only 500 pieces will be sold. Good news you can
pre-order here and pickup at Comic Con.



Thursday, June 24, 2010

WORLD CUP 2010

Seeing that the World Cup is happening in my own backyard,
I wanted to be a part of this amazing event. I have been swept
up by the GEES as we call it here in Cape Town, it means
atmosphere, feeling etc.

Hosting the World Cup means so much to South Africa, us locals
are having a ball of a time, going to matches, watching world
class players showing off their skill, it really is an amazing feeling.

I am off to the stadium to experience the vibe at Cameroon vs Netherlands game later, also visited the stadium for the the France vs Uruguay game and the famous Portugal vs Korea game.
So stocked up with my supporter goodies, my vuvuzela, scarves,
hand socks, t-shirts etc. I am off tonight to the Greenpoint Stadium
feeling very nostalgic and happy that I can say 'I was there'

I found this cool artist Diem Chau who is definitely contributing to this wonderful
event, this kind of artistry is one that requires patience, so well done!!



Tuesday, June 1, 2010

KOK Design
















Ok so this is seriously interesting, it's no ordinary notepad!
Very nice, wish the site was in english though.
KOK Design

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Noah's Ark at Skirball

Five years in the mak­ing and fill­ing an 8,000 sq. ft. gallery,
Noah’s Ark at the Skir­ball is an amaz­ing attrac­tion for chil­dren
and fam­i­lies at the Skir­ball Cul­tural Cen­ter in Los Ange­les.
The floor-to-ceiling ark is filled to the rafters with hand­crafted
ani­mals and con­tains a ropes course with more than
30,000 hand-tied knots.

The hun­dreds of ani­mals are all crafted from recy­cled mate­ri­als
and every­day objects, includ­ing bot­tle caps, bicy­cle parts,
base­ball mitts, cro­quet balls, mop heads, and rearview mir­rors.

For exam­ple, the three ani­mal sculp­tures that pre­side over the
entrance to the gal­leries (pic­tured above) include an
Asian ele­phant with a trunk made from veg­etable steam­ers
from Loas and a pair of zebras with bod­ies fab­ri­cated from
wind tur­bines and keyboards.

Amaz­ing!

Pho­tos by Grant Mud­ford and Steve Cohn, © Skir­ball Cul­tural Center