It was a weird week, and here’s how it looked in 50 photos in today’s Instagram Roundup. The incredible toy art collection of Selim Varol continues to be
I have a thing for recognizable objects that switch us (and our perceptions) out of automatic mode because they don’t line up with our expectations. In this case,
Like the Astroboy above (on his way to Berlin for Selim Varol’s massive toy art exhibit) this week’s Instagram Roundup is gigantic. Expect to see vinyl, plush, resin
KURUMA is like the cute Japanese version of the stark Scandinavian PLAYSAM car. Please guys, don’t mess with the KURUMA! KURUMA, which means “car” in Japanese is a handmade
Here’s a home run of a product design that’s for athletes and aesthetes! I don’t think I’ve ever called a piece of sporting equipment beautiful before, but these color-stained
The PLAYSAM Streamliner car is an iconic Swedish desk toy that’s been in production since 1984. The company describes itself as “a haven for contemporary, cosmopolitan, classic design. Simply put,
This is my 8th week curating a niche-specific Instagram Roundup, and it’s the biggest one yet. (You people make awesome stuff, and take excellent photos.) Today, we find
56th Studio is a multi-disciplinary quirky design studio primarily based in Bangkok. They’re a “luxe-personified yet kitschy, neo-ethnic, eclectically bold and youthful” trio who “embrace pop and mainstream culture,
WOW. Haroshi, the Japanese artist who uses old skateboards as the medium for his amazing, layered pop culture sculptures, really needs no introduction. Recently, he made this mohawk skull
Earlier this month, The American Design Club presented an industrial design exhibition called THREAT. The show encouraged designers to experiment with common household objects in the creation of