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sculpture
Vegetal Identity is a French design agency that’s captured my heart by placing tufts of sphagnum moss inside a giant cookie cutter that spells the word “green”. Greeny
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sculpture
I’ve previously posted about Makoto Azuma‘s Astroturf Aeron Chair and Mossy Hello Kitty. Today, while wondering if a toy collector can ever be at peace with the environment, I
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Design
After this week’s news that someone paid $93K for a pair of Nike sneakers “designed” by Kanye West, I needed to replace “gross” with “growth”. Enter Japanese shoe
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photography
Milwaukee-based photographer Jack Long has been practicing his craft for 35 years. In that time, he’s built up an incredible deal of patience. What at first glance may
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art multiples
Q: When does an art show get coverage on Laughing Squid, High Times AND Geekosystem? A: When the art show is “INDISPENSABLE: Art by the Ounce,” a conceptual
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sculpture
It’s been almost a year since I wrote about “Potheads” by Yoskay Yamamoto. Back in April 2011, upstart art toy company, Inner Sanctum, was “taking [their] time with them
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vinyl
In an interesting move, everyone’s favorite art toy-makers/villains, MINDstyle, has purchased licensing rights to The Bombay Company, that bamboo beacon of 1990s mall culture. As you can see
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art multiples
This is fantastic: Yoskay Yamamoto pottery! The project is currently in development with Inner Sanctum whose Facebook page says they are “taking [their] time with them to make sure they
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