Nino wallet

Posted on April 17th, 2011 by steve

Custom wallet. Art by Nino.

Like Nino here.

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Reimagining Depero’s puppetry

Posted on April 17th, 2011 by steve

‘Depero Futuristi is a team at Carnegie Mellon University’s Entertainment Technology Center re-imagining Balli Plastici, the ‘plastic dance’ created by Italian Futurist Fortunato Depero in 1918.’

More info here.

Copies of the final project are available for educational/promotional purposes, contact the team for details.

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Draxler

Posted on April 16th, 2011 by steve

The work of Jesse Draxler.

Found via Mirko Humbert

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Abandoned Eastern Europe

Posted on April 16th, 2011 by steve

The photography of Jan Van Reeth.

Found via OK Great

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Inked in Belgrade

Posted on April 15th, 2011 by steve

The calligraphic art of Belgrade-based Marko Davidovic.

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Czechoslovakian reads

Posted on April 15th, 2011 by steve

A collection of Czechoslovakian book covers. More over at 50 Watts.

Found via Mirko Humbert

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El Lissitzky: ‘Frankreich’

Posted on April 14th, 2011 by steve

Cover design by El Lissitzky for Roget Ginzburger’s Frankreich (France) 1929.

From Neues Bauen in der Welt, a book series on modern architecture published in Vienna.

Below, recent release by Brooklyn-based Dream Diary, El Lissitzky.


Dream Diary: El Lissitzky

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Building Eiffel

Posted on April 13th, 2011 by steve

Eiffel Tower under construction, 1887-89.


Spectra*Paris: Frozen Night

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Garamond: ‘So be it’

Posted on April 12th, 2011 by steve

The work of Murat Pak.

Found via Monsieur Bandit

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Antònia Font: Robot

Posted on April 12th, 2011 by steve

‘video del robot madison de antonia font’

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Elektro: The robot that smokes!

Posted on April 12th, 2011 by steve

‘Seven feet tall, weighing 265 pounds, humanoid in appearance, he could walk by voice command, speak about 700 words, smoke cigarettes, blow up balloons and move his head and arms.’

Westinghouse’s Elektro from his appearance at the 1939 World’s Fair.

More info (and construction diagram) here.


Meat Beat Manifesto: I am Electro, feat. Elektro

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