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The Japanese have always had a thing about masks, from the elaborate theatrical kabuki masks to the traditional  oni masks that keep away bad spirits (and also seem to end up as common tattoo designs in the west). More recently though – it’s all about face masks that keep away nasty germs and viruses. You [...]

Objectified is the latest project by Gary Hustwit, the director of the fantastic Helvetica. Objectified is a look at the world of industrial design and how it impacts our day to day lives. “It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the people who re-examine, re-evaluate and [...]

Anyone with a thing for design should get themselve down to CarriageWorks this weekend for the Finders Keepers Markets. Running on Friday evening and Saturday day/night, the markets feature over 60 emerging designers and artist hawking their wares. There’s food, music and bar to keep you occupied as well. Don’t know where CarriageWorks is? Check [...]

Everyone knows the Eames shell chairs, right? Well if you don’t know it by name, you will definitely recognise the shape. This video shows the making of the Charles and Ray Eames Shell Chair. It was originally designed in 1948 as part of a competition to produce low cost furniture, but has since gone on [...]

One of our favourite blogs, Weburbanist, has done a nice little post about many novel ways of hanging your coat or hats. Recently I’ve actually been looking for a nice hat rack, as I am a bit of a serial hat wearing kinda person. Anyway they’ve put together a good collection of designer bits, some [...]

3M have teamed up with Mini Cooper to offer “Original Wraps” a series of customisable graphics for the Mini. Printed on 3M vinyl and laminate they start as low as $10 and top out at $350. There’s a range of options, from simple badges and A panel wraps through to roof tops, stripes, interiors and [...]

Designer Jethro Macey has taken on the usually bland world of bathroom cabinet design. His powder coated metal cabinet rocks a pretty classic look for a lockable cabinet except for a flourish in the top right hand corner that sets it apart from anything mankind has ever done. Well, at least in terms of bathroom [...]

These guys are handy if you’re in the LA area – Retro metal office furniture from RecycledDesk.Com It’s US$500 for a packages like the one above. While the site espouses the environmental angle going on about the atmosphere, saving whales and other cute cold requiring wildlife, which is all well and good, for me the [...]

Check it out, some Canadians literally built a staircase out of skateboards. Damn thats pretty cool. At the Roarockit Skateboard School in Toronto, they used skateboard decks to build a stairway. The builder says “The aluminium beam is a solid billet of aluminium and the decks were custom made with concave only on one edge. You should [...]

Enough said really. Logikus and I are serial offenders. I’m disappointed that man-tights have not been included. Let us know what else you think has been missed with a pithy comment or two. via Vice

The Olympic limited edition gear launches continue. Nike, Converse and Jordan Brand have combined forces for the special run “United We Rise” series made up of special edition Nike Hyperdunk, Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier II, Nike Air Force 25 Low, Jordan Olympia and Converse Team Wade Signature. The United We Rise concept reflects the push [...]