do or die

best quote ever.  inspiration at its finest.  film maker jim jarmusch says it best.

theme music

kanye has done it again.  his latest and greatest is the video for the new jam "power" which debuted last evening on mtv.  he has collaborated with video collage artist marco brambilla.  kanye saw his work in the standard hotel's elevator in new york where a video collage depicts heavenly images as you go up and hell inspired video as you go down.  via fast company design

so into you

another month, another mixtape.  check out new jams from the mixtape club.  my favorite this time around is the after school getdown by siik.  rock on.

monochromatic madness

oooo i love unexpected things in monochrome.  i spotted this bike on the south side of milwaukee and was schooled by friends on facebook that it is a hauntingly beautiful ghost bike.  the blue boat by the very cool french artist xavier veilhan was auctioned off in monte carlo.  and last, nike's macaroon line of shoes in ripe raspberry.  delicious.

drop the mixtape

looking for some new jams?  the mixtape club features 10 new mixtapes every month that are composed by a variety of music lovers.  "awake again" by buddhabong is my favorite this time around.  super chill and laid back.  perfect music to blog to.

big deal

out of this world work by christoph theurer

via design crisis

your biggest fan

ooooo love.

these are super duper sweet!

chromaesthesiae,

an installation in brooklyn,

by softlab.

via designboom

sweet sweet sugar

the standard hotel store in new york city

features some yummy artwork by julia chang.

she creates type using ring pops to spell sweet nothings.

via notcot and designboom

just lose control

untitled (foil)

by anselm reyle

via art net

seems so innocent

sweet sweet sugar!

i adore the phrena lamp

by karl zahn for artecnica

which recently made its debut at maison et objet.

and check out the super cool collage

by tahmineh javanbakht that features it.

via design boom

well rounded

nice.

work by james hopkins

do you see the hidden image?

play for keeps

the mobile

by xavier veilhan

shown at the château de versailles

i would have given anything to see this show!

i adore the mix of contemporary minimalism

against the classical, decorative architecture.

i have been seeing this a lot lately...

i think i feel a trend coming on.

check out more of the show here

coulda been anywhere in the world

check out this night light.

yochai motas used hundreds of fluoroscent bulbs

to create this statement installation.

via notcot

in my nightmares

happy halloween!!

this tim burton inspired editorial for haarper's bazaar is spooky dooky.

also check out the tim burton exhibit at moma in new york city.

weird genius.

gotta keep it moving

installation work by matthias manner

exploring the relationship of technology and organic life.

via yatzer

knitta please

crafty graffiti installation for fashion week

outside of the standard hotel, nyc

by knittaPlease

via gothamist

through the day

jim henson's fantastic world

by the smithsonian institute

a traveling exhibit coming to

chicago's museum of science and industry

in october 2010

change the color on your mood ring

rhinoceros

by carsten holler

via design crisis

no bull

ram skull

and

bull skull

made out of cassette tapes

by brian dettmer

via designboom

thats a contact sport

i used to live in arcadia

and

do you want to escape

by asgar/gabriel

via design crisis