Carnaby Street has consistently been the most creative for street decorations in London for the past few Christmases (which isn't difficult to see if you happen to brave the shopping craze that is Oxford Street). It didn't disappoint this year. Harking back to it's Sixties heritage, the decor is combined with the seasonal theme.
More inspiring videos from the TED conferences. Dreams of seamless information at your fingertips comes a step closer with this MIT research which does away with today's physical interfaces. Using gestures and the environment around us, the portable projection device gives users the freedom to interact with the physical objects that surrounds us. Impressive stuff.
Outrageous 8-bit animation video directed by Jérémie Périn based around the Parisian pop and electro group's track title. Referencing diverse sources such as Spielberg's Duel to Atari computer games, the results are hilarious. Enjoy!
Ok, if you can put up with his droning voice, these videos are worth watching purely for the 3D illusions Dick Termes has created using a six point perspective system. The spheres seem to show a 3D world regardless of the viewing angle. The second video shows off the illusion more succinctly with an Escher painting. Clever stuff.
Street artist Joshua Allen Harris creates animated art using nothing more than plastic bags and the ventilation air coming out of the New York subway. It all started out as bit of fun but soon progressed from the original polar bear to larger pieces such as the giraffe and Loch Ness Monster. What looked like ordinary trash on the street would magically transform into life whenever a train went by.
Independent US advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy have come up with some creative solutions even for the most unglamourous of products. Take these refuse sacks ready to brighten your weekly bin corner which can be bought at SUCK UK.
Throughout October, 30 independent boutiques from 2 fashion neighbourhoods of Lower East Side, New York and Newburgh Quarter, London will trade places in pop-up shops in Carnaby Street. This will culminate in a US Halloween party finale on Saturday 31st October from 6pm.
It looks like East London isn't the only preserve for great street art. Mutate Britain has moved west for a temporary exhibition of contemporary street art and graffiti. Situated under the Westway flyover off Portobello Road, the event showcases the best talent the UK has to offer. You can still catch it until the extended closing date of Sunday 1st November. Go see it.
Skate & Create is a Transworld Skateboarding contest where 4 different teams have 9 days, 1 warehouse and a set of obstacles to create the best skateboarding documentary video.
Here, DVS shoes decided to pick Colin Kennedy as director and editor, Marc Ritzema for director of photography and Matthew Deak was the leading Art Director. The teamriders are: Daewon Song, MVP Torey Pudwill, Andrew Brophy, Zered Bassett, Kenny Hoyle, Jimmy Cao.
Watch this beautiful video and the follow-up making of video. The site's pretty sweet too.
Hilarious marketing campaign from biscuit company Fox's, based on British educational TV broadcasts from the 70's on the dangers of opening a Rocky bar.
Fox's marketing director Mike Driver said: ‘We conducted research that showed biscuits can be risky. Last year there were 513 biscuit-related injuries.' He claimed these ranged from a man getting bitten by a squirrel while feeding it a biscuit to people burning their fingers when fishing out soggy biscuits from mugs.
‘We're all fed up with the nanny state interfering in our everyday lives,' claimed Driver. ‘We developed the idea of the BBAB as a parody of recent bureaucratic health and safety campaigns gone mad.'
After beating Chicago, Tokyo and finally Madrid, the people of Rio (or Cariocas, as they like to call themselves) celebrate winning the bid to host the 2016 Olympics with this stylish video from Cidade de Deus (City of God) director Fernando Meirelles.
Time lapse video of this incredible spectacle in Beijing's Tiananmen Square from Dan Chung celebrates the 60th anniversary on the founding of the people's republic. Say what you like about the Chinese - they sure can put on a show.
Have you ever wondered what a Stormtrooper gets up to on their day off from the dark side? Photographer Stéfan documents their everyday experiences 365 days of the year. Funny.
A few simple statistics in layman's graphs on what to say, and more importantly, what not to say to woe those virtual ladies out of their digital panties. Gentlemen, you have no excuses now.
The ultimate driving machine has come a long way since the early days of the BMW 300 Isetta Moto DeLuxe. This 293cc single cylindered 4-stroke engine could reach an urban speed-breaking 53mph. It became one of the most successful microcars ever produced in the post World War II years due to the need for cheap, short-distanced vehicles at that time. Originally designed in Italy by Iso Spa, it was soon built in Spain, Belgium, France, Germany, Brazil and the UK.
This old Victorian boozer on the busy junction of Curtain Road and Great Eastern Street is somewhat of a favourite for cool, young music types. The pub is run by the guys of VICE, where bands and live DJs play every night of the week. The external artwork of cuddly angry animals is a recent incarnation.
Zaha Hadid tries her hand at footwear design in collaboration with sports brand Lacoste. The architect's designs will be on sale in limited editions of only 850 pairs.
“Thedesign expression behind the collaboration with Lacoste footwear allows the evolution of dynamic fluid grids. When wrapped around the shape of a foot, these expand and contract to negotiate and adapt to the body ergonomically. In doing so a landscape emerges, undulating and radiating as it merges seamlessly with the body."
"When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness." - Emo Philips
Remember the days when your fountain pen leaked inside of your shirt pocket? Well designer Fernando Brizio has invented a dress using the same principle. Coloured felt-pens are inserted into the pockets of the dress where the ink is allowed to bleed into the cloth to create circular patterns. When you get bored wash it out and start all over again. Brilliant!
The Switchital Clock designed by Matthias Pugin uses an unconventional digital screen where the numbers are formed from small metal bars which are repositioned by magnets in a ballet display.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most beautiful. Here, Oscar Diaz has created a calendar that uses the natural capillary absorption of ink on paper to print out the days of the month. Stunning.
The video 'Leaves' by Marco Lutz for Zimtstern TV illustrates perfectly the instincts of all boarders to search out new paths to follow in anticipation of the snow to come. Simply beautiful.
The Big Smile is a festival celebrating the launch of the new Fiat 500C with a 5:1 scaled up model. Passersby will be encouraged to come inside and enjoy the garden deckchairs whilst watching the entertainers. You can see the model on London's busy Oxford Street from the 28th August to 2nd September.
Disturbingly cute pretty much sums up the artwork of Luke Chueh. His paintings depicts his alter-ego bear and dark humour to tell stories, mostly unfortunate, of a particular moment.
