Philip Levine's Head Designs

Philip Levine's Head Designs:

London born Philip Levine started using his head as a canvas for creativity back in 2006 when he beg..(more...)

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Animal Lover Fail

Animal Lover Fail:

Animal Lover Fail

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Limited-Edition MacBook Air Supreme Ice — Worlds most luxurious laptop

Limited-Edition MacBook Air Supreme Ice — 'World's most luxurious laptop':

Oligarchs, call your offices: your laptop is ready.

From Stuart Hughes, the Liverpool-based maker:

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For the discerning individual who strives to be distinctive, we bring you the MacBook Air Supreme Ice Edition.

Encrusted with 25.5 cts of flawless IF diamonds, a magnificent total of 53 individually-set sparkling gems dwell beautifully in their solid platinum Apple logo.

The whole front housing is made from a single piece of highly polished platinum, weighing an immense 2,500 grams (5.512 lbs.), with the remaining sections left in a beautiful polished aluminium finish.

This superior laptop has brought together the subtle beauty and elegance of platinum with the magical radiance of diamonds and created an exquisite work of art.

There is no finer relationship than platinum and diamonds.

They are pure, rare and eternal.

This item is of a limited edition of only 10 units.

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A snip at £139,995 ($207,900).

Delicious Rings

Delicious Rings:

Conceived

and

created

in Japan.

Inspired

by

whatever

they

picture.

$8.50–$12.50.

[via beautiful life]

markoconnellstudio:

Special Awkward Recognition: The Pointer Sister

Special Awkward Recognition: The Pointer Sister:

Due to a publisher-enforced page limit, we weren’t able to fit every photo that was submitted into our new book. Regrettably, we had to send send out an email to those awkward family members letting them know this recently and received this amazingly cool response. We wanted to make sure that Dana’s mother knows that her daughter’s awkwardness is appreciated and while her photo may not have made it into the book, we’re proud to honor it here.

Thanks for the notice, but I must say, I’m devastated.

I understand editors can be the ultimate champions of brevity and as a result, Executioners of Artistic Freedom, but Dream Killers on top of it all?!

In my brief existence, I have unsuccessfully chased my dreams over cliffs, under whiskey bar stools at 3am, and into the arms of a Colombian drug lord named Tito, which I’d prefer not to go into depth about at this time – as per my Editor’s discretion.  But now, how will I go to my mother and explain that I have again failed and at the task of being awkward, the very thing she claimed was my ONLY “talent”?

The shame!

But no matter, the shame (and self-flagellating scars) will fade and the book must go on.  I will continue to be a devoted follower – nay! – a devoted student of your site and publication (which I will keep safely nestled in the bathroom between Cigar Aficionado and Good Housekeeping).

Wherever a fanny pack travels, I’ll be there.

Whenever Great Uncles and ad libitum liquor converge, I’ll be there.

Whenever a Sears photographer asks “Why don’t you put your hand under your chin in a shelf-like manner?”, I’ll reply “Why, of course” …and I’ll be there.

Best of luck,

Dana

Paul Lung and his pencil

Paul Lung and his pencil:

From Beautiful Life:

"It’s hard to believe but these pictures are not photos but pencil
drawings.

Their creator is 38-year-old Hong Kong graphic artist Paul Lung.

A
0.5 mm technical pencil and A2 paper are all he uses.

He doesn’t use an eraser and spends up to 60 hours sketching
out his pictures.

As he often admits, people do not believe him

and he
has to make videos of his work

to prove that these art works are not
photographs."

Untitled (2010) — by Nick van Woert

Untitled (2010) — by Nick van Woert:

The Brooklyn-based artist

was born in Reno,

Nevada in 1979.

Plaster bust and polyurethane adhesive.

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Yuanyang II — by Tsang Cheung-Shing

Yuanyang II — by Tsang Cheung-Shing:

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Pile OCoke

Pile O'Coke:

Plates piled high by Mauro Risch.

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Birds Of A Feather

Birds Of A Feather:

Thank you, Mom, for always knowing what’s best for us.

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Use your illusion dress

'Use your illusion' dress:

Wrote Armand Limnander in yesterday's New York Times "T" magazine, "Backstage after their spring show, the designers Viktor & Rolf explained that because of the credit crunch, they had decided to 'crunch their couture' — literally, burrowing tunnels and cutting away slices in their extravagent tulle dresses. In the spirit of fashion's new D.I.Y. ethos, they offered this simple guide to reproducing their results. Have fun."

1. Purchase 149 yards of fine tulle for the skirt, 44 yards of stiffer tulle for the underskirt and 2.3 miles of very thin yarn, which you will use to sew the garment by hand.

2. Dye the tulle pale green.

3. Create a stiff black inner crinoline-like structure, measured to your body, using camel's hair and boning, in the shape of the final skirt with a cutout strip below the hips.

4. Build up the skirt, gathering the tulle layer by layer, lightly hand-stitching the layers together. Work toward a solid shape that is airy and light; fine-tune the volume. Use sharp, slim scissors to cut a perfectly straight and uniform horizontal swath in the tulle to match the cutout in the structure underneath.

5. Move on to the bodice, which you should fashion to your body using metal boning and chiffon. Hand-embroider 547 white sequins onto the front panel.

6. Attach the skirt to the bodice.

7. You're done! And it only took 163 hours.