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Using Your Head

darlamarks — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:10:19 +0000

28-year-old Londoner Philip Levine started losing his hair in his early twenties, and instead of hanging on to what strands he had left, he shaved his head and embraced his new blank canvas. Levine comes up with the ideas and has professional body painter, Kat Sinclair, execute these creations on his head.

“Unlike a wig where you are hiding what may be seen as a deformity, what I do is tell people feel special, original and embrace what could be looked at as a weakness and turn it into a strength.”

Premature balding guys out there, take some inspiration from this guy. Embrace the cue ball.

Levine is planning an art exhibition showing off over 100 of his head designs, including visual art films and busts of his head designs.

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In The Bag

blkwhtgry — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:48 +0000

Select works from Chris Crites (The Bag Painter).

Chris also has an upcoming solo show at 360See — show opens March 19th in Chicago.

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Your Time Is Your Own

knock out — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:29:32 +0000

Kickin’ the kid-watch up a notch, channeling 80’s awesomeness with a today-mod twist, these one-of-a-kind designs from Toronto-based May 28th are simply rad. The faces are plastic, the bands are elastic, and you can search for your perfect watch by color on their site. Hollerrrr.

May 28th watches $39 each at SupermarketHQ [Via]

Debatable

blkwhtgry — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:44:52 +0000

Heist & Co. is at it again with these (just in time for the playoffs) limited edition Kobe versus Lebron tees.

The Great Debate:

It’s about a month and a half until the NBA playoffs start and you all know what that means…

Let the KOBE versus LEBRON debate begin! Going into the final stretch both teams are at the top of their individual conferences. Both players have what it takes to take their teams to the top. Who’s your pick?! This is the year of Kobe versus Lebron. We at Heist & Co decided to fuel this argument by dropping a limited edition shirt for each player.

Available April 1st at select retailers.

3R-C

blkwhtgry — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:08:13 +0000

The future is here.

Check out the 3R-C concept vehicle from Honda.

This revolutionary three wheeled battery electric vehicle concept shows what a future minimal urban transport vehicle for one person might look like. The battery electric drivetrain is mounted low in the three wheeled chassis, therefore keeping the centre of gravity low and thus improving stability.

The 3R-C has a clear canopy that covers the driver’s seat while it is parked and not in use. When 3R-C vehicle is in motion, the canopy becomes an enveloping wind-shield that provides the pilot, who sits low in the vehicle, with significant protection from the bodywork and doors.

The high sides of the safety shell seat give greater safety to the occupant, reducing the threat from side impacts and improving weather protection. In front of the driver is a lockable boot area, which gives significant secure storage for luggage or other items. The 3R-C’s designers created a flexible cover that surrounds the upper torso to reduce exposure to bad weather and improving comfort.

The 3R-C study was created by European designers working at Honda’s Research and Design facility in Milan.

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On a Diet?

babysmash — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:27:10 +0000

It seems everyone is jumping on some kind of diet to get ready for the warm weather season. And with that everyone is wondering what to eat, and what not to eat. Well if you are one of those people here is a scale made just for you by Ji Lee. Instead of telling you how much you weigh (which can sometimes be depressing) this scale tells you what to eat instead!

Monsieur Qui

blkwhtgry — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:37:10 +0000

Select works from the talented Monsieur Qui.

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Torn

blkwhtgry — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Age Maps by Bobby Neel Adams:

Two photographs of the same person, from different periods of time (child and adult) are spliced together. In this fusion a jump-of-time is established at the tear.

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Way to Make it Pretty

babysmash — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:41:53 +0000

Mark Reigelman, a Ohio born designer, has been all over lately making various public areas prettier and fun with his creative and quirky design style. Here are some of his choice pieces that can be found all around!

Blue Bird, which is put in high public places just like a real bird would be.

Home sweet home, bus stop transformed to look like the inside of a house.

Stair squares, which serve as outdoor furniture on stairs making it easier to write, rest, and relax.

Urban vase, anyway to make things prettier.

The Radiant Child

blkwhtgry — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:49:33 +0000

Trailer for the new documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child.

Directed by Tamra Davis, the documentary features never-before seen footage of the prolific artist painting, talking about his art, and existing in the two years prior to his death in 1988.

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