A so-called “home automaker” has turned a sow’s ear into a silk purse, in this case morphing a Toyota MR2 into a Lamborghini Murcielago LP64. The resulting Faux Lambo is said to boast 99% accurate exterior bodywork and a 70% authentic interior.
We know that art has been inspired by nature at least as far back as the
Cave Man. Technology too has had a love affair with nature for
thousands of years, though we are just recently experiencing a
resurgence with a new ‘biomimicry’ movement.
But besides biomimetic art and technology, there are biomimetic
exercises, such as those we find in certain yoga positions… and now,
an NYU design student and insomniac, has employed the shapes and sounds
of nature to help the sleepless sleep.
Obama Flip-Flops? Yes we can, in brightly colored economic crisis-bashing beach sandals, no less!
“A Blue Work Shirt” from OSPOP is an updated version of the no-nonsense, long-lasting tops that clothed Mao Zedong’s China of the 1950s through 1970s. Proudly made in China but not just for Chinese anymore, A Blue Work Shirt salutes those who made the Great Leap Forward from shattered post-war China to today’s economic powerhouse.
Why advertise a product, band or sports franchise on your t-shirt when Japan’s Ito Manufacturing offers an expensive, expressive & eccentric alternative? “Seek & Destroy” t-shirts in Grass Green and Cloud Gray plug you into a rarefied region of social consciousness where mass market consumerism takes a back seat to a black cat with heat-vision.
Are you sleeping on the Jobs again? Ordering “Enter Sandman” for your ringtone? The iPhone 3-Piece Bedding Set from China satisfies all your phone-y hang-ups, though excessive tossing and turning could result in unintended 911 butt-dials.
Can those cans and battle the bottles! Japan’s ongoing “eco” movement for environmental friendliness and sustainable living seems to have even influenced the appearance of plastic water bottles… these ones look like cans.
Zarathustra ran for President of Russia. Hank is running for Senator in Virginia. Two cats, worlds apart, but both political, and both sworn to do good for the world, no matter what.
Keep ON the grass! With Kusa Flip-Flops, your lawn is underfoot whenever and wherever you walk. The shaggy Syn-Turf soled sandals let you relive one of summer’s sweet simple pleasures: wriggling your toes in the cool green grass.
The Vegetabrella from Japan’s Tokyo Noble is as green and wrinkly as a fresh head of lettuce, and the resemblance grows even stronger when it’s rolled up. Just be sure you leave the lettuce in the fridge and take the Vegetabrella along on stormy days or you’ll end up as soggy as an un-spun salad.
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