The power of social networking tools has transcended past the computer screen and into our…stomachs. Facebook and Twitter has become an integral part of daily life and why not - people can expect to get updates about their friends or loved ones activities and happenings by visiting their profile of these social networks.
Keeping in line with the current technological addiction is a batch of cookies and cakes celebrating the announcement of upcoming martial bliss designed as - yes, Twitter updates or Facebook statuses. Very cute though it’s a bit of a pity that wedding invitations are no longer received in the good ol’traditional letterbox!
I Am Baker creates these fun and whimsical confectionery that is fit for a king or queen of any occasion.
When it comes to song lyrics, everyone is sure to have at least a line - or five - that they feel belongs to them. While some might tweet it or get it tattooed, here’s a great way to commemorate those favourite lines without the permanent ink (on your body).
Music Philosophy is a ‘weekly graphic-typographic interpretation of philosophical song quotes’ which transforms those profound song lyrics into striking posters. With song lyrics ranging from The Beatles, to Judy Garland and even Jay Z, everyone is bound to find something that speaks to them.
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Broken Social Scene’s music video for ‘Forced To Love’ is futuristic and cutting edge, with amazing 3D rendering. Lumina loves it! Directed by MAKAPOON, made up of Adam Makarenko & Alan Poon and produced by Geoff McLean from Vision Entertainment. Poon says, ““It’s an experimental 3D scanning technology that detects the displacement of a grid pattern of any object in front of it. The data is then used to rebuild the object in three dimensions. Each band member’s performance was scanned using this technique and manipulated in the computer to create the effect you see in the final video.”
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beinArt Surreal Art Collective is the one-stop virtual gallery of ’surrealist, psychedelic, esoteric, outsider, fantastic, toy, lowbrow, comic, erotic and visionary artists.’ And with a description like that, you know you’ve come to right place if kooky is your thing - the website is bursting with mind-bending and spine tingling creations. The amount of underground talent on show is overwhelming; featuring paintings, sculptures, drawings and digital art all on sale so you get to take a piece of someone’s imagination home with you.
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Ahhh, so now we know why maths was so important in school! It gave birth to one of the most ingenious and creative fashion websites around - Fashematics by Jonathan Zawada. Ever wondered where the inspiration for those wacky outfits that walk down the runway came from ? Here’s a tongue-in-cheek look at how those designers might’ve possibly come up with these strange couture concoctions.
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Remember the good old days when we used to make out familiar shapes of clouds? A photography group has taken it a step further by documenting the wonderful works of Mother Nature with a quirky twist.
The SKYplay group on Flickr features an entire album of beautiful yet whimsical compositions of real objects juxtaposed against cloud formations in the sky. With the sky as the canvas and the cloud formations as the starting point, let your imagination and creativity run wild - the sky’s the limit.
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New Yorker Luz Azul, who goes by the moniker Marco has decided to bring art to the sidewalk, amongst the hot dog and newspaper stands, making his creations easily accessible to the public. Driving a striking yellow truck covered in his zany pop art illustrations, the idea behind purchasing the former food truck was to bring the art to the customers, instead of waiting for them to come to him.
Depending on the size, the cost of the original, wacky pieces of art ranges from $20 to $500, complete with hand-painted wooden frames. Followers of Marco on Twitter are updated regularly with the Mobile Gallery’s current location, reaching out to New Yorkers everywhere with his ubiquitous pop artworks.
Luxury car brand Porsche has just received the ultimate compliment of having teNues publishing group pay homage to them in a new book. Chocked full of glossy, colour photos devoted to the style, design and performance, The Porsche Book’s facade consists of a bold foil cover in luminous pink. With over three hundred pages, separated into 24 chapters detailing every angle of every model ever made, this latest coffee table book is for every Porsche aficionado.
Check out smaller versions of the larger-than-life pictures (the book is measured 11.5″ x 14.5″)
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Move over fro-yo, a new icy craze has hit. Europe has opened the first liquid nitrogen ice cream parlour, Chin Chin Laboratories, serving up delectable, brain-freezing icy goodness, made by adding liquid nitrogen to custard mixtures. This ice-cream lab, complete with beakers, flasks and servers in white lab coats and safety goggles, creates their creamy creations with a 180-litre tank of nitrogen, and offers a wide yummy range of toppings for its three standard flavours. Ice-cream lovers can choose between Madagascan Vanilla Bean with fresh mint, Valrhona Chocolate and Lemon Curd whipped up fresh on the spot.
Check out the pictures of this novel ice cream parlour.
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You walk into a celebratory dinner, be it a wedding or an anniversary. You go through the motions of sitting down, enjoying the meal and making small talk with your dinner table companions. After dinner, you down a couple more drinks and continue making small talk about politically correct topics with your new acquaintances. Jennifer Rubell, artist/caterer/conceptualist, takes everything you know about dinner parties and deconstructs the ritual; merging food and performance art for astonishing effect.
Rubell’s concept for celebrating the union of auctioneer Simon de Pury and Michaela Neumeister in the Saatchi Gallery was referencing art in food. Guests were confronted with an interactive experience instead of the usual wedding banquet, with food installations reminiscent of Tracey Emin’s ‘My Bed’ and the glass casing of Damien Hirst’s shark in formaldehyde - both artworks owned by Charles Saatchi. Sausages were hung from the ceiling, and guests were invited to cut them down as part of the series of food installations throughout the gallery space. The result, although disconcerting for guests at first, was an ingenious fusion of art and food, making the deconstructed dinner party worth remembering.
Dinner beds - much like Tracey Emin’s ‘My Bed’
Guests were invited to break champagne flutes - reference made to Damien Hirst’s shark in formaldehyde.
