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  1. It Returns with Shock World Service #046
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Aug 2012
    The ever reliable <a href="http://soundcloud.com/shock-world-service" title="Shock World Service" target="_blank">Shock world service</a> returns with their own sounds and their own words.."Back after many months in absentia with a fresh recording from Thomas Whitehead (Say Yes/Savage Beach, London) who presents us with an olympic treasure trove of kaleidoscopic folk, bouffant disco, nue wave, dislocated '80s, psychedelic gospel & Phil Collins." Press play.... [Read more]
  2. Fear Of Flying Trailer
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Jul 2012
    Beautiful stuff from Lovely Productions here, Fear of Flying is an animated short that has already picked up a best animation award at the Galway Film Fleadh. The style is crisp like the cold winter the lead character endures to avoid a long flight south. Full screen this wee fella.... [Read more]
  3. Kumi Yamashita’s Shadows
    Posted by Al
    Jul 2012
    Kuma Yamashita is a Japanese artist who lives and works in New York City. She loves light and shadows as you can see here from this beautifully simplistic idea involving coloured post-it notes. The variety in the profiles are amazing. More shadow work here.... [Read more]
  4. This is Alainn
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Jul 2012
    Álainn is Irish for beautiful and This is Álainn is a blog by Designer Kim Willoughby dedicated to displaying all that is beautiful in the world of Irish-made things. Everything that is designed crafted and built is fair game for a mention and the collection is well worth a look. So strap yourself in with a cup o'tea. Items featured here come from Orla Reynolds, Canter Canter, Chris Haugton & Node, Circus Illustration & Per... [Read more]
  5. Furniture That Felt Good
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Jul 2012
    In a world of ever growing mass production it's always good to see designers reworking & upcycling. This range "Outside In" from Nic Parnell mixes found wooden forms with sharp treated timber shapes, creating one off-pieces that wouldn't look out of place in the sitting room of Dr Suess. The boldness of the colours in the felt wrapping give a graphic effect that works beautifully with the natural branch shapes. The range includes lamps, tables and a hat stand not suitable for a one bed apartment. His site has lots more recovered, reworked and reloved pieces... [Read more]
  6. Tuesday Comic Relief from Richard Herring
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Jul 2012
    Here's a good podcast set for a rainy Tuesday. Comedian Richard Herring as the finale to a quality Leicester Square Theatre Podcast Series, welcomes to the stage comedy royalty in the form of Armando Iannucci and Graham Linehan. Iannucci, the writer of In the Thick of It and Alan Partridge amongst others and Linehan, the creator of Father Ted and Black Books. Richard Herring... [Read more]
  7. The Gas Tanks of Japan
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Jul 2012
    These Japanese gas tanks would brighten up your day on your Monday morning way to work. "But remember, if you smell gas in the street, contact the Gas board immediately don't expect someone else will do it." Stay safe and keep painting Gas tanks. ... [Read more]
  8. A Treehouse Not for Kids
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Jul 2012
    As part of Ghent Art Festival Track, visual artist Benjamin Verdonck has exhibited an installation that is sure to stop passersby's in their own tracks. Using all his experience as a theater director in Antwerp Benjamin has attempted to bring a connection between the young and old erecting a lifelike senior citizen home in the dream plot of a child's treehouse. The placement of this piece in Vogelenzang park, a senior community site and quality of the reproduction is what makes it so striking. The attention to detail of the... [Read more]
  9. Stairs No More
    Posted by Al
    Jul 2012
    The Stair Rover is a new invention by product designer and recent RCA Graduate PoChih Lai. Fresh from inventing a pump free milk froth device for the classic coffee perculator, PoChih turn's his attention to improving the life of the urban skateboarder. Utilising a springy maple board and eight wheel set up to modify a typical skateboard design to negociate stairs smoothly.... [Read more]
  10. We are Lucky Project
    Posted by Synth Eastwood
    Jul 2012
    We Are Lucky is a project like no other. A very nice person in the year of 2011 came into a lot of money and after a bout of frivilous spending decided to hatch a plan to do some good with the lumpsum. A plan was devised to present carefully chosen people with 1000 earth pounds with the only stipulation being they had to spend the money for good. The interpretation of what was deemed good was entirely up to them but in response they had to tell the tale of where the money went... [Read more]

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