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“Alright drones, listen up!”
Veridian Dynamics, Better Of Ted (2009) via Bradley Luman
Not only does The Kraken Rum have one incredibly badass name, it also has some pretty impressive packaging.
Designed by Stranger and Stranger, this has got to be one of the more impressive displays of packaging I’ve seen for a while. From the bottle to the illustrations on the box, S&S did a fantastic job at encapsulating all things awesome into this product.
And for a little extra treat, check out the website for The Kraken Rum (link above.) Pretty impressive if I do say so myself.
Beer Can Butterflies by Paul Villinski
At first glance this is just a gorgeous series of instruments slowly deteriorating into butterflies, until you check out Paul’s website to find out that the butterflies are all made of empty beer cans he finds in the streets of New York: “every one of them once raised to someone’s lips. My process of ‘recycling’ them into images of butterflies is a quiet physical meditation, a yoga of tin snips and files and fingers”.
(via: farewell-kingdom)
MATADERO FILM LIBRARY BY CH+QS [MADRID] (via trendland)
Inspiring design, like something out of the future but here now- for more click link above
Grand Central Terminal, 43rd Street in Grand Central Market
Donald Lipski: Sirshasana, 1998
Aluminum and polyester resin sculpture with crystals in ceilingIn Sirshasana, a sculptural chandelier in the shape of a golden-rooted olive tree suspended above the street-level entrance to the Grand Central Market, Donald Lipski drew upon Hindu and Greek lore. “To the ancient Greeks the olive tree symbolized freedom and purity,” he explains. “And the name Sirshasana refers to a yoga headstand posture - the inverted tree ….” With branches that span twenty-five feet and 5,000 brilliant crystal pendants, the tree dominates the area, bringing the feel of an outdoor market.
The space was designed so that morning sun bathes the tree and floods the market with light. The form has writhing, enticing, and unexpected elements, with the base of the tree finished in gold and crystals dangling in place of olives In addition to alluding to the decorative chandeliers in Grand Central, the tree is a comment on the allure of the exotic and tempting wares sold in the marketplace.
Donald Lipski started off as an artist in New York, creating sculptures out of objects and materials he found on the streets of Lower Manhattan. Today he has grown his practice to include found and repurposed industrial materials to create large-scale public art installations. Lipski is one of the most prolific and visible public artists in America today.
submitted by my friend Joey at GoodMorningGloucester
originally printed by the US Office of War Information
- poster is available at www.artnectar.com -
