Rochester, New York-based artist Andy Gilmore’s artwork shows us that simple form and colors can create mesmerizing geometric art. This one above, titled mmmmmmm (available for sale at his Etsy’s shop), is unlike anything my spirograph toy ever produced!
thecoolhunter has a feature on Andy’s art: Link | More at Andy’s Flickr page
Photo: Lance Wilson via Love Made Visible
Love beer? Here’s something for you: a neat collection of vintage beer cans by Lance Wilson and Dan Becker. According to TheDieline blog, the duo have over 2000 beer cans from the past 70 years or so, and have uploaded photos of a small fraction of them onto Flickr.
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"They’ve already branched out into USB flash drives and MP3 players, so it only makes sense that the next step for Victorinox would be to produce their very own fragrance. Victorinox SWISS Unlimited is described as a natural “swiss essence with notes of wooded silver fir, alpine herbs, absinthe” and just a hint of bottle opener mixed with nail file. And in the true swiss army knife tradition, the bottle is refillable and reusable, and includes a carabiner since you never want to find yourself on the side of a mountain smelling bad."
“Adults are often reminded to drink responsibly but customers entering a new cocktail bar where they are literally enveloped in a mist of alcohol are warned to breathe responsibly. Just 40 minutes inside the venue – which delivers an intoxicating vapour of gin and tonic – will leave you feeling slightly merry. Punters are also advised to don special protective suits as they enter the walk-in cocktail to avoid going home smelling like a brewery. To complement the whiff of G&T the bar is decorated with giant limes and massive straws to make visitors feel as if they are inside the drink.” w/ photo
“We thought it would be fun to remember some of the things that have happened in Google’s first ten years.”
After World War II, the French could not afford the most sophisticated military equipment, and so improvised with what they had on hand. Hence their production of scooter-mounted 75mm recoilless rifles. Blogger James R. Rummel offers more information and photographs of this vehicle.
When he was 16 years old and despite having no formal training, Adrian Mann of New Zealand decided that he was going to build a piano. Not just any piano - but the world’s largest and longest grand piano, built from scratch entirely by hand. Four years later, he completed his masterpiece …
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In one of the most incredible transportation announcements to date, General Motors and Segway have just released pics of a new battery powered two-wheeled vehicle! The vehicle, known as Project P.U.M.A, is designed to allow for easy movement through congested urban streets.
