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Recently, we came across the greatly talented Boey who is the artist behind these whimsical and witty DIY Styrofoam cups. How many of you have tried to write people’s names on Styrofoam cups at a party and found it a bit bumpy even when using a ballpoint pen? This talented individual has perfected his use of a sharpie marker on this drawing surface. Read more »

Last month while in Seoul, I got the chance to meet designer Jin-woog Koo who is the director of NOTHING dESIGN GROUP. I had the opportunity to see his designs via his site before meeting him and was really impressed with his products. The designs were simple yet witty and quite the attention grabbers. But most importantly, many of their products were practical and each design actually served a purpose. Speaking with him in person, I learned that there was much more to NOTHING dESIGN than just product design. Jin-woog Koo also spearheaded the group’s installations in various exhibitions around the world. Here’s a look at some of their more recent exhibitions.

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Over the last couple of days, I saw this circulating around the web and felt it was too practical of a product to pass up on talking about. It seems as though you can bid farewell to the countless number of wires that get tangled when you reach in to charge your phone, mp3 player, and whatever else you own with a cord. Duracell’s recently announced their myGrid charging mat which allows you to place your rechargeable handheld gadget on it and it will revitalize the battery on the device. The only wire needed to be plugged in will be the myGrid obviously, and it can charge up to 4 devices at once. Read more »

I did not mispell misspell, our familiar “piggy banks” actually should be called “pyggy banks”. It all started way back in Medieval England when a type of orange clay called “pygg” became popular. These clay jars were often used to collect coins. Forgetting the origin of the term “pygg”, English potters in the 19th century received orders for pygg banks and made them into the shape of a “piggy”. Then the piggy-shaped containers became popular and stuck as a cultural object. Read more »

In Japanese culture, blood type plays an integral part in determining people’s personalities, similar to the role horoscopes play in Western lifestyles. For example, people with blood type A are believed to be mild tempered and intellectual whereas for the people of blood type B, the opposite holds true. This idea was the basis of inspiration for the Clockman clocks featured by our friends at Gizmodiva. Read more »

Photos Courtesy of Ian Cook via WallKandy

For those of our readers in London, or are planning to visit within the next month, here’s a show worth checking out. French artist Invader has just opened his exhibition titled “Low Fidelity” on August 14th. From the pictures, you might have thought that you’ve been transported into a time warp back to the 80’s. Using the coloured squares from Rubix cubes as pixels, Invader puts together sculptures, mosaics and most interestingly in my point of view iconic album covers of legendary musicians. Covers featured include the Velvet Underground, The Cure, Roxy Music, David Bowie and Michael Jackson. The show will run until September 17th, 2009. Don’t miss out if you get the chance to visit. Read more »

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover but a case can definitely be made for Sangsangmadang. When I first travelled to Seoul 2 years ago, I was caught off guard by this ultra-modern, attention grabbing building. Ever since then, I’ve made an effort to visit this place every time I’m in town. Nestled in what you might call the fresh and modern art district of Hongik University (better known as the abbreviated Hongdae), it serves as the perfect backdrop for Sangsangmadang. I couldn’t think of a more perfect place this building could be situated in the city as it fits right in with the artists, designers and art students that make this neighbourhood their home. Read more »

Throughout the years, we’ve seen many interpretations of futuristic cars but this is probably the first time I’ve seen a conceptualized design of a bike from the future. The above design was unveiled by Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman who firmly believes that this will be available within 20 years. Read more »