Timezones and Ticketime

May 20th, 2008 by hollygolithly

Ticketime is a boarding card and a wristwatch all in one. The fringe of the ticket is made of electronic paper that could be torn off and worn as a wristwatch during the period of your travel. Before your departure, the airline company would preset the watch to the time zone of your destination. It is returned to the airline counter during your check-in upon your return flight, whilst still serving the purpose of a flight ticket.

Ticketime

Stationery

May 14th, 2008 by hollygolithly

Engrave Your Book, la típica libreta Moleskin es todo un clásico, pero quizá le falta un toque de personalidad. Engrave es una empresa que te personaliza tu Moleskin con el estampado que desees, de hecho, les puedes enviar cualquier imagen y ellos la personalizan con un láser que graba en la portada de tu moleskin lo que quieras…

Postalco ofrece iconos del mundo del Stationery que destacan por su simplicidad y su diseño funcional. Libretas, sobres y productos temáticos, encantan sus sobres de piel y papel.

Pero si queremos algo más naïf y divertido, hay que acudir a los productos de One Good Bumblebee. Sus libretas estampadas, sus curiosas tarjetas postales y sus diarios son realmente objetos de culto.

www.engraveyourbook.com
onegoodbumblebee.com
www.juicycouture.com
www.postalco.net

May 14th, 2008 by hollygolithly

El nombre de Restir deriva de Re-Stir “To Stir Up”, en fin, algo así como revolucionar o crear algo nuevo. Cuando entremos en su tienda ubicada en el Midtown de Tokio, descubrimos un mundo oscuro y sombrío, parece que entremos en el universo de David Lynch. La oscuridad del espacio queda acentuada con una iluminación teatral, displays luminosos y la música de DJ Spinning y DJ Booth que intentan recrear un espacio hip para los invitados o clientes y la verdad es que lo consiguen.

¿En su interior? Una variedad de prendas exclusivas, firmas consagradas y nuevos valores del diseño, además de piezas creadas en exclusiva para Restir: Balenciaga, Louboutin, Claire Tough, Dolce & Gabbana, Ericsson Beamon, Fendi, Valli, Zac Posen, Givenchy, Jimmy Choo, Leiber, Kiki de Montparnase, Lanvin, Phi, Marc Jacobs, Qeelin, Rene Caovilla, Somarta, Stella McCartney, YSL, Moqueen, Demeulemeester, Fendi, Galliano Homme, Martin Magiela y un largo etc…

Con el objetivo de mejorar la experiencia de la compra, disponen de concierges de la moda, en fin, estilistas que se convierten en sales assistant para que tu elección sea la acertada.

Antes de entrar en la tienda, destaca su pantalla de LED exterior, denominada Vitrina TV y que no pasa desapercibida en este exclusivo vecindario. Restir alquila la pantalla para crear anuncios o anunciar eventos vinculados al sector de la moda y de hecho, firmas como Chanel o Balenciaga suelen tener sus anuncios en esta pantalla gigante multimedia.

Tras su primera tienda en Tokio, Restir abrió este gran espacio de lujo en el Midtown a mediados del año 2007 con una superficie de más de 1000 metros decorados por el estudio Laur Meyrieux.

Cuando accedemos, nos encontramos con algo parecido al lobby de un hotel. Podemos acomodarnos y esperar que llegue un Concierge o simplemente obtener información sobre restaurantes, fiestas… ya que sus porteros facilitan toda la información que requieran los clientes en Francés, Italiano e Inglés.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH_VTEjou3g

O mejor, ira  verla a:

Galleria 1F, 9-7-4 Akasaka, Minato-Ku
Tokio 107-0052
Japón
+ 81 3 54133708

Diesel, who else

May 13th, 2008 by hollygolithly

Diesel UK are the first brand to have an official radio station. Broadcasting for the coming month, on 87.7 FM in the London area the station has some amazing DJ’s and artist lined up, as well as featuring music from the unsigned Diesel:U:Music community.

Tune in live online at Diesel:U:Music.

There is a live video stream (streaming above!) on Yahoo live, where you can see the studio and participate in the programming, and chat with DJ’s and guests.

Passers by can see their images ripple out infront of them across the two large screens that fill the window. The screens show the past second or so of time as series of frames captured by a hidden camera. The result is hypnotic. By approaching the camera and moving about in front of it you can create wonderful rippling patterns that oscolate down the screen. The window echoes the life of the facing square as it is affected by the herding tourists and locals. We will be updating the installation with new interactive experiences over the coming month. Check out the video below.
NEW YORK, NY, July 27, 2007 - Tomorrow Unlimited announced today the successful launch of the Creators Series, made possible by the extensive support of Diesel. The Italian apparel brand was the partner sponsor of the bicoastal multidisciplinary weekend arts conference which debuted in June in New York and Los Angeles. Diesel’s partnership provided an interactive space for innovative, international talents in art, fashion, design, film, and technology to converge for an unprecedented curatorial event designed to inspire dialogue and advance the future of global creative culture. The inaugural events featured 15 creatives, including Graffiti Research Lab, Nieto, Matt Hanson, Jonathan Harris, Gareth Pugh, and Jennifer Leonard. The bicoastal event received additional support from AKA, Apple, Canon, Carbon Planet, Dewar’s White Label, Flying Dog Brewery, Getty Images, Imeem, LA Weekly, SmartWater, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, and Zipcar.

"We are grateful to Diesel for their support of The Creators Series. Their involvement is testament to Diesel’s commitment to creativity and multidisciplinary artists, changing the way we are inspired and entertained," said Khris Kline, Director of Business Development for Tomorrow Unlimited. A spokesperson from Diesel’s Milan headquarters expressed that, "We support The Creators Series because we support people who challenge conventional thinking. These are the people and these are the ideas that will change our future."

Tomorrow Unlimited originally approached Diesel because of its high regard for the clothing company’s like-minded mission — Diesel seeks to challenge, innovate, and stimulate debate in every sphere of creativity (and the world at large). Diesel has supported emerging talent through projects such as Diesel:U:Music, Diesel Wall, and the Diesel Cult, an online community formed to bring disparate creative individuals and groups together in an effort to stimulate debate and the cross-pollination of ideas. Additional information about these programs is available at http://www.diesel.com.

Highlights of the inaugural Creators Series included Sneak Previews at Apple Store Soho in New York and Third Street Promenade in Los Angeles, opening night receptions at The Altman Building and Rec Center Studio which drew more than 1100 guests, special demonstrations of interactive musical instrument ReacTable, a U.S. premiere fashion presentation by British designer Gareth Pugh, and an outdoor demonstration of street art collective Graffiti Research Lab’s L.A.S.E.R. Tag in Tribeca. Individual seminar favorites included a live performance and video screening by French-Columbian artist Nieto, and The New Urban Interventionists, moderated by Marc Schiller, editor of street art blog Wooster Collective. "If New York’s debut for The Creator Series is a taste of things to come, then Tomorrow Unlimited will soon be one of the premier culture event producers on the scene," commented Schiller. "The energy in the room was amazing."

The Creators Series received press coverage from national and international print, TV, radio, and online outlets. The New York conference was covered extensively by NHK Enterprises America for a program that will be aired on Saturday, July 21 in Japan. Time Out New York named The Creators Series as the editor’s pick for the "If you do only 1 thing…" feature on page two of the June 7-13 issue. Metro New York highlighted the Creators Series in the June 8-10 weekend edition as a featured event. The Los Angeles Times said the Creators Series’ interactive multimedia exhibit presented "the future of entertainment." The New York Sun highlighted Diesel’s partnership with Tomorrow Unlimited in the article "Art (and Marketing) in the Age of YouTube," on June 13, 2007. The second annual Creators Series event is scheduled for Spring, 2008.

About Tomorrow Unlimited
Tomorrow Unlimited is a multiplatform curatorial enterprise that acts as a catalyst for the advancement of diverse creative disciplines worldwide, and as a beacon for the emerging culture of the future. The company’s complementary curatorial and editorial offerings are designed to facilitate the free exchange of ideas among creators from around the world, while nurturing the global creative class. Tomorrow Unlimited, LLC is a Tribeca Enterprises company, located in New York City with partners in more than a dozen international metropolitan centers. For more information, please email info@tomorrowunlimited.com.

“You don’t want it. He can’t have it back”

May 13th, 2008 by hollygolithly

http://www.exboyfriendjewelry.com/

"What’s the best way to move on?  Give back!  If you’ve made a little money selling your ex-jewelry, here’s a great way to keep the good karma flowing. 

We’ve set up the Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry Good Karma Fund benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Click the "Donate" botton in the column on the right to give a little something back

What’s the best way to move on?  Give back!  If you’ve made a little money selling your ex-jewelry, here’s a great way to keep the good karma flowing."

We’ve set up the Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry Good Karma Fund benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation.  Click the "Donate" botton in the column on the right to give a little something back"

Que se mueran los feos

May 13th, 2008 by hollygolithly

"Through our screening process, we have filtered the masses leaving only your area’s most attractive, fit, trendy singles and have now included an exclusive section for our 40+ singles, the "BABY BOOMER SECTION". Hot Enough offers three tiers of hotties, so if you’re fit and trendy, then rest assured there is a place for you. It’s easy and takes only a few moments to become part of the sexiest dating site on the web. So set up an account and dare to be HOT ENOUGH!"

http://www.snubclub.com/SnubClub_Default_hot_Pictures_Elite_Dating_Club.asp

http://www.hotenough.org/

Zzzzzzzzzz

March 25th, 2008 by hollygolithly

Camamagnetica

Floating off to dreamland has never been more literal, thanks to the introduction of the floating bed you see here. Dubbed “Falling Up” by its designer, Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars, the floating bed prototype debuted in June 2006 at the Millionaire Fair in Belgium.

Inspired by the built environment that surrounds him, Ruijssenaars saw that gravity was the fundamental factor that binds all architectural and design decisions here on Earth. As he points out, "No matter what country you live in or what culture raised you, gravity binds all urbanism, architecture and design decisions."

Challenged to step away from the power of gravity, Ruijssenaars graduated from using refrigerator magnets and self-made models with ceramic magnets to test the first idea, to finally making the world’s “first non-gravity based object” in the form of this floating bed.

Made of permanent magnetic material, the bed levitates through the power of opposing magnets. No electricity or other forms of energy have to be added in order to keep it floating. Magnets placed in the bed push away from magnets placed beneath the floor, thus causing the bed to “float” in the air. Thin cables attached to the four corners anchor the bed motionless in its horizontal and vertical position, and the bed can be installed both indoors and outdoors.

Falling Up is available in two sizes:
Falling Up 1:1 measures 1.3m x 3m x 0.25m and will require a space of 12m x 6m for installation. It has a floating height of 40cm and lifting power of 900kg that is equivalent to eleven persons weight, and can be used as a bed (with a custom-made mattress), a sofa (with custom-made covering), Japanese-style dining table, or a shelf for displaying other, more common gravity-bound objects on.

Falling Up 1:5 measures 60cm x 26cm x 4cm and has a floating height of 8cm. It has a load of 80kg and comes with a specially designed base of treated black steel. It is first and foremost seen as a piece of art, but can also double as a very special product display.

Falling Up 1:1 and Falling Up 1:5
cost €1,200,000 and €115,000 respectively, and are available only through subscription at Universe Architecture. Email: info@universearchitecture.com for more information.

March 18th, 2008 by hollygolithly

Do I really need to explain this one?  iPod lovers everywhere are always looking for ways to spice up their iPod expreience, how about a music activated sex toy?  Where does this stuff come from?  You’re thinking of a country right now, but the answer is the UK.  The original URL comes from the UK Sun, but I find the company website has a much better rip-off of the iPod advertising.

Great features…
- Bullet vibrates in time to your music!
- Turn the music up for stronger vibrations!
- Stimulating fun for him and her!
- Easy to use - plug in and play!
- Works with or without music!

Ipode_vibr

http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/ibuzztwo/

Sushi y Van Gogh, quién da más?

March 18th, 2008 by hollygolithly

Sushi chef Ken Kawasumi shows a replica he created of Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ made of sushi at a press event in Tokyo Thursday, March 6, 2008. Kawasumi displayed his skill of transforming sushi into a colorful work of art at the special event celebrating the publishing of his new book ‘The most simple way to make decorative sushi-rolls’ in Japan.

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080306/481/8634503ce00c4e3b859646ea35fde12a/

…aunque yo casi me quedo con el q se podía comer sobre el cuerpo de otra "obra de arte".

Sushi

Sushi y Van Gogh, quién da más?

March 18th, 2008 by hollygolithly

Sushi chef Ken Kawasumi shows a replica he created of Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ made of sushi at a press event in Tokyo Thursday, March 6, 2008. Kawasumi displayed his skill of transforming sushi into a colorful work of art at the special event celebrating the publishing of his new book ‘The most simple way to make decorative sushi-rolls’ in Japan.

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//080306/481/8634503ce00c4e3b859646ea35fde12a/

…aunque yo casi me quedo con el q se podía comer sobre el cuerpo de otra "obra de arte".

Sushi