takashi murakami - flower ball gigantic stuffed animal

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Spotted @ DesignBoom >

kaikai kiki will be participated in design miami for the first time this year. the studio will present a number of decorative and functional object designed by takashi murakami. the works are based on murakami’s art and present his vision of a ‘superflat’ world, in which there is no distinction between high and low cultures. among the items on show are gigantic plush flowerball cushions, carpets, wallpaper, a sofa, and fine jewelry based on murakami’s signature flower motif. rings and charms will also feature the flowers and other well-known kaikai kiki imagery, like the dokuro skull with flower eyes and the kinoko multi-eyed mushroom.

On view @ DesignMiami 12.03.08 - 12.06-08

Visit > kaikai kiki

Reverse Graffiti

This has been around for awhile now,.. but still worth sharing.

Reverse Graffiti >

“…I’m cleaning,.. and cleaning is not a graffiti. It’s not a crime. Polluting is a crime….”

Via > ALR Design

Logan Real x Converse

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Logan e-mailed me this morning with yet another one of his latest custom designed creations. All I can say is FRESSSHHHH!  Check out Logans collection of custom designed shoes/accessories, etc. here.

PS - Attention Converse… Sign Logan ASAP!

LOGAN REAL

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Last time I wrote about Logan Real it was about his RED Collection. (click RED for memories) Back then I was blown away by the simplicity and detail of his custom design work.

So it should come as no surprise that one of his most recent creations is equally as stunning >

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All wallets are one of a kind,.. and are done completely free hand. Check out the signature stained glass-mosaic design. The clean, detailed and multi-colored design represents elegance, diversity, open-mindedness, and the pursuit of growth as an individual.

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Holy Hip Hop!

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A dozen icons of the hip-hop world, from Kanye West and Snoop Dogg to 50Cent and Russell Simmons have been immortalized in a series of paintings created by famed Russian artist Alexander Melamid.

“Holy Hip-Hop!” is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit through April 20.

I’d like to go check this out.

Visit MOCAD to find out more.

Via > ModelD

{UPDATE}

Check out video of the grand opening >

Urban Aquarium Fish Tank

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Spotted @ Trendhunter >

Fish tank designed by Benedetto Bufalino, was installed inside a phone booth in Lyon, France.

“With the advent of the mobile telephone, telephone booths lie unused. We rediscover this glass cage transformed into an aquarium, full of exotically coloured fish; an invitation to escape and travel,” the designer said.”

Via > Trendhunter