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hendricks cucumber case

2011-12-08T21:43:00.012Z

wow, a hendricks cucumber carrying case designed by here design! my favourite gin, how v cool!

black masking tape

2011-11-06T22:49:00.013Z

i saw this recently at my new favourite gallery (sumarria lunn gallery) and it's beautiful. a tape installation by artist monika grzymala.

cool prints

2011-07-20T15:10:00.008+01:00

buy one get 'random' one for free from blue art studio? nice.

shintaro ohata

2011-07-08T22:19:00.012+01:00

beautiful work by shintaro ohata. 2D with 3D... nice! i hope he exhibits in london one day...

no entry man

2011-05-19T09:54:00.009+01:00

i've noticed a few around town recently and i think they are brilliant. just found out it is by a french artist called clet abraham.

white on white

2011-04-28T09:56:00.008+01:00

i love a bit of white on white... here's a polar bear colouring book and puzzle from toronto zoo (unfortunately the online store isn't available at the moment) there are six crayons in different shades of white. brilliant!

traffic sheep

2011-03-09T23:23:00.008Z

gotta love the traffic sheep! comedy... and safety of course. very cool. by swiss designer christophe machet.

doped up spiders

2011-01-30T13:57:00.005Z

NASA experiments on spiders... brilliant! check the 'high society' exhibition at the wellcome collection.

mustard and tape

2011-01-16T11:26:00.005Z

wow. things to do with mustard, cassette tape and other things... by kevin van aelst. very nice.

humperdinks dilemma

2010-12-15T12:58:00.006Z

cute doorstop and he's called a humperdink...

waitrose

2010-11-26T11:48:00.006Z

lovely packaging... good ole waitrose

missing sock bucket

2010-08-23T20:58:00.009+01:00

this 'missing sock bucket' by inklore is cool and useful(?) as everyone has found a single lonely sock after a wash...

shelflife

2010-08-21T19:55:00.010+01:00

my favourite shelves in the whole wide world... maybe one day i can afford to buy one? the viable 'shelflife' comes with its own chair and footstool. gorgeous! the OTT hooks are pretty slick too.

sudeley castle

2010-07-26T21:56:00.011+01:00

my latest roadtrip... to the sotheby's selling exhibition at sudeley castle in gloucestershire (28 may - 31 august 2010) some pieces were cooler than others and my fave was the skull and yes that is a showerhead on the side!

smartcar

2010-07-23T23:26:00.004+01:00

great ad by BBDO (canada) the oversized bike lock is used to exaggerate the fact you can park the smart car anywhere. hehehe

cupmen

2010-07-11T22:09:00.009+01:00

I WANT ONE! how cool are these cupmen. there are two designs, cupmen and cupmen2 relax. put one on your cup noodle and he will hold the lid down and change colour when the noodles are ready to eat.

richard wilson

2010-07-09T00:24:00.016+01:00

i came across this the other day on kingsway and its called 'square the block' by richard wilson. pretty mental.

here are pics i took of his permanent installation a while ago at the saatchi gallery called 20:50. its beautiful!

ah & oh studio

2010-06-07T21:10:00.009+01:00

lovely packaging for honey... such a simple and effective design by ah & oh studio.

highway icons

2010-05-27T12:46:00.011+01:00

photographic exhibition at the fox talbot museum at lacock (chuckle...) in wiltshire by eva and tony worobiec who travelled around the states taking photos of roadside diners, motels and cinemas. beautiful photos and great cream tea...

Roa update

2010-05-26T22:19:00.014+01:00

Roa's solo exhibition recently shown at the pure evil gallery in shoreditch.

decode

2010-05-08T21:27:00.016+01:00

these were taken a couple of months ago and i've been meaning to put them up! the decode exhibition at the V&A which ended last month was amazing... i was pleasantly surprised.

check the graphics in the ladies toilets near the entrance... couldn't get too close as i was getting funny looks from the people in the queue.

hexagonall

2010-05-07T18:29:00.009+01:00

love these tarantino posters by hexagonall

foxcroft & ginger

2010-05-05T22:53:00.006+01:00

another good find on berwick street. foxcroft and ginger do amazing sandwiches and coffee... i had chorizo with pumpkin and garlic mayo...YUM. sign up on their website and get a free coffee!

nordic bakery

2010-04-25T17:02:00.005+01:00

this is a good pit stop for a cuppa tea / coffee and a cinnamon bun. YUM... tho the nordic bakery at golden square does get crazy busy!

maiden

2010-04-08T20:25:00.007+01:00

cool shop called maiden on shoreditch high street (very magma-ish)

the wapping project

2010-04-03T11:57:00.021+01:00

this has been on my list of things to do for a long time and i finally got to go to the wapping project and had brunch. YUM

fantastic installation currently showing till 11 april 2010

mooli's

2010-03-24T23:34:00.007Z

homemade roti with tasty fillings at mooli's (divine street food) on frith street is very cheap and cheerful. the lunch deal is a fiver - one mooli, poppadums with chutney and a drink. YUM!

ron arad exhibition

2010-03-22T22:47:00.006Z

saw the ron arad 'restless' exhibition recently which is currently showing at the barbican until 16 may 2010. i love the simplicity of the graphics which complement the products beautifully. photos are slightly fuzzy as they were taken with the waiPhone.

panda

2010-03-20T15:11:00.009Z

some panda souvenirs from a friend who was in hk recently... the cookies i requested but the bag was a suprise. it made me chuckle... laundry bag maybe? very cool tho.

flat and empty panda...

full panda...

new museum

2010-03-16T23:12:00.016Z

i really love this launch campaign for the new museum, a newly constructed contemporary art museum in downtown new york. fantastic marketing.

view tube

2010-03-08T10:53:00.009Z

check out the container cafe if you're in east london. great food and a good cuppa tea!

plush food

2010-02-28T17:56:00.013Z

plush food from plastica. my favourite is the chicken with the detachable drumsticks!

Roa

2010-02-26T11:11:00.013Z

Roa is a belgium based street artist who is known for his graffiti animals. the rabbit you can check on curtain road.

little chef in west kettering

2010-02-16T21:13:00.012Z

this is the third hestonised little chef in west kettering. it opened back in august 2009. the second one was opened in july 2009 in york. check either of them out if you up north and about. YUM!

Scampi £4.75 | Breaded whole-tail scampi served with tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon.

Spit Roast Chicken £9.95 | Half a chicken roasted on our rotisserie with roast chicken gravy, served with fries and a salad garnish.

YSP

2010-02-13T20:23:00.018Z

i went on a roadtrip the other day to the yorkshire sculpture park in wakefield AND there was also a rob ryan exhibition! random sculptures were dotted around everywhere (pretty mental) and the cafe was also very good... for lunch, tea and cake... yum.

Heinz Mean Beanz

2010-02-06T21:08:00.004Z

i love this campaign image for heinz by leo burnett. its pretty old... wonder if the mean beanz are tasty?

tatsuo miyajima

2010-01-29T15:02:00.013Z

recent exhibition at the lisson gallery by tatsuo miyajima (installations using LED digital counting devices)

sean freeman

2010-01-25T22:30:00.017Z

wow... check out sean freeman who is based in london. amazing images! can i say wow again.

kaffe

2010-01-23T13:03:00.012Z

nice branding for coffee shop kaffe which was started by four swedes. designed by felix lobius. wonder where the shop is...?

safe no matter what you make

2010-01-19T22:04:00.008Z

campaign for play-doh from singapore. things you can make.... butcher knife, pills, razor blade, matches... fantastic!

paper sculptures

2010-01-15T00:19:00.006Z

the things you can do with an empty toilet roll. anastassia elias uses paper the same colour as the cardboard tubes to build up the intricate pictures of people. the models come alive when light is shined through the roll from one end.

western spaghetti by PES

2010-01-10T23:12:00.007Z

this is quite old its my favourite stop frame animation by PES download their fireplace screensaver... its really cool.

tom, dick and harry

2009-12-21T18:42:00.003Z

meet tom, dick and harry! a set of porcelain tea, sugar and coffee storage jars. the glints in tom, dick & harry 's eyes indicate what's inside (T: tea, S: sugar and C: coffee) and their air-tight heads have room to fit the handle of a spoon. designed by Thabto (two heads are better than one) london based design and giftware studio.

the clever hamsters

2009-12-13T00:17:00.004Z

the latest ad for drench water by CHI & Partners who assembled a hamster jazz band! the tune from the ad will be released as a single in time for christmas. brilliant! this made me chuckle!

song que

2009-12-12T22:49:00.004Z

just went to song que (cheap and cheerful and very tasty vietnamese on kingsland road) and this is the hand dryer in the ladies toilet! very creative!

i want one!

2009-12-11T22:47:00.009Z

2010 desk calendar i would love to buy! designed by Studio 8 for Fedrigoni (specialist in fine italian papers for designers and printers)

kill chill

2009-12-09T20:53:00.012Z

i am not a big fan of yo sushi but i am liking their 'kill chill' campaign image... hmmm wouldn't mind trying the mushroom kara age?

noodles

2009-12-06T23:58:00.007Z

check out the pop up noodles restaurant on dean street in soho. it's open until 01 january but it will return permanently as rosa's second branch (thai restaurant in spitalfields) food is really tasty and they do a good lunch deal.

colour accent

2009-12-05T20:21:00.010Z

i 'finally' discovered the colour accent feature on my camera the other day by fluke. no more photoshopping! woo-hoo!

peter callesen

2009-11-27T01:18:00.016Z

danish artist peter callesen has been around a while but i have only come across his works recently. i love his paper art which is created from one sheet of A4 paper and he also creates large scale paper installations. impressive!

beautiful graffiti

2009-11-25T00:37:00.008Z

Graphic design studio Truly Design introduces us to the street art of Ninja182 and his latest project called ‘Anamorphism’ made with contemporary art techniques to create a mind-blowing artwork, which can only be seen in its completeness from a specific angle in the room.

little chef in popham

2009-11-22T09:17:00.010Z

the first hestonised little chef in winchester, hampshire. you’ll find it at popham services, the first one you come to on the A303 if you're on the M3. its a good hour and a half drive from london but it was a fun road trip for me. two more have since opened in york and kettering (northamptonshire) so check it if you're in the neighbourhood as the food is tasty...

Prawn Cocktail £4.50 | Prawns with marie-rose sauce on a bed of iceberg lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes, served with a slice of brown bread.

Fish and Chips £8.45 | A fillet of hake in crunchy beer batter, served with chunky chips, mushy peas and the smell of the chippy!

bistrotheque toilet graphics

2009-11-20T16:17:00.016Z

i went for dinner at bistrotheque last night and discovered these cool graphics in the toilet! oh and the food was very tasty! great cocktails too. highly recommended!

best lemon tart

2009-11-19T12:32:00.006Z

i haven't been to princi in a wee while as it's always so rammed. but this is my fave lemon tart so far. i've tried several (paul, peyton and byrne, patisserie valerie, carluccios, amato, konditor & cook and not forgetting the waitrose lemon tart). try it next time you're on wardour! YUM

fabric font

2009-11-19T11:23:00.008Z

beautiful font design by graphic designer and illustrator tania alvarez. her inspiration came from letters being wrapped in fabric. very nice...

fruitbag

2009-11-17T10:29:00.010Z

i do like a good looking brown paper bag with some text on it... 'keep it simple' as i saying these days. the bag is actually made out of regenerated leather. designed by Setsu & Shinobu Ito for Regenesi. www.regenesi.com/welcome.html

some material info if you're interested: the regenerated leather produced by Salamander is entirely made of natural raw materials; genuine leather fibers tanned with vegetal substances, natural latex (extracted from rubber plants), water, natural fats and natural colouring agents and salts. and for the sales pitch: because it uses regenerated leather, the bag guarantees durability, colour resistance both to light and rubbing and a smooth surface. ooh

bread shoes

2009-11-11T16:25:00.020Z

twin brothers and designers R&E Praspaliauskas have designed a collection of shoes made of bread. i found these on the dezeen website: http://www.dezeen.com/ called bread shoes, they come in different designs and dough recipes. every pair is unique and comes with a best suitable, hand-picked cardboard box. there are also kiddie sizes!

nanami cowdroy

2009-11-09T22:41:00.007Z

here's another cool illustrator i came across on the gelaskin site. nanami cowdroy is an australian-japanese artist. check out her website: http://www.nthread.net/ if you happen to be in hong kong you should check out her current exhibition: http://www.ufoartgallery.com/ i would if was there!

luke chueh

2009-11-09T21:12:00.018Z

these are illustrations by luke chueh. i first came across his work when i was looking for a cool iphone cover at gelaskins. i chose this one for my iphone aka waiPhone: https://www.gelaskins.com/artist.php?ArtistID=128

title: the soundtrack (to my life)

here are other illustrations done by luke although they are a little tragic! there are more on his website which i find too disturbing: http://www.lukechueh.com/paintings-archive.html
i think i've chosen the friendliest one for my waiPhone!

title: it takes more than a jumpsuit (and nunchakus)
bruce lee would of shown him how to use nunchakus properly! talk about self harm.

title: another useless gift. omg poor bunny has no feet!

title: the things you love will destroy you (revisited)

mini signage

2009-11-08T21:44:00.011Z

this made me chuckle when i was walking around dalston a couple of weeks ago! as if anyone is gonna see that!

smurf with a cuppa tea

2009-11-08T20:05:00.010Z

i have always loved smurfs. check this one out with a cuppa tea.. so flippin cool... need i say more.

oded ezer's homage to milton glaser's I ❤ NY logo

2009-11-08T17:48:00.018Z

i love this guys work! Oded Ezer is an Israeli typographer, graphic designer, type designer, design educator and typographic experimentalist. his studio is based in israel. http://www.ezerdesign.com/

suspicious goat incident

2009-11-08T17:07:00.005Z

saw this the other day at spitalfields. i thought there was a real incident involving a goat... until i got closer. comical! its an advertisement for the new george clooney film. haven't a scooby what it's about but lovin the goat. stareatthegoat.co.uk