Illustrator David Gothard

I ran across the work of illustrator, David Gothard today over at yay!everyday and I'm digging his style. Much more good stuff to be seen at his site.

Plastic Toy Planters

I'm loving these genius little planters made from plastic toys by Plaid Pigeon. I especially love the Dinos. How cool would these be in a kid's room?! Pick yours up at her Etsy shop.

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New Work from Hina Aoyama

It's been a minute since I featured anything by Japanese born artist, Hina Aoyama, and when I saw this crazy heron, I knew it was high time to revisit her work. All done with scissors, by the way. Yep. Ridiculously talented.

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Tardis as Toilet

The Brooklyn bar, Way Station has its own Tardis which is also their toilet and, yes, it is bigger inside than it is outside. Something tells me The Doctor would not be pleased.

p.s. If you're thinking about making a joke about renaming it The Turdis, you've been beaten to the punch. :-)

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Synapses by Pryor Callaway

Digging this installation by artist, Pryor Callaway (winner of the cool name award for this week). Probably the best use of 2000 cocktail straws I've seen lately.

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The Currency of Communication

I'm loving these brilliant "message-a-gami" pieces by artist, Dan Tague. In this case, money really does talk. See the whole set here.

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Darren Booth's Painted Word

It's like a lettering fiesta around here lately, isn't it? Well, like a lot of stuff, these things usually come in threes. In any case, happy to add the painterly lettering of Darren Booth to the mix. Loving both the forms and the palette!

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Sponsor Love

In case your eyes haven't wandered to the sidebar for awhile, I wanted to alert you to all the rad new sponsors as well as the rad veterans that are occupying that space. In the last month alone, I've picked up an eco-friendly printer, an awesome jewelry artisan,a leather belt rug maker, and a purveyor of fine mobiles. Please show all my sponsors some love and check out what they have to offer. I guarantee you'll be delighted.

The Letterpress Rug

Digging this floor covering by Liora Manné. Match this with the letterpress wallpaper I blogged about last week and you could be the ultimate type nerd.

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Trent Jansen's Cycle Signs

This is my favorite bit of reuse that I've run across in a long time. Designer, Trent Jansen is making these reflectors out of retired Australian road signs. Brilliant!

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DIY Snow Winch

Josh sent me a link to his awesome DIY Snow Winch project yesterday and, I must say, I am mightily impressed. For centuries, man has been looking for a way to go sledding without all the pesky exercise, and Josh has found it! More details on his blog.

Tea Party

Nothing to do with politics, thank goodness. Just a super rad use of tea bags in various states of coloration by artist, Armén Rotch. Like a sea of analog pixels or something. Cool.

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Photo Infographics

Loving this genius series of infographics using people and objects by photographer, Peter Orntoft.

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50 and 50

50 designers, 50 state mottos. Sounds like a good problem to have. Dan Cassaro is the curatorial super brain behind this project. Why nobody has thought of this before is a mystery. Much more on the site.

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Tejal Patni's Dark Landscapes

I'm not really into the fashion thing, but I am digging the dark and surreal work of young Indian photographer, Tejal Patni. These Burtonesque shots are for a calendar featuring the designs of a fashion retailer in Dubai. Pretty stunning. I love the one with the flowers. More here.

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Not The End

Love this poster I found over at Swiss Miss. First one in awhile that I've wanted to own. Awesome.

FM Spradio

British artist, Mike Ballard has been making these clever little radios out of empty spray cans instead of tossing them in the landfill. Smart. Very smart.

The Art of Hand Lettering

New awesome blog alert! Alan Ariail's Art of Hand Lettering blog is the shizzle, if you're a big ol' hand lettering nerd like me.

Things Organized Neatly

Get your OCD fix and then some, over at the Things Organized Neatly blog. Satisfying symmetry abounds.

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Celestial Toothpicks

I love Franceska McCullough's model of planetary orbits made from over 20,000 toothpicks and some hot glue. Part of a contest put on by Radio 360 in which participants were asked to use unexpected materials to create something unique. Mission accomplished. More winners here.

Pop Calaveras

Digging on this limited edition print set by illustrator, Jonathan Koshi. Koshi was inspired by the sugar skulls he often saw in the Mission district around the time of the Dia De Los Muertos celebration. I think Kermit is my favorite.

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Canstruction 2010

I posted about Canstruction, the can stacking competition that is helping to end hunger, last year. The sculptures were great then, but they are pretty darned amazing now. Better every year, I'd say. You can check out an even bigger gallery of pics over at If It's Hip, It's Here.