OstrichCopter

Remember the catcopter? Well now someone's gone and pimped that idea by using an ostrich.


The original catcopter.

Wash Your Hands In The Streets of London

This great concept piece by Julia Kononenko is a wooden three-dimension basin representing the streets of central part of London. The London map choice being a tribute to the fact that it was England where first industrial products had appeared back in the XVIII century.

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The Beer Turnstile

Carnival in Rio is exuberant and outrageous. So beer brand Antarctica as a main sponsor decided to match their advertising with a potent message of ‘Don’t Drink and Drive’. Arrive safely at home after drinking by using the a ‘Beer Turnstile’ at the metro station. Now....how do we get every subway system to implement this?



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Adidas X Google Talking Shoe

As part of Art Copy Code, Google have joined forces with Adidas to create The Talking Shoe. Using an accelerometer, a gyroscope, Bluetooth and some other off the shelf technologies, the Talking Shoe translates the wearer’s movements into funny, motivating and timely commentary. Check out the video below.

Jacob Sutton’s L.E.D. Surfer

Fashion photographer and filmmaker Jacob Sutton swaps the studio for the slopes of Tignes in the Rhône-Alpes region of south-eastern France, with a luminous after hours short starring Artec pro snowboarder William Hughes. The electrifying film sees Hughes light up the snow-covered French hills in a bespoke L.E.D.-enveloped suit courtesy of designer and electronics whizz John Spatcher.

 

We Are Batman

Brazil-based graphic and web designer Billy Butcher took Batman’s final words in The Dark Knight Rises quite seriously (or not so) and decided to imagine how artists and celebrities from past and present would look as if they were the caped crusader.

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Skydive From Space: Felix Did It!!

Over 8 million people watched Felix step off that capsule and hurtle through the sound barrier and into the record books.
His records:
Highest jump: 128,097ft or 24 miles (39 km)
Highest manned balloon flight: 24.261miles (39.045km)
Fastest freefall: 1342 km/h or 834mph (Mach 1.24)
He was in freefall for 4 minutes and 19 seconds, missing out on the record by 17 seconds still held by Joe Kittinger.

 

Check out all our previous posts that lead up to this epic event dating back to January 2010!
First Supersonic Freefall
Skydive From Space Update 
Skydive From Space Update 2 
Skydive From Space Update 3 - A sad day
Skydive From Space Update 4 - It's back on!
Skydive From Space Update 5
Skydive From Space Update 6 - First manned test flight!
Skydive From Space Update 7 - 2nd manned test flight!
Skydive From Space Update 8 - A teaser

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Kuratas: The US$1m Super Robot

Did someone say Gundam?
Japanese electronics company Suidobashi Heavy Industry have created this super robot called "Kuratas" which can be yours for US$1m. It has a top speed of 10km/h and measures four meters in height, weighs four tons and has four wheeled legs that can either be controlled remotely through the 3G network or by a human seated within the cockpit. Oh, and it has twin gatling guns which fire 100 BBs a second.

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Shadows by Joe Pease

The predatory Bird presents this fantastic short by Joe Pease presenting an entirely unique way of seeing skateboarding. The title supposedly is inspired by this essay on Peter Pan. I'm sure the big wigs and fat cats will get their greasy mits all over this concept before too long and rape it of all it's worth. Remember Joe did it first! 

Coffee Table Train Set

This gem from IKEA Hackers is one of the reasons I love IKEA. So many possibilities!!

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Chaos Crew Calfskin Tattoo

Art directors Mathias Nosel and Steffen Baumgart envisioned a unique tattooed (calfskin) poster to promote Chaos Crew Tattoo Studio Munchen. The slogan for the campaign was “We got history under your skin,” which was illustrated with news related events from 2011.

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Canon 5D/Picolette Contessa-Nettel Camera Mash-up

Jason Bognacki had a 1926 Piccolette Contessa-Nettel folding camera sitting on his shelf and wondered if it would take pictures again, so he hacked it on to his Canon 5D. Check out the results below!
You can see more photos HERE 

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The Last Ride

There are some great ways to be driven in a hearse to your final resting place....

See more in this Pinterest folder....

World's Longest Motorbike

In 2009, Colin Furze added his name to the record books by building the world’s longest motorcycle. I guess he felt that it wasn’t long enough and in 2011 debuted a bike that stretched that record to a whooping 72 feet!
The new model, which seats up to 25 passengers, consists of one and one half 125cc mopeds and features a modified suspension and sturdy aluminum frame that allows for an extended wheelbase. Constructed as three separate parts in his mom’s yard, the bike can reach speeds of 35 mph.

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Skydive From Space Update 5

It's definitely on this year!! YES!
From the Red Bull Stratos website yesterday:
"The jump will happen sometime this year. I know you’re thinking, “how am I going to mark it on my calendar with a vague answer like that?” I can tell you the team has made really good progress in a matter of months, but they need to run more tests. We’re launching out of Roswell, NM so the weather will be another determining factor. Believe me, when it’s time to launch we’ll give a big shout out."

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Bio Light Concept by Philips

"The new “bio-light” concept by Dutch electronics company Philips , designed as part of their Microbial Home (MH) system, creates light in the same way that bioluminescent living organisms like fireflies and glow worms do. In the bio-light a collection of hand-blown jars — held in place by a steel frame — contain a measure of bioluminescent bacteria which glow green when fed methane gas — in this case through individual silicon tubes routed through a household waste digester. Although the light isn’t bright enough to fully replace conventional lighting, harnessing these biological techniques could help redefine how we consume energy in the home, says Philips."

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Honda Concept Chopper

"The new Honda Chopper concept was designed by Peter Norris & is a purpose-built chopper featuring a long front suspension, feet forward seating position, and a large footprint. Powering this chopper - like most of the other concepts revealed recently - are two small electric motors, one built into each wheel hub helping lower the center of gravity, improve efficiency, and lower emissions...."

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Concept Motorbikes by Mikhail Smolyanov

Solif Design, headed up by Mikhail Smolyanov make really impressive concept designs for vehicles and their latest motorbike offerings are very cool.....

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Rein Vollenga Face Sculptures

Here are some examples of amazing wearable sculptures produced by artist, Rein Vollenga....

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Living Rope Concept Art

JS Rossbach aka Living Rope is a French concept/fine artist who makes exquisitely detailed illustrations/paintings....