Monthly Archives: June 2010

Tobias Wong

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

Sad news about the design world’s so-called ‘enfant terrible’ Tobias Wong, who died earlier this month at the age of 35. Wong suffered from episodes of sleepwalking, and his long-time partner thinks his apparent suicide was the result of one … Continue reading →

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Zimoun & Pe Lang

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

Born in Bern, Switzerland, self described ‘auto-ditact’ Zimoun creates sound sculptures and installations using repetitive mechanical movements to create a bigger aural and visual whole– or, conversely, by breaking up a large function into tiny, quantifiable mechanized parts. If you … Continue reading →

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Love Letters in Philly

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

This project came to my attention today- probably a bit late. But how absolutely beautiful: Artist ESPO paints giant love letter murals all around Philly in a grand project called “Love Letter”. Here are some of my favorites (you can check … Continue reading →

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Crowdsourced funding campaign: The Yes Lab for Creative Activism

Posted on June 3, 2010 by

I love The Yes Men, “a genderless, loose-knit association of some 300 impostors worldwide who agree their way into the fortified compounds of commerce. Impersonating big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them, our targets are leaders and big corporations … Continue reading →

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