Converse 1HUND(RED) x Dr. Romanelli x Lupe Fiasco

went to a private party last night courtesy of my buddy darren (aka dr. romanelli) to celebrate the launch of converse 1hund(red) artists. the night celebrated art and the idea that creative energy can be harnessed into a vehicle for change. 1hund(red) brought together 100 artists, 100 shoes and 100 visions of a better world. dr. romanelli's "bandaged" chuck taylor's were amazing (as seen below). however, with all due respect to the artists and shoes, the highlight of the evening was the intimate, private set by lupe fiasco. i've been a fan for a long time so it was particularly cool for me to be there. peep the pics...

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1-100.

make sure you watch it the whole way through. there's some really good ones that made me laugh out loud.

shelves.

more here.

hidden talent.

"In the natural world, the chameleon blends in perfectly with its background. In the urban jungle, Desiree Palmen decided to attempt the same visual deception. And as these pictures show, the effect is amazing. Miss Palmen, a 44-year-old Dutch artist, uses a method that requires a huge amount of effort and attention to detail..."

continue reading here.

bacon cups.

does it get any better?



click here.

gross.

shake this.

little ben.

this is ben. he's amazing! his parents are good friends of mine and i wanted to take some pictures before he got too big. here are a few...

toilet signs.

who doesn't love a good, creative toilet sign? click here for more.

play with your food.

click here.

barack-isms?

bizarre sight where you keep clicking to reveal "barack-isms" -- kinda fun though. click here.

rosellas.

umbrellas made to look like roses when folded.

how to sleep at work.

peg pencil.

peg pencil by yuta watanabe.

happy valentine's day.

the girlfriend lap pillow. from where else? yep, japan.

laker shoes.

No Mas x Puma, Lakers inspired shoes.

only in japan.

grammy foam.

from designer chika azuma: "I received a Grammy award, several years ago, for a CD package I had designed. Receiving a Grammy for a package design is like winning a Nobel Peace Prize for giving up a seat on the subway to an old person.

The ceremony for the lesser awards took place before the live television broadcast. As each winner was announced, we went up onstage, accepted a statuette, and then went backstage where we handed it over to be used for another winner. Some months later, I received one with my name engraved on it. I was particularly impressed with the laser-cut foam in which it had been packaged for mailing — a perfect negative image of the object it was supposed to protect. The foam demonstrates a lot of care and is done with beautiful simplicity. I like to call it the grammyfoam.

The grammyfoam is displayed proudly on a shelf. The award itself is in a box of odds and ends."

This short essay is excerpted from Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects with Unexpected Significance, a book by Joshua Glenn and Carol Hayes in which they and other writers discuss the importance of objects in their lives.

crooked x.

shot some stills the other night for a band called crooked x. they are 13 year old kids. and they're really good. here are a few of my favorites...

shcool

yes we can.

click here and watch.

sarah silverman.

frozen grand central.

On a cold Saturday in New York City, the world’s largest train station came to a sudden halt. Over 200 Improv Everywhere Agents froze in place at the exact same second for five minutes in the Main Concourse of Grand Central Station. Over 500,000 people rush through Grand Central every day, but today, things slowed down just a bit as commuters and tourists alike stopped to notice what was happening around them.



more info here.