Drink several glasses of wine in one sitting!

This unique wine glass comes from the creative minds at Kyouei Design firm in Japan. According to the designers, this glass is designed for people who like to drink alot! The device consists of a bulb shaped container with the glass opening just below. Because of it’s unique design, it will not overflow and will keep a steady amount of wine in the glass.

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Beautiful art from ordinary toilet tissue rolls

This piece entitled ‘Corner Forrest’ by artist Yuken Teruya is created entirely out of discarded cardboard toilet tissue rolls. The branches are meticulous cut by hand and bent into place completing an evolution from tree, to cardboard, to tree art.

Where is the bottle opener?

You may have forgotten where you left the bottle opener but you always know where your best friend Fido is. Bark4beer.com sells an ingenious dog collar that also contains a retractable bottle opener. Yet another reason why dogs are mans best friend. The Bark4Beer Collar is reasonable priced at just $14.95. Well worth it.

Photo tampering before Photoshop!

Hany Farid, Professor of Computer Science from Dartmouth University, has uncovered some tomfoolery with regard to photo manipulation dating back to the late 1880s. Below are examples of photos that have been tampered with:

Abraham Lincoln – circa 1860

This famous portrait of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is really a composite of Lincoln’s head and the Southern politician John Calhoun’s body.

General Ulysses S. Grant – circa 1864

Researchers at the Library of Congress revealed that this print is a composite of three separate prints: (1) the head in this photo is taken from a portrait of Grant; (2) the horse and body are those of Major General Alexander M. McCook; and (3) the backgoround is of Confederate prisoners captured at the battle of Fisher’s Hill, VA.

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Anti-alcohol posters from Soviet propaganda era

These brilliant anti-alcohol posters are incredibly simple yet effective in the way they communicate a powerful message.

Alcohol enemy of production

Alcohol

Without words

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Dog + pig ponder shopping deals

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How they celebrated Christmas back in the day

Via: Shorpy

Innovative product design from black + blum

I have been a huge fan of product designers black + blum for many years. I personally own several of their products and they have certainly stood the test of time. I first picked up a “Jimmy” in Amsterdam way back in 2000. It still hangs, or should I say ‘climbs’, on the side of the refrigerator today. Not only do they have exceptional design prowess, but they also have clever names assigned to the products.

Loo-roll holder / magazine rack

Give your bathroom a cool accent with “Loo Read”. Its wire frame holds magazines, newspapers and of course loo rolls… two of them, just in case one runs out! [I wonder if Lou Reed is aware of this special honor!]

Loose change bowl

A sculptural polished aluminium bowl for all your loose change, keys, bits and bobs. Drop everything in and then easily pour it out into your hand again.

Keyring - bottle opener

…will magnetically climb your fridge door to store your keys and also opens bottles while holding onto the top afterwards.
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The incredible work of hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck

Australian sculptor Ron Mueck started out as a model maker and puppeteer. Soon thereafter he began his own company in London where he started making photo realistic props for the advertising industry. Muecks mother-in-law introduced him to Charles Saatchi who started collecting and commissioning his work.

Mueck’s sculptors are incredibly realistic. The key difference is the scale to which the sculptors are built. Often they are larger than life or much smaller. I had the opportunity to see his sculpture “Boy” in 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London. Truly remarkable and painstaking work.

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