Recycled Clothing Art

Cuban-born artist Guerro De La Paz has created a series of sculpture art out of recycled clothing. "The message Guerro De La Paz conveys with their recycled clothing art is about the consume-and-discard nature of our mass-produced lifestyles. Our habits of consumption put us so very far away fromt he creation of the items we use- and just as far awar from the piles of trash they become." - (thecoolist.com)

Jelloware: Disposable, Edible Cups

Check out New York based consulting agency, "The Way We See The World"'s latest concept; Jelloware. It is a new spin on the disposable cup. This cup is actually made out of agar agar, which is a gelatin derived from algae, but is an ingredient used in desserts. Along with agar agar, there is added rosemary-beet and lemon-basil to complement whatever refreshment you choose. Also, once you are done with your drink, you can literally toss it on the grass and the agar agar nurtures the plants around.

iPhone DSLR mount

I know it's been a verrrrrryyyy long time since I have blogged here, but my life was getting really hectic! I finally graduated from UH! Also, I have been traveling around the eastern mediterranean and have been inspired by so many things. This has been a big motivator to get back to blogging, so... check this out!

This is a iPhone DSLR prototype mount. There has been a lot of talk about this type of idea and getting the most out of your iPhone camera. I think it is a really interesting concept, but why not just get a DSLR camera? Is it just so you can upload nicer "mobile album" pictures to facebook? Most might actually say yes...

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Fitzroy High School, Melbourne

Can you imagine that this school is actually over 100 years old and was almost shut down forever? Fitzroy High School in Melbourne, Australia is a government school that was shut down in '92. After a long campaign (over 11 years) from parents around the neighborhood, they opened the school back up and was renovated to look like this! The schools philosophy has a heavy emphasis on innovation in education, and you can easily tell by the environment they create.

Geek Week repost from ECOGEEK

THIS WEEK IS GEEK WEEK! So everyone should be loud and proud to let that inner geek come out, at least for this week! Here is a repost I found today from www.ecogeek.org/ The title to the article, " Forget Wave Power, Google and others may use POO POWER for data centers".

Hachi Maru Hachi x Hanabi Studio x Kawaii Kon Convention

Check out Jordan Takemoto's first company Hanabi Studio's( a publishing company that specializes in Japanese Manga and short stories) first magazine, "Hachi Maru Hachi". They released their first magazine at the Kawaii Kon Convention in Hawaii this past weekend. Here are some pics and make sure to grab your first issue!

Business card throwing

Not much to say about this one because my mouth is still on the floor in awe... Crazy