Rainwater Collection Jacket

Amazing stuff from the Copenhagen Institute of Interactive Design.
Dam that music in the video is annoying though.

Raincatch from Hyeona Yang on Vimeo.

Concrete Birdhouse!

What will they think of next...

Civil Engineer Tape

This would go great with BULL! If you still have money left over, click here to pick this up. In all seriousness, this would be a nice thing to have in your classroom, especially for the younger grades. They also have "curator" tape and "spinal" tape so check out their site.

This is BULL

Ander Lizaso's new piece of plywood child's furniture (nicknamed BULL) incorporates a spinning wheel as the backrest, adding a playful element to a functional chair. The axle for the wheel can be used as storage as well as the seat if the chair is flipped upside down. A fun, inexpensive design that will probably be sold for way to much money to hipster families everywhere! check out the rest of his work here.

Accordian Fold Book Fun!

Accordion Fold Books

(see also. Art Vocabulary Books)

Objective: The students will learn to use paper and staplers to make an attractive book form that can be used for stories, designs, and many other contents.

Materials:

Prisma Colored Markers

Covers 6 1/4 x 4 5/8"

Strips to make pages, at least 2 per book, more if you want to make a longer book. 6 x 18" End papers 6 1/8 x 4 1/2"

(Make using Line Game project or use scraps of decorative paper. such as wrapping paper)

Fold long strips in half. Fold each half to the middle, making a 'W' shape.

To make an accordion fold book:

Staple one page at the end of the strip to another. Press accordion folded pages into a stack.

Center covers on top and bottom. Staple on covers.

Decorate covers with Prisma Markers and pen.

Attach secret of teaching and extra pencils on back with tape!

Dezeen Fortress Revival

Italian architects Markus Scherer and Walter Dietl transformed this old Habsburg fortress in northern Italy into a funky bar and store. Great way to reuse a piece of architecture with such a somber past. Check out the whole article at this site.

Brings a whole new meaning to feathering the throttle!

Check out Pipeburn.com for this sweet motorcycle made entirely of feathers by Tim Hawkinson.

Surrealist Collage on Mars

Here are a few really interesting surrealist collages by Alejandro Chavetta. You can view the entire series at his website.

This kind of Surrealist Collage made popular by Max Ernst uses pasted images of found pictures to create a funky illusionist image. Pretty neat stuff, kind of reminds me of Red Faction with all that jumping and strangling....


Check out this Dali video, and combine what you see with the Red Faction picture...See what I mean!



If you want to try one of these collages yourself, try the surrealist game of collage. Grab some magazines, paper, scissors and glue and get cracking.