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Gregor Gaida

Gregor Gaida sculpture kids body

Stunning sculpture from German artist Gregor Gaida. (via mia en)

Tape Cassette Coin Pouches

Tape Cassette Coin Pouches money cassettes banks

Made of recyclable rubber these Haniboi cassette coin purses are off the hook ya’ll. Available in four colors the cassettes fasten shut with embedded magnets. If these don’t sell out in ten seconds I’ll eat my 8-track collection.

By Christopher on January 6, 2011 • banks cassettes money

Motorized wooden marionettes by Juan Pablo Cambariere

Motorized wooden marionettes by Juan Pablo Cambariere video art sculpture puppets dance automata

Seven Basic Exercises is a collection of incredible marionettes by Buenos Aires based artist and designer Juan Pablo Cambariere from a show at Turbo Gallery. It’s astounding how humanistic their physical actions are, considering they’re comprised mostly of plain interlinked blocks. His web site also has a fantastic gallery of additional puppet photos, and don’t miss his typeface. (via the automata / automation blog)

By Christopher on January 6, 2011 • automata dance puppets sculpture video art

Andreas Gefeller

Andreas Gefeller electricity

The Japan Series by German photographer Andreas Gefeller is surprisingly beautiful. Much like Yojiro Imasaka, Gefeller makes extraordinary pictures from things that pass unnoticed above us every day. (via triangulation)

By Christopher on January 6, 2011 • electricity

Alexey Kurbatov

Alexey Kurbatov portraits illustration

A collection of recent illustrations by Alexey Kurbatov. A really great mix of styles here giving each image several layers of depth. Much more over on Behance.

By Christopher on January 5, 2011 • illustration portraits

Ireland in Circles by Marco Suarez

Ireland in Circles by Marco Suarez posters and prints Ireland

While on a trip to Ireland last year, South Carolina-based artist Marco Suarez snapped some impressive photos and turned them into these circular prints. The tight cropping gives these images a stark focus that’s pretty unique. The first image, Lock Ness, is definitely my favorite. Available here. (via svpply)

By Christopher on January 5, 2011 • Ireland posters and prints

Traumgedanken: A physical hyperlink book by Maria Fischer

Traumgedanken: A physical hyperlink book by Maria Fischer web sculpture embroidery books

GGrr kmvmdgfffff uy. Hold on, trying to pick my jaw up off the keyboard. Traumgedanken (Thoughts on Dreams) by German artist Maria Fischer is a 76-page collection of literary, philosophical, psychological and scientific texts on dream theories interlinked with thread.

To ease the access to the elusive topic, the book is designed as a model of a dream about dreaming. Analogue to a dream, where pieces of reality are assembled to build a story, it brings different text excerpts together. They are connected by threads which tie in with certain key words. The threads visualise the confusion and fragileness of dreams.

See more via her web site. What a great 600th post for Colossal. (via fubiz)

By Christopher on January 5, 2011 • books embroidery sculpture web

Is that an idea in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?

Is that an idea in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? lighting electronics

The Pocket Card Light is the same size as a credit card and requires no batteries or wires. The interior bulb flips up and automatically illuminates any time you need a light. Only $7. (via incredible things)