Chicago gallery and toy store Rotofugi, have really turned things around. This adorable ad spot "The Collector" with a fantastic sense of humor was created by the folks at Country Club Chicago and is an award winning animation featuring our favorite designer toys but instead of being the collected, they are the collectors... of humans! We know it's an ad, but it's so cool we had to post it.
Chicago gallery and toy store Rotofugi, have really turned things around. This adorable ad spot “The Collector” with a fantastic sense of humor was created by the folks at Country Club Chicago and is an award winning animation featuring our favorite designer toys but instead of being the collected, they are the collectors… of humans! We know it’s an ad, but it’s so cool we had to post it.
Kiel Johnson builds a beautiful big ass twin-lens reflex camera resembling an old Rolliflex or Minolta windup complete with strap - and it actually works as a pinhole camera. Look for Kiel in HF Vol.14 early January 2010.
Kiel Johnson's Cardboard Twin Lens Reflex Camera Time Lapse.
Just as everyone else is catching up to the wall stencil craze, it's great to see the elusive Banksy shake things up and bring his concepts to new mediums with his very creepy recent NYC installation "Banksy's Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill." The exhibit features animatronicsculptures in a converted petstore that, well, just watch the videos above and below...
Japanese product producers Maywa Denki were featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 3. "Maywa Denki demonstrate product like surgeons, operating sounds on their nonsense machines seemingly made out of a mixture of the carcasses of animals, people, old-time diving suits, scissors, and acoustic guitars..." People always want to know if their products really work and what they sound like, so here are two informative videos to knock on your mind.
