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Counter standardized seating: mechair by Lee Sanghyeok

It’s in the name: MeChair – me, myself and I. You could also call this chair the epitome of an individualistic, capitalist society. MeChair is a chair that…

Skateboard traces on wall

Photo from thehundreds.com

Dishu. Art for the art’s sake

Photos (2)&(3) from francoischastanet.com, (1,4) from dokument.org A bucket of water, a brush and pavement. These three things make up dishu or “writing calligraphy on the ground”. Art…

Logo Get Wise

Photos from facebook.com/timetoGETWISE

Graffiti rugs: the hidden objects?

It was only a question of time that rugs would follow suit to the use of graffiti on and for everything. But “graffiti rugs” haven’t gained a lot…

Going to the beach with Raymond Pettibon

By now, you can basically go to the beach fully equipped in Raymond Pettibon if you’ve been there at the right moment to get his mostly limited edition…

Parking lot sign in Shoreditch, London

Gavin Oglesby: creating the visual identity of Orange County hardcore

This cover represents one of the best summaries of straight edge: “Straight and ALERT”. It represents the envy I had of friends who sported their “Screaming for Change”…

Bold, simple and telling: Tibetan buddhist symbols

Songzanlin Monastery – a Tibetan Buddhist monastry in Yunnan province, China. Photos via martinschulzephotography.com

Concrete door stopper Tetra by Ulklik

A concrete element/sculpture “tetra” by Japanese Ulklik. It is inspired by tertrapods that are used to build breakwaters and supposed to serve several purposes. I like it best…

Etched and scratched mirror

I now and then write about scratches (1) (2) or cuts but it’s the first time I saw them on a design piece like this. Earsnot and Semen…

Heavy metal quilts by Ben Venom

San Francisco-based artist Ben Venom grew up as a punk rocker in Atlanta in the 90s. Nowadays he makes hand-made quilts out of heavy metal t-shirts, and sometimes…

Lost in time barber shops

Always wonder how these survive modern times. Fascinated by their window designs.

Britcore flyers

A treasure: a monthly updated collection of Britcore jam flyers from the late 1980s onwards put together by Underground United. After some years of silence, some of the…

Limited edition packaging by Petro

Done in the context of Petro‘s exhibition “Age 39 3/4” at Tower Art Gallery in 2012. Images from towerartgallery.com

Paper dolls by Matt Leines

Love the sloth and the tiger. Cutout paper dolls that artist Matt Leines makes from time to time. Images from mattleines.tumblr.com

Scratched subway doors

Paris. Metro.

Cutting letters

Cut by Fuzi Uv Tpk on the title cover of this book “Ma ligne”. Images from vforvandal.com

Cable ties typography

Entrance door from restaurant dishoom.com in London’s Shoreditch that I passed by the other day. Cable ties help out here to make their name be seen.

Street workout aka calesthenics logos

Call it street workout or calisthenics. Important is, that it’s happening right now. Teams being created, competing and setting up identities. These are the logos of the most…