Based on the Short Stories of Etgar Keret, $9.99 is a stop motion animated feature directed by Tatia Rosenthal. It tells the story of unemployed 28 year old Dave Peck who buys a book on the meaning of life. In his struggle to share his find with the world, Dave's surreal path crosses with those of his unusual neighbors.
Having a bit of a soft spot for robots I was immediately drawn to these fantastic sculptures. They are made by Gordon Bennett from bits and pieces of found objects. link
I recently came across German artist Evol. Evols buildings project takes street objects and transforms them into model buildings by sticking printed transparent paper over them. My favorites are where miniture graffiti has been included at the buildings bases. more can be seen here.
This turntable is made entirely of paper. To play the record the handle needs to be turned in a clockwise direction at a steady 331/3rpm. The paper cone then acts as a pickup, amplifying the sound enough to make it audible. link
'Slow Light' is a series of pinhole photos taken with a 6 month exposure in and around Bristol by photographer Justin Quinnell. The lines in each photo are the movements of the sun over the winter solstice from December 17, 2007 to June 21, 2008.
Lindsey Stainer and Bjørn Lie are exhibiting new work at Bristol's Here Gallery. Lots of photos of this exhibition and previous ones can be seen on the Here Gallery Flickr.
Chris Gilmour makes 1:1 scale models of everyday objects from nothing but cardboard, glue, paint and tape. His attention to detail is pretty amazing. More images available here.
The Magno Wooden Radio is the new winner of the Design Museum's Designs Of The Year Award 2009. It's also now available from their online shop here.
A lego reconstruction of the famous 1932 photograph "Lunch atop a skyscraper" taken by Charles Ebbets.
I'm always amazed by great cut out Illustrations. These beautiful examples are by Danish Designers Hvass & Hannibal.
