Visionaire 56 Solar: Let The Sun Shine

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-b88KFqQsUXB9rvM6DKRxcPDhK9tlcb71eW45GWDehw8esrnLseDnklf9kHL3TrCNABS0hB-9F4W1VPwj11OLsNoavPx2dH4W1Nzmy_LtmPl7-E5b-ipiYYBwoPz7pzolwoWGS08bpTQ/s1600-h/Picture+72.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375151325709395842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-b88KFqQsUXB9rvM6DKRxcPDhK9tlcb71eW45GWDehw8esrnLseDnklf9kHL3TrCNABS0hB-9F4W1VPwj11OLsNoavPx2dH4W1Nzmy_LtmPl7-E5b-ipiYYBwoPz7pzolwoWGS08bpTQ/s400/Picture+72.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 364px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Visionaire Issue 56 has recently been published and this "solar" issue is like getting two books in one. Indoors, the board-bound book appears to be in a white embroidered slipcase with beautiful black and white photography and art. Expose it to the sun and the case, the embroidery and the images within the book transforms into color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYeDIygs6yjf5tsoeCXFrm5kreHDqvdct2Yyw07bmcpeRnyJJC3S2ywu_du_Et7y8Beav4uluikbLeqGLVqO5RzaaF7zJu-l7W0JZGWOHAWtHZzjW3pWeMXT3f2b0FQLJlXMWgskaT40H/s1600-h/Picture+28.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375154054017704546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYeDIygs6yjf5tsoeCXFrm5kreHDqvdct2Yyw07bmcpeRnyJJC3S2ywu_du_Et7y8Beav4uluikbLeqGLVqO5RzaaF7zJu-l7W0JZGWOHAWtHZzjW3pWeMXT3f2b0FQLJlXMWgskaT40H/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 276px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T_hiWoxiQTUJRDQ4ftnN-3TyybDJvVCEs5YqZ0fgmdFFVFyZoD2JMQ3T9sfgL9vKmnPIoB8Dkyv1gjSQCzPR-2I8uAv9aCVkbawwsHmoxFIJZttXBLDfTFv5MyauPK5eaoZBx5Sp-t6T/s1600-h/Picture+39.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375158622585943170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T_hiWoxiQTUJRDQ4ftnN-3TyybDJvVCEs5YqZ0fgmdFFVFyZoD2JMQ3T9sfgL9vKmnPIoB8Dkyv1gjSQCzPR-2I8uAv9aCVkbawwsHmoxFIJZttXBLDfTFv5MyauPK5eaoZBx5Sp-t6T/s400/Picture+39.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 443px;" /></a><br /><br />Contributing artists include Yoko Ono, John Baldessari, Ugo Rondinone, Inez Van Lambsweerde, Vinoodh Matadin, Mario Sorrenti, Roe Ethridge, M/M (Paris), Alex Katz, Richard Phillips, Olaf Breuning, Peter Lindbergh, Ryan McGinley, Richard Burbridge and Glen Luchford.<br /><br />Here are some of the images in the issue as they appear indoors (left or above) and outdoors (right or below ):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfL97ABWavFqfSFuZaa_oel-a1nN3Zn5ZJY1qLlmNaS1bsq8_-fek5ScricLZHSB-JWMRRffN3gGyHhuX9nHO0iB5VRpa3i9945pmpYiNz4-d1NWa0GSAxEBBucqPjVjsq71ct4jgQo7J/s1600-h/Picture+71.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375153937451118050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfL97ABWavFqfSFuZaa_oel-a1nN3Zn5ZJY1qLlmNaS1bsq8_-fek5ScricLZHSB-JWMRRffN3gGyHhuX9nHO0iB5VRpa3i9945pmpYiNz4-d1NWa0GSAxEBBucqPjVjsq71ct4jgQo7J/s400/Picture+71.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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Artist Blaine Fontana Completes His 30 Limited Edition Nestkeepers.

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d_X9bZpYakgof4cocbCABrkWchMMGzUNWHZw8pbDAsEI0H5X4gD6AICSqbN_-9y8aWtCoiRCrh8sQhziI7-kd_pdpRdk6Sb6tbTxdXkAfAQ2x1dQT2ZvdIB6TJXEzShtnke01EOaqbN3/s1600-h/gangedNK.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375902054179518626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5d_X9bZpYakgof4cocbCABrkWchMMGzUNWHZw8pbDAsEI0H5X4gD6AICSqbN_-9y8aWtCoiRCrh8sQhziI7-kd_pdpRdk6Sb6tbTxdXkAfAQ2x1dQT2ZvdIB6TJXEzShtnke01EOaqbN3/s400/gangedNK.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 505px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAleRX-RhxdFDahdAEMi7lrnXjpKNYCL3EMt8j1Rek1gigSjV4LgE1prQx3j7-mH8NxqwKXQpGj-iL042FXIl3XDnqgObXVIcxmMxjhvnn0WZAMf3-kPAc3F_AX74Sj0EEmYtvjttA9Ud/s1600-h/25557_14591610_l.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375905241730442082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAleRX-RhxdFDahdAEMi7lrnXjpKNYCL3EMt8j1Rek1gigSjV4LgE1prQx3j7-mH8NxqwKXQpGj-iL042FXIl3XDnqgObXVIcxmMxjhvnn0WZAMf3-kPAc3F_AX74Sj0EEmYtvjttA9Ud/s400/25557_14591610_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 336px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjqOhyphenhyphencrOEaBCVACWpcD5WJoJUHaQWB7MNucL09N8ulhy5R1Cd7uCf2j2KgOrLTOeYE9TztY-nBfPdMY3VpVGuv8RAw5pJ4_YDWpx1tihPqPm3glQGDl3eyxqmxlYLRNX48ktXkWDdcqf/s1600-h/25556_13860808_l.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375905381145187090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjqOhyphenhyphencrOEaBCVACWpcD5WJoJUHaQWB7MNucL09N8ulhy5R1Cd7uCf2j2KgOrLTOeYE9TztY-nBfPdMY3VpVGuv8RAw5pJ4_YDWpx1tihPqPm3glQGDl3eyxqmxlYLRNX48ktXkWDdcqf/s400/25556_13860808_l.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 337px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: 30 Limited Edition Nestkeeper Sculptures by artist Blaine Fontana</span><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />I'm a big fan of artist Blaine Fontana's work. His installations, his mixed media, his paintings and now these wonderful limited edition Nestkeepers. Thirty little imp-like sculptures each carefully painted in styles varying from japonesque designs to graffiti, exemplifying Blaine's vast styles and talents.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l3iyFeSsUX5zGE5ny-obh-IrTEm_wyDbPycBKD3rhFMvCHNWR9p-glgPeqJq0cxo7YO0N2jB-t-ZWvhhuvC2JEA3eqp1wJsaxSjN3ZyPBBb9Imd_OZc9UnnYBzCf0exeGmUcLslSYKrN/s1600-h/Picture+26.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375897168933944178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7l3iyFeSsUX5zGE5ny-obh-IrTEm_wyDbPycBKD3rhFMvCHNWR9p-glgPeqJq0cxo7YO0N2jB-t-ZWvhhuvC2JEA3eqp1wJsaxSjN3ZyPBBb9Imd_OZc9UnnYBzCf0exeGmUcLslSYKrN/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 497px; height: 600px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: four profiles of the varied styles of Blaine Fontana's Nestkeepers.</span><br /><br />It was in his 2006 show, The Manifest Soup Transcripts of Four Corners, (at the now closed <a href="http://lineagegallery.com/">Lineage Gallery</a> in Philadelphia) that featured the first 8 of the 30 nestkeepers and he has just now completed them all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZOBVAHI7tJaunPy8DYYYwxpc9OJQ2yV-skWKPZleInHtTwTSGr2aPmM8OKcE9vxpRXy23WtMXBEppjbwFPZi87w9bspjicBRnhoJzaPeuEpSPmRekpyz-OB61afbkWx0QgDBWnK3MnkO/s1600-h/Picture+21.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375899880377111474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZOBVAHI7tJaunPy8DYYYwxpc9OJQ2yV-skWKPZleInHtTwTSGr2aPmM8OKcE9vxpRXy23WtMXBEppjbwFPZi87w9bspjicBRnhoJzaPeuEpSPmRekpyz-OB61afbkWx0QgDBWnK3MnkO/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 505px; height: 599px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the first 8 nestkeepers as they appeared at Lineage Gallery in 2006</span><br /><br />The nestkeepers were inspired by this earlier painting of Blaine's:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9YywRJVZLNDPOMd623Fplev-SQQpMYOYaJrvbOIYS8LS8bzoLFVrb-kZGBuDhC97G-JgpRxtpwsRqfmO5yzBqLq6BWGXrNJkb3I5xm23BkP5vm3TCXnkq4-ppr_NomFu30uldriL2ml9/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375904462344725714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9YywRJVZLNDPOMd623Fplev-SQQpMYOYaJrvbOIYS8LS8bzoLFVrb-kZGBuDhC97G-JgpRxtpwsRqfmO5yzBqLq6BWGXrNJkb3I5xm23BkP5vm3TCXnkq4-ppr_NomFu30uldriL2ml9/s400/Picture+2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 509px; height: 506px;" /></a><br /><br />Blaine sculpted the original prototype at which point fellow Otis Alum Daniel Garcia, then in the toy design department, applied his talents with the wax pen on the second casting and together they cast the finals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1olWgp1g1QDVLMG5dGl2STKX5VJay8Z9P1mdjv8IrVPGAtvhB2DGphGkhnFkLSdOu1UhCRK2pMvQDpnIhm2cg1GQ5EueH1SHhyphenhyphenzBt2D8y-2c5XmcZWRkclDfrAov0ZxpYH0eaXhsn1mF/s1600-h/keepers.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375906481240896482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV1olWgp1g1QDVLMG5dGl2STKX5VJay8Z9P1mdjv8IrVPGAtvhB2DGphGkhnFkLSdOu1UhCRK2pMvQDpnIhm2cg1GQ5EueH1SHhyphenhyphenzBt2D8y-2c5XmcZWRkclDfrAov0ZxpYH0eaXhsn1mF/s400/keepers.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the last 22 of the final 30 casts. The mold has since been destroyed.</span><br /><br />The 30 nestkeepers are created from a solid silicon cast and then each 5" tall form is hand painted and adorned with unique elements, like twigs, nests, flowers, butterflies and even spray can tops.<br /><br />Please click on the images below to enlarge and see the 30 nestkeepers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtV8jUqUsKoMbzWFKECaPxHeXpIwYLhlu2auoEauODmuv7VnVmW6ESAN35MAhAPTv1PBFxAoQhLeBwLiV-55WIu_ZRBhFd2yRbAm2ChHF97AMIieW0NGR-vWst5HkpL-zKBvHvWuC3Rg3A/s1600-h/NK1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375892678591406322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtV8jUqUsKoMbzWFKECaPxHeXpIwYLhlu2auoEauODmuv7VnVmW6ESAN35MAhAPTv1PBFxAoQhLeBwLiV-55WIu_ZRBhFd2yRbAm2ChHF97AMIieW0NGR-vWst5HkpL-zKBvHvWuC3Rg3A/s400/NK1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSc9wmGdpzWBe2231aWAoO1-M7FLdcBtUfO2o4iC9rggp_kLVCSdRF21bMDYf4ELcJDBpxisoVa7qBRp9Qtk7_AdkacE2IeOskWICjP9Cdl8-nQ0Uw1Jp2D2s9E9kMEHEBRfScGBUWn6Nn/s1600-h/NK2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375892522694213042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSc9wmGdpzWBe2231aWAoO1-M7FLdcBtUfO2o4iC9rggp_kLVCSdRF21bMDYf4ELcJDBpxisoVa7qBRp9Qtk7_AdkacE2IeOskWICjP9Cdl8-nQ0Uw1Jp2D2s9E9kMEHEBRfScGBUWn6Nn/s400/NK2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBu83NhrtH-bxUZFolzmTFn4JFbZT6F1gSvKZdKlaQasfScbKGJKATs1aeahZHAkbQcvHmzi92slNQspfMFuCnjF-i9vkawEu5jlxNwp5wE69uT0JyV7A5wQqgkBvJkpKubMqhfyR_NcSV/s1600-h/NK3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375892306884298642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBu83NhrtH-bxUZFolzmTFn4JFbZT6F1gSvKZdKlaQasfScbKGJKATs1aeahZHAkbQcvHmzi92slNQspfMFuCnjF-i9vkawEu5jlxNwp5wE69uT0JyV7A5wQqgkBvJkpKubMqhfyR_NcSV/s400/NK3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs8ud5BqeJqEcm1hL8vOEDEeXS29gnKtSb9A_NFdra_wMEw8rxRSUIon80SOZGYe1n5yAo1U5fMHTPw_J3ZVFy-uzWV8xzXitxePLevM9itCvwPK_5oyFn8aAXdwA1WHY8aoPjb1sw0yE/s1600-h/NK4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375889303691077314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs8ud5BqeJqEcm1hL8vOEDEeXS29gnKtSb9A_NFdra_wMEw8rxRSUIon80SOZGYe1n5yAo1U5fMHTPw_J3ZVFy-uzWV8xzXitxePLevM9itCvwPK_5oyFn8aAXdwA1WHY8aoPjb1sw0yE/s400/NK4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 499px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDZRXrDkPKN0ei0hk2kOt08NWXrCuRhc0n-Zfzep6y3-Zh48oESL8g6WGaHk_C8x1IelLIWdt7Ggn3xq3m89DczK2IFvWdzF4Uvztr5UQzzCcVOoS99orY361L-g4YWfwiWlTC7pQqo_u/s1600-h/NK5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375889164905493330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDZRXrDkPKN0ei0hk2kOt08NWXrCuRhc0n-Zfzep6y3-Zh48oESL8g6WGaHk_C8x1IelLIWdt7Ggn3xq3m89DczK2IFvWdzF4Uvztr5UQzzCcVOoS99orY361L-g4YWfwiWlTC7pQqo_u/s400/NK5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br />The first 8 sold long ago, but to see or buy the $800.00 nestkeepers that are still available for purchase, <a href="http://www.blainefontana.com/storefront.html">go here. </a><br /><br />Below are a few examples of the work of Blaine Fontana:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bLdbyUFvS40SBR7Q3yY1ZgXYL_0Zyhl3BNx4uW-HtuVVDXC1rarSZmkWXILy3SRtvIj8xuFU7y6WyM5Y6yKamg5-nThqb-uOhDwc2M4CkPdq25EMmV3x8DopxjuNB1UWwDlI4HCCQuZD/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903951101584722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bLdbyUFvS40SBR7Q3yY1ZgXYL_0Zyhl3BNx4uW-HtuVVDXC1rarSZmkWXILy3SRtvIj8xuFU7y6WyM5Y6yKamg5-nThqb-uOhDwc2M4CkPdq25EMmV3x8DopxjuNB1UWwDlI4HCCQuZD/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GSS3Fo2iIu4rKfskBK-DrP3bv9KEJUjPO7RcMWG6VltxNbGQiuY71_a_8HyUqCUVzc0uH5aFhETjKR-vqUV-iBln7nyuTwDLzweKNULb3QBbWjHok5u1zPpfFXpXHE86qqeY-RrjEa5U/s1600-h/Picture+19.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903692209015906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GSS3Fo2iIu4rKfskBK-DrP3bv9KEJUjPO7RcMWG6VltxNbGQiuY71_a_8HyUqCUVzc0uH5aFhETjKR-vqUV-iBln7nyuTwDLzweKNULb3QBbWjHok5u1zPpfFXpXHE86qqeY-RrjEa5U/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 375px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-FICufUuCglEP1XnecTkD-W-D8dLuoerNnSwNikUUDCoIEca6dmJpP87YX3LWOmZJ84APZgXaUO71kMFHacB0lW2P0zesNnKFpGd41LtJw6n8zZqlOpsTNm5kIufnsXyHLHQCbCKCiWo/s1600-h/Picture+20.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903511063997650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-FICufUuCglEP1XnecTkD-W-D8dLuoerNnSwNikUUDCoIEca6dmJpP87YX3LWOmZJ84APZgXaUO71kMFHacB0lW2P0zesNnKFpGd41LtJw6n8zZqlOpsTNm5kIufnsXyHLHQCbCKCiWo/s400/Picture+20.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 495px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJWUB7MjF7qso_r6uHRQtxa4RNMT0bFx86E1hkkdiUW0tPu3uo2USAYrA-C9cwpaTV7-Rz3zuGl9ZFte4sPo-Zj31f1ihYR16NAeUShfkr4rRXSkqH9V52q2AZVOGwHE2wFADCBmWIbSa/s1600-h/Picture+22.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903376408517538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJWUB7MjF7qso_r6uHRQtxa4RNMT0bFx86E1hkkdiUW0tPu3uo2USAYrA-C9cwpaTV7-Rz3zuGl9ZFte4sPo-Zj31f1ihYR16NAeUShfkr4rRXSkqH9V52q2AZVOGwHE2wFADCBmWIbSa/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 493px; height: 490px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KMZ8DsHlwVEe6aWJGx1mHlGRuViSk-tvfS1pdJZkzYzGjOWbNGuUj8leKORqFHD4eWJTqWm-8dIKLamBHuVU7YATgYk9SHp1Q7GD4IBR7sIY6gTdlaUTYAqozv01OjShPSm8_EV4WrUx/s1600-h/Picture+25.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375903249081025986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8KMZ8DsHlwVEe6aWJGx1mHlGRuViSk-tvfS1pdJZkzYzGjOWbNGuUj8leKORqFHD4eWJTqWm-8dIKLamBHuVU7YATgYk9SHp1Q7GD4IBR7sIY6gTdlaUTYAqozv01OjShPSm8_EV4WrUx/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 371px;" /></a><br />all images courtesy of the artist and <a href="http://www.society6.com/">society6</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f-cDmiofUtjXgQ0kTyXlufpl24UNSCJUhBJgvuH5BnfV3Y2Yt302WzN9KoTxe5fdvX5aRD4MfeEbCR6zZkq6fSOA1wGa5rCK6Sc3PttFlzbCOCNCctZuXwLQaW6kyY5rRDSCw02AjL1k/s1600-h/Picture+31.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375909856686137074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f-cDmiofUtjXgQ0kTyXlufpl24UNSCJUhBJgvuH5BnfV3Y2Yt302WzN9KoTxe5fdvX5aRD4MfeEbCR6zZkq6fSOA1wGa5rCK6Sc3PttFlzbCOCNCctZuXwLQaW6kyY5rRDSCw02AjL1k/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 502px; height: 100px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.blainefontana.com/">Blaine Fontana's site</a><br><br>

Artist Blaine Fontana Completes His 30 Limited Edition Nestkeepers.

above: 30 Limited Edition Nestkeeper Sculptures by artist Blaine FontanaI'm a big fan of artist Blaine Fontana's work. His installations, his mixed media, his paintings and now these wonderful limited edition Nestkeepers. Thirty little imp-like sculptures each carefully painted in styles varying fro…

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Weird & Wonderful Worldwide Web Wonders

<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6J_4a1YKrNUAmffVM3SNy-YJuSb-AU2nkCVmnRiidfF-R3WC_Dz96rWlSUxQWolddVZw3Hfeqb1MOkN1MEvgghxkTEcZfITVY85qi-F0eiA_3VbDsLCm2bKlqgMC3id7FEdaLGLw_Jam/s1600-h/Picture+33.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375802721765631346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH6J_4a1YKrNUAmffVM3SNy-YJuSb-AU2nkCVmnRiidfF-R3WC_Dz96rWlSUxQWolddVZw3Hfeqb1MOkN1MEvgghxkTEcZfITVY85qi-F0eiA_3VbDsLCm2bKlqgMC3id7FEdaLGLw_Jam/s400/Picture+33.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 517px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: cool doorknobs, head handbags, lap pillow, taillight lamp and pig speakers</span><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />A few funky finds from all over the world for you:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccleN5qqmqchOOIFikz426r_vqfpyMU9vqrWq2tUSZ3WkO8iC_-xa2HIgSBM0WARbZPP3se45iN5KnFS0SJnFCJ2ldvVqsdblsDDFDO4ZGzNbZbrC58mV1WHyJ6ocJeyVUzzPr1jsl8yR/s1600-h/molecule+sherlewagner.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367313551330513746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccleN5qqmqchOOIFikz426r_vqfpyMU9vqrWq2tUSZ3WkO8iC_-xa2HIgSBM0WARbZPP3se45iN5KnFS0SJnFCJ2ldvVqsdblsDDFDO4ZGzNbZbrC58mV1WHyJ6ocJeyVUzzPr1jsl8yR/s400/molecule+sherlewagner.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 481px;" /></a><br />above: Molecule doorknob by <a href="http://www.sherlewagner.com/tearsheet.asp?gmi=catalog/images/hardware/catalog_images/print/hardware/molcule2005_zm.jpg&isr=926">Sherle Wagner</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPKewB0jwhDZ66dYtpUI-64PLP8YtfgNZhfzP7vEwyKV5JgBiWRjmCQgUJH2XQI6nT86vTvZniuQMtKi5R8qhr0Eq06JBzq_X-GGF3M6Rh6NgIagWu2KwxcdrRsArNlhqp5tbx2yLR4I5/s1600-h/Picture+16.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367314524892350530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPKewB0jwhDZ66dYtpUI-64PLP8YtfgNZhfzP7vEwyKV5JgBiWRjmCQgUJH2XQI6nT86vTvZniuQMtKi5R8qhr0Eq06JBzq_X-GGF3M6Rh6NgIagWu2KwxcdrRsArNlhqp5tbx2yLR4I5/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 364px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf1I37FARlz4qNnIPqshlTu-qW_EQJ7_qZtNXfjxZPLhJmnjIz-_78Co1nRrGpPBBPTuFBU-fe0SEA06TGHLVqwaQKaZ7rmpYU1WR7iRkzWwZ3sATNWpS8RYjhD9leGDkYbGQT_1s1fHf/s1600-h/meatgrinder.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367314232141623570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwf1I37FARlz4qNnIPqshlTu-qW_EQJ7_qZtNXfjxZPLhJmnjIz-_78Co1nRrGpPBBPTuFBU-fe0SEA06TGHLVqwaQKaZ7rmpYU1WR7iRkzWwZ3sATNWpS8RYjhD9leGDkYbGQT_1s1fHf/s400/meatgrinder.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 365px;" /></a><br />above: A few of the weirder ties from the wonderful <a href="http://www.cyberoptix.com/">Cyberoptix Tie Lab.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9Ka3t64rTYBJIBEHONmzhK-86N2YdQtD4yWSH8lnbsQsuLkZemUhba9Hme8vyR2MMaSzREJkmr12rAEPrKBR5IcxAvQ0lAtXi1Dt0hqW05FMmsTGSpBFLH70gWKi2Amoac67aXpB_840/s1600-h/Picture+14.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367303061617825650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9Ka3t64rTYBJIBEHONmzhK-86N2YdQtD4yWSH8lnbsQsuLkZemUhba9Hme8vyR2MMaSzREJkmr12rAEPrKBR5IcxAvQ0lAtXi1Dt0hqW05FMmsTGSpBFLH70gWKi2Amoac67aXpB_840/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 199px;" /></a><br />above: the Hizamakura knee lap pillow comes with a black or red skirt and costs $101.00 USD<br /><a href="http://www.japantrendshop.com/hizamakura-knee-lap-pillow-p-64.html">buy it here.</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo1Tk2edRvk5mcgdwVffBIZH8DIjwmI7sxtPPl00Rav2Tjx5cCRTU1F5hcInp-cBkidKZ-BwrElhyphenhyphenjzqudmg7E-CsR7iThEl7maObLqCCWCQphvlJQvRl-QGeI9eLvLX3f_mCgK2YD3GJ/s1600-h/human_collection.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367304170247122386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo1Tk2edRvk5mcgdwVffBIZH8DIjwmI7sxtPPl00Rav2Tjx5cCRTU1F5hcInp-cBkidKZ-BwrElhyphenhyphenjzqudmg7E-CsR7iThEl7maObLqCCWCQphvlJQvRl-QGeI9eLvLX3f_mCgK2YD3GJ/s400/human_collection.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 498px; height: 324px;" /></a><br />above: Dzimtry Samal's Human Furniture Collection, learn more <a href="http://www.samaldesign.com/">here</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqvsUVPBu9DD-Zq9INcB5QT-E9f_2WCAS2w-boJ8JkN_fxgXDDATzoLBJP4Rpswd1tHyRemnfSUYYqlSfiYS3KkN2D5akY8pLb9KD11oW2V9EMBL4ftMydUhqu3gUbelP75rDLMTCibmH/s1600-h/Militare_Savini.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367315450397836882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqvsUVPBu9DD-Zq9INcB5QT-E9f_2WCAS2w-boJ8JkN_fxgXDDATzoLBJP4Rpswd1tHyRemnfSUYYqlSfiYS3KkN2D5akY8pLb9KD11oW2V9EMBL4ftMydUhqu3gUbelP75rDLMTCibmH/s400/Militare_Savini.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 477px;" /></a><br />above: One of Maurizio Savini's many life sized chewing gum sculptures, see more<a href="http://bibi.org/box/archives/2008/01/maurizio_savini.html"> here.<br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uvPmYjyUJrD3DSaiB-mzWOTkXOhxT_nyG8gNkZ9LsjSBHjqRuWA_9epTbMSUbhMRLl4b8rZ6KB5k00xw9w_uDIKbveCsL1jtxCKATP_0bGmO-l5wYJmvKp8Jo-f0Fer6d_xoWOz6vP8B/s1600-h/pig+speaker1.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367305127866945202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5uvPmYjyUJrD3DSaiB-mzWOTkXOhxT_nyG8gNkZ9LsjSBHjqRuWA_9epTbMSUbhMRLl4b8rZ6KB5k00xw9w_uDIKbveCsL1jtxCKATP_0bGmO-l5wYJmvKp8Jo-f0Fer6d_xoWOz6vP8B/s400/pig+speaker1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 218px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthiVciq1SkRHA8KKTZVDkGWutg4F0kSLiyZ95k-WAdDhyQftNHyhrAYWDB-zJb-UwvDyLrIClc3gNUQzCh4a1rH-1BLBANA6BvN0F8dvNG8RrZbYO0zsAV1_rrEh1vBKCxyYiPhSZF1IL/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367305829206638866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthiVciq1SkRHA8KKTZVDkGWutg4F0kSLiyZ95k-WAdDhyQftNHyhrAYWDB-zJb-UwvDyLrIClc3gNUQzCh4a1rH-1BLBANA6BvN0F8dvNG8RrZbYO0zsAV1_rrEh1vBKCxyYiPhSZF1IL/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 501px; height: 114px;" /></a><br />above: Pig speakers from IDEA japan, not available in the US. In japan, <a href="http://item.rakuten.co.jp/zakka-soho/10004473/">buy it here.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeAUCgqcmjytMQbaGV0z26JChahYNFs2_CM4vAEFJ6csbD2-SRgagtZdQhWsUWQqIN4nIWM9MeMVmNMj6lrbbmPWQ4u-QCbeZwVWlYKGJSz_ld7cmODZoY8QFHX3MKT2F3m40RDzNKy01/s1600-h/glove+chair+VW+fabric.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367316933672387618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeAUCgqcmjytMQbaGV0z26JChahYNFs2_CM4vAEFJ6csbD2-SRgagtZdQhWsUWQqIN4nIWM9MeMVmNMj6lrbbmPWQ4u-QCbeZwVWlYKGJSz_ld7cmODZoY8QFHX3MKT2F3m40RDzNKy01/s400/glove+chair+VW+fabric.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 513px; height: 544px;" /></a><br />above: <a href="http://www.molteni.it/">Molteni & C</a>'s glove chair by Patricia Urquiola covered in Vivienne Westwood's Rubbish fabric<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKjxrnh5byJV4SnpZLK3GdEkpscKIt79OQg62p5VAwdBRXyMYbpcEr_-H9t8Zk0A9eL3j3GYhyG04JWBa-5LzM_5rIXwabMiT7a6urb8jhqSOnBWfzokEVnyVeBXQP9fO8S5oafd1KvFG/s1600-h/headhandbag2.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367301457474756514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKjxrnh5byJV4SnpZLK3GdEkpscKIt79OQg62p5VAwdBRXyMYbpcEr_-H9t8Zk0A9eL3j3GYhyG04JWBa-5LzM_5rIXwabMiT7a6urb8jhqSOnBWfzokEVnyVeBXQP9fO8S5oafd1KvFG/s400/headhandbag2.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 515px; height: 401px;" /></a><br />above: the headbag handbags by <a href="http://www.raw-edges.com/">Raw Edges</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3cdKkYzIUAWONYI_JFekvrwJrIaewpO5Mu1-k37hwibMN_BvnGem7BxJ643hasoT75dZoatLZWwpvMxzSYTE8vLx3O-TYIHk1nzvSVjXOmpw9GuYK1AwkUo9MPSUSKt1Mg7QG4d80wbX/s1600-h/bread6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367308574314918738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3cdKkYzIUAWONYI_JFekvrwJrIaewpO5Mu1-k37hwibMN_BvnGem7BxJ643hasoT75dZoatLZWwpvMxzSYTE8vLx3O-TYIHk1nzvSVjXOmpw9GuYK1AwkUo9MPSUSKt1Mg7QG4d80wbX/s400/bread6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 390px;" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uRTAA-LLc8jOpMDsWPScAv1VJhYVKECqDH8xypkzsV5BqAc250YIXxJsJzMaDPJhCE8wnJaoaI5htr_XugJUaiLf02N0ylpFGKexlsboNi4lejJ16JAVU1E1n2I6JonRqaM7EZ6rqPju/s1600-h/18584_5_468.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367308479919722706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uRTAA-LLc8jOpMDsWPScAv1VJhYVKECqDH8xypkzsV5BqAc250YIXxJsJzMaDPJhCE8wnJaoaI5htr_XugJUaiLf02N0ylpFGKexlsboNi4lejJ16JAVU1E1n2I6JonRqaM7EZ6rqPju/s400/18584_5_468.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 323px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjgCcCijOBx9kKPNGCEIokApJSM4nAR3GQ_G4ClIj1FvAumunt8pfFX1qlTIulLAyHaMECKVMSIr65nClspP1oEt1JKnV7gp8OpoLA8yegmMV0Hj54vaeyg1GxBgFmGP2PsyL58GI7aJ1/s1600-h/0595114332_edibleparts.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367308669091346530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHjgCcCijOBx9kKPNGCEIokApJSM4nAR3GQ_G4ClIj1FvAumunt8pfFX1qlTIulLAyHaMECKVMSIr65nClspP1oEt1JKnV7gp8OpoLA8yegmMV0Hj54vaeyg1GxBgFmGP2PsyL58GI7aJ1/s400/0595114332_edibleparts.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 323px;" /></a><br />above: Thai Baker/artist Kittiwat Unarrom makes gory looking human parts from bread.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4LMTOmFNsEzwl0UKyEykkaJxKAHD9uXEiSEsM_oTcptLXFT_DbDA-wc_EBK3uA37HE0h3QdByc6eWlx8gN3TmQZB2DnaFCXdDWvi2EvYksR6kO0T2-UfY3rh_Z-W4HtQ2XC1cRzOyL1d/s1600-h/Picture+67.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367316216697911362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix4LMTOmFNsEzwl0UKyEykkaJxKAHD9uXEiSEsM_oTcptLXFT_DbDA-wc_EBK3uA37HE0h3QdByc6eWlx8gN3TmQZB2DnaFCXdDWvi2EvYksR6kO0T2-UfY3rh_Z-W4HtQ2XC1cRzOyL1d/s400/Picture+67.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 346px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZi6tPC_xEUIHaZLCr_rILWAAz1KjMNzEoTMuIx2QTHhzLG4wf6X9l-bGtkJAtDguC_eLlLh2Etwh2ambu24KgLPBVA_lIpJLvNmilYxWBR-WXhrIqMs2k0QzXkrAwk5DB_LS4wYwu2fj/s1600-h/Picture+68.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367316089864525922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZi6tPC_xEUIHaZLCr_rILWAAz1KjMNzEoTMuIx2QTHhzLG4wf6X9l-bGtkJAtDguC_eLlLh2Etwh2ambu24KgLPBVA_lIpJLvNmilYxWBR-WXhrIqMs2k0QzXkrAwk5DB_LS4wYwu2fj/s400/Picture+68.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 347px;" /></a><br />above: Tail Light pendant lamps made from repurposed automotive tail lights by Stuart Haygath, available at <a href="http://www.limn.com/categories/2/Lighting/208/Tail-Light.html">LIMN.</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwdl6eP9MGvlfZ1GlvLBZ23zwFgmTLA7e8kCQlup8YtPhyOBxRN_7Ao-u560V_oip2l11rTw-i6Cx6-v9YDlaCJcIsIlxnhY8JbgmTaVsKFzblKF6RwK6dDtdpGdahb9PgmareuLdU4jR/s1600-h/hard_img003.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367317755531882498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwdl6eP9MGvlfZ1GlvLBZ23zwFgmTLA7e8kCQlup8YtPhyOBxRN_7Ao-u560V_oip2l11rTw-i6Cx6-v9YDlaCJcIsIlxnhY8JbgmTaVsKFzblKF6RwK6dDtdpGdahb9PgmareuLdU4jR/s400/hard_img003.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 261px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48YeRbR27ZzYp0qfedpV10qTVi7VsoM7W5NSoiN84hV9v9-Zuz8QXvLgLYSkXSaa7g4OczurrY2F6AEmzoJuABjnEMBxu3nVoW8gUbGAR3qNKCieRFc3r9ixPhP-8tEYBDi771bVexyMP/s1600-h/hard_img004.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367317909435161762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48YeRbR27ZzYp0qfedpV10qTVi7VsoM7W5NSoiN84hV9v9-Zuz8QXvLgLYSkXSaa7g4OczurrY2F6AEmzoJuABjnEMBxu3nVoW8gUbGAR3qNKCieRFc3r9ixPhP-8tEYBDi771bVexyMP/s400/hard_img004.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 260px;" /></a><br />above: External Hard Drive and Flash Drive concept by <a href="http://www.mintpass.com/">Mint Pass.</a>

Weird & Wonderful Worldwide Web Wonders

above: cool doorknobs, head handbags, lap pillow, taillight lamp and pig speakersA few funky finds from all over the world for you:above: Molecule doorknob by Sherle Wagnerabove: A few of the weirder ties from the wonderful Cyberoptix Tie Lab.above: the Hizamakura knee lap pillow comes with a black …

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