It is with three heavy yet hopeful squid hearts that I bid you farewell, dearest squid readers. My whirlwind time as contributing editor at Laughing Squid has been a wonderful experience thanks to Scott Beale, tentacles past and present, and your fascinating feedback. Until our paths cross again (and after that too), please be kind….
Rebecca Escamilla
Stunning Whaletone Digital Pianos That Look Like Sleek Ocean Animals
Whaletone pianos are stunning instruments with the sleek look of orcas and dolphins. The black Royal Digital piano is the larger version—though not quite as big as an orca. The white Grand Hybrid piano is a smaller version, though both look like they have dorsal fins when the tops are opened. photos via Whaletone via…
Chinese Artist Creates Colorful Digital Collages From Images of Everything He Uses
image by Hong Hao via Chinese Contemporary Chinese artist Hong Hao documents the things in his life by scanning each one and creating gorgeous digital collages from the images in his series My Things. image by Hong Hao via Artsy image by Hong Hao via Chinese Contemporary image by Hong Hao via Chinese Contemporary image…
Filipino DJ Hilariously Mixes Serious Beats on a Gas Stove
Filipino DJ and dancer DJ Kalan, now also known as DJ Stove, hilariously mixes up a track on a gas stove using the flame for effect and spinning invisible knobs in a video he made last year. Since then he has upgraded his gear and added lights to his show and a few more burners…
Sushi-Themed Suitcase Covers That Make Luggage Look Like Food on a Sushi-Go-Round
Japanese retailer Parco has expanded their line of sushi-themed suitcase covers to include new types of sushi: tako (octopus), ikura (salmon roe), and saba (mackerel). Each suitcase cover slips over a suitcase and leaves openings for the handle and wheels. When luggage is sent through the conveyor belt in baggage claim, the sushi suitcase looks…
The Moving Story of a Visit to Salvation Mountain, An Enormous Art Installation in the California Desert
A new episode of This Happened Here by Seeker Stories tells the tale of a trip Minneapolis-based photographer Joe Bielawa took in 2009 to Salvation Mountain, a man-made, three-story art installation in the desert outside Niland, California. Built by hand out of mostly adobe clay straw over 30 years by folk artist Leonard Knight, the…
Gorgeously Designed 3D-Printed Luxury Faucets
DXV by kitchen and bath fixture company American Standard is releasing a series of three gorgeously designed faucets produced using selective laser sintering—a type of 3D printing using powdered metal in this case. Water travels through the small threads of an open, twisted filigree faucet, creating an illusion that the water is coming from nowhere…
Mother Tongues, A Fascinating Map Showing How Population Is Distributed Across 23 Linguistic Roots
(larger) Alberto Lucas López created “Mother tongues,” a fascinating infographic that illustrates how population is distributed across the 23 most common languages that serve as native tongues for 4.1 billion people worldwide. Chinese as a macrolanguage dwarfs all other languages thanks to the enormous population of China, while Spanish sits at a distant second place….