The Swap-O-Matic, Vending Machine Exchanges Goods for Goods
The Swap-O-Matic is a vending machine art project based in Brooklyn where users can exchange goods without exchanging money. Lina Fenequito of Good World Media…
Look at Life, Vintage Newsreel Visits Bohemian Coffee Bars of London
Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation produced the ongoing newsreel series called Look at Life starting in the late 1950s which depicted scenes from…
UX, The Covert Cultural Preservation Collective of Paris
“The New French Hacker-Artist Underground” by Jon Lackman is a fascinating Wired article about the French UX collective, a shadowy group that uses covert actions…
Nature Art Made From Paper Cut Maps
British artist Claire Brewster creates beautiful paper cut art out of old maps. She focuses on the natural world—mainly birds and plants. via Colossal &…
Fat Tony Vinyl Figure by Ron English Satirizes Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger
Ron English has created a Fat Tony vinyl toy figure that satirizes Kellogg’s iconic mascot, Tony the Tiger of Frosted Flakes cereal. You may remember…
Rewind This! A Documentary About VHS Videocassettes
Rewind This! is an upcoming documentary about the cultural significance and history of the VHS videocassette. The film is by Austin, Texas-based Imperial PolyFarm Productions—they’re…
popuphood, Small Business Revitalization Project in Oakland, California
Sarah Filley and Alfonso Dominguez cofounded popuphood, a new urban small business revitalization project in Oakland, California that offered retail stores six months of free…
Upside Down, Left to Right, A Short Film About Letterpress
“Upside Down, Left To Right” by Danny Cooke is a fascinating short documentary about letterpress printing. The film focuses on the Plymouth University letterpress, one…
Amazing Ewok-Like Treehouse Village Includes 1800 Sq. Foot Treehome
Former Green Beret medic, Michael Garnier of Out ‘n’ About Treehouse Treesort, has built an amazing Ewok-like village of treehouses on his property in rural…
Video Tour of the Super Elaborate B&H Superstore Conveyor System
The B&H Photo Video superstore in Manhattan is equipped with a rather unusual and very elaborate overhead conveyor system to transport products around the store.…