The coolest thing about the far-reaching field of modern design is that you just never know what amazing idea an inspired designer might come up with. Take, for example, Swedish designer Alexander Lervik’s conceptual development of the light bar – a light installation called Dimensions – on display at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair. The light bar sculpture is made up of 1728 heads, arranged in 12 rows x 12 rows of posts, each post containing 12 heads alternating male and female, which are arranged to form a cube-like structure. Dimensions was originally created for insurance company Skandia, with the heads meant to symbolize the employees of the company.
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Bad Idea Tattoo of the Day: My Little Pony Scalp Tattoo
I’m certainly all about letting your freak flag fly but, seriously, WTF was this woman thinking when she had My Little Pony tattooed on her head? On her fucking head? The only good thing about this tattoo is that she can easily cover it up by growing out her hair. Hopefully, she has done that by now.
Bacon Thing of the Day: Bust of Kevin Bacon Made From Bacon
Bacon, Kevin Bacon
This life-size bust of actor Kevin Bacon, made from actual bacon bits coated with multiple layers of lacquer to preserve its inedible beauty, goes up for sale by auction today on eBay, with proceeds from its sale benefitting children’s cancer charity Ashley’s Team. The auction ends October 9, 2010 at 1:30 PM Pacific time, so get bidding!
AOL News has a very entertaining and informative story about the impetus for creating the Bacon Bust, and how it was made, at This Link.
MC Escher Tattoo on Bald Head
I just discovered an amazing new image website, Found Shit. Stay tuned for many upcoming bizarre-image-field-days here on the ‘Gig!
Sick and Twisted Thing of The Day: Upside-Down Baby Head Bowl!
Description from Etsy: It’s an Upside-down Baby Head Bowl!
(Note: Can be used as a large cup or a small bowl.)
This handmade bowl is low fire white clay with a food safe glaze, which means the bowl is made to be used. The outside has a clear glaze over white clay. The inside has an orange glaze under a red glaze. This cup stands 3 1/2″ high and has a 4″ diameter. It does make a fun conversation piece, plus it’s functional!
