Located in Post Alley, downtown Seattle, the Gum Wall has its beginning in the early 1990s, when people, irritated that they had to wait in line to get tickets to the theater, stuck chewing gum on the wall. At first, they would use the gum to stick small coins to the wall, but in time, the tradition of the coins disappeared, and the gum remained.
An interactive hardware company called Displax has begun marketing Skin, a paper-thin, flexible film that would transform any non-metal surface into an interactive touchscreen.
...but you turn upside down with it. Geek comedian and Internet funnyman Tom Scott uses Spider Robinson's conceit to present a quite plausible and entertaining 4Chan scenario.
Starship by Bernard Gigounon is atmospheric, eerie, and a joy to behold.
These designs were submitted by Choi+Shine as a competition entry in March of 2008 to Landsnet, Iceland national power transmission company who was working in collaboration with the Association of Icelandic Architects.
This design transforms mundane electrical pylons into statues on the Icelandic landscape by making only small alterations to existing pylon design.
Like the statues of Easter Island, it is envisioned that these one hundred and fifty foot tall, modern caryatids will take on a quiet authority, belonging to their landscape yet serving the people, silently transporting electricity across all terrain, day and night, sunshine or snow.
Horacio Salinas (born in Argentina, but based in New York), is a conceptual still life photographer.
Don't leave it on your desk though. May disappear faster than you cou...Wait! Where's my tenner gone!??!??
“The intimate human action of embroidery is a ritual of making and reshaping stories and the history of these people,”
Using synthetic hair, London-based Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri transforms discarded family photographs into both beautiful and unnerving embroidered 'Hair Sculptures'.
Ribbonesia is the creation of Japanese artist and illustrator Baku Maeda; its an art project where three-dimensional animals are created using ribbons and other fabric materials.
Portrait credit: Nadav Kander
James Theophane, or Theo, is a dilettante residing in London. When he's not dabbling, he's an Assoc. Creative Director at R/GA, with his creative partner Dan John: danandjames.com
He has worked with Lost Boys, Grey, Modem, Framfab, Wheel, DNA and GT.
He has created work for Nokia, Toshiba, Rankin, D&AD, Chelsea FC, Electrolux, Sony, Ericsson, PlayStation, Sega, Channel 4, Oxfam, Canon, Brahma, Marks & Spencer, Wired Magazine and Audi. View all work
He has won a few awards such as D&AD, Webby, LIA, Revolution, Campaign, BIMA and Epica.
Sometimes he gets called up for a little bit of jury service too. He's paid his dues with D&AD, IAB Creative Showcase and London International.
Occasionally he gets asked to do a bit of public speaking. But to be frank, he's not so keen on that.
