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We Make Money Not Art has a good interview with Riitta Ikonen, a new graduate from the Royal College of Art in London. ”My work is concerned with the performance of images, through photography and costume design. Certain items, usually small and insignificant, excite me to the point where I have to wear them and then document that process. The super- garments I make open up new experiences. In my costumes tremendous things happen - to me and to the people I work with.”

Network: blogs

"A Swiss daredevil’s bid to cross the English Channel propelled by a jet-powered wing strapped to his back moved a step closer yesterday with a successful 36km test flight over Switzerland. The flight proves that his jet-powered wing can take him far enough to make it across the channel from Calais to Dover. He hopes to make the crossing on 24 September if the weather is suitable. Yves Rossy - who calls himself FusionMan - jumped from a plane above the Swiss town of Bex and reached speeds of up to 180mph during his 12 minutes of jet-powered flight before landing at an airfield in Villeneuve. Rossy first unveiled his jet-powered wing in May with an 8-minute aerobatic display over the Alps.” Check out the video below.

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Banksy quote found on this site. More on Banksy in PicoCool. [via maxkiesler on Twitter]

Network: twitter

Burning Man, “an annual art event and temporary community based on radical self expression and self-reliance,” is about to take place again this year in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. In the meantime, John Curley is already out in the desert capturing the moments, people and atmosphere before it all begins.

Network: flickr

Sebastian Schoenheit‘s knitted carpet “is a rug-sized piece of knitting done on huge needles.” [via mocoloco]

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PingMag has an interview with ZEVS, the French street artist whose street art and graffiti “distorts the logos” of corporate brands. “Visual kidnapping is like entering an interactive game: If the brand on the billboard kidnaps the attention of the public with the purpose of consumer demand, I reverse the situation and I kidnap the model on the poster and I demand a ransom of 500,000 Euros from the brand. This sum represents the symbolic price of an advertising campaign for the brand.”

Network: blogs

"As a side project, I decided to make a scaled-down version that actually glowed at night. The result was a nice-looking (thanks to SANAA) table lamp… With luck, I’ll be able to produce enough of these for those light-loving but disappointed fans of the New Museum.” Read the rest of Sherwood Forlee’s post here.

Network: blogs

"A Capsule hotel is a unique style of accommodation in Japan, inspired by the pursuit of efficiency of space and functional comfort, originating from the adaptive, creative spirit of the Japanese mind. A typical Capsule Hotel is composed of two major sections; a public lounge space including bathing, and the other is a private space where the sleeping rooms (capsules) are arranged. The actual sleeping room is a capsule unit made of reinforced plastic and designed in the image of a jet airplane’s cockpit. In the capsule unit, all the required amenities are provided; TV, radio, alarm clock, adjustable lighting… almost everything is provided! Every device is within your reach and you can control everything in a sleeping position.” The Capsule Inn Akihabara is located right in the digital and electronics hub of Tokyo - the Electric City.

Network: blogs