If You Think Damien Hirst's Work Is Trash, You're Right. The New Damien Hirst Limited Edition Dotted Vipp Bin.

The internationally renowned artist Damien Hirst has created a limited edition of the Vipp bin exclusively for Astrup Fearnley Museet.


above: Artist Damien Hirst with his spotted bin for Vipp

When Danish craftsman Holger Nielsen created the pedal bin in 1939, it was only intended for his wife’s hairdressing salon. Since then, the small waste bin has been on quite a journey and is now entering the colorful world of the internationally renowned artist Damien Hirst. An exclusive and limited collection will be presented at the opening of Astrup Fearnley Museet in Oslo, Norway on the 29th of September.

Damien Hirst: On the Spot:



Damien Hirst forged his place on the British art scene as a remarkable emerging artist in the late 1980s. When he in 1995 won the Turner Prize, his talent was further recognized, and his stamp firmly embossed on the global contemporary art map. He has now achieved superstar status in the contemporary art world.

The Vipp bin has been redesigned by Damien Hirst with inspiration from his world famous colorful spot design Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase (shown below).


above: Damien Hirst, Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase, 1996, Household gloss on canvas

This is one of Damien Hirst’s most recognized art works and it has been designed in many variations since 1987.


above: Damien Hirst with one of his Dot paintings, photo by Andrew Testa for The New York Times

“I ’ve always loved colour, playing with colour, moving colours around. Designing a Vipp bin using spots makes the Vipp bin joyful“ – Damien Hirst.


above: Astrup Fearnley Museet


A limited number of the dotted bins will be sold exclusively from the Astrup Fearnley Museet. Price 3400NOK ($595.602 USD)

Kooldog House, A Contemporary and Stylish Indoor Home and Crate For Your Contemporary and Stylish Dog.

The Kooldog house is about as contemporary as an indoor dog house gets. A simple modern shape in two sizes that has various choices of wood laminate finishes, washable micro suede covered foam cushions in three different neutral colors and the option of a crate door.





Comfortable for your pet and fashionable for your home décor, the patent pending Kooldog House is made of durable powder coated metal that can be wiped clean with a damp cloth and mild cleaner.




Stylish and sleek, it provides a cozy home for your dog with a simple silhouette that fits in any style home.




Wood laminate veneers are available in Madagascar, Colombian Walnut or River Cherry and the cushions come in taupe, camel or natural. You can mix and match the laminates and cushions any way you choose. The images below are just some options.

Colombian Walnut with Camel cushion:

River Cherry with Natural Cushion:

Madagascar and taupe cushion:

With the optional gate:


Requires simple assembly (Instruction Sheet Included) No tools required (Approx. 5 Min.)

shop for these and more at www.kooldog.ca

Email: ki@kooldog.ca

Oh Yeah, For $950 I Can Sit On Ryan Gosling's Face! Or Any One Of These 11 Sexy Celebs.

Celebrity Photographer and designer Jennifer Graylock offers limited edition Art Chairs of Mid-century design with seat covers featuring her exclusive photographs of eleven sexy famous personalities.

The bentwood inspired chairs are signed and numbered and for sale at $950 each.

Sit On My Face Ryan Gosling (or as I affectionately call him, "The Gos"):



Sit On My Face George Clooney:



Sit On My Face Sofia Vergara:



Sit On My Face Ryan Reynolds:



Sit On My Face Angelina Jolie:



Sit On My Face Brad Pitt:



Sit On My Face Jennifer Lopez:



Sit On My Face Katie Holmes:



Sit On My Face Barack Obama:



Sit On My Face Anna Wintour:



Sit on My Face Lady Gaga:



About the designer and photographer:
JENNIFER GRAYLOCK: Art, Celebrity, Fashion Photographer and Creator of FaceChairs.com.

Renowned fashion and celebrity photographer Jennifer Graylock has had her work featured in most well known fashion and entertainment magazines; and shot campaigns for Fortune 500 companies. And now, the highly sought-after photographer is now combining her fashion, celebrity and fine arts background to create the first installment of her Face Chairs Art Series Collection. These iconic chairs are Graylock’s humorous intent to give fans, and non-fans alike, a chance to have their very own celebrity moment.

The “Face Chairs” Art Series Collection will features Jennifer Graylock’s most acclaimed celebrity and fashion icon photo picks. Each chair is then paired with a mid century-inspired bentwood chair, carefully restored, and emblazoned with exclusive photos from Graylock’s topical collection.

“In creating this limited edition, signed, art statements, I select and carefully restore visually interesting vintage and modern designer chairs in a variety of shapes and pair them with celebrity images from my collection shot at pivotal moments in each figure's life,” said Graylock.

“Face Chairs” is a true expression of Graylock’s art that combines her world-class photography and love of furniture design and restoration. Her roots in furniture design extend back to helping her grandfather restore and craft furniture when she was a young child. The collection takes a creative laugh with each celebrity to become part of his or her fans home.

Graylock unveiled her first iconic pieces at RAPT art&design in Naples, Florida, where she featured Oscar winner Angelina Jolie’s now notorious “leg pose” and Oscar nominee George Clooney immediately after learning of his Oscar nomination, creating international buzz from fans and non-fans alike as well as the celebrities she’s captured.

Buy them here

Jennifer will also create Custom chairs for you featuring photos of any member of your family, friend or pet. To order yours today, call: 917-803-8619 or email: YourFace@FaceChairs.com

all images courtesy of Jennifer Graylock

Thomas Phifer's Modern Steel and Glass 8,800 Sq. Foot Taghkanic House Is Still On The Market.

Looking for a unique modern house about 2 hours outside of New York? This beautiful, exceptionally designed 8,800 square foot home was designed by architect Thomas Phifer, a previous design partner of Richard Meier's, and is available with or without a renovated farmhouse and 150 additional acres.

See A Penny, Pick It Up. Or Paint It, If You're Jacqueline Lou Skaggs.

above: Venus Dreams, 1963

13 pennies are used as miniature canvases for oil paintings titled "Tondi Observations" by Indiana artist Jacqueline Lou Skaggs.


above: The Plastic Magician, 1984

In the artist's own words:
"This small body of twelve works consist of images painted on found, discarded pennies. These pictures pay homage to, not only, the binding ideologies that define our family, religious, social and political worlds- but also to the resonating mythological powers of traditional painting and miniature picture making- much like the Dutch oils on copper from the 17th century. Paid tribute no less on the face of discarded coins these iconic images transcend the coins value while, to some extent, defacing it.

"Abe's Millennium" is a portrait from a found thrift-store photograph (regrettably sold at a yard sale). The title comes from my knowing that we still have a long way to go.

above: Abe's Millenium, 1973

"Kisses and Ghosts" is from a portrait of my mother as a child standing next to a bird bath with her brother. I once read a report in which children were asked what they feared most. The two most popular answers were "kisses" and "ghosts".

above: Kisses and Ghosts, 1951

"Four Witches Stand" is a line in the Pledge of Allegiance.

above: four Witches Stand, 1978

"The Unburning Bush" is a bush that never burned.

above: The Unburning Bush, 1992

"The Field of Sleeping Peasants" is waiting for Picasso.

above: Field of Sleeping Peasants, 1971

"The Baptistery" honors the rain Gods for suburban birds.

above: the Baptistry, 1980

"Through carelessness..." is a random line chosen with my eyes closed from the Chinese book of chance, I-Ching.

above: Through Carelessness He Loses His Cow, 1944

"A Pile of Burnt Wood" is just that, in the approaching evening light. "A Still Life" is too still... and so on.

above: A Pile Of Burnt Wood, 1983

above: A Still Life, 1976

Initially these coins were going to be spent- nestled with other coins in an exchange of goods. Or tossed back to the sidewalks from whence they came. Nice thoughts. However, these works remain hoarded as art rather than currency or discarded, valueless copper."

above: The Last Supper Table, 1990

Jacqueline is currently represented by SUGAR, 449 Troutman St #3-5, Bushwick, Brooklyn #718.417.1180
jacquelinelouskaggs.com

brought to my attention by the Global Art Junkie