Over The Shoulder Boulder Holders Get Their Own Travel Case. The CupCase.

CupCases are a pretty nifty invention for those women who want to keep their bras in a place where they won't get smushed, torn or misshapen when traveling short (like the gym) or long (like across the ocean) distances.




With the price of brassieres these days, and how hard it is to find one you love, it's nice to have something to keep them from getting squished in one's suitcase or travel bag (or God forbid, the bottom of your purse).







CupCases come in the following styles:


A CupCase is not only a storage case for your bras; it can also hold jewelry, hair-ties & other small accessories while you travel!


• Durable
• Portable
• Stylish
• Protect bras from crimping, crushing and creasing
• Carry as a purse


A video showing you how they work:


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CupCases

Heat Things Up With Art. Electric Radiators With Decorative Glass Panels from Novellini Design Feature 38 Different Images.

Novellini Design of Italy has come up with a way to make wall mounted radiators do double duty as artwork. Their SOLE series of panel electric glass radiators feature illustrations and photography as well as keep you warm.



You can choose from 38 images in four categories; Design, Lifestyle, Nature and Zen, allowing you to find the right art for whichever style and room in which you put your radiator. Kitchen, bath or livingroom, the radiators can feature famous paintings by the likes of Gauguin and Mondrian, photos of food, cities or architecture or be customized for hotels.






Novellini also makes decorative glass enclosures for the shower that feature the same image options. The photos below show bathrooms with both the decorative glass electric radiators and shower enclosures:




Sizes and wattage (thermostats are not included):
Dim.: 600 x 1250 Power: 1000 Watt
Dim.: 600 x 1500 Power: 1200 Watt
Dim.: 400 x 1000 Power: 350 Watt
Dim.: 500 x 1000 Power: 500 Watt
Dim.: 600 x 1050 Power: 800 Watt


Browse the selections here.

NOVELLINI S.p.A.
Via della Stazione, 2
46030 Romanore di Borgoforte (MN) | Italy
Tel.: 0376/6421
Fax: 0376/642250

Absolut Exposure Puts Model Lydia Hearst Shot by Johan Renck On 3 Bottles In A Unique Traveler’s Exclusive Limited Edition.

above: image of Lydia Hearst by Johan Renck, courtesy of her twitter feed

The press release:
A unique Traveler’s Exclusive limited edition flavor celebrating the arts of photography and illusion, in creative collaboration with visionary artist Johan Renck.

On the eve of 22 October it was introduced for the first time at a glamorous sneak preview cocktail at Restaurant New York New York in Cannes — ABSOLUT EXPOSURE, the new eagerly anticipated and sensational Traveler’s Exclusive limited edition flavor from the world’s leading premium vodka brand.



ABSOLUT has pioneered the market with its previous Traveler’s Exclusive limited edition launches. ABSOLUT EXPOSURE crosses new boundaries. A new-generation flavor crafted with honey melon and lemongrass, ABSOLUT EXPOSURE is presented in a bottle with an innovative and groundbreaking technique of incorporating photography — for the first time — in bottle printing, with stunning result.



”We’re thrilled about the ABSOLUT EXPOSURE launch,” says Anders Olsson, Director of The Absolut Company Global Travel Retail. ”Both the product itself, the packaging and the campaign represents some of our core brand values — premiumness, innovation and cutting edge creativity. For a frontline brand as ABSOLUT, it’s all about constantly pushing boundaries. This launch is also yet another tribute to the brand building qualities of our global duty free/travel retail market and a proud successor of our previous groundbreaking Traveler’s Exclusive launches.”

Visionary Swedish director, photographer and artist Johan Renck has photographed actress and supermodel Lydia Hearst guised in a number of different ”personas”. Three of these characters — called Carter, Trojan and Dimitty — were selected to illustrate the multifaceted nature of every individual, adding diversity to the product offer as well as an intriguing illusory effect to store displays. By purchasing all three bottles, the consumer acquires an instant ABSOLUT limited edition collection. In addition to the images of Lydia Hearst, the bottle décor also features a bowler hat (a trademark of Johan Renck) and hands ”holding” the image, symbolizing the dual role of the artist — powerful in presence yet invisible in the work of art itself.


above: Instagram image courtesy of Lydia Hearst (that's Johan Renck with the bowler on)

”That’s the complex and schizophrenic nature of the photographic medium — being the observer, a voyeur, yet ultimately commanding the position of deciding what reality or perception of reality to project,” says Johan Renck.

ABSOLUT EXPOSURE will be launched throughout the global duty free/travel retail market in January 2013. ABSOLUT EXPOSURE will be supported by a powerful and innovative marketing campaign in all available media, including unique in-store brand installations.

Wicked Wines For Halloween. Seventeen Of The Frightfully Finest Wines, Bottle and Label Designs.

A round-up of 17 beautifully designed (and highly rated) bottled wines with goulish names and wicked labels that will put the scare into your All Hallows'Eve.

While there are lots of fun novelty wines out there for Halloween (and those wonderful Halloween wine labels you can stick on your own bottles) there are also some lesser known and some highly rated wines from all over the world that will work wonderfully for Halloween.

Here's a selection of 17 frightfully fantastic options:

R Wines' (no longer in business) Skulls Red Wine with stunning label by Istvan Orosz (b.1951), a Hungarian graphic designer, poster artist and film director:



Klinkerbrick Winery's Old Ghost Zinfandel:


Killibinbin's Shiraz, The Blend and Scaredy Cat Wines:


Emh Vineyard's Black Cat Cabernet:


Twisted Oak's River of Skulls Varietal:


Four Vines Heretic, Paso Robles Petite Syrah:


Black Widow Winery's Phobia and other wines:


Bogle's Phantom:


Skeleton Wines' Argentinian Malbec, Austrian Gruner Veltliner and Blauer Zweigelt:


Schmitt Sohne's Superstition Riesling/Pinot Blanc:


Spellbound Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon:


Chateau Diana's Zombie Zinfandel:



Some of these wines are no longer being harvested and bottled but past vintages are still available either directly from the vineyards or found online at places like wine access, wine.com and wine-searcher

From Rustic To Radical. Updating An Upstate New York Residence.

Conscientious homeowners Don and Shirley wanted to expand their upstate New York residence without harming the existing trees. Madlab designed an addition that integrated with the old residence and preserved as much of the surrounding landscape as possible. The home more than doubled in size, and playfully juxtaposed new (corrugated metal, composite shingles and radiant floor heating) and old materials (original wood)  to achieve the most from a very constrained budget.

Front Entrance, before:

Front Entrance, after:

Front Entry (after):

Rear view of home, before:

Rear, after:

Livingroom (after):

Livingroom (after):

Interior panoramic:

Rear deck (after):

Rear Deck (after):


Outdoor shower (after):

Exterior detail (after):

Interior upstairs (after):

Westside view (after):


Client: Private Owners
Project Type: Single-Family
Size: 2,055 SF
Location: Kerhonkson, NY

Credits
Architects: MADLAB
Consultants: Robert Wolfson, PE
Builder: Matthew Flamhaft