Justice Bodan Does Disney Signature, A Special Collection Of Magical Belt Buckles.

From Prince Charming's family crest to a highly stylized "poison apple", this unique and special collection of bronze and sterling silver belt buckles are designed with Disney lovers in mind.

I've introduced you to David Greico and his gorgeous Justice Bodan collection of hand cast belt buckles, leather goods and jewelry and I've blogged about several of Disney's Signature Collections before as well. Now, a collaboration between the two brings us a stylish collection of belt buckles inspired by the Magical Kingdom.

The Dream Buckle (Mickey Mouse):



The Willpower Buckle (Tinkerbell):



The Destiny Buckle (the poison apple):



The Creativity Buckle (Stylized Mickey Ears):



The Inspired Buckle (Button From Mickey's Shorts):



The Strength Buckle (Prince Charming Crest):



Photos by Jonathan Neil Schneider

Each beautifully crafted buckle is available in bronze ($225), white bronze ($245) or sterling silver ($1,200 - $1,210)with your choiceof a brown or black leather belt.


Buy them here.

Inside Jon Stewart's Book, Earth: A Visitor's Guide To The Human Race.

Jon Stewart's newest book hit the stores yesterday. Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race is his highly anticipated follow-up to mega-hit America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction



The man behind the best-selling America (The Book), Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show-anchoring Jon Stewart asks: Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? Questions that have puzzled us since the dawn of time. But when it became apparent to Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show that the world was about to end, they embarked on a massive mission to write a book that summed up the human race: What we looked like; what we accomplished; our achievements in society, government, religion, science and culture -- all bound in a 256 page book with lots of color photos, graphs and charts.



With eye catching page designs by Pentagram, this definitive guide to our species is filled with Jon's trademark sense of humor. Nothing is sacred and everything is hilarious. From captions under images to the appendices, the book is filled with wit, sarcasm and style. Here's a look at many of the spreads, crops and images (not in actual order) from this fun and fabulous new trendy tome.

BIRD IN HAND, A Ceiling Light Inspired By The Art Of Hand Shadows

This beautiful and unusual lamp by J.P.Meulendijks is based on, and is a tribute to, the universal art of hand shadows and hand puppetry. Playing with light and hand shadows was and is a centuries old past time long before electric light was invented.



"BIRD IN HAND" plays with this concept: All of the hands are positioned to look like a flock of birds, flying out in circles. The shadows cast on the wall looks like birds. This results in a very expressive, dynamic and striking looking lamp, with layers of humor and poetry hidden in the design.





"BIRD IN HAND" suspended light
design: J.P.Meulendijks, 2010
material: ECOLOTEK (a durable, fully compostable material composed of natural hemp-fibers, minerals and binder, developed by J.P.Meulendijks)
bulbs: 2x E27 LED-light-bulbs
dimensions: diameter: 1000 mm. height: 450 mm.
color: white satin finish
retail price: 1270,00 euro ($1,659.74 USD)
order here

all images courtesy of Plankton
special thanks to Materialicious and Mocoloco