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7 Ice Cream Popsicles In Famous Forms & Fabulous Flavors By Russian Ad Agency Stoyn.

Russian ad agency Stoyn participated in a tasty project for Faces & Laces, as annual Moscow art and music show profiling brands from around the world. The agency created 7 different flavored popsicles made with Dolce Bacio ice cream molded into the shapes of well-known characters from Star Wars, Disney and other figures. Made in various natural flavors and colors, the likenesses are wonderfully rendered and detailed with the help of 3D modelers and sculptors:

Darth Vader:

Marilyn Monroe:

Che Guevara:

Vladimir Mayakovsky:

Graffiti Spray Can:

Mario of Mario Bros:

Mickey Mouse:

Donald Duck:

The posters for Faces & Laces:

Images from Faces & Laces:

And some fun product shots by photographer Alexey Kiselev:

all images courtesy of Stoyn

credits:
Creative Director — Sergey Starostin;
Producer and PR — Galima Akhmadulina;
Art Director and Designer — Victoria Mamikonova;
3D Modeling — Arthur Magomedov, Bogdan Ivonenko, Planeteater;
Sculptor — Michael Efimenko;
Ice cream maker and ingredients — DOLCE BACIO

Hey You, Get Into My Cloud. Le Nuage, A Cloud Shaped Pod That Sleeps Seven.

THE CLOUD / An Urban Refuge
AU PARC DE L’ERMITAGE, 33310 LORMONT
Available for nightly bookings from June 20 to October 31, 2011

Le Bruit de Frigo and Zébra3/Buy-sellf designed and created Le Nuage (the Cloud) a playful piece of micro-architecture that sleeps up to 7 people. Crafted of wood and plexiglass with built-in loft bunk beds, the cloud-shaped pod is an installation that was produced as part of the first edition of last October's la biennale d'art en parcs urbains panOramas 2010.

More exterior images:

A special thanks to J'aime la Rive Droite for her additional flickr photos from la Biennale Pan0ramas 2010

Bookings:
Tourist Office, Lormont
Tel: 05 56 74 29 17
hours: 1:30 p.m. Monday / Tuesday 17h / Wednesday / Thursday: 9 am Friday / 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. / 17h Saturday 9 / 24:30

via NOTCOT via Flodeau

Icon Bricks Are Sterling Silver And Gemstone Lego Like Jewelry & Cuff Links.

above: Icon Brick necklaces are an elegant version of the classic Lego toys

A lot of crafty people (and I mean skilled craftsmen not deceitful or underhanded people) have created jewelry inspired by or made from Lego® blocks. But many of them are either plastic or metal, giving them a novelty and juvenile look and feel.

above: sterling silver Icon cufflinks are the grown-up and upscale version of Legos for men.

The sterling silver Icon collection by jewelry designer Max Steiner is one of the more elegant and tasteful versions of the jewelry homage to the childhood favorite. Available with real gemstones, the sterling silver pieces are fine jewelry with a fun flair.

Available as thick or thin Icon Brick pendants /necklaces, cufflinks and earrings, the Legos aka blox aka bricks are cast in sterling silver and faithful to the classic toy's design in front and back: