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Now You Can Picnic Indoors All Year Round. The picNYC Table with Real Grass.

Designed by Haiko Cornelissen Architects, the picNYC table has a 7' x 3' real grass sod table top bringing the outdoors in. The ants are optional.

Very rarely do I come across a television ad that I immediately wish to play a second time - either to simply enjoy it again or to see how it was done. Both are the case with LG's new guerilla-style security cam spot for their Slimmest OLED television directed by Hans Knaapen of Electric Zoo for Y&R Amsterdam. Rather than say another word, I'll simply let you experience it for yourself.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Y&R, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 
Creative Directors: Lionell Schuring, Sheldon Bont 
Art Directors: Theo Korf, Nick Plomp
 Copywriter: Andrew Maaldrink 
Director: Hans Knaapen 
Production: Electric Zoo 
Postproduction: Postoffice

On a side note, LG's newest and the world's largest OLED TV , shown below, is 55" and only 4mm deep and will be unveiled at this years Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Princess Leia Hair Headphone Covers, Headbands, Hats and Wigs.

"Yes, these are the Princess Leia items you've been looking for."

I love that Star Wars continues to inspire unique items and designs 35 years since its initial release. One of the most fun items recently brought to my attention by my friend Brad are these Galactic Princess Headphone Covers styled with faux hair and available in brunette, (blonde and ginger made to order), crafted by Jacquie Coe (aka Jacquie Longlegs).

Each purchase comes with two 6-inch in diameter buns with mesh backing, ready to glue permanently or attach temporarily to your own headphones (instructions come in package).
$24, buy them here

above: Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa in Star Wars, 1977

Other fun items that replicate the cinnamon bun hairdo sported by Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia in the 1977 release of Star wars and available for purchase are headbands, hats, patterns for hats and wigs.

Princess Leia Synthetic Hair Headband:

Made with synthetic hair and plastic, you can purchase the Rubies' headband (initially priced at $81 and now on sale for $11.69) at the link below
Star Wars-Princess Leia Headband

The Deluxe Princess Leia Wig is made of synthetic hair and has a lined interior for comfort.

$16.99, buy it here

There are many talented individuals (and some not so talented) selling knit and crocheted hats emulating the legendary hairdo on etsy. Below are just a few:

Princess Leia Knit Headband by Lily & Keating.

buy it here

Crocheted Princess Leia Bun Hat in super soft non-itchy acrylic, made to order in any size from newborn to adult.

Made by Darcy Thomas, buy/order it here

Children's Princess Leia Headpiece/Hat
For the wee ones there's this cozy fleece version of the Princess Leia hairdo by Maycouture:

The Princess Leia Fleece Headpiece shown above comes in children's sizes S,M,L and XL.
Buy it here

Princess Leia Hat Pattern
For those do-it-yourselfers, you can buy a pattern by Ansley Bleu to knit the princess Leia hat shown below:

Buy it here

Shop Princess Leia Costumes, hats and more here

Google Wishes Charles Addams A Happy 100th Birthday.

In celebration of what would be his 100th birthday, Google honors Charles Addams with a "horror" doodle. The American cartoonist was best known for his black humor and macabre characters. His first drawing in The New Yorker ran on February 6, 1932 (a sketch of a window washer), and his cartoons ran regularly in the magazine from 1938, when he drew the first instance of what came to be called the Addams Family, until his death. He was a freelancer throughout that time.

above: Charles Addams (aka Charles Samuel Addams)

Born 1912 in Westfield, New Jersey, he signed his cartoons as Chas Addams.

The Google logo shows some of his figures who became known as the "Addams Family"; Gomez Addams, Morticia Addams, Pugsley Addams, Wednesday Addams, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, Lurch, Thing and Cousin It. Addams' typically styled Victorian buildings were said to be an inspiration for both Alfred Hitchcock's ("Psycho") and Edward Hopper. He died on September 29, 1988.

Happy Birthday, Charles Addams.

music: "Scheming Weasel" by Kevin MacLeod

info courtesy of wikipedia, youtube and google.