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Soft Guerilla by Kyle Bean

A series of weapons made from harmless materials by artist Kyle Bean, who creates playful, imaginative work for a variety of clients that appear in editorial and commercial projects as well as installations for luxury fashion brands and events. These items were created for a feature article that centered around the topic of ‘Guerilla Gardening’ and ‘Yarn Bombing’.

Crafting the art for the images:

As the items appeared in the editorial:

Photography: Sam Hofman

Kyle is represented by Blinkart.
For commercial commissions please contact Sam Hart via email

It's True. Grumpy Cat Branded Bottled Flavored Coffees, Grumppuccinos, Hit The Market.

Everyone's favorite foul-faced feline, Grumpy Cat, made famous via social media, is capitalizing on her popularity. Grumpy Cat Grumppuccino™, a premium coffee drink that combines quality, quirkiness, and humor, is coming to the Ready-To-Drink coffee market.

Made from premium Arabica coffee and milk, Grumpy Cat™ Grumppuccino™ is available in Mocha, Coffee, and Vanilla flavors. Tagged with "It's Awfully Good™", the flavored bottled coffees will be available August 7th.

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Fornasetti Makes Good Smelling Good Looking. Beautiful Ways To Scent Your Home.

With the latest of these ‘Collaborazioni,’ Barnaba Fornasetti has turned his attention towards the notion of home fragrance in combination with decorative objects. The core collection of Fornasetti Profumi per La Casa, celebrates the Fornasetti ceramic heritage in combination with both well-known and less familiar decorative images. Together they make up a desirable group of iconic objects and decorative pieces that are at once collectable and covetous.

The collection encompasses various home scenting devices from the ubiquitous scented candle and boxed incense sticks through to room sprays and ceramic globe diffusers (also referred to as 'Scent Spheres') for incense, perfumed oil or scented rocks. Each object has a clearly defined purpose and can be re-used, given an alternative use, or added to a Fornasetti collection.

To help realise this dream, Barnaba called upon the artistry of world-renowned master-perfumer Olivier Polge. Olivier is one of the leading stars of International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF) and creator of classic new fragrances such as Flower Bomb by Victor & Rolf, Dior Homme, Balenciaga Paris and many others.

Fornasetti Profumi per La Casa is a constantly evolving range of decorative objects and limited editions and scents. Below are several examples from the collection:

Globe Diffusers/ Scent Spheres:

Room Sprays:

Incense Boxes and Incense:

Large Scented Candles:

Small Scented Candles (with lids):

Scented Rocks:

All ceramic pieces have been hand-crafted in Italy by Ceramiche Dal Prà and all incense products have been created by renowned Japanese manufacturer Nippon Kodo.

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These collections can also be found at fine department stores such as Barneys, Selfridges, Neiman Marcus and Amara.

Famous Movie Cars Get The Minimal Poster Treatment From Designer Jesús Prudencio.

above: Can you guess which movies the above vehicles came from? The answer to each is shown in this post

Thanks to Fubiz, I have been introduced to Jesús Prudencio, a graphic artist, web designer and illustrator from Badajoz, currently living in Seville, Spain. A fan of both films and cars, he took it upon himself to create these minimalist posters representing movies by the iconic vehicles within them.

In 1983, Andy Warhol produced more than 40 works of art inspired by Perrier. To celebrate these works, Perrier has collaborated with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts to create Perrier by Warhol–a limited-edition series of Perrier packaging based on Warhol’s original works.

1983: Andy Warhol’s Perrier pieces are representative of the Pop Art movement and the artist’s fascination with depicting everyday consumer products in unconventional ways:

2013: Warhol’s original works have inspired the Perrier by Andy Warhol collection of limited-edition Perrier packaging:

above: The 750 ml bottles come with four different labels. But since there are various quotes available on the bottles, there are 28 different combinations, each with a unique quote and design (label) combination.

above: The 220 ml bottles come with four different labels. But since there are various quotes available on the bottles, there are 28 different combinations, each with a unique quote and design (label) combination.

above: Four versions of the .5 liter bottles are available

above: Four versions of the 1 liter bottles are available

Available now wherever Perrier is sold.

Uber Stylish Backgammon Set by Arik Ben Simhon and Ben Frankforter.

This lovely, easy-to-carry, modern backgammon set crafted of oak with wooden playing pieces comes in a self-contained case of either wood or a flocked finish.