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Rolling Huts

Perhaps you remember the awe-inspiring Delta Shelter from Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects. Well, here are some prefab guest quarters to go with it—on wheels, no less. The simple, low-tech huts are a comfortable step above basic camping, and open up on one side for soaking in the amazing views. The mobile "herd" of six huts all face the same way (so you don't look into the others) and share a common bathroom in a nearby barn. The design recently earned OSKA a National Design Award.

Via Dwell.

New Belgium Brewing

I can't get enough of these new print ads for New Belgium Brewing. Really nice work for the Fort Collins, Colorado based brewery by Cultivator. I've been a fan of New Belgium beer (Fat Tire specifically) since the days when we had to import it into Nebraska the old fashioned way (via your own car). This campaign is a perfect fit for the brand, if you ask me. It just plain feels right. And, of course, looks deliciously well-crafted.

Via The Denver Egotist.

Scary Chairs

Connecticut-based artist Thomas Keeley created these disturbing, yet somehow endearing chairs. What they lose in comfort, they more than make up in personality.

Via It's Nice That.

The Pixel Tower

A residential building for the young and trendy of Dubai, the Pixel Tower takes its inspiration from the moving bubbles within a champagne glass. The project, designed by James Law Cybertecture, is scheduled for completion in 2010.

Via Contemporist.

Cereal Mascot Reunion

Reuniting with old friends. It's not always magically delicious.
    You can purchase this limited edition print, and peruse other work from artist Rob Sheridan, over at his blog.

Via Advertising Is Good For You.

Mount Fear

In her Mount Fear series, London-based artist Abigail Reynolds converts geographical crime statistics into foreboding, mountainous terrain. Using statistics provided by the police, each Mount Fear object focuses on a specific crime in a specific urban area. The varied terrain is created by the location and frequency of each offense.

Via Information Aesthetics.

Bottlecap Design

Check out this nice Flickr set of bottlecaps. Sometimes it's the little things, eh?

Via Quipsologies.

The Next Level

Wow. Just wow. One of the best commercials I've seen in a long, long time. Perfectly on brand. Perfectly executed by director Guy Ritchie. Goosebumps.

Via Scamp.

Ceramic Paper Plates

To create her reusable ceramic plates, designer Virginia Sin makes paperclay from the pulp of shredded paper plates. Once fired, some of the paper pulp burns out of the clay and the resulting pieces end up almost as light as the real thing. Each piece is then glazed on both sides, making them both microwave and dishwasher safe.

Via designboom.

Georgia Peach Labels

The University of Georgia College of Agriculture has put together a wonderful online collection of vintage peach crate labels. Check it out right here.

Via Bobby Sattler.

Coupon Billboard

To promote Stihl professional chainsaws, Rethink Communications placed a giant coupon and a real chainsaw on a billboard. After a while, they had a worker go up there and cut out the coupon with the chainsaw. The billboard then stayed up with the giant hole and chainsaw in place.

Via Ads of the World.

Vintage Shelf

A traditional shape inside a contemporary form. Nice thinking from Jaren Goh Design.

Via Yatzer.

8-Bit Street Art

Found on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Wonderful.

Via Wooster Collective.

Articulating Faucet

Clever. The Karbon Articulating Kitchen Faucet from Kohler lets you extend the faucet to fill large pots, lower it into the sink for cleanup, or even fold it completely out of the way. Once you put the faucet in the position you want, it stays there for hands-free operation.

Via Trendir.

Richard Moon's Portraits

London-based artist Richard Moon offers up these disturbing portraits at the New London School show currently on exhibit at the Mark Moore Gallery in Santa Monica, California. The show, which includes many other London artists, goes through May 10.

Via Art MoCo.

Fontbots

Canadian designer Jonathon Yule created a series of robots out of his favorite sans serif typefaces. Fun stuff.

Via Boing Boing.

Noticeably Sharper

Lovely art direction by Austrian agency Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann.

Via Ads of the World.

Crushy

Crushy represented the Orange Crush soda brand for almost thirty years. The top ad shown here is from 1929. The bottom is from 1947. Not only did the Crushy mascot appear in ads, he appeared on glass bottles, and on tin signs wherever Orange Crush was served cold ("Thirst Aid" stations). I love his original design; a stylized figure (a C?) literally crushing the juice out of an orange. By the end, he had morphed into a rather typical soda jerk character.
   You can find a lot more vintage soda pop ads, organized by brand, over at Nostalgiaville.

Just Awesome

Really captures the essence of the Discovery Channel. Awesome.

Via The Denver Egotist.

Seraphim and Spacemen

Seattle-based artist Aaron Jasinski's first solo exhibit, "Seraphim and Spacemen," is currently on display at Distinction Gallery in Escondido, California. The show runs through May 3. If you're in the area, be sure to check it out.

Via Juxtapoz.