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Shadow Glassware

I love these. Buy yours here.

Via Preik.

The Pelican Project

Things Magazine has a really nice collection of vintage Pelican books, broken out by decade and year, starting in the 1930s and going through the 1980s. Lots of good visual inspiration to be found here.

Via BobbySattler.

Claudio Roncoli's Utopia

Argentinean artist Claudio Roncoli combines Maoist propaganda, religious symbols, and vintage American advertising to create scenes of "acquired" happiness. His colorful mixed-media pieces also combine digital media, photography, and acrylic paint. Roncoli's solo exhibit, The Great Pretender, is on display at Gallery 415 in San Francisco from February 7 through March 29. Check it out if you're in the area.

Via Art MoCo.

The Year in Ideas

To promote the annual Year in Ideas issue, The New York Times Magazine created this nice little video. Take a minute (actually 1:42) to learn about some of the big ideas from 2007 that may end up making a huge impact on our lives in the years to come. Stick through to the very end; especially if you think you need to be some sort of scientist to make big discoveries. All it takes, sometimes, is a willingness to look at the world in a different way.

Via AdverBox.

Incandescent Sculpture

Describing them as the "restoration of dialogue between filament and bulb," sculptor Dylan Kehde Roelofs creates functioning incandescent light bulbs made from hand-blown glass.

Via Dezeen.

Selfridges Building

Selfridges Department Store in Birmingham, England as photographed by Daugirdas. Beautiful.

Via Contemporist.

Moss Graffiti

Instead of using paint, Edina Tokodi creates her street art with patches of eco-friendly moss. Her green pieces, which are meant to be touched, have been popping up around Williamsburg, Brooklyn and in other spots. Read more about it over at Inhabitat.

Via Advertising Lab.