Twelve Creative Bathtubs

Photo: Elite Choice Oddee has pictures of twelve unique bathtubs, such as the one pictured above, which was made out of 18-karat gold. Its estimated value was $1 million, which is probably why it was stolen out of a Japanese hotel in 2007. Other bathtubs at the link include one that looks like a high-heeled shoe and one inspired by the works of Le Corbusier. Link via The Presurfer

Living Room Case Mod

Photo: Modding user Newsmaker The above picture is one of several found at a Russian-language case mod website. Most case mods alter the outside of a CPU case, but this hobbyist changed the interior of his/her case into a cozy living room. Link ( Google Translator version ) via DVICE

A Table Table

Photo: Kamiya Design, Inc. The components of this table and chairs set by the Japanese firm Kamiya Design spell out the word ‘table’. It’s part of an exhibition at the upcoming Nagoya Design Week, held from October 14-18. Link via Gizmodo | Company Website | Nagoya Design Week

Out and About: Weekend Picks

Photo by [ Charles Pictures ] FRIDAY DANCE: The VelocityDC Dance Festival is tonight and tomorrow. This new event is produced by dance companies from around the city and features three main performances for $15 each at the Shakespeare Theatre Company 's Sidney Harman Hall. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday, with an additional showing at 10 p.m. Saturday. Read more about our art picks for this weekend here . ART: It's First Friday in Dupont Circle. Visit Foun

A Camper Built on a Shopping Cart

Photo: Kevin Cyr New York-based artist Kevin Cyr is trying to construct a functional camper that’s built onto a shopping cart. It’s an expression of his fascination with vehicles and an exploration of a simple lifestyle: It’s a functioning sculptural piece that seeks to explore aspects of housing, mobility, and autonomy. It is also largely about self-reliance and making due with less. I have always been interested in bikes and vehicles and for many years they have been the subject of m

Maker Faire: A week of hands-on art and science climaxes at WaterFire Saturday

Photo / Brian Jepson Jenine Bressner exhibiting her glass beads and dolls. Wednesday, at a Maker Faire RI workshop, she'll show you how to do the torchwork process, which she taught herself from a kit. The first ever Rhode Island Maker Faire and D.I.Y. Festival is a funky festival of hands-on tech/art projects, including some you can learn how to make yourself. The first Maker Faire took place in San Mateo, Calif., in 2006, created by Make Magazine to celebrate arts, crafts, eng

Anthony Roussel’s Wood Jewelry

Branch Bangle by Anthony Roussel, Photo: Rob Popper Artist and designer Anthony Roussel creates intricate jewelry from materials not usually associated with adornments – wood! This one above is a birch wood bangle – you can see more at his website: Link – via a+.29

Junior Fritz Jacquet’s Toilet Paper Roll Origami

Artwork by Junior Fritz Jacquet, photo by Matthieu Gauchet Junior Fritz Jacquet is a paper artist unlike any other: his medium of choice is the cardboard core of a toilet paper roll! Village of Joy has the gallery – via Reality Carnival | Junior’s website (no links, strangely) and portfolio (PDF)

Personalized Back-to-School Frame

Now that the kids are back to school, have you thought about what you'll do with those first day of school photos? Here is a fast and easy frame project to preserve those memories. (Frame photo here) I found some cheap wooden frames at Ikea and free downloadable back to school paper . Along with my free printable Star Wars Stickers , Mod Podge and paint, this turned into a really great keepsake for the year! (tag photo here) This tag from Trixie Scraps's back to school

Joe Nick Patoski : Jim Dickinson Was One Cool Memphis Cat

It's not just the whites reaching for the black culture, it's the blacks reaching for the white culture. It's about the collision.Jim Dickinson. Photo from Memphis Flyer.Memphis musician Jim Dickinson dies at 67Career of artist, producer touched four decades, many livesThe North Mississippi Allstars have lost their father, Bob Dylan has lost a “brother,” rock and roll has lost one of its great cult heroes and Memphis has lost a musical icon with the death of Jim Dickinson.The 67-year-old Dickins

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