nog :: nog: October 2009

DIY: Tiger Wallpaper

Found this awesome DIY via Design*Sponge. Susan of doggie eyes used images she printed from the web to create her own individual wallpaper. She also used aerosol starch so you can remove it without any problems. Great for those who rent a place and are not allowed to paint their walls! by us

Click here for all the details.

Neverending Story

This is a project by Julius von Bismarck and Benjamin Maus. They developed an "Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus". It's a drawing machine which just draws and draws and draws.... Would love to see what it came up with so far. And is anyone writing this story down? by us

Florence + the Machine

5 minutes ago I had no idead who Florence + the Machine were, but listen to songs like Drumming I'm totally impressed by their serious talent. I think Florence Welch's voice is amazing and very haunting. And being a redhead myself I'm always partial to a redhair singer! Another thing I love about this Band is their choice of naming their songs, e.g. Kiss with a fist or My Boy builds coffins. Great, right? Maybe it has to do with the fact that Florence Welch writes, according to the band's homepage, "her best songs when she’s drunk or has a hangover". You go, girl! Their debut album Lungs is out now. by us

We love Museums...

...but do they love us back? us

Welcome to Gublerland

I'm a Fan of Matthew Gray Gubler quite some time now. Some of you might know him from the TV-Series Criminal Minds. I think what a lot of people do not know is that he is also a filmmaker, he draws and does Photography and all sort of other stuff. His homepage which he calls Gublerland, is just great and very entertaining. Gubler has a very unique style which I think is awesome. He might not be everyone's cup of tea but I like it, especially his drawings and his Gubler Pals. us

Henrique Oliveira

Brasilian artist Henrique Oliveira reuses old things, mostly wood, and turns them into these new interestingly shaped sculptures. My personal favourite is his 2008-work Cloud. It's a cloud build of mattresses and pillows which were collected after the Katrina's disaster in New Orleans, United States. Beautiful! us
(via Design*Sponge)

Lodown DTP Issue 001

Lodown Magazine went old school with their first DTP Issue. They didn't layout it entirely on the computer, but instead used old phototype methods. The format (it's about 14' x 11' inches) is not the most easy one to handle but I do appreciate it a lot. In this Issue it's all about art. It's "a picture book of obscurity" to quote Thomas Mareki, Publisher of Lodown Magazine. I just can say that I really enjoyed it! us

the Ogori Cafe

oh what a wonderful Japan is...

For the record, here are the rules of the Ogori cafe:

1. Let's treat the next person. What to treat them with? It's your choice.
2. Even if it's a group of friends or a family, please form a single-file line. Also, you can't buy twice in a row.
3. Please enjoy what you get, even if you hate it. (If you really, really hate it, let's quietly give it to another while saying, "It's my treat…")
4. Let's say "Thank You! (Gochihosama)" if you find the person with your Ogori cafe card.
5. We can't issue a receipt.

read here

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Helicopter Boys

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Berlin Tetris

Ahhhhhh Tetris, the good old days of playing Gameboy! us

Monsieur Cabinet

Just found this on okaygreat. Being a huge fan of urban art, I can't believe I didn't known Monsieur Cabinet yet. Love the idea of prettying up drains! us

Jesse Draxler

Looking for a cool Print to buy I came across Jesse Draxler's work. I think his collage illustrations are pretty awesome. Their are fresh, interesting and fun. So enjoy! us

learn something everyday

Winter is comming in this hemisphere and we need something to brighten up the blue mood. Here comes learn something everyday, a british site that gets you to smile and you can even talk about your newly gained knowledge at the next party.

JEF

German Cook Show

Austrian-German comedian duo Stermann and Grissemann hop on the hype and present a very German cook show:

for better quality go here http://www.stermann-grissemann.at/
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Gemma Correll

I love Gemma Correll's work, which I came across on society6. (Great site where you can play Curator!) I'm in especially in love with her "What I wore today"-Series. She also has a Blog called "What I wore today... in Drawings" where she posts peoples illustrations of what they wore. Personally I love the idea of drawing what you wore, it's so much better than a photo. I'm also in love with Gemma's "Diaries"-Series. It's just so much fun to read them and I hope she will continue them on a regular basis. See more of her prints on society6. us

In love with New York City

We all love NYC, aren't we? us

Release Date for Germany is 28 January 2010.

Dreaming...

I really haven't slept a full night in ages. Okay, I'm a little exaggerating here. It's maybe been a week or so but it sure feels like ages. Don't really know why, but every morning I wake up even more tired than I was when I went to bed the night before. I always dream strange things...I mean really strange stuff like one night I chased horses and was decorating a room and was making out with some king of some country which was basically an island surrounded by a small moat in some park. I know what you're thinkin' but no I'm not crazy! The other night I dreamed about speaking Spanish so bad that I actually woke up because of it. Weird! Today I came across this great video by Oren Lavie and I can't help wondering if I look like this when I am sleeping/dreaming?! Would definitely explain some things. us

"get off the Cross, we need the Wood for Fire"

Good radio stations are treasures and unfortunately hard to find and if found usually somewhere outta reach of my poor little radio alarm. But waking up with Lady Gaga at least kicks me outta bed - if only to silence the radio alarm with a harsh movement the poor thing does not deserve.
Thank God there is livestreaming! Thank God I can listen to my all-time favourite radio station, Austrias fm4 again! They play the good stuff, and in the morning, the program is in English which is soothing to hear if you can't stand the Austrian accent in the early morning.
Listening to fm4 is a bit like browsing through a massive excellent op shop: real treasures among wrong sizes and sometimes awkward colors.
Today, they played one of those treasures: firewater. It may be trendy to go for oriental folk elements mixed with Jazz and Ska, but these guys come across very authentic and unique. And they are playing Viennas Ost Klub tonight, which is a pretty cool venue. Plus, entiteling your first album "get off the Cross, we need the Wood for Fire" shows a great deal of blasphemy, which is always a plus in my opinion.
Listen in and catch them on their European tour.

JEF

Werde Dingpfleger

(Photo: via virgini m)

Beim surfen durchs Netz bin ich letztens auf das Museum der Dinge in Berlin gestoßen. Für jemanden wie mich, der Krimskrams, Kitsch und schräge Dinge liebt, also perfekt. Das Museum der Dinge hat alles mögliche zu bieten, vom Pfeffersteuer in Hasenform bis zum alten Fernseher, Kerzenleuchter, Hammer über Wachsbüsten, Staubwedel bis hin zur Kugelwaschmaschine. Zusätzlich gibt es jeden Monat das "Ding des Monats", welches zurzeit ein ziemlich cooles Paar Obama-Kindersneakers ist (s. Foto). Und dann gibt es da auch noch die Museumswundertüten, die man aus einem Automaten ziehen kann. So eine Tüte beinhaltet mehrere Kleinigkeiten, ein Kommentar und was Süßes, sozusagen das Ü-Ei für's Museum. Super Idee, oder? Was es mir aber vor allem angetan hat, sind die Pflegschaften, die man übernehmen kann. Wenn man möchte kann man sich eines bestimmten Dinges annehmen und symbolisch sozusagen dessen "Dingpfleger" für ein Jahr werden. Ich überlege ernsthaft, ob ich nicht so eine Pflegschaft übernehmen soll. Hab da auch schon so meine Favoriten. Mal sehen. Welches würdet ihr denn pflegen wollen? us

Oktoberfestle

so, für alle daheimgebliebenen und solche, die wehmütig an ihren teuren Kater unter lauter ausländischen Touristen in Trachten denken:

Der Hofbräuhaus podcast!

Heuer: A Schweinshoaxn!

gelle?

via freeuni.bz

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