This image is of a plane from South Africa's newest, low-cost airline Kulula. Their new livery aims to hyper-inform and entertain travelers - in simple Helvetica - about the ins and outs of planes. You can discover where the pilot (or "big cheese") sits, where the jump seat is and the extra leg-room to be found in the emergency exit row. Other examples of Kulula's cheeky voice can be found on their site. (i.e. Their points system is called 'moulah'.)
Louis Vuitton Creative Director Marc Jacobs himself has often called into question the collective sanity of the brand's customers, claiming they'll buy almost anything with the moniker or logo on it. Now he puts it to the test with the Louis Vuitton Trash Bag purse, which retails for $1,960 (USD). It feels like blatant disdain for the hand that's feeding them, and yet somehow, it'll work.
Austrian artist Erwin Wurm first installed his House Attack at the Vienna Museum of Modern Art as a pairing piece to a temporary exhibit inside. It was originally meant to represent Wurm's view of the mass public's disdain for art, and its inaccessibility. The museum left the piece however, and in light of last year's financial meltdown, and millions of foreclosures across the world it seems to take on new meaning in the 'us vs. them' battle that has ensued.
Maybe your significant other has tired of smelling like white jasmine and is seeking a new signature scent. Well Brooklynite Christopher Brosius has the solution because he hates perfume. His CB I Hate Perfume Gallery offers shoppers an array of alternative scents that are more expressive and nostalgic than Shalimar and Chanel No. 5. Choose from 'Gathering Apples', 'Burning Leaves' or 'Memory of Kindness' (move over President's Choice marinades). Scents are available for the home as well as the body. It's only natural that scent and nostalgia go hand-in-hand.
Vanishing Creatures is a chocolate company with heart, and a conscience, offering unusual and beautiful treats for your Valentine, and doing so in a way that's meant to start a conversation about our changing world. Featured animals - mock trophies - are all ones from the list of endangered species. When you're finished with the packaging, it transforms into either a candle holder or a sweet birdfeeder.
Every year, the advertising world goes crazy for Superbowl commercials. In light of this past Sunday's game, as well as a nod to last week's hype surrounding Apple's new iPad, we couldn't resist (re)giving you a glimpse at the Superbowl ad that started the Apple revolution. It's from January of 1984.
Since 1913, ehm has been reaching out to some of Toronto's most marginalized citizens. In 2009, they opened a fully operational, volunteer-run Health and Dental Clinic in their new downtown facility, to offer free medical and dental care - and in turn, dignity - to those who need it most.
On Saturday, February 6, ehm presents the Compassionate Hearts Gala in the Imperial Ballroom at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. What better way to say I love you to your favourite person, than to present him or her with a Valentine that benefits so many more? With dinner, live entertainment and a silent auction, all proceeds from the evening will go toward the operating costs of the clinic, where healing - both of the body and the soul - is top priority.
Click here to purchase tickets.
Even if you don't feel you can make it this year, ehm always accepts donations to benefit the clinic. Click here to offer your support.
As our attention spans get shorter, more sites offer ways to keep up-to-date on anything and everything, all the time. Newsmap presents the world's news about everything, all on one page, and in an impressive palette. Select from a number of countries and disciplines, or combination thereof, and Newsmap does the rest. Colour is used to distinguish the areas of interest, and how recent any news item may be - from less than ten minutes, to more than one hour ago.
Not so long ago, my sisters and I used to take the Chiquita banana stickers off the peel and stick them to the underside of the kitchen cupboard, which over time became a sweet little mosaic.
Unfortunately though, along with polar bears and newspapers, produce stickers are dying out. A recently developed technology now allows produce companies to apply a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam alternative. Less paper and garbage is always good, but it also means a little less colour in our world.
So relish them while you can, because soon they will be no longer, which is bad news for Colorado artist Barry Snyder.
Happy New Year. In these early, dark months of the year, it's easy to feel light deprived, which can affect how you sleep, feel, think, or accept criticism. Philips thinks they've found a way to begin your day with the rising sun at your bedside. Starting a half-hour before your set alarm time, the Philips Wake-Up light gets brighter gradually, gently awakening your body with a pleasant glow, as opposed to the 'Evacuate the Reactor' siren you may currently experience. If desired, sounds of nature can be programmed to accompany your false dawn.
