Best of Barry Underwood’s lavish and haunting photos of his full-scale installations built on-site in the landscape.
(via shinyslingback)
Date: April 18, 2012Location: 165th and Prospect Avenue, Bronx, NY (41st Precinct)Victim: Three unnamed black male youthThree young black men were stopped in front of my office in the South Bronx. They had done nothing wrong; they were simply driving with New Jersey license plates in New York City. In response to their rights being repeatedly violated, these young men patiently answered the officers’ questions and followed their instructions. Yet, despite their compliance (and before I knew it), there were three cop cars outside of my building. The cops, for some reason, felt they needed back-up…These young men - who were no more than 17 years old - pleaded with the officers to tell them why they had been stopped. They pleaded with the officers to let them go on their way after forty minutes of public questioning and humiliation. They pleaded with the officers to not confiscate their mother’s car - their mother was unable to answer the phone because she was busy at work, they explained, seeking empathy from these state agents.The officers failed to give reason. The officers took their car. The boys and the surrounding community were enraged. I sat there in my office sure that a crime had been committed and that the victims - these three young men and their community - felt as though they had nowhere to turn.I gave them a Know Your Rights booklet and the number for the NYCLU, and the boys went on their way.I had witnessed a typical day in the life of a young black man in the poor streets of New York City.
This is from Police Violence NYC’s new blog:
“Police Violence NYC is a project of DecoloNYC, an alliance of activists and advocates of color dedicated to building power and supporting economic, political, and social self-determination in our communities. For more about our group, please visit our Facebook page.”
These teacup stools, designed by Holly Palmer, really are whimsical—even if their price (£140 each) isn’t very.
They come in yellow, red, white, light blue, green, and orange. Or you could get one hand-painted with the Union Jack (£310) in honour of the queen’s diamond jubilee.
(Via Sleek Identity.)
I’m increasingly determined to one day realise my plan to live in Tokyo for a few years.
by Mark Barton, Tokyo.
“Land art installations by French artist Sylvain Meyer, who modifies wooded areas and landscapes to create various impermanent patterns, sculptures, and textures.
Everything seen here was constructed without the use of Photoshop.” (Colossal)
Sometimes, high fashion isn’t just a wildly youth-obsessed, women-objectifying, consumerist shitshow… it’s all those things—and amazing art.
As in the case of designer Iris van Herpen.
endless bathtime
I found Pia Bramle’s beautiful little endless bathtime gif via the always-wonderful The Fox is Black.
Make a cute sleeve for your tablet (or other electronics) using only… duct tape!
There’s a full step-by-step tutorial on how to craft your sleeve from The Product of a Thousand Uses. ;)
(Via Craftbits.)
Starting at $1,299 (and with cartridges costing $50 each), this “3-D printer for the home” is more of object printer for the wealthy home, but it’s still pretty awesome, nonetheless.
They’re on pre-order now, and set to ship in a week or two.
(Via Cubify.)
