OBJECTIFIED: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN DOCUMENTARY

"Objectified is a documentary by Gary Hustwit about industrial design; it’s about the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with, and the people who make them. On an average day, each of us uses hundreds of objects. (Don’t believe it? Start counting: alarm clock, light switch, faucet, shampoo bottle, toothbrush, razor…) Who makes all these things, and why do they look and feel the way they do? All of these objects are “designed,” but how can good design make them, and our lives, better?..."

FAILE: NEW PRINTS & BRONZE SCULPTURES

Faile released a new print this afternoon, "Warriors of the Night" -an edition of 24...yes, just freakin' 24! They've also released a few originals from the Lost in Glimmering Shadows series and a new Sex Ad. All were available on their site: http://www.faile.net/...yes, WERE! Like all Faile gear, they get released, they get sold, in seconds flat.
Along with the new works on paper, they also released 2 fresh sculptures today. The 1st is a bronze Scuba Horse (seen below), a piece that’s been long in the works with Raneri Sculpture Casting and sculpture Charlie Becker. These sons of bitches will set you back twelve-thousand-dollars...US! Only 8 of these are being released. One will be released today and the rest through email request as the edition is completed. Faile also released a new version of Bronze Bunny Boy (that is so sold out!), the 2nd in the bronze series sporting a lusty British Racing Green patina.

CRO: REVOLT WITH A VOTE - OBAMA COLLAGE

Here's an Obama campaign related piece from Chicago's CRO aka Ray Noland. Grabbed this pix from a gallery in Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood.

DJ KRUSH feat MOS DEF 'SHINJIRO' HARSH MIX

DJ Krush featuring Mos Def 'Shinjiro' (Harsh Mix). This track is like, damn! It's so nothing like what Krush best is known for. It's fuckin' amazing! Absolutely fucking amazing.

WK INTERACT: HIS MOTORBIKE GASTANK

Check out the gastank on WKs motorbike! Pix taken in NYCs DUMBO neighborhood.

BROOKLYNs - THE PENCIL FACTORY: POSTER 'ZINES

Promotional newsprint poster zine by the illustrators and designers in The Pencil Factory, Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Includes Kim Bost, Josh Cochran, Jennifer Daniel, Gilbert Ford, Jessica Hische, Grady McFerrin, Ted McGrath, Alex Eben Meyer, Chris Silas Neal, Zacharia O'Hora, Leif Parsons, Rachel Salomon, Joel Speasmaker, Jillian Tamaki, and Sam Weber.

*Ted McGrath

PAM GLEW: UK ARTIST

UK artist Pam Glew is a freakin' amazing artist whose focus is on the female figure, vintage cinema & bleached American flags.

Get hooked up with Pam here:
http://pamglew.blogspot.com
http://www.carmichaelgallery.com
http://wwww.flickr.com/photos/pamglew
http://www.myspace.com/pamglew
http://www.etsy.com/shop/pamglew