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 Industrial Designer Schreckengost Dies
Industrial Designer Schreckengost Dies
Viktor Schreckengost, an artist and prolific industrial designer whose ubiquitous works ranged from familiar toys and White House porcelain to innovative trucks and even lawn mowers, has died. He was 101.

*post link goes to his website, here is the obit picked by dollyllama 10 months ago
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 Strangekiss: designer toys and art toys.
Strangekiss: designer toys and art toys.
Interesting site full of amazing artsy toys. I can't get enough of these... Well actually I can, given the prices. But they're still pretty sweet. picked by donteatpoop 2 years ago
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 Awesome designer toys
Awesome designer toys
Designer Toys are collectible work of art made in limited quantities, usually by designers or graphic artists. These incredibly cool designer toys featured in this article were made by some of the most popular manufacturers. picked by axxon2008 6 months ago
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 The Poor Man's Web Designer
The Poor Man's Web Designer
Probably the worst one in existence.
And you can actually hire him!
Warning: This site may inflict irreparable damage on your eyes. picked by suckersklub 1 year ago
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 M C Escher Gallery
M C Escher Gallery
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was a Dutch designer who combined mathematics, art and the impossible to striking effect.

He wasn't shy about drawing a bird either.

(see also Mersh's post of the official site from 10 months back) picked by pocksucket 8 months ago
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 Fashion designer Liz Claiborne dead at 78
Fashion designer Liz Claiborne dead at 78
Claiborne died Tuesday at the New York Presbyterian Hospital after suffering from cancer for a number of years. picked by punthe 1 year ago
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 Designer to the stars faces rape charges in NY
Designer to the stars faces rape charges in NY
An award-winning fashion designer to the stars who is accused of sexually assaulting 18 young models in California has been charged with assaulting nine more women in New York, prosecutors said on Wednesday. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago
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 Artist Adam Neate to leave 1000 works on London's streets
Artist Adam Neate to leave 1000 works on London's streets
A British artist is to give away 1000 of his works by leaving them around London for anyone to find. picked by AutumnLotus 2 weeks ago
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 NY museum showcases low-cost solutions for world's poorest
NY museum showcases low-cost solutions for world's poorest
A new breed of industrial designer is confronting Third World poverty with innovative products aimed at encouraging rural entrepreneurs. picked by suebe 2 years ago
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 Cool Homemade Electronic  Toys
Cool Homemade Electronic Toys [video]
Dad builds toys for his daughter and now all the big kids want to play too.

Article here picked by suebe 1 year ago
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 Artist creates sculptures from hubcaps
Artist creates sculptures from hubcaps
An artist has collected thousands of lost hub caps from roadsides across Britain and turned them into spectacular animal sculptures. Official website picked by AutumnLotus 1 week ago
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 Designer trash bag
Designer trash bag
There are some designer handbags that are really luxurious looking, almost fooling you into believing they're worth the thousands of dollars on the price tag. But this Chanel bag really resembles a trash bag. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago
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 85+ Free Killer Resources Every Designer Should Know
85+ Free Killer Resources Every Designer Should Know
very useful picked by pjanaway 1 year ago
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 White House Manual Details How to Deal With Protesters
White House Manual Details How to Deal With Protesters
A White House manual(pdf) that came to light recently gives presidential advance staffers extensive instructions in the art of "deterring potential protestors" from President Bush's public appearances around the country. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago
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 3d Desktop toys
3d Desktop toys
Check out 3d Desktop Toys on your desktop at YummyWorks.

The world’s fastest desktop hotrod is here! With iRod you can drive it, explore it, score points, and change paint jobs (comes in orange, black and blue). And don’t forget-- the desktop has no legal speeding limit! picked by gio14 2 years ago
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 Jon Bon Jovi - Rocker and Designer?
Jon Bon Jovi - Rocker and Designer?
Together with designer Kenneth Cole, Jon Bon Jovi will debut a limited line of coats during Fashion Week. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago
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 Creepy Cyberpunk Fantasies Come to Life
Creepy Cyberpunk Fantasies Come to Life
As an artificial limb designer and hobbyist robotics engineer, artist Christopher Conte rarely uses blueprints or sketches to craft his elaborate biomechanical sculptures.

cool gallery shots picked by willster09 10 months ago
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 'Hang-and-Run' Artist Strikes NYC Museums
'Hang-and-Run' Artist Strikes NYC Museums
In a reverse-theft of sorts, a British artist has been sneaking his works into some of New York's top museums.

Ok, i guess its pretty old news, but its interesting! picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago
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 African Toys - A Pictorial
African Toys - A Pictorial
They are a sampling of the pictures on the AfriGadget flickr group. The materials used to make these toys are scrap metal, tins, wire, and pieces of leather. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago
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 AmeriChinaB2B Launches "Gateway to the Chinese Business Market" Internet Sales Portal
AmeriChinaB2B Launches "Gateway to the Chinese Business Market" Internet Sales Portal
Industrial Manufacturing News January 30, 2007 Small and medium sized businesses benefit from the web-marketing platform, which will help U.S. businesses sell into the Chinese business market. American company will be able to grow their businesses in a new market and reach millions of distributors, agents and manufacturing sourcing sites by posting their sales message on the new web platfo... read full post picked by hank 1 year ago
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 Aren't you a little short for an intellectual property lawyer?
Aren't you a little short for an intellectual property lawyer?
Andrew Ainsworth has been sued by Lucasfilm over production and sale of replica Storm Trooper outfits. Ainsworth is the original designer and argues in his defence that the items are not works of art but pieces of industrial design and so not subject to the laws under which Lucasfilm have made their claim. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago
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