when i grow up i want to be an interaction designer

so that i can be like Jooyun Paek and make stuff like this:

The start of the sneaker fad - for mermaids.

this is a self-inflating chair-shoe. walk-sit-walk…

Makes shopping at Canal Walk a breeze.

Last modification would be adding a nappy.

mustafa maluka: the new improved Tretchikoff

I love both their work.

an interesting post comparing 2 of my favourite artists.

Levi’s Live Unbuttoned Laser Graffiti videos

the event

the making of

south african novel of the year: Moxyland

25th of April is the launch date for Lauren Beukes’s first novel – Moxyland. I have been privvy to the manuscript pre-publishing, and i sincerely hope it goes cult classic. set in a future Cape Town, your life is controlled by your cellphone, you are hostage to a government that oppresses its citizens through censorship and genetically modified Alsations called Aitos watch your every move. the character cast is made up of an artist who sells her body to an energy drink in exchange for being able to create her art, a super genius hacker who helps her digital graffiti friends break through information control to disseminate the truth and a rich kid blogger who has a sociopathic lack of conscience. i sincerely hope it gets picked up by a large rich studio looking for something different to produce and gets made into a movie. anyhow watch this space, i will be well documenting the launch.

cool stuff seen around

we gave the jesus on our windowsill a regal banana jacket for easter.

stickers on the till in Idols store in Musgrave Centre, Durban. made by the shop assistants.

badges in Idols, through the glass.

you can get a water massage at OR Tambo airport, while fully clothed. pretty cool.

a Style-my-Coke booth at the Design Indaba. I got an I Love Jozi styled Coke.

the Mac store in Rosebank has used International Graffiti artist Faffi as inspiration for their new range, and decked out the store accordingly. it’s awesome – they’re even selling Faffi vinyl toys in store. very progressive for a main market cosmetics brand.

found this on a wall in one of our editor’s studios.

caught my brother’s first gig as the drummer in a band called The Wailing Jimi’s at Assembly a couple of Fridays ago.

a pretty piece of art i saw at a party. but blurred but hey.

and this great blockmounted pic found in an old university computer lab. brilliant.

dear santa clause (friends, family, associates, colleagues, people who want to impress me)

this frikkin rad ghost towel. you can buy it here. don’t be afraid of shopping online, it’s all going to be okay.

the nintendo wii will buy you my unconditional loyalty for about 6 months. includes me picking up your phonecalls every single time you call. you can get it at Musica, Look & Listen, those types of places. If you’re looking to add2 months to that deal you can throw in a game (Wario Ware, Harry Potter).

a pair of these Ray Ban Wayfarers will get you a place on my facebook friends list, with at least 1 wall post a month that somehow glorifies me and makes you look cool. white frames also accepted.

any kind of artwork from kronk.

*Update***

The world’s most expensive Christmas cocktail, called ‘The Flawless’ which comes at a mere £35,000 a glass from Modiva nightclub in London. Described as “warming and refreshing, but that is not the main reason for the exorbitant cost: at the bottom of the crystal glass is an 11-carat white diamond ring.”

Sounds good to me.

Next on the list is Pleo. See post above for more details.

To be continued.