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Known for shaping skate-inspired objects out of colorful used decks, Tokyo-based designer, Haroshi, both invents and reinvents figures emblematic of street culture, which ironically often become icons in their own right.

"Almost everything I do is connected with skate culture," he says. "I'm influenced simply by what I love, sometimes this includes imagery that holds nostalgia from my childhood."

When someone asks you "what's the coolest restuarant you've ever been to?" What do you say? 

I've been in a rotating restaurant that hovers above a bridge on the Danube River that everyone calls UFO. What about you? If you're looking for some inspiration, check out these awesome eateries.

In the tribal world, piercing are meant to represent or illuminate beauty.  In the punk world, piercings are a sort of self-expression. But in today's world and yesterday's alike, these piercings are just too much. What do you think? How many piercings is too many?

Henna is considered beautiful in many cultures. In India it is used for wedding preparations as well as other ceremonies in which women play a large role. 

Adidas has come out with a new "Eagle" line for their Adida Originals Spring 2013 collection, by designer Jeremy Scott. The coloful patterns are inspired by the American totem poles. Would you wear this to work out?

Most people learn how to tie their shoes when they're four or five years old. What most people don't learn is how to tie a facier knot than the basic bow. What do you think of these styles? Swag or wack?

All those homeless dudes making their homes out of boxes are hella lazy! I mean, come on! These homes are made 100% of recycled materials. If I ever become homeless, I'll know what to do.

Maximo Riera's latest creation is this awesome furniture collection of Animal Chairs. Three years in the making, these jet-black and richly detailed pieces were inspired by octopi, rhinos, lions, whales, beetles, and walruses. 

Carved from compressed foam, which is stabilized by an internal steel frame, each chair is enveloped in real leather. And while they might not be as heavy as their living counterparts, they’re not exactly portable: the elephant chair weighs 353 pounds.

People are finally starting to take this whole "global warming" thing seriously. What does this mean for us artists of the world? It means you can forget about spending tons of money at the craft store, because now you can make art out of anything! Old newspapers, water bottles, junk food wrappers, and more can now be awesome art gifts! What's your favorite?

Here’s a new twist on the supervillain genre! DeviantArt user GhostHause has painstaking illustrated and created these awesome images of supervillains, recreating their highschool yearbook photos! The Green Goblin, Bane, Loki & more are all featured in intricate detail. We simply love the bold colours & a playful take on some of the most misunderstood and devious supervillains on the planet. But what other villains or superheros do you think he should cover next?

Get ready for the grotesque, thought-provoking & peculiar art of New York based visual artist Christine Chin. She’s the inventive mind behind “Sentient Kitchen”, a disturbing series of photographs and sculptures designed to examine the convergence between biology and technology. "I’ve taken inspiration from some of nature’s most ingenious engineering. What better way to dispense salt than through an organ that is highly developed to taste, and why not take advantage of the mammary gland’s unique relationship to milk? While it is the nature of the human ego to cast suspicion on a challenge to human intellect, Sentient Kitchen products offer a non-threatening environment to explore the benefits of smarter, more sensitive solutions to our daily dining needs." – Christine Chin