IKEA Imagines ‘A World Without Fabrics’

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In a two-minute teaser for its new catalog, IKEA imagines a world without textiles.



It’ll be a hard and uncomfortable world, literally: where comfy pillows are made of tree stumps; curtains are made of metal sheets; rugs are made of sand; clothes made of cardboard; underwear made of aluminium foil; and sofas are made of cactuses.



A world where having a fluffy rabbit as a pet makes everything better.



“At IKEA, we have a soft spot for soft parts. The fun and fluffy parts. The romantic and refreshing parts. The colorful and comfortable parts. The parts that put us to sleep, dry us off, help us relax and hide the stuff we don’t want to see. Without textiles, life is hard,” the brand writes about the video.



The spot ends with the tag line: “Life is hard without textiles… A little bit of softness could change your world.”



Watch the ad below:































































































[via YouTube]

Iconic Movie Scenes Recreated As 16th Century Ottoman Miniatures

Istanbul artist Murat Palta has taken iconic scenes from popular western films and recreated them in the style of 16th century Ottoman miniatures.



According to Palta, he said that this project started in an experiment to blend traditional ‘oriental’ Ottoman motifs and contemporary ‘western’ films.



His series includes cult films such as ‘Star Wars’, ‘The Godfather’, ‘Terminator’ and ‘Alien’.

































































































[via Behance]

Crayola Releases Crayon-Inspired Mini Nail Polish Set

For those who’ve outgrown their wax crayons and coloring books, but still like to channel their inner five-year-old, Crayola has created a mini nail polish set inspired by its classic crayons.



The ‘Crayola Mini Nail Polish Set’ comes in a giant yellow crayon box (quintessential to Crayola), and consists of 8 vibrant colors: Metalic Orange, Metallic Cotton Candy, Robin's Egg Blue, Scarlet, Plum, Blue Bell, Glitter Wild Strawberry and Glitter Canary.



Some polishes are metallic, while others have glitter.



For those who fancy the brightest crayons in the box, the mini nail polish set retails at US$8 on Amazon.



Just remember to color within the lines!





























[via Fred Flare]

Artist Creates ‘Cardboard’ Street Art Installations

German artist Bartek Elsner has taken the simple cardboard and transformed it into street art installations of cameras and a fireplace.



His other cardboard works include detailed sculptures of trees and birds and an ‘in case of emergency’ kit.



More of his works can be viewed in his blog, ‘The Paper Stuff’.



























































[via The Paper Stuff]

The World’s Smallest Museum

New York-based artist Filip Noteradaeme created the ‘world’s smallest museum’, The Homeless Museum of Art (HoMu).



The museum consists of its director Noteradaeme, a booth and a small collection of objects—and only two people can visit the museum at a time.



The booth of the Homeless Museum of Art functions as a reception, front desk, director’s office, and exhibition floor.



It exhibits the performance, aptly dubbed ‘The Director is in’.



Visitors must sit in plastic folding chairs in front of the booth—behind of which sits Noteradaeme, while a stuffed coyote named ‘Florence Coyote’ sits on its side.



In his tongue-in-cheek performance, Noteradaeme would give out and take back tickets for the visitors; explain the museum’s collection of artworks; introduce the museum’s Director of Public Relations Florence Coyote; and engage in conversation about art, asking questions and leaving visitors with an altered perspective about art and commerce.



Since 2003, it’s popped up in various locations around New York City.



Until the end of July, the performance would take place at the High Line, near 23rd Street Lawn, on Tuesdays from 5PM to 9.30PM.

















[via The Homeless Museum of Art]