var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-16966532-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @spacesinkhole)http://www.spacesinkhole.com/<p>Due to increased workload at school and ads being removed from my site, I am temporarily disbanding the site. </p> <p>You might have realized I haven&#8217;t posted in a while, and for those who have noticed, I only post this to let you down easy.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/4161612311http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/4161612311Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:50:47 -0400<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhr63ityge1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Clever photography by Slinkachu taking everyday objects and small figurines to create cool new environments.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/more-clever-works-by-slinkachu" target="_blank">mymodernmet</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3725962171http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3725962171Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:00:23 -0500photography<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhm8yj7HVq1qbja05.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhm8yxPXto1qbja05.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhm8zgnreo1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>From the Evolution of Type exhibit by Andreas Scheiger.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Evolution-of-Type-Exhibits-6-9-12/1022967" target="_blank">behance</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3672163213http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3672163213Sat, 05 Mar 2011 22:15:50 -0500typography<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhilmld0DR1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Cool illustration by Brooklyn-based artist <a href="http://vectroave.com/2011/03/jamie-givens-illustrations/" target="_blank">Jamie Givens</a>. I&#8217;m a sucker for anything astronaut.</p> <p>via <a href="http://designyoutrust.com/2011/03/04/jamie-givens/" target="_blank">designyoutrust</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3633691029http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3633691029Thu, 03 Mar 2011 22:58:18 -0500artastronaut<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhi1lxII5C1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Great porcelain sculptures created by artist <a href="http://www.katemacdowell.com/" target="_blank">Kate McDowell</a>.</p> <p>via <a href="http://likecool.com/Kate_Macdowell--Projects--Gear.html" target="_blank">likecool</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3624971699http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3624971699Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:48:08 -0500artlungsporcelainbirds<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhezbwabSi1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>A new sculpture by artist <a href="http://www.kylebean.co.uk/portfolio/#whatcamefirst" target="_blank">Kyle Bean</a> entitled <strong>What Came First?</strong></p> <p>via <a href="http://www.notcot.org/post/38484/" target="_blank">notcot</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3595636790http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3595636790Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:03:44 -0500chickenegg<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhei97VpVE1qbja05.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhei9eNnbK1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Check out this awesome paper bird crafted by artist and illustrator <a href="http://andysingleton.co.uk/" target="_blank">Andy Singleton</a>.</p> <p>via <a href="http://thisiscolossal.com/2011/03/paper-birds-by-andy-singleton/" target="_blank">colossal</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3589236089http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3589236089Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:54:39 -0500artpapercraftbird<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcyszxeRD1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Occasionally, I comes across pictures of an animal that really stand out. A week ago I posted one of a <a href="http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3366404366" target="_blank">pelican in flight</a>. </p> <p>This chameleon caught my eye because I&#8217;ve never seen one quite like it. The awesome colors, the headcrest and inflated underneck.</p> <p>via <a href="http://lustik.tumblr.com/post/3509233589/theanimalblog-submitted-by-zack16#notes" target="_blank">lustik</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3583656355http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3583656355Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:41:07 -0500chameleonanimalphotography<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcymdnYwp1qbja05.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcyn6YH4c1qbja05.jpg"/><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcynoZxHC1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Navid Baraty took these amazing pictures of the abandoned Kennecott Copper Mine in Alaska 175 miles from Valdez. Apparently, the mine was in operation from 1911 until 1938. </p> <p>via <a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/beauty-in-the-abandoned-5-pics" target="_blank">mymodernmet</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3583285763http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3583285763Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:05:07 -0500photographyminecopper<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcyfbZhyC1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>The <strong>Mr. Wilson</strong> towel hanger is an original recycling of an old tennis ball.</p> <p>via <a href="http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/diy-gear/#" target="_blank">coolmaterial</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3582969375http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3582969375Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:30:07 -0500tennis ballmr wilsondiy<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcy3pQFNq1qbja05.png"/></p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sony.net/Fun/design/history/product/1970/tr-1825.html" target="_blank">Sony TR-1825</a> is a nice cubic radio that slides out to reveal a speaker in front and controls on top.</p> <p>Other radios <a href="http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3505783166" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3503593039" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>via <a href="http://blog.petervidani.com/post/3447843288/sony-tr-1825-sliding-the-faces-on-this-cubic" target="_blank">vidani</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3576167319http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3576167319Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:46:04 -0500radiodesign<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcxmkLaH91qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>I&#8217;ve featured illustrations and figures by design studio Yum Yum previously. They just came out with a new series called Business People you can see <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Business-People/1016987" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>My favorite is this fantastic looking Mr. Fox.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/Business-People/1016987" target="_blank">behance</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3574913716http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3574913716Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:34:26 -0500foxillustrationartyumyum<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhcxf9Rd1J1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Nice skull chair from the Nouvelle Vague college in France. Part of Milan Design Week 2011.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13441/nouvelle-vague-exhibtiion-milan-design-week-2011.html" target="_blank">designboom</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3574785757http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3574785757Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:27:15 -0500chairdesignskull<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh911m7ofZ1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Artist <a href="http://travislouie.blogspot.com/2011/02/germs.html" target="_blank">Travis Louie</a> sketches his concept of what germs look like.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3532750812http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3532750812Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:54:44 -0500drawingartgermssuit<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh7olvO7cv1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Whoa, Superman! Street art by D*Face at LA&#8217;s UK Street Art Print Nite.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/uk-street-art-print-nite-at-corey-helford-gallery-this-saturday" target="_blank">juxtapoz</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3518271705http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3518271705Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:28:52 -0500artsupermanboneskeletonstreet artcomic<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh7m10b7jw1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>I remember as a child my grandmother had a rotary phone. It seemed old then and seems even older now that cell phones have effectively replaced landlines. </p> <p>Nonetheless, this design from an exhibition in Warsaw titled &#8220;We Want to be Modern&#8221; is something I wouldn&#8217;t mind having in my future home.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/13381/polish-design-1955-1968-we-want-to-be-modern.html" target="_blank">designboom</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3517442310http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3517442310Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:36:22 -0500designphonerotary<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh73sbSawB1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Plastic dinosaur toys converted into plant pots.</p> <p>via <a href="http://lustik.tumblr.com/post/3509059910#notes" target="_blank">lustik</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3510570608http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3510570608Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:58:29 -0500dinosaurplant<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh6qc3juCN1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>While on the topic of radios, check out this one by Italian designer Marco Zancuso - the TS 502 model. It&#8217;s part of the collection at New York&#8217;s Musem of Modern Art.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?criteria=O:DE:I:1%7CG:HI:E:1&amp;page_number=2587&amp;template_id=1&amp;sort_order=2" target="_blank">moma</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3505783166http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3505783166Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:10:48 -0500radiodesign<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh6ir6olEp1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>Very cool transistor radio/speaker set from Spotify. I enjoy the simple design that infuses wooden and plastic elements.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.fubiz.net/2011/02/23/spotify-player/" target="_blank">fubiz</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3503593039http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3503593039Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:24:52 -0500designradiospeaker<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh59jdzNyR1qbja05.jpg"/></p> <p>This DIY coat rack by Pipe Works gives of a nice industrial appeal.</p> <p>via <a href="http://www.nickfraser.co.uk/shop/coat-rack" target="_blank">nickfraser</a>.</p>http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3490848347http://www.spacesinkhole.com/post/3490848347Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:09:38 -0500coat rackpipe