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Biggest Swiss Flag Ever
Saturday, august 1st, was swiss national day and that was reason enough to mount the biggest swiss flag ever on mountain Saentis, 20minutes from where I grew up. Impressive. Wish I could have seen it in person.
(images by reuters)
Friday Five with Bridget Butch of BB-Blog
My fabulous longdistance roommate (yes, that’s what we call each other) Bridget Butch of BBLinks is currently featured over on DesignMilk. Yay! Jaime asked her to pick five things that she’d like to share. And it is no surprise that her picks are fantastic. Check them out here: Friday Five with Bridget Butch of BB-Blog
Furniture Shopping with Jake Bronstein
Charming Jake Bronstein took me on a Brooklyn Furniture Shopping Mission. And while we were looking for parking, he asked me some questions. Watch the video below or over on Fiestamovement.
If the Twitter community was 100 people…
Some interesting stats about the much-trumpeted Twitter community – visualized!
(originally uploaded by mkandlez)
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So, you want to become a designer?
Wonderful Liz Danzico asked established designers what one piece advice they would give an aspiring designer. Fantastic! Watch all of the answers here.
I fully agree with Jon Kolko’s advice: “Have passion—have undying, unending passion for what it is you do”
Jon Kolko from MFA Interaction Design on Vimeo.
Last Year’s Model
Last Year’s Model was created by Anil Dash and is trying to save the planet through sheer laziness. Last year’s model’s members love cool gadgets as much as anybody else. They just want to be thoughtful about the stuff they have bought. Even the most cutting-edge, tech-savvy geeks in the world are choosing to hang on to their phones or their iPods that still work just fine. (I still haven’t upgraded my big clunky 2nd generation iPod. Not kidding!)
What about you? Are you sticking with last year’s model?
(thank you kavita)
magnetic measuring spoons
Colorful measuring spoons by Joseph Joseph with a dual purpose – refrigerator magnets!
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Sometimes…
… Happiness is Hiding in Plain Sight. So true. Make sure to view it larger.
Polite Umbrella
The Polite Umbrella folds up when you squeeze past people on the sidewalk. Watch a video over on JooYoun Paek’s site.
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press: swissmiss in PRINT magazine
I am thrilled to be featured in the current Food issue of PRINT Magazine showing off my dad’s fondue recipe. You can see the article here on their brandnew website.
A big thank you to the photographer, Ian Allen, who sat down with us after the shoot and enjoyed the Fondue.
(images by eatmedaily)
Revenge
A series of short videos by Lernert Engelberts & Sander Plug as part of a 2 hour documentary about revenge for VPRO television.
Revenge from lernert Engelberts on Vimeo.
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Longhorn
While we are at the topic of iPhone Cases. What about this Longhorn Slip Cover for iPhone?
(thank you manuel)
Tube iPhone Case
«tube» makes products that are almost completely produced from old bicycle tubes or remaining stocks.
«tube» was founded by swiss Steve Henseler and Marc Lounis and the founders of a Cubegrafik, a design- and communication agency in Biel.
Be A Malevich
Be A Malevich is a construction game inspired by the Architectons of Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935). By the way, they are looking for distributors in the US!
(thank you xavier)
Coat Hanger Mamouk
This Coat Hanger Mamouk by swiss wallstreet had me look. What an eyecatcher! And what a tremendous sculptural quality it has. (I wish they’d show a video of how the wires turn into a hanger.)
Impasse
Impasse from Reel 13 on Vimeo.
Impasse, by Bram Schouw. Without words, we’re left to consider whether love and attraction can break through the impasse of human intolerance.
Found in the Shorts Library over at Thirteen.
(thank you mirthandjoy)
Most unusual proposal ever.
Jake Bronstein began a whisper chain that successfully passed through 59 people, a new world record. With his girlfriend Kristina Hoge completely unaware of the plan, Bronstein sent the message “Kristina, will you marry me?” around a roomful of strangers. After the proposal passed through 59 people, a random stranger whispered the message in the ear of a completely shocked Hoge. She accepted onstage in front of a jubilant, tearful crowd. No wedding date has been set.
Update: Bronstein set the record on July 14, 2009 at a World Record Appreciation Society event in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to witness the feat.
Update 2: Original post of the proposal over at the Universal Record Database.
Mattress Dominoes
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Porcelain Canisters
I am in love with the “Daily Aesthetics” collection that gets its inspiration by everyday food containers.
Braid Back Tee
I saw this Braid Back Tee a while back at a fair and it stuck with me. (If only Species by the Thousands would take a better shot than this. Trust me, it looked really cool.) The idea is simply brilliant. Know someone that just cut off all their long hair? Get them this tshirt!