February 2012
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The Urban Beehive Concept
The Urban Beehive Concept was developed by Philips; giving people a chance to keep bees in their homes. The beehive is designed in a way to allow beekeepers to get a glimpse into the process bees go through in order to produce honey.
(Via Red Dot)
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A "Miniature" City of Samba!
Take a look at this ecstatic stop motion film of the carnival in Riō de Janeiro. The carnival was shot by Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agneli; the shots were then edited to give off the effect of using a tilt-shift lens.
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Is it Perspective, Illusion, or Both?
Boa Mistura, a Madrid, Spain based artist decided to bring some color and epic design into a poor suburb in São Paulo. Mistura teamed up with the children in the area and painted some small narrow street with bright and vibrant colors, leaving room for bold typography; when views from a certain perspective reveal beautiful and inspiring words such as BELEZA (beauty) and ORGULHO (pride).
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The Pixel People!
The Pixel People
(Via Visual News)
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Alex Honnold: The World's Best Free Solo Climber
Alex Honnold was featured in last night’s 60 Minutes episode, where he free soloed about 2,000 ft. Just to clarify to everyone who doesn’t know what free soloing is; its the act of climbing without any ropes and in Alex’s case the act of climbing EXTRAORDINARY heights without ropes! Head to YouTube to checkout the 60 Minutes clip about Alex Honnold (http://youtu.be/SR1jwwagtaQ)
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"Otis" Maybach is up for Auction
Jay-Z and Kanye West have decided to auction off the $350,000 altered Maybach, used in their “Otis” video for charity.
Who wants to go half’sies?
(Via thethin1)
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Villa "Minimalista"
A stunning villa, revived by Swiss architects Markus Wespi and Jerome de Meuron, in the heart go Le Marche, Italy. The villa maintains some of its original characteristics, while taking great influence from new and modern sharp lines.
How would your Italian “dream” villa look like?
(Via Minimalissimo)
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Top Wax Chef
Come and join the Backwards Beekeepers of New York City on Monday, February 27th at 8:30PM for a bee-licious cooking demo of wax processing. There will also be a bee trivia with prizes.
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If Only Starbucks in the US was as Beautiful...
This Starbucks was designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma in Fukuoka, Japan.
(Via Contemporist)
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Diane Cluck X Break Thru Radio video session
Diane Cluck is a folk troubadour who has been making music for over a decade, influencing artists such as Sharon Van Etten and Johnny Flynn. Her songs - though sparse and usually only featuring an acoustic guitar - carry emotional weight felt through her dark and witty lyrics, powerfully haunting and textured voice, and brilliant and complex plucking.
Starting in March, Diane Cluck will embark...
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belVita Breakfast Biscuits: The “Power Women”...
Thursday is here and we are very proud to introduce to you some shots of the belVita Breakfast Biscuits’ “Power Women”, shot by BKLYNhaus’ immensely talented Meagan Cignoli.
The photo shoot features stylist Amy Salinger, founder of food.curated. Liza De Guia, and fashion designer Anna Hovet.
FEEL THE POWER OF THESE ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMEN!
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Between Days
A gripping short film about the unconditional love that two people have for each other… No matter what.
(By Nizar Pasalic)
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An Explosion of Flowers
Singapore based artist, Fong Qi Wei decided to disassemble flowers in order to reveal the numerous shapes and textures that come together to make some of the most beautiful things on earth. After disassembly Qi Wei was astonished to discover how some small flowers proved to be very symmetrical and take up large surface areas.
(Via Visual News)
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Local X Local at Brooklyn Bowl = A MUST GO!!
LOCAL X LOCAL is back once more time! Brooklyn Bowl and the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg bring you an evening featuring New York’s finest music, food, beer, art, and media this TOMORROW (Feb. 22nd). There will be a performance by the EPIC Small Black. You cannot miss it, we know we won’t!
Head to the Local X Local website to RSVP
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2/22: Local X Local at Brooklyn Bowl in...
LOCAL X LOCAL is back! Brooklyn Bowl and the Brooklyn Brewery in Williamsburg bring you an evening featuring New York’s finest music, food, beer, art, and media this coming Wednesday, Feb. 22nd. This week’s line-up features a performance by local favorites, Small Black. Be sure not to miss it!
Head to the Local X Local website to RSVP
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The World's Larget Rope Swing
The world’s larget rope swing; just watching it makes your heart stop!!
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Flames by Karl X Johan
Take a closer look at this crazy music video for Flames, by Karl X Johan, directed and edited by Swedish Grammy winner Gustav Johansson. Gustav reminds us that simplicity and attention to detail are always the solution, with his mind boggling close-ups. By far one of the best music videos of the year.
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belVita Breakfast Biscuits Presents a Day in the...
Check out this vitalizing video by Tru Films’ Marjan Tehrani and Gabriel Noble, marking the launch of belVita Breakfast Biscuits. The video features three talented entreprenures, Patricia Moreno, Luke Holden, and BKLYNhaus’ own insanely talented and creative fashion photographer Meagan Cignoli. The video gives you a sneak peek into a day with Meagan and how belVita Breakfast powers...
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The Future Room Concept: Coca Cola's 125th Year...
Check out Coca Cola’s 125th year exhibition. Coca Cola has called the 290 square foot, 270 degree projection exhibition the “Future Room Concept”. The exhibition was created by the Turkish agency, Antilop and is shacased at the santralistanbul.
Be emerssed…
(Via Hypebeast)
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Crying My Whole Heart Out X Clementine and the...
Heck yes! Mesmerizing song: check. Vivid, gripping video: check. Brooklyn-made goodness strikes again.
Check out ”Crying My While Heart Out“ by Clementine and the Galaxy. Music video by Alina Landry-Rancier.
Next show in NY: Clementine and the Galaxy will be performing this Thursday (February, 16th) at Pianos in the Lower East Side.
You can also download “Crying My...
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BANG!!! - (VIDEO)
BANG is a table lamp, designed by bitplay INC. to prove to us that you can even have fun with the simplest everyday objects. The lamp uses a gun shaped remote as a switch, letting the user “fire” the gun to turn it on and off. When the user “shoots” the lamp, the shade also leans to one side mimicking a hit.
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The Clothes Hanger: Rethought
Hanging clothes can be quite annoying.
We bet you never consciously thought about this, but it really surprises us here how no one has really redesigned or rethought the hanger since its introduction in 1869. Well, we have good news. India-based industrial designer Jaineel Shah has been thinking about it and we think he has a great solution… the Pinch Hanger.
(Via Core77)
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FEB 23 | NY CONTENT MEETUP (7-9 for Speakers,...
We’re excited about this month’s all female line-up for BKLYNhaus‘NY Content Meetup at Loosecubes Thursday, February 23rd. From Huffington Post, Squidoo and The Jar Group, these women are experts in their field; smart and savvy speakers you should be sure not to miss.
RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/NYContent/events/50931342/
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Introducing this month’s...
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Branding 10,000 Lakes
Art director Nicole Meyer has taken the initiative to rethink and re-brand 10,000 lakes… yes lakes as in bodies of water. Meyer plans to tackle all of Minnesota, one lake at a time. Click here to see what she has accomplished so far.
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The Long Barn Studio
The Long Barn Studio is an office designed by and for Nicolas Tye Architects, and is located in Bedfordshire, England. The building was designed to be as eco friendly as possible by utilizing some of the most environmentally friendly materials and energy saving devices. The Long Barn Yard Studio’s inception is rooted deep in the firms philosophy of respecting and appreciating ones...
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Barack's Air Force One Playlist!!
Ever wonder what pumps up a president before a huge rally? Here it is, Obama’s 2012 campaign playlist; an insider’s look at the mad beats sounding off on Air Force One.
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Founder of Instagram's girlfriend builds...
Instagram’s founder’s girlfriend learned how to program for Valentines Day, to be able to talk more about stuff his is passionate about. She also programmed Lovestagram; a way to take the Instagram photos you’ve shared with a specific person and turn them into an e-Valentine.
What have you been planning for your love?
(Via TechCrunch)
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Ni**as In Paris Video, Tha Shit Cray!!
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The Makr Carry Goods iPhone Sleeve
Simplicity at its finest. Designed and manufactured by hand in their Florida studio, the Makr iPhone sleeve brings a natural and rugged look to your iPhone. The sleeve is available in several other colors and can be purchased for $95 on the Makr Carry Goods e-store.
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The SUPER Anchor Sunglasses
Check out the new “Anchor” collection by Retro Super Future. The Anchor design was created by up-and-coming artist Ana Kras and are available right now on the SUPER e-store.
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LiLo X Terry Richardson
Lindsay Lohan gets together again with Terry Richardson, to bring us some more “Marilyn Manroe-esque” photographs. The shoot was done for LOVE Magazine in the UK.
(Via GQ)
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The Joy Ride
“Joy Ride” is a short film directed by famous photographer Sandro, and was shot with only a Nikon D800 camera. Check it out, its a must watch; dark beauty, with a “different” touch…
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The "Fallen Down" & "Faded Memory"
Levi’s brings back more of its 501 model with two new vintage washes, the “Fallen Down” and the “Faded Memory”. Both pairs keep to their roots by being a little boxy, using a zinc button fly, and maintaining the big “E” tab.
(Via Slam Jam)
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70MPH Mobility Scooter...
A 70MPH mobility scooter… on snow!! Maybe a little dangerous, but all we can say about this is that we must have one!!
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Alaskan Wakeboarding... Huh? Wow!!
Alaskan wakeboarding… probably one of the most wicked things to do!!! Check out this crazy teaser video of Andy Hurdman catching air and weaving through an ice field. To download the full video head to Hydrus Media.
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OK Go X Chevrolet
This ad has been created as collaboration between Chevrolet and OK Go; a band famous for their quite SICK home-made single-shot music videos. In this video the band uses a Chevrolet Sonic and about 1000 adapted instruments to play one hell of an amusing track. Check out more of OK Go’s videos here.
(Via HYPEBEAST)
Have a great weekend, all. Don't forget to dream...
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Brooklyn is On the CUSP of Something Big
BKLYNhaus just completed another project supporting the human capital in our fair Brooklyn. This video was produced in support of the New York University’s Center for Urban Science & Progress (CUSP) to be built here in Brooklyn.
Help Brooklyn grow as a hub for creativity and innovation. Watch and share this video!
Thanks for watching the video produced by BKLYNhaus and please help...
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WatchADzero is a new smartphone constructed out of a unibody bamboo shell. The design was created by a 23-year old student named Kieron-Scott Woodhouse from the Middlesex University in the UK. The bamboo has proven to be very strong and environmentally sustainable as bamboo trees grow really quickly and are abundant in China, where the smartphone will be manufactured. There isn’t a specific date...
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3rd WARD New Culinary Incubator
If you aren’t already wowed by the food in Brooklyn, then 3rd WARD will now definitely be playing a major role in changing your mind.
As part of New York City’s incubator network, 3rd WARD just introduced its new culinary incubator. The incubator will offer great classes in culinary subject areas such as traditional food preparation, modern technology, drinkmaking, urban...
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Magnus: The Magical iPad Stand
Magnus is Ten One Design’s new and magically beautiful iPad stand. Magnus uses magnets to keep your iPad standing upright while remaining invisible. Ten One has cracked it with the design, causing your iPad to look just like a “mini” Apple Thunderbolt Display. Head over to the Ten One Design e-store to pick up your Magnus for $49.95
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Adidas Originals for Team Great Britain
2012 is a major year for Great Britain in sports, especially with the Olympics being held there. Adidas has decided to revive its Originals’ 80’s Olympic-wear for the team, which will be available in stores during February.
(Via SELECTISM)
January 2012
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Trying to Break the Record for Largest Amount of...
Today in Australia, 145 water skiers got together to try and break the record for the largest amount of water skiers to be towed by one boat. EPIC.
(Via Telegraph)