I don’t know if I absolutely love these human organ jewelries or if they scare me a bit. The accessories are made by London-based artist Percy Lau. You can order them for 15 pounds each on etsy.com.   

Artist Scott Scheidly of florida, USA, had developed portraits for four notorious or influential public figures of the 20th century. With an emphasis on their more feminine sides. Adolf Hitler, Kim Jong-Il, Joseph Stallin and pope John Paul II have all been re-imagined by scheidly in shades of pink and purple outfitted by accessories such as …

Let’s smash some normal objects like sunglasses and flashlights, frisbees, etc. into tiny pieces. We’ll use hammers, blenders and other great mangling methods. We’ll put the pieces into little bags and sell them. But first, let’s use 3D imaging to map the objects and give the buyer a way to redefine their relationship with the …

‘Mr. dicator head’ by melbourne-based artist stephen ives is a series of sculptures that depicts various dictator figures as the popular children’s toy, mr. potato head. Characterized by multiple removable parts, the collection includes well-known political characters such as stalin, saddam hussein and kim jong il. Achieving striking resemblance through eyebrows, hair formation, and, in some cases, the character-defining mustache, the …

united colors of benetton has just unveiled its new ‘unhate’ advertising campaign in a handful,of cities, featuring manipulated images that show unlikely pairings of international religious and political leaders kissing one another. The ad campaign supports the company’s ‘unhate foundation‘ think tank and arts research center, designed to organize events and promote acts of intervention towards a more …

Last week I was reading a magazine and was very touched by this article about a design duo :mentalKLINIK. :mentalKLINIK is an artist duo from Istanbul. Yasemin Baydar (*1972) and Birol Demir (*1967) established their own space in 2000 in İstanbul to present their artistic and theoretical approach. mentalKLINIK regularly runs exhibitions and exhibition models …

On the website DESIGN FOR THE 100%, which is probably also the name of the design agency or collective, you can find some very contemporary objects. Giving a critical comment on today’s economical problems in the west. According to their website DESIGN FOR THE 100% is : “A place for social and political commentary in mass-produced …

A few weeks ago there was a documentary about contemporary artist Sarah Maple on Dutch television. Sarah Maple is a pretty amazing person, her work is funny, sharp, feminim and a little controversial. I was very impressed by her courage and light ways to approach heavy subjects. So for the people who don’t know yet …

Bianka Langnickel & Thomas Gnahm are 2naked. A street art concept that started in Berlin and now seen in more cities around Europe. Images of two completely unclothed people, who appear not to notice their audience, but communicate, as if by winking. They stand still and innocent, with their bodies on display. They look up …