Here A street-art project: THE GOOD BIKE from Toronto by Caroline Macfarlane and Vanessa Nicholas. They hated all the abandoned bicycles on the street, just staying locked for years getting rusty and old. They decided to do something about it and turned these bikes into ‘pieces of art’. Personally I think pieces of art is …

The future is insecure, when you turn on the news you instantly get tired and annoyed and all fun things and securities seem to be disappearing one after another. So here something to chear you up, a project by a very positive person. According to Juan Astasio a dose of happiness can be found anywhere, …

  This editorial takes ‘Flower Arranging’ to a whole other level and makes fashion very contemporary! This editorial ‘Diamond in the Roughage’ was photographed by Richard Burbridge and styled by one of my favorite stylists of the planet Robbie Spencer. You can find it in the summer issue of T Magazine 2011. via www.thecoolcollector.blogspot.com

A while ago I posted about the ‘signs of affection’ from street-artist Paul Price who’s goal was to make people happy and feel good with his street-art. It seems now this initiative has grown out into a project, on his site you can send him the message you would like to send into the world …

  Check out this song and especially the video! It’s weird, bizarre but absolutely cool! It’s by NewVillager which is a new band from San Fran/Brooklyn that acts as more of a creative collective rather than just a traditional band. Really looking forward to seeing more from these guys! www.thecoolcollector.blogspot.com

We see a lot of urban knitters lately, which is great cause using spraycan just ain’t that original anymore and streetlife needs a feminim touch time to time! The work above is from street artist Chrystal Gregory, check out her site for more wonderfull inspiration! Love her work!! www.thecoolcollector.blogspot.com

Milan 2011: Designers Peter Bottazziand Denish Bonapace presented this exhibition of recycled furniture used as planters, in Milan earlier this month. Check out the entire article about this very cool creations on Dezeen Blog. Enjoy! www.thecoolcollector.blogspot.com

Cool Collector # Street Art Files Mini street messages by freelance Photographer and Streetartis Katie Sokoler, also known from her her blog: Color Me Katie. I think their really sweet! It would really make me smile when I found one of these litlle positive notes! www.thecoolcollector.blogspot.com

Juliana Santacruz Herrera decided the streets of Paris were too gloomy and needed a little fresh touch. With these in mind she came up with the concept of decorating the potholes of the city using colorful strips of fabric. These were placed randomly in shallow breaks and cracks, creating a fun and colorful change in …