Hair Hats, anyone? Hair Hats by Nagi Noda | via: monochrom

I like it. She had a boar, a bear, walrus, rhinoceros, a mouse, a wolf, goat, lhaso apso (?), rabbit, a teased out poodle. If you got a hair hat, which shape would it be?

STEAMPUNK

A Retro Design Movement That's All About the Future

Whether you love it or hate it, it's here to be mainstream-ed. The New York Times profiled it last weekend.

Steampunk style clothes and designers have been around for a long time as have authors, performance artists, and musicians (DeVotchKa, Rasputina, Abney Park) around the world. The local Burlesque reviews and caberet shows are appearing in most every town across the country. Some people are over it and think it's silly but I like the return to this bygone era and admire the beauty and creativity.

Kat Bret has a nice photo portfolio and you can see how she pulls from different periods so skillfully. She really captures the clothing and style of that dark, mad max melancholy, steampunk, whateverthefuckyouwannacallit genre. You're welcome. NSFW

"The term "steampunk" is a play on cyberpunk, a type of near-future science fiction where rebellious hackers use handmade tech to wage virtual warfare with corporations and governments. Steampunk was a term used almost jokingly as a name for science fiction that was set in the Victorian era as opposed to the virtual future, but which still featured rebellious protagonists utilizing strange technology. In steampunk, the punk is not a computer hacker, but a mechanical one. I do believe the pendulum has swung."



Abney Park

for more on Steampunk:
Workshop | PaperMag | Wired | Jake von Slatt | Jeff Vandermeer | Datamancer | Treehouse | Flickr | More Flickr | Maker Faire

Gary Fernandez

Gary Fernández (1980) is a freelance illustrator and graphic artist based in Madrid, Spain. He's also the co-founder and creative head of the T-shirt brand VelvetBanana. (www.velvetbanana.net)

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ADAM TENENBAUM Bespoke Jewelry - Featuring bracelets and necklaces. Industrial style. Veddy nice.

The DCTO (Dreams Come True Object) project is the collectable art figure designed by CHOCOLATE SOOP’s Dacosta Bayley.

It is a modern interpretation of an ancient Japanese Zen doll known as a Daruma doll. This curiously limbless, traditionally red-cloaked figure with unpainted eyes is used for personal dedication to a new venture such as starting a business, beginning a new path in life, or given as a gift for celebrations like New Years, weddings, and birthdays.

Painting in DCTO's left eye shows commitment to a goal; once the goal is achieved, you then paint in DCTO's right eye. DCTO (dik-toe) is designed to right itself when it is knocked over, reflecting the Japanese saying, 'Nanakorobi yaoki' "fall 7 times, rise 8 times".

The online shop is now open just in time for the Holiday Season. So energize those New Year goals with a whole lot of Zen power. Just click the ‘Shop online’ to find your Zen.

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Designer toys are fun. I found this at My Plastic Heart. StrangeCo is another favorite designer toy website although many of them are already sold out.