Curioblog: featuring unusual gifts, gadgets and curiosities |
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When the cherry trees begin to blossom, japanese all over the country celebrate by organizing picnics, games and karaoke sessions. |
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This book is a collection of images of animals photographed against wallpaper backdrops. The artist is a prestigious American photographer. |
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Japanese cartoons have inspired many film directors and today it’s quite fashionable to make live-action anime films with real actors. |
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This Spanish company defines itself as a "laboratory of useless objects". They design things that’ll brighten up your day. |
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Proyecto Cartele is a collective archive of photographed posters that include unusual, surprising, and very comical messages. |
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If you see a sign like this one, send it in to Proyecto Cartele |
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For years, a group of 3 friends form Argentina, armed with their cameras, dedicated themselves to immortalizing the most curious and amazing posters they could find on the street: advertisements, store signs, official orders, or threatening messages from pissed-off neighbors.
Some years later, Machi Mendieta’s, Gastón Silberman’s and Esteban Seimandi’s favorite pastime become Proyecto Cartele, a very extensive photographic archive that they decided to present as a book.
They simultaneously created a web site, which is updated with new posters and which, thanks to the "Participate" section, has made it possible to make the project known to everyone.
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Western customs combine with local traditions and the highlight of the wedding is the speech. |
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It’s not the latest thing in the tea aisle; it’s an ingenious portable lamp invented by a Korean designer. |
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This documentary is about Guadalupe Acedo’s chores. Guadalupe is the housekeeper in charge of a modern home designed by Rem Koolhaas. |
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They give you reasons not to drink beers after exercising and calculate the money you would have spent if you’d taken a taxi. |
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Everything from a kit to help you become a bad boy to one aimed at would-be writers. Everything’s possible on the Internet. |
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