3/29/10

Bamboo magic


I found this incredible bamboo encased phone on Afrigadget. A showcase for all kinds of African ingenuity, including 3 men building a helicopter using scrap metal and an old van engine.

Ikea Headdress


headdress

Adam Cruickshank
wearing the Ikea Headdress from 'Reverse Cargo', his recent exhibition at Craft Victoria.

3/27/10

Headgear


Knitted grey pullover mask.

I love all kinds of headgear. What's not to love about rolled plantain fibre, quilted pith helmets and beaded buckskin. Even the names are perfect. From the Peabody Collection, though I saw them here first.


Quilted pith helmet originally belonging to F.J. Gillen.


Plantain Fiber Fighting Turban.


Apache buckskin cap.

Peabody Museum
Harvard University

11 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge, Mass.

3/16/10

Hunt Slonem

All images from The Selby.
It's seems Hunt Slonem has a studio after my own heart. Orchids, parrots, monkeys and some joyous, dodgy cut outs. I love them.