Have you ever been sitting around and thought, I wish I could get all the old time analog sound from a gramophone out of my iPhone? Well be still your nostalgic audiophile heart, the folks over at en&es have just given you something to pine over for the upcoming gifting season. Made entirely of ceramic, it does have an interestingly haunting and rich analog quality of sound… that is, if represented honestly in the video. Which along with more images, is after the fold.

At the corner of La Cienega and Venice Blvd in Los Angeles, a new series of murals is set to go up:

Triple A is a two-year public art project initiated by Francois Ghebaly, Emma Gray, Mandrake Bar and OHWOW. Eight internationally recognized artists will be asked to create a single color image to be painted at large scale on the exterior wall of a former muffler shop that sits at the corner of Venice Boulevard and La Cienega Boulevard, just south of the 10 Freeway in Los Angeles California. The wall, situated in the Culver City gallery district, also sits at one of the most heavily trafficked intersections in Los Angeles.This location offers high visibility to both arts professionals and the larger general public.

Via: Slamxhype

Nick Veasey has created some striking images for The Macallan.

Shooting with an X-ray machine rather than with a traditional camera, British photographer Nick Veasey produces surprising, visually enchanting work that begs the observer to think about what’s under the surface. With more than twenty years of experimental experience, the TED speaker’s fascinating body of work spans subjects from insects and flowers to cars and even airplanes, each broken down to expose its raw inner components. Veasey’s next project finds him putting his graphic images on whisky bottles as part of a collaboration with The Macallan.

Via Cool Hunting. More images after the jump.

If you are not already in the know, French photographer Sacha Goldberg has an ongoing series about superhero grandparents. Super Mamika was created to cheer up Goldberg’s 91 year old Grandmother. After the first series, he was then inspired created Mister Papika, the jovial suitor of Mamika. Since then Mamika has dumped Mister Papika for Dark Papouka, for better or worse… If the evolution of the story is confusing, no need to worry, the images are fun all on their own. The entire photo story of Dark Papouka befriending Darth Vader is after the jump.

Intricate and astounding, this chair took six months to make. As stated by Kyouei Design:

This chair was handmade by Kouichi Okamoto himself, spent over 6 months for one chair. It was created by bending aluminium wire and crossing it one by one. No bolts or welding is used at all. The tools used for this design are only a jig and a pair of pliers.

That is some commitment. I wonder how comfortable it is. Detailed photos after the jump.

Remember this? Ron Arad’s spring steel wheel bike might have been cool to look at and was built for a good cause, but did it leave you wondering if the bike would actually ride properly? Well now you can check it out in action in the video after the jump.

A new screen print by Anthony Cozzi has just been released. Entitled “The Moment Before”. See past and present prints after the jump. Available at Street Anatomy.

An interesting idea from Korean designer Joonhuyn Kim. As practical as it is to have a flat light bulb, say in regards to shipping perhaps, or storage, or even in the carry home… I think this may be too smart for it’s own good. What it gains in efficiency of transport, it looses in uniformity of light. Not to say I’m not disappointed I can’t get a few of these for my apartment (sadly, they aren’t in production). Because how cool is a flat light bulb? Images after the jump.

In the age of smart phones, Ryan McGinness has created a calendar for the hands-on list maker. Keeping pen and pencil manufacturers alive one box calendar at a time. More images after the jump.

Filmed by Chris Mulhern, New York City based skateboard company 5BORO recently released their 2011 holiday clip. Things have come a long way, in terms of skateboarding short films. The video includes beautiful buttery footage from around various New York City neighborhoods. Oh yeah, and the skateboarding is pretty impressive, too. Check out the film after the jump. Thanks to our brothers at Rad Collector for turning us on to this.