Mr Gilmour’s work has been doing the rounds ont he interwebby of late but it was only just today that we looked up his work. What this man can do with cardboard, yes, you read right, is simply amazing. Well worth having a look at his life size recreations.

[Chris Gilmour]

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Easy publishing (well easier now than it ever has been) and the interwebby have opened up whole new avenues to self publish and get stuff out there. Certainly we have a large collection of ‘indy printing’ that would never have been possible (to the quality it is) without the interwebby and desktop publishing.

So a few weeks ago when we stumbled on a publication called ‘The Ride’, we looked up the website and ordered ourselves a copy. Mighty glad we did. Square bound, recycled paper and soy based ink, ‘The Ride’ is 146 pages of inspirational stories from people on bikes from all walks of life around the world. Great stuff, brilliant even and reading it just makes you feel good and want to get on the bike and ride.

[check it and then order it, you won't regret it]

Oh gawd, this is soooooo true…….

German weekly rag ‘Der Stern’ has a nice collection of great images taken during the Olympics - you know, that event just just wrapped up in China, just in case you missed it.

[check the lot here]

And to continue with the arty theme, Flies 365 is a blog site by artist Jeff (trout bum) where he documents his drawings of fishing flies - he’s working on one a day. It’s an interesting journey where you can watch someone test their imagination and creativity every day for no other reason than to just do it.

Some really nice work there too!

[check it out]

Here’s a bit of fun. Chris Goodwin has made a collection of insect sculptures from objects he found. Pretty damn clever if you ask us.

[see more here]

Here’s a nice one for all those that still Ollie in the house…

The Dry Leaf Eco skateboard by Lets Evo is made from sustainable materials and socially responsible labour practices. Nice. Inhabitant.com wrote about it:

“The Dry Leaf is composed of multiple layers, using innovative renewable materials at every stage. The backbone of the board is a 3-ply organic Mosso bamboo, developed by Fibra Design Sustentável. The bamboo is treated using natural processes without of toxic chemicals and is produced following fair trade criteria. Than there is the second layer, a composite of 70% natural fibers (jute, malva and curaua) and 30% post production recycled polypropylene. To topping it off is a Pupunha Veneer - another material developed by Fibra Design Sustentável. The Veneer is produced from the waste of the sustainable palm-heart industry and is another way that the dry leaf supports farmers.”

[Read it all here]

Not only in America but all over the world. We so understand what’s being said here and not just about signage…

[More soon here?]

We’re not sure about this one. It could be interesting, it could be tragic. And Phillipe, what’s up with those leather pants?