The life of a superhero isn’t just about whipping up on Turk and Grotto, hanging out in underground lairs and foiling the evil conspiracies of guys like Dr. Doom, Sebastian Shaw and Kingpin, there’s a certain level of banality in their every day lives that we rarely see. That is until Gregoire Guillemin decided to […]

When Chromoly created past pieces, Ninja Tack and Bourgeois Brass Knuckles, manufacturers were advised by lawyers to disassociate themselves with such collections and Scandinavian retailers were actually required to pull these items off their shelves; they were portrayed as weapons marketed to the public. Well Chromoly decided to take this assumption and spin it, showing […]

Dutch design duo Lernert and Sander have reinvented ordinary household items into fabulous fashion displays. “We wanted to turn stock items into startlingly smart footwear,” they explain. “A humorous take on fashion as an ideal escape from the daily grind.” Utilizing dishwashers, dustbusters, sinks, brooms and sewing machines, these domestic appliances are remodeled into the […]

I can’t explain exactly why the art of Horacio Salinas strikes me, but I like it. Maybe it’s the fact that sometimes he can take everyday, mundane objects, assemble them abstractly and create some really stunning art. And other times, like above, he takes very un-mundane objects and de-mystifies them, debases them into the mundane. […]