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Play Doh and Legos are hands down some of the best things ever invented. The design group ABGC must have thought the same when they began constructing this huge boardroom for an advertising agency in dublin. I need one of these as my computer desk. It would be cool to have your house or apartment furnished in one particular way but have random little things made legos in cased in glass. Like a table here, the frame of a mirror there. Just anything to break up the monotony and keep things playful.

The table consists of 22,742 pieces clicked together with traditional lego construction techniques (no glue), a 136mm grommet is located in its centre. It sits on a polished Stainless Steel square hollow section structure built by B.A. Engineering of Prussia St and is topped with a 10mm sheet of toughened glass manufactured by Action Glass.

Anyway, The video above sums up everything visually that cant be put into words. Enjoy!

Mark Ong aka SBTG is one the most famous sneaker customizers in the world, and Owner and Chief Designer of the Royalefam clothing line. Although based in Singapore, his name is known the world over in the underground fashion, and sneaker enthusiast world.

FH: In your own words, briefly tell the readers who you are and what you do.

SBTG: I am Mark Ong aka SBTG. I run a brand called Royalefam and i am a punk rocker , freedom fighter , a husband, a leader, a voice for Asia and a contributor to the world’s fashion / street subculture.

FH: I know you got your start in the fashion game customizing sneakers; tell us a little about that.

SBTG: I started out patching up my ollie holes throughout the late 80s throughout the 90s. The SBTG name gained worldwide recognition in 2003 when I killed it in a custom sneaker competition. Since the popularity was growing and all the branding elements were ready, Royalefam apparel was born.

FH: Tell me a little bit more about your start as a sneaker customizer, since that is probably what you are most well known for.

SBTG: Its been a crazy ride and a great life experience to be able to have this as a career. I have gone from being on the top, with all the opportunities in front of me to being down and just cashing in. There has been a lot of self realizations and shifts in way of being throughout the past 2 years and now I am back with a strong team and I am recommitting to my craft to contribute to peoples lifestyle. It ain’t just about me anymore u know?

FH: Tell me how you got in to customizing sneakers, and did you have a long term plan to have your own apparel brand, or did you start out just wanting to be a sneaker customizer?

SBTG: Well back in the 80′s when i started skateboarding at about age 8 or 9, i didn’t have a big rotation of sneakers. as a matter of fact i only had one pair. Being heavily influenced by my dads artistic talents, most things around me were aesthetically driven. Patching the holes up wasn’t enough, I cherished what i had so i made sure they were patched up in a way that looked like it was designed that way. It had to look dope! I always wanted to be known for something, and I was very into sneakers all my life. I wanted so much to have my own sneaker / colorway so nothing could stop me. I actually wanted to have a clothing brand but it worked the other way. But the whole point is I basically threw away the key the minute i walked in that door. I told myself that this is gonna be it, I’m gonna be here for a while now.

FH: So your customizing basically started out as a basic desire to design your own sneakers?

SBTG: Yup, very accurate.

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No joke…

Charlie Kratzer started on the basement art project in his south Lexington home, he was surrounded by walls painted a classic cream. Ten dollars of Magic Marker and Sharpie later, the place was black and cream and drawn all over.

Included in this mural are fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes,Winston Churchill parlaying with George Bernard Shaw — and the TV squirrel Rocky with the homie Bullwinkle.”

There’s no telling what some spare time and a love for impressionist art will make you do!

Deception and illusion has been a huge underlying staple in many cultures for centurys. Whether it be magicians, witch doctors or government establishments; Smoke and mirrors tactics have been used to entertain, confuse and control.

The shadow chair($1200) uses both deception and illusion to challenge your sense of reality. The chair which looks like its defy gravity by only standing upright with two front legs, reveals to you upon closer inspection that its actually standing upright by its shadow. How could anything be held up right by its shadow you ask? Well the shadow is actually a black steel plate attached to its birth wood frame. 

The chair comes in a number of finishes and can be picked up over Duffy London. 

More pics after the jump.

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Im a big fan of reuse and recycle. And so are a couple of designers from Tel Aviv who reuse other objects and materials to give them new life and uses in our everyday lives. The Kozo lamps are made from disregarded galvanized iron plumbing parts and are turned on and off with a tap like switch.

Here’s was the designers had to say about their ingenious creation:

“KOZO lighting series by DEMO / design clinic – a unique design ‘with little authentic rust at the joints’. Functional light figures, designed for a wide range of indoor life scenes and atmosphere. With a bit of humor and a certain audacity, KOZO lamps stand as alien lighting figures, telling a new story”. KOZO lamps are made of galvanized iron parts and an original innovative (on/off)  tap light switch, combined with the electronics and ceramic parts needed for it to house light bulb. The KOZO parts come from around the world and each bares the trademarks of its origin country. The materials are left raw and alive, with little authentic rust at the joints and the marks from hand tools that were used in the assembly process. The KOZO lamps are perfectly balanced and stable. They don’t look stable, but this is part of the magic of this unique design.”

I wouldn’t mind having these around the house. People are all into being “modern”, when its all about being unique. Now I’m not gonna go and put a random ass green couch in my living room and boast about being unique. But these lamps could add a little character to anyones humble abode.

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