Object Abuse is the latest exhibition at the KK Outlet in London, featuring work by leading designers and artists including Wilfrid Wood, Noma Bar and Hudson Powell. The project aims to take everyday objects and recycle them into something new (and useful), using little or no additional materials. These paintbrushes repurposed as coat hooks are particular favourites of mine:

More details and examples can be found at the full Creative Review post, and at KKOutlet.com

Intel and Adidas have unveiled an interactive shopping wall that allows shoppers to spin and zoom 3-D shoes. Click through the link to check out the video.

Blu Dot Real Good Experiment from Real Good Chair on Vimeo.

I remember hearing about this little experiment a few months back that Blu Dot, a store that sells high-end design furniture, would be giving away 25 chairs in random locations scattered throughout New York. The buzz on Twitter alone was pretty exciting. But as it turned out, they had much more in mind, what they called The Real Good Experiment.

They ended up watching the chairs from afar, waiting to see who would take them. Not only that, but they even rigged the chairs up with GPS units just in case they lost them somehow. As you’ll see in the video they were able to track a few of them down and then interview the people who took the chairs, to ask them why they took them.

I find this video absolutely fascinating. The production value of the video is off the scale, most notably for me was the audio. It’s also funny to see who passes up the chair and who actually takes them. Note to large brands: this is how you get people to buy your products!

Urbanears – ‘the new colour in sound’ – is a collective out of Scandinavia, motivated by a common interest in global relationships and share involvement in the relevance of the living brand. Urbanears promotes a deeper connection to colour, form and people while providing the freedom to transcend individuality and unify the sound experience.
Check out the press images here at full size – beautiful examples of product photography.