Author Archives: Niall Murphy

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In French cartoons, le hamburger vous mange.

Hambuster: a graduation movie co-directed by five students from the computer graphics university, Supinfocom at Arles in France.

The Ostrich: a ‘new work resting paradigm’ from Studio KG. The blurb sez:

OSTRICH offers a micro environment in which to take a warm and comfortable power nap at ease. It is neither a pillow nor a cushion, nor a bed, nor a garment, but a bit of each at the same time. Its soothing cave-like interior shelters and isolates our head and hands (mind, senses and body) for a few minutes, without needing to leave our desk.

It appears to be a concept. You can’t buy it. Good. Look at the second picture.

Is that how you’d want your corpse found?

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Alimation: created by Alexandre Dubosc for the 2011 Annecy International Animated Film Festival spins crepes and cakes to make edible zoetropes.

Zoetropes, of course, are cylinders with sNOMNOMNOMNOMNOM

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The Spinning Chair designed by Jaanus Osugaar and supposedly inspired by the Cern Accelerator, is a spinning-top shaped wooden cone with leather hand straps and a metal ball in its base. Yes it is. The blurb sez:

The spinning chair is the opposite to the rocking chair. When the rocking chair calms and puts you at ease, the spinning-chair energises and stimulates. The vibration from the spinning of the metal ball inside awakens your spirit and renews your cells. After 6 spins you end up where you started. It is an hilarious, irrational and playful ride for both kids and grown-ups.

You’ll need a lot of space and a conveniently-placed bucket.

£900 from Bouf

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