Ektopic HQ is upgrading to Ektopic Towers this week (we’re moving house!). Therefore, don’t expect much Ektopia activity for a week or two. I’ll be back…hope you will too :-)
My advice for those link hunters? Go check the links on the sidebar (including the random links at the top – F5 to refresh them) and the Ektopic Archive. See you soon…
Nothing – “What better present for the person who has everything than a poignant reminder that they want for nothing? This lovingly crafted vial of emptiness is filled to the brim with unfettered nothingness. Free from the burden of possessions, the weight of responsibility, Nothing is as idiotic as it is brilliant.” It’s only £3.49 too! [via]
Here’s an imaginative stencilled piece by Destino. Instead of painting it flat he’s created the three layers on glass and separated them with 20cm gaps creating a piece with a surprising abstract depth. Check the flat version, the semi shifted version and the oblique view.
There are plenty of videos of tiny kids hitting drums on the internet but Igor Falecki REALLY can play. He’s actually got the funk! [via]
For the one or two people that haven’t already seen it over the weekend…a nice set of images from Banksy’s Barely Legal show in LA. It’s hard to fault with his work is. Amusing and shocking in all the right measures. [via]
Here are instructions to make a hard drive into a photo frame. [via]
A nicely designed power supply shaped like a containership. “Most of the electronic devices in use everyday are manufactured in in a particular province in China and are delivered by containership. The biggest of these vessels can hold up to 9,000 40ft containers and is too massive for the Panama Canal. Paradoxically, they frequently return to China empty- there is nothing to bring back. People generally do not realize the extreme scale of the infrastucture needed when a single geographic area becomes the primary source, even for things that most people see as insignificant. This ship powers our electronic devices with their cords in it’s wake.” [via]
Abandoned Russia is a collection of great abandonment. [via]
Hotel Bed Jumping HQ is a site dedicated to…hotel bed jumping. Why not! [via]
The Bumpbrella is a inflatable umbrella concept. I like it but surely is should be called a pumpbrella shouldn’t it? [via]