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Now, this is the droid you’re looking for… every morning. R2-D2 Dark Roast Edition was recently shared over on Instructables, and uses an industrial BUNN-type coffee maker, and some mad Star Wars love. No mention if R2 plays a movie while we wait.
Note: Before we’re bombarded by emails asking where to get one… This is a one-off project by the artist. Sorry, coffee-drinking Star Wars geeks. But, here’s some Darth Vader Coffee for your troubles.
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When you need to take a load off, The Banana Chair is here to help. Modeled after the potassium-laden fruit, it conveniently comes already peeled, and ready to accept your lounging. Officially titled, The Zjedzony Chair, it was designed by Polish design studio Wamhouse.
[via Incredible Things]
When it comes to pancake art, Nathan Shields of Saipancakes wins. Seen here is his series of organ pancakes, with spot-on and fluffy renderings of our innards. Enjoy the liver with some butter, syrup, fava beans, and a nice chianti.
And if organs aren’t your thing, Nathan also does pancake bugs, musical instruments, and fractals. Check them out here.
Artist Kristen Cumings recreated a few classic paintings using thousands of jelly beans. Commissioned by Jelly Belly for their Jelly Belly Masterpieces of Confectionary Art series, Cumings spent about 50-60 hours on each 4′ x 6′ mural.
Spray adhesive was used to stick the beans to canvas, then the finished product is coated with acrylic for protection, and to discourage licking of the art. A few of the recreations include The Mona Lisa, Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night, and Johannes Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring.
[link, via My Modern Met]
Nutcrackers is an installation by New York-based artist Jennifer Rubell. The series consists of 18 nude mannequins that will gladly crack your nuts between their thighs. This is a bit uncomfortable for me to talk about, so let’s hear from the artist…
…Nutcrackers consists of 18 life-size interactive sculptures of women surrounding a pedestal holding one ton of Texas pecans. Each prefabricated female mannequin is mounted on her side in an odalisque position and has been retooled to function as a nutcracker. Visitors interact with each sculpture by placing a pecan in the mannequin’s inner thigh, then pushing down the upper leg to crack open the nut so they may eat it in the gallery.
[link, via Laughing Squid]
We all know the saying… “An apple a day, something, something.” Well, now you can actually keep track of your daily apple consumption, with the An Apple A Day Calendar. Beautifully designed, the letterpress poster encourages getting covered in stickers. So for every apple, peel the sticker off, place it on the respective day, and see if it really keeps the doctor away — or something.
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