Ultimately, Heat-Beans is a coffee-grinder, set to operate according to the user’s heart-beats. It is a personal product from quality mahogany, in which a motor is built, controlled by an apparatus to measures the pace of the beating heart (HBM, Heart Beat Monitor); also included are peripheral electronics that bind it all together and allow it to work. This machine gives a physical expression to the emotional state of the user and by its design – induce an experience of intimacy with the process of making coffee. Holding the grinder is similar in pose and essence to holding a baby or a musical instrument, very affectionately. This is to simulate the relationship we have with other things we so care about, so to eventually bring about the same closeness here. And yet, as the grinder adhere the heart-beats, it produces a different taste with each use.

Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker, aka Karlsson Wilker, were shipped to Africa by the Design Indaba conference. They had them create a new piece of work each day in reaction to their travels. Creative Review has the story.

Ok, now I am extremely confused, maybe thats a good thing?

…he says his work mostly consist of sexy closeups of whatever he might find in my closest range.

I like him.

[flv:http://www.holymoly.co.uk/video/mrt.flv 480 368]Valentine treat for all the FOOLS, listen to Mr T now! Also, if your on Facebook, theres a nice Ask Mr T app to guide you in your life travels.

I know I am not the first to talk about this in public, but you will know there is corruption in our government after you read this.

Ignacio Uriarte left his office job to do awesome petit-bourgeois minimalistic conceptualism… ism.

…gerry (jerry) phillips and i have been playing songs on my hands for 38 years!
Judging by the look on his face, one can assume he has been playing only THAT song for 38 years.

Jay Parkinson is an Doctor & Photographer. His methods of medical practice are also very modern, interesting approach for sure. Does it get anymore random that that? He has a nice collection of work on Flickr too.

The grandmother of todays American Apparel campaign, the banned CK ads from the 90′s…

These are always a good time waster and very interesting to view. But Designers Republic on the same line as Getty Images in the ‘Classic Design Line?’ I don’t think of Designers Republic as leading the pack for web trends 2008 or ever. I also don’t think of Getty Images and think classic design (maybe mega corp and gas stations, yeah). Adobe Fireworks? No YouWorkForThem? ;)
Grab the PDF and more over HERE.

Circa Hyderabad, India present day/future. Cross cultural simulacrum at its best.