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The new book Trespass: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art examines the history of global street art. Published by Taschen, Trespass includes work by 150 artists like Shepard Fairey, Keith Haring, Jenny Holzer, and Banksy, as well as essays by Anne Pasternak of Creative Time and civil rights lawyer Tony Serra.
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JR's "28 Millimeters, Women Are Heroes" is featured in the book.
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Three people worth following on Twitter: Grant Achatz (@gachatz), chef-owner of Chicago's famed Alinea restaurant, writes about his avant-garde culinary experiments and the restaurant business. Industrial design Web site Core77 (@core77) delivers constant updates about all facets of the design world, from furniture to packaging to technology. Steve Rubel (@steverubel), senior vice president and director of insights for Edelman Digital, focuses on how emerging technologies and trends can be applied to marketing.
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Bompas and Parr design outlandish "food experiences," like a recent event that charted periods in food history. Sponsored by Courvoisier, "Bompas and Parr's Complete History of Food" filled a five-story townhouse with installations including flooded dining rooms, massive sugar sculptures, and scratch n' sniff TV dinners. The duo's latest book, Jelly With Bompas and Parr will be available in the U.S. in 2011 from Sterling Publishing Co.
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Philadelphia-based Beautiful Blooms used more than 500 vases and a metal grid to create a hanging topographic map at the 2010 Philadelphia Flower Show.
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More than 500 vases comprised the map.
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German company Novero aims to make technology fashionable. Its latest offering, the Victoria Collection, combines Bluetooth headsets with high-end jewelry. The pieces, which cost $250 to $350 each, come in five styles ranging from a string of pearls to a masculine black and silver design that clips to a shirt. Each one has an earpiece and a pendant that hides a high-quality microphone.
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For Architect Expo 2010 in Bangkok, local design firm Apostrophy's, created a striking tented structure for publisher Art4d. The designers draped lime green fabric over several poles that lit the space from within. Huge black zippers served as windows and doors. Inside, the exhibit had five sections for reading, resting, drinking coffee, making purchases, and a play area for kids.
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Pipeline, Harry Allen Design's new seating collection for furniture company Dune is an industrial take on modular seating.
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