Hello Catwalk Kitty

The scene: The “Three Apples” exhibit at Royal/T in Culver City, Calif., celebrated Hello Kitty’s 35th anniversary by aggregating all things Hello Kitty under one roof. The exhibit ran until Nov. 15 and featured art pieces and merchandise inspired by the Sanrio character. Sanrio's U.S. headquarters is in San Francisco. On Nov. 14, fans of Hello Kitty came in their best Lolita dresses to give her a royal send-off with a fashion show inspired by the red bow–wearing cartoon feline.




Participating clothing designers included Antiseptic Designs, Artifice Clothing, CANDYspooky, CrazysporkIam, Die, Ego Assassin, Fiftyseven-thirtythree, IAmChubbyBunny, Jessica Louise, Pink Macaroon, Shrinkle, Skingraft, Soulful Commandoe and Toxic Vision. Accessories were made by Boring Sidney, Bubbles and Frown, Callowlily, Cicely Margo, Sugar Mafia, Topsy Turvy Designs and Twinkie-Chan.—Rhea Cortado

Photography by Sarah M. Golonka

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Official Music Video)

Lady Gaga WERQED the hell out of Alexander McQueen! Totes Amaze. TOTES AMAZE! Watch and werq.

Kitchen design ideas by Sheer

The Sheer kitchen design idea is composed of a 148 cm carbon fiber sphere. A great idea for any kitchen design and especially for the compact house or small house owner since it hardly takes up any space at all.

This kitchen design idea resembles a shiny egg or a small stylish hovering craft, very chic and elegant. The upper half of the sphere rises and attaches itself to the ceiling while also functioning as an aspirator and a lamp giving out a soft, intimate light.The sphere can also be lowered and closed in the original position – all by remote control.
The lower half of the sphere provides room for a circular worktop, a double sink, four burners, three bottle coolers, a retractable table and trolleys.
Completing this unique kitchen design idea by Sheer is a wall unit containing kitchen appliances, cabinet space and storage, as well as four elegant folding chairs.The Sheer kitchen sphere shape is compact as well as symbolic. It utilizes space to perfectly suit the modern lifystyle and our cooking and living necessities.

Growing Jewelry: Is Green the New Gold? + Origami Tea Bags Designed To Expand As Tea Steeps

With the rampant urbanization of our society, is a little patch of green becoming just as valuable as precious materials like diamonds and gold? Icelandic designer Hafsteinn Juliusson raises that question with his evocative line of “living” accessories called Growing Jewelry. The series of rings containing live moss ask us to rethink our modern definitions of luxury and our relationships to the physical objects that populate our lives. These rings require the same kind of care as any plant, becoming more vibrant and “valuable” as their owners allow them flourish. The retail environment resembles the minimalist design of a greenhouse, repurposing the lightning as “grow” lamps that simultaneously showcase and nurture the jewelry being displayed.



Russian designer Natalia Ponomareva has developed an origami bird tea bag concept, designed to expand as the tea steeps. While not yet in production, Ponomareva has expressed interest in making the concept available for commercial use.