September 2, 2009 @ 12:59 am
I played with the Atomix by Francois Dallegret for quite a while today at the Areaware store (see my post about it earlier). It’s a pretty mindless toy made of acrylic and 6000 steel balls embedded within that slide and create random patterns when you shake or tilt the object. Even though it really doesn’t do anything beyond that, I like it because it’s such a delightfully fun toy. I just wish it wasn’t $75.
April 20, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Created by Cosmic Art Enterprises, Inc. in Brooklyn, NYC. [via]
April 7, 2009 @ 12:53 am
The Future Perfect is selling this custom-made chair by Hugh Hayden that is made entirely out of colorful playpen balls. The price isn’t listed but you can call to inquire about pricing (this pretty much guarantees that the chair is too expensive for most of us). No idea how much weight this chair can hold, but assuming that the balls are standard playpen balls, I’d suggest that this chair be bought as eye candy only. [via]
January 17, 2008 @ 8:21 pm
Graziano Cecchini, a political and social activist and the same person who poured red dye into Rome’s Trevi Fountain last year, was once again making a big scene in Rome. This time, he and at least two alleged associates, unleashed over 500,000 bouncing balls on the Spanish Steps in Rome, Italy.
Cecchini says the act was in protest of Italy’s current social and political ills and the lies that are told to its people.
The stunt basically transformed this landmark space into a child’s playpen.
Check out the video below of all the balls coming down the steps.
The video below shows Graziano Cecchini being arrested and also some of the aftermath of the balls at the bottom of the steps.
Police and the city are likely to fine Cecchini for this prank. No estimates yet on how much that’ll cost him.
Photographs from Telegraph.
