Inspirational Links: September 25 – October 1

What inspires you? 

Five thought-inspiring things found online last week. 

Jon Chonko scans cross-sections of sandwiches for his incredible website Scanwiches. He spends a lot of time thinking about what happens between two pieces of bread and tries not to compromise taste for looks. His new book features 68 of his favorites. Which is yours? [via GOOD]

Finally energy-saving light blubs are more than just practical! Thanks to Plumen, chic compact fluorescents are just a click away. Oh, and by the way, these use about 80% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs and last 8 times longer. Check out Plumen's FlickR group for inspiring ways to showcase these dazzlers. [via Fab.com]

The cherry in the bottom of Tina Tsang’s Manhattan is a beautiful little globe containing handcrafted butterflies and personalized messages. Tsang just debuted her awesome stemware collection Butterflies in my Stomach at Maison & Object 2011 in Paris. The best part about these ingenious glasses is that adding liquid magnifies the artwork. If you're in the market for a very special gift, look no further. [via designboom]  

Artist Binh Danh invented a chlorophyll printing process in which images appear embedded in leaves through photosynthesis. How amazing is that?! His Ancestral Altars is a haunting tribute that features his extraordinary process. [via Join Bklyn]    

West One wants you to feel the movement and energy in his work. There is no better way than to watch the artist in action as he paints this Freedom Suite mural on the side of Environment in LA (on Beverly Blvd near Crescent Heights). How does a mural change your experience of a space? West One hopes you'll be seeing things differently. [via Hypebeast]  

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Inspirational Links: September 18-24, 2011

What inspires you? 

Five thought-inspiring things found online last week. 

New York street artist James De La Vega has a new collaboration with Tory Burch. All items benefit the Tory Burch Foundation, which provides economic opportunities for women and their families in the United States. "YOU ARE THE BEST INVESTMENT."

Myoung Ho Lee photographs real objects (trees in this series) with canvases hanging behind them. Like shooting sculpture against a white wall for an exhibition catalogue, Lee uses the canvas as a way to highlight the intricate detail of the "artwork" that is the tree. [via Let Me Draw You a Picture] 

Pakayla Raw Biehn suffers from a vision impairment that prevents her eyes from focusing on a single point. She uses this double vision to paint incredible photorealistic paintings that look hauntingly like double exposures. [via Design Taxi]

Dominique Falla’s We are All a Part of the Same Thing. As chronicled on her blog, it is made of colorful thread strategically woven through a grid of nails, and she created it for the 2011 Positive Posters contest. Positive Posters' mission is to highlight international social issues. Peruse the top-rated contest entries here. [via designworklife]

There have been a flurry of time lapse videos from the International Space Station all over the interweb. Have you been watching? This footage is unbelievable. This video ends with a game of chicken between the sun and your eyes. It grows brighter and brighter and brighter until... [via GOOD (one of my all time favorite magazines)]

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