Thursday 8 December 2011

The $100,000 bill by John Baldessari



The 25-by-75 foot $100,000 bill by conceptual artist John Baldessari. Things to know: it's titled The First $100,000 I Ever Made, it's the first work to grace the High Line billboard at West 18th Street in New York, and the $100,000 bill was an actual thing. (42,000 of them were printed for a three-week period in 1935, never circulated to the general public, and mostly destroyed in the 1960s.)
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The Cheeseburger wrapping paper


The Cheeseburger wrapping paper may not be very festive, but it is too cool too pass up this holiday season. Not to mention that there is not often an opportunity to wrap a number of different gifts for one destination, thus enabling the creation of an entire faux hamburger.
Created by Sarah and Justin of Gift Couture, a start-up gift wrap company that offers high-quality wrapping paper sets, the Cheeseburger wrapping paper shows exactly what their creativity is capable of. In this case, the Cheeseburger wrapping paper set is comprised of five different designs: a bun, hamburger, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. This is definitely a unique concept. Gift Couture is currently trying to raise $7,900 on Kickstarter.
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U Boat Watches


U Boat watches are synonymous with luxury, and can trace their roots back to the Italian navy during WWII, so it is of little surprise that the timepieces they produce turn heads.
Their latest offering is no exception and its striking design (not to mention lofty price tag) is sure to make it a must-have among those who crave the most stylish and sought-after watches on the market. U Boat watches are incredibly unique in their design and are extremely hard wearing and versatile, hence why the Italian navy used them during the Second World War!
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