Wildfires Inspire Hot Music Video For Death Cab For Cutie by Walter Robot

Inspired by vocalist/guitarist Ben Gibbard’s up-close-and-personal encounter with the devastating 2007 California wildfires, Death Cab For Cutie’s latest music video, Grapevine Fires, is directed by Walter Robot, also known as the team of multimedia artist Bill Barminski and writer Christopher Louie.

The song, Grapevine Fires, motivated Walter Robot to create an animated short film which brilliantly relays the sense of devastating tragedy and forced optimism caused by the fire’s wrath.

The animated video is poignant, sweet, scary and sad all at once. A perfect accompaniment to the song that inspires the same emotions. Using a mix of naive, childlike illustration with animation, the video is at once both charming and powerful.

Here are some stills (the full video is at the end of this post)

It’s a mutual love fest between animator Walter Robot and Death Cab for Cutie as you can see from the quotes below:

“I have been an admirer of the beautiful art of Walter Robot from afar for a while, ” says Death Cab bassist Nick Harmer. “Working with them on this video is an amazing dream come true and I am in awe of the stunning video they have made for us.”

“We’re huge Death Cab fans,” says Walter Robot. “We had also heard from other directors how great all the Death Cab guys are and how really open they are to the creative process, which they were. They were extremely supportive and sincere.”

above: Death Cab for Cutie is: Ben Gibbard: guitars, keyboards, vocals, Chris Walla: guitars, keyboards, Nick Harmer: bass, Jason McGerr: drums

Death Cab For Cutie

Walter Robot

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A Mattel Goldie Hawn Laugh-In Barbie? You Bet Your Sweet Bippy!

I swear, Mattel must be making many of their new dolls for people like myself, because I know that most of the New Millenials haven’t even heard of Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In (which was a popular variety show that debuted in 1967) and know Kate Hudson better than her famous mother, Goldie Hawn.

In an age of “sit-ins,” “love-ins” and “teach-ins,” NBC was proposing a “laugh-in” which somehow bridged generational gaps. Originally a one-shot special, Laugh-in was an immediate hit and quickly became the highest-rated series of the late 1960s. In a decade of shouted slogans, bumper stickers, and protest signs, Laugh-in translated its comedy into discrete one-liners hurled helter-skelter at the audience in hopes that some of them would prove funny. Many of them became catch-phrases: “Sock it to me,” “Here come de judge,” “You bet your sweet bippy,” and “Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls.”

The New Goldie Hawn Blonde Ambition Doll is an exact duplicate of the youthful Goldie as a sexy little sprite who used to dance in a bikini with faux tattoos on the popular Variety Show– down to the drawn-on tattoos themselves which have been faithfully duplicated (as you can see below- click on the pic to enlarge).

She was adorable beyond belief and what an homage to have an actual Mattel Barbie Doll designed after oneself in a particular role (think they’ll ever make Barbie Blogger Dolls? lol…).

The Doll its the shelves in a few months, but you can pre-order it now here:

Order Goldie Hawn Blonde Ambition Barbie Doll now before she sells out!

If Mod 60s Barbies Dolls are ‘groovy’ to you, you’ll love this set available any day now:

Order Barbie Pivotal Mod Doll Gift Set here

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Bond no. 9 Bottle Design Competition: Make Sure Yours Doesn’t Stink

You may or may not be familiar with Bond no.9. Recognizable by the unique bottle design, Bond no.9 makes 34 different fragrances inspired by the city of New York.

The name of this fragrance collection, Bond No. 9, is also the address of its headquarters boutique at 9 Bond Street, in NoHo. They explain their mission as a dual purpose one: To restore artistry to perfumery, and to mark every New York neighborhood with a scent of its own. Each fragrance represents a specific downtown, midtown, or uptown locale or a city-wide sensibility.

They just introduced their latest addition, Brooklyn, which comes in a fun graffiti scrawled bottle. But… in addition to that, Bond no. 9 is having a design competition right now to create the additional visuals for this scent. Unfortunately, there’s only 2 weeks left (it’s not very well publicized), so… get cracking!

Throughout March 2009, Bond No. 9 invites everyone—amateurs and artists alike—to join their Brooklyn Bottle Design Competition and create additional visuals for this contemporary male-oriented cardamom-cedarwood eau de parfum.

You get a template to download like the one shown below:

Ground Rules:
* Create your design to fit within the outline of the Bond No. 9 superstar flacon and to include our circular “token” logo. * Any style, figurative or abstract, is fine with us.

* Inspiration can come from anywhere in Brooklyn—DUMBO, Park Slope, Flatbush, Canarsie, Midwood, Bay Ridge, et al.—or from the very idea of Brooklyn.

* Any medium is okay: oil, acrylic, watercolor, house paint, pastel, crayon, Magic Marker, makeup—even a ballpoint pen or pencil will do.

* Completed designs should be submitted to contactus@bondno9.com or Bond No. 9, 9 Bond Street, New York, NY 10012 by March 31, 2009.

After the two winners are chosen in early April, they’ll put the victorious designs into production, with the winner’s names displayed on the bottles. Each winner will also receive one bottle of Brooklyn per month for a year.

Perhaps some of their more interestingly designed bottles or their special limited editions or will inspire you:

Above: Spirit of Peace, Bryant Park and Andy Warhol Lexington Bottle designs.

Above: West Side

above: Andy Warhol Union Square

Above: Andy Warhol Silver factory

above: Andy Warhol Lexington Street Signature (complete with Robert Lee Morris necklace)

Above: Wall Street and Eau de New York

above: Chinatown regular and Swarovski limited version

above: Fire Island and Coney Island scents

above: Bleecker Street regular and Swarovski limited version

above: Saks Fifth Avenue for Her regular and Limited-Edition Swarovski Snowflake

So, download the template here and start designing!

Shop Bond no. 9 for the fragrances above plus more like candles, gifts and samples.

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The Most Outrageous Watches I’ve Ever Seen & I Still Can’t Tell What Time It Is.

HD3 Complications, Icelink, Hautlence and are three companies that make very high-end complicated timepieces that, although very pricey and admirably designed, are super difficult to tell what time it is. If you can get past that simple fact (lol) , take a look at the design, the workmanship, technology and plain audaciousness of these horological masterpieces.

Although all the companies offer various models, I’m blown away by the HD3’s Idalgo XTII and the Biaxial, Icelink’s 6Timezone Snow watches and Hautlence’s models in particular. Frankly, I find it almost impossible to tell what time it is on any of these watches, but that doesn’t stop me from staring at their faces.

HD3 complications is a company comprised of three different designers; artists Jorg Hysek, Valérie Ursenbacher and Fabrice Gonet working together to create luxury horological art. The Idalgo XTII and the Biaxial are two of their six lines of watches. The Idalgo XTII has side by side faces available in various 18k gold or titanium bezels and colored accents and can be purchased with or without diamonds on the bezel.

The HD3 Idalgo XTII:

Like I said, HD3 makes other models as well, here’s their Biaxial Watch, another one from which I cannot deduce what time it is:

The HD3 Biaxial Watch:




HD3 COMPLICATION
Domaine Ganymède
Case postale 95
1184 Luins, Switzerland
T: +41 (0)21 642 03 03
F: +41 (0)21 642 03 04
E: sales@hd3complication.com
URL: www.hd3complication.com

Icelink’s new “snow” collection is new to their line. Slightly different from their 6Timezone model, the Snow version has one of the six faces filled with little loose diamonds. The model is available as a small case or a large case style. Available in white, rose or yellow gold with white, black or white mother-of pearl faces, the watches are hard to ignore. See for yourself.

The 6Timezone Snow Collection:

They also come without diamonds on the bezel as well (you know, if you want to be a little subtle):

About Icelink:
In 2007 Switzerland’s watchmakers welcomed into their ranks a new brand inspired by its founder Andy Sogoyan, a mover-and-shaker without complex and veritable icon of Los Angeles craziness. He is the incarnation of the era of no complex, undeniably the inventor of the gemwatch. IceLink continues to overturn conventional watchmaking.

From its Geneva headquarters, the Icelink gemwatch brand is poised to conquer new markets in Asia and the Far East due to the original design and ingenious concept of the new 6Timezone Snow collection. Thanks to its flagship 6Timezone collection, the brand already occupies key territory such as Europe, Russia, the Middle East and the United States.

Icelink
610 S. Broadway, 10th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90014, USA
T: +1 213 622 7707
F: +1 213 622 2624
E: info@icelinkwatch.com
URL: www.icelinktv.com

Hautlence gets its name from an anagram for Neuchatel, the city in Switzerland. Launched in 2004 by Renaud de Retz, Guillaume Tatu, Jean Plazenet, Jean Christophe Chopin and Alain de Forges , they have three collections, the HL, the HLS and most recently having added the HLQ series in 2008. All three models are made with various high quality metals like 18k yellow, white or rose gold or titanium and, unlike the other two companies are not available with diamonds.

Once again, these models have amazing design and movement. All are limited to production of only 88. Each have hand wound mechanical movement and feature exposed elements. Easy to read? No way. But then again, that’s why they are included in this post. And a special thanks to Scott Rench for introducing me to Hautlence.

Their first model, The HL, which comes in 8 combinatons of colors and materials:

the HL S was introduced in 2006 (available in 9 variations):

The HL Q (available in 5 variations) was introduced in 2008:

Hautlence S.A.
6 places des Halles
2000 Neuchatel Switzerland
tel +41 32 722 65 50
fax +41 32 722 65 59
info@hautlence.com

Prices? if you have to ask, you can’t afford them. None of these are available on the internet for obvious reasons. To inquire about availability or prices, please contact the manufacturers.

And would someone please tell me what time it is?

If watches are your weakness, be sure to check out the following posts:

Cartier’s 3D Santos Triple 100 and Le Cirque Animalia and More

Kudoke: Luxury Skeletel Watches From Germany

Marc Newsom’s IKEPOD watches

Watches Made From Actual Titanic Parts

Watches Made With Real Moon Dust

Some Wild Watches from Storm,London

Watches Without Hands Or Numbers: Abacus

SwissKubik’s Hip Watchwinders

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The Unusual Art of Christian Faur

Artist Christian Faur is the Director of Collaborative Technologies in the Arts at Denison University in Granville Ohio and his title couldn’t be more apt. He works with shredded paper, hand cast encaustic crayons and mathematical formulas to create pieces that in addition to being aesthetically pleasing, say much more. But I will let his work and his own statement speak for themselves.

The art below was created with hand cast encaustic crayons:

True Color Series Girl 1, 2008:

True Color Series, Boy:

Boy, detail:

Where The Sidewalk Ends, 2008:

The Color Purple, 2008:

Charlie, 2007:

detail:

Mortgage On The Future, 2006:

The Dance I, 2006:

The Hours, 4 panels, 2006:

detail of The Hours:

In addition to his crayon work, Christian has experimented with many other mediums. His shredded paper paintings are pretty spectacular. Below is a 78 inch by 48 inch paper sculpture made from 12,000 strips of shredded paper:

detail:

The piece below (1000 Names On Paper) is made from shredded paper that is printed with one-thousand of the most common names of those currently between the ages of eighteen and twenty-eight according to the Social Security Administration.

One Thousand Names On Paper:

detail:

And here are a few of his encaustic works in which he has embedded many references to scientific formulas, human chromosomal DNA, and mathematics, which function as metaphoric as well as aesthetic elements.

The Artist’s Statement (abridged):

The things that inspire me to create, I find, are buried deep within the structures and systems that form the underpinning of our natural world. My studies in the natural sciences have made me aware of these hidden layers of complexity present in even the simplest objects. These invisible layers are seen most clearly through the lens of logic, which is used to decipher the underlying rules and laws that govern the physical world.

In my work, I try to mimic these elegant structures of nature by developing systems of my own with which to express my thoughts and ideas, so that the medium and the message appear as one.

I think of it like a game, with a set of axioms that are established at the outset through the limitations of the material or forms from which the work is constructed, which then dictates what can and cannot be “said” within the boundaries of the chosen medium. This material limitation can also be a strength, as there is the potential to contain thoughts and ideas in unique ways, so that the “medium” can become the “message.” This intertwining of form and function can be seen most directly in my most recent work, which is comprised of crayons and shredded paper.

These systems function as a private language, that allows me to express many layers of meaning within each work that I create. I think of them as complex visual “poems,” which can redefine the way we think about the meaning of communication.

You can view his entire portfolio here.

Another artist who does amazing work with crayons is Demi Chau.

Learn about her crayon carvings here.

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Vanity Fair Photographers’ Funny Folks Compared To The Originals

Various Vanity Fair photographers shot portraits of today’s funniest folks in an homage to tv, movie and historical legends of the past. The photos are of the hottest comedic actors in tv and movies, either recreating some of classic film’s best moments or adding a funny bent to cultural and historical icons. Either way, they are all beautifully shot and hilarious.

Above left clockwise: Seth Rogan as Frida Kahlo, Frida Kahlo Self-portrait, Jack Nicholsen in The Shining, Danny McBride as Jack

But to add yet another dimension to them, I’ve actually paired them (as shown above) with the original inspiration for each- with the exception of Annie Leibovitz’s, because she already did that with her own hilarious recreation of her original March 2006 cover shot for Vanity Fair. Enjoy!

above: JONAH HILL, PAUL RUDD, SETH ROGEN, and JASON SEGEL, The Pretty Young Things, Photographed by Annie Leibovitz on Stage 28 at Paramount Pictures Studio Lot, Los Angeles.

above: Annie Leibowitz’ March 2006 Cover shot for Vanity Fair (Tom Ford, Kiera Knightly and Scarlett Johannsen)

above: the shot as used on the March, 2006 cover

above: PAUL RUDD as Gene Wilder’s Doctor Frankenstein in Young Frankenstein.
Photographed by Art Streiber in Los Angeles.

above: Gene Wilder in Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein.

above: BILL HADER, ANNA FARIS, JASON BATEMAN, and LESLIE MANN, The Honeymooners Photographed by Norman Jean Roy in Los Angeles.

above: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows and Joyce Randolph in the original Honeymooners

above: DANNY MCBRIDE as Jack Nicholson’s character in The Shining
Photographed by Mark Seliger in Los Angeles.

above: Heeeere’s Johnny!, Jack Nicholson in The Shining

above: AMY POEHLER (Bonnie Parker), The Accomplices
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier in New York.

above left: The real Bonnie Parker and right, Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker

above: WILL ARNETT (Han Solo), The Accomplices
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier in New York.

above: Harrison Ford as Star Wars’ Han Solo

above: JASON SEGEL (Buster Keaton)
Photographed by Norman Jean Roy in Los Angeles.


above: Buster Keaton in his famous pose, young and old

above: SETH ROGAN as Frida Kahlo’s own self-portrait.
Photographed by Norman Jean Roy in Los Angeles.

above: self-portrait, Frida Kahlo

above: RUSSEL BRAND as Charlie Chaplin
Photographed by Mark Seliger in Los Angeles.

above: Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp

above: JONAH HILL as a young George Washington
This Side of the Truth. Photographed by Sam Jones in Los Angeles.

above: a young George Washington (that’s him, on the right)

you can read more about Vanity Fair: Comedy’s New Legends here.

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If I Were A Superhero, Here’s How I’d Roll: The Tramontana R-editon

Talk about a car Batman would drive!! Spain’s just released Tramontana R-edition doesn’t even look like a real vehicle, but it is.

Not only does it have the design and aesthetics of a vehicle not of this earth (lots of carbon fiber), but it combines aeronautical technology with a Formula 1 Race car. It has a top speed of 720 Hp and goes from 0-60 mph (100Km/h) in 3.6 seconds! In a limited edition of 12 and costing a cool half million dollars, I’ve got tons of photos for you here.

a.d. Tramontana is an European Company located on the Costa Brava (Spain) which manufactures an exclusive tailor-made supercar called Tramontana. It is a combination of a Formula 1 racing car and a fighter jet powered by a V12 engine which produces a maximum of 720 hp.

Photos of the Tramontana R-edition:

The whole car is made by using the finest materials and in order to achieve an extremely light and stiff car the chassis and the bodywork are completely made of carbon fibre.

Exterior (still):

Exterior (motion):








Exterior (details):






Interior:




For the Gear Heads:







Technical Data:
Engine:
12 cylinder V 60º Biturbo
5.513 cm3 displacement
Cylinder diameter 82 mm
Compression 9:1
Turbo pressure 1.4 bar

Max. Power Selector:
550 Hp – 404 kW at 5.000 rpm
720 Hp – 529 kW at 5.250 rpm

Max. Torque:
890 Nm at 3.500 rpm
1100 Nm at 4.000 rpm

Transmission:
Longitudinal mid engine
Rear wheel drive
Traction control (4 positions)

Gear box:
6 speeds sequential

Brakes:
Carbon ceramic discs, ABS
Front 380×34 mm 6 piston callipers
Rear 380×34 mm 6 piston callipers

Rims:
20” Carbon fiber rims & Magnesium core

Tires (tyres):
Front 245/40 R20” (Y)
Rear 335/30 R20” (Y)

Suspension:
4 wheel independent suspension
Double wishbone with push-rod
Variable ride height, 85 / 135 mm

Structure:
Carbon fiber Monocoque (cockpit)
Carbon fiber bodywork

Dimensions:
Length: 4.900 mm – Width: 2.080 mm – Height: 1.300 mm
Dry weight 1.268 kg.
Fuel capacity 100 ltrs.

Performance:
Max. Speed: 325 Km/h. (limited)
Acceleration: 0-100 Km/h.: 3,6 sec.
Weight to power ratio: 1,76 Kg/Hp

Wanna see it in person?

It debuts at Top Marques Monaco in April.

all photos and info Copyright 2008 © a.d. TRAMONTANA.
Carretera de Garrigàs a Sant Miquel s/n – 17476 Palau de Santa Eulàlia (Girona – Spain)
Telf.: (+34) 972 568 164 – Fax.: (+34) 972 568 320

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Spend Ten Minutes In The Graveyard, You Won’t Be Sorry

The Graveyard is a very short computer game designed by Auriea Harvey and Michaël Samyn. You control an old lady who visits a graveyard with your keyboard or joystick. Not the type of computer games you may be used to. There’s no Wii controller, no jumping around in your living room, you just make the old woman walk around, sit on a bench and listen to a song. It’s more like an exploring a piece of art than playing a game. An experiment with real time poetry, storytelling without words.

The game’s developer, Tale of Tales, helps explain the “point” of the game:

The purpose of Tale of Tales is to create elegant and emotionally rich interactive entertainment. We explicitly want to cater to people who are not enchanted by most contemporary computer games, or who wouldn’t mind more variety in their gameplay experiences. For this purpose, all of our products feature innovative forms of interaction, engaging poetic narratives and simple controls.

In the trial version of the short PC/OSX game (which you can download free here), players slowly guide a hobbling elderly lady through a cemetery, towards a bench. Alone and without ever saying a word, the woman sits on the bench while a poignant song, sung in Flemish but presented with English subtitles, plays.

The full, paid release (only $5.00) is nearly identical except for one feature — the possibility of death for the aged woman.

Chris Kohler of Wired magazine says:
“Interactivity is a powerful thing. The Graveyard could have been a short film on YouTube and lost none of its presentational qualities, or its message. But the very limited interaction you have with the character — you can walk her forward and backward, or turn — instantly makes the connection deeper and more powerful than it would have been if you were simply watching.”

“(Designers) Auriea Harvey and Michael Samyn are determined to explore the potential of interactive media. They believe that for the medium to grow (up), designers need to have the courage to abandon the game format and dare to explore other types of interaction, other types of emotions, stories, etc.,” writes Tale of Tales in their press release for the game.

The following interesting images are from the game’s post-mortem ( a report about the making of the project):

Early concept sketch:

The inspiration for the environment:

Early working version:

The character was modeled in Blender:

The final game as displayed in the authoring app, Unity:

CREDITS:
DATA DIRECTOR: Auriea Harvey
PROCESS DIRECTOR: Michaël Samyn
ANIMATIONS: Laura Raines Smith
MUSIC: Gerry De Mol
SOUND EFFECTS: Kris Force

Download the free trial version for PC or intel based MACs here

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Purisme: Light Luxury Products With A Heavy Price Tag

PURISME CARBON LUXURIES is the first global brand for design products made of carbon fiber and aims strictly at the premium market. PURISME GmbH in Vienna, Austria was founded by three designers and one business economist and has joined a strategic partnership with a leading carbon-processing company.

Their products are luxury design products, made of highly iridescent carbon. Light as a feather, yet stronger than steel. At the moment, they have four products. An award winning letter opener and a limited edition smoking pipe– both available for purchase, with a super hefty price tag. Soon to be launched is a YoYo and a Bracelet– undoubtedly pricey as well.

The Purisme letter opener:

The PURISME letter opener made a spectacular debut in the world of luxury design: Immediately after its first introduction, the PURISME Letter Opener, was awarded the prestigious international Red Dot Design Award and earned a similarly prestigious place as an exhibit at the 21st Biennial of Industrial Design 2008 at Lubljana, chosen by an international jury from 421 entries.

price: $447.00 USD

The Purisme pipe is a limited edition:

A delicate combination of choice straight grain bruyere wood with hitech carbon material gives the PURISME Pipe an irresistible aura, and delicately curved lines. PURISME has translated an age-old shape into hypermodern powerful dynamics, bringing ergonomics to ultimate perfection along the way. One amazing design detail is the unique “UpsideDown” pipehead: On it, the PURISME Pipe stands upright in perfect, safe balance wherever you set it down.

Price: $2,415.00 USD

The YOYO and bracelet have yet to launch, but will be available for purchase soon:

PURISME combines traditional craftsmanship with latest serial production technology. Each single product undergoes meticulous controls during production and an additional final inspection by the designer who signs his approval on the quality certificate without which no PURISME product can go on sale.

PURISME GmbH
Neustiftgasse 6-8
1070 Wien
T: +43 1 522 3497 10
F: +43 1 522 3497 11
contact@purisme.com
www.purisme.com

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Matryoshka Madness (Or Babushka Bounty) Part 2

Just about a year ago, I did a very large post on the popularity of Russian Nesting Dolls aka Matryoshkas, Metroshkas, Babushkas, etc. Designer versions, hand painted artist versions, modern versions and their appearance on everything from textiles to jewelry.

Clearly, the trend has not subsided. So, I bring you Part 2 with more available items on the market. Even a fun commercial for milk uses the Russian Nesting Dolls (that is shown at the end of this long post).

Before showing you all the new products you can buy that reference Russian nesting dolls, take a look at these lust worthy versions by top fashion designers like Burberry, Prada, Gucci, Giles Deacon, Martin Margiela and more for Russian Vogue:

Unfortunately, the dolls shown above are not available for purchase, but here are tons of items that are!

Estee Lauder has made this special limited edition perfume compact of the scent Beautiful, inside an enameled Russian Doll exclusively for Neiman Marcus:

buy it here.

Last minute addition thanks to Wicked Halo!
This awesome Chanel miniaudiere bag:

And I found a pic of Lily Allen with it:

Not available until May and will reportedly cost $9,560.00 UD.

Mathmos has even come out with a color changing led Babushka lamp:

buy it here.

Russian designer Dima Loginoff’s Fedora Lamp:



learn more here.

Wall art:

buy it here.

packing tape:

buy it here.

Rugs:


fun little Russian doll rugs! buy them here.

Pylones of France makes this Russian Doll pepper mill:

buy it here.

…and a Russian doll vegetable peeler:

buy it here.

Russian Doll aprons:

buy them here.

Plasticland sells candles, cosmetic bags and manicure kits:



Buy this cute set of 3 candles, cosmetic bags or manicure set here.

Babushka spinning tops:

buy them here.

Russian Doll photo album from Rose Bonbon:

buy it here.

Wooden whistles:

buy them here.

Katarina filigree nesting dolls by Michelle Ivankovic for Umbra:

above:
Five Russian inspired dolls nest into each other, each with a different filigree pattern. Finishes of silver, brass, copper, antique brass and a shiny nickel.

Russian Nesting Dolls salt and pepper shakers:

buy them here.

Since I posted part 1, Russian design firm Art Lebedev has added these two sets:


above: Bit, byte, kilobyte, megabyte, gigabyte and terabyte take shape of Matryoshkas to make the right sequence in Russian painted, black or white, all available from Art Lebedev

Australian textile Designer Kristen Doran sells her Matryoshka fabrics:


Available in several colorways, purchase the fabric here.

A friend of Kristen Doran’s, Carol of precious metal designs collaborated with her for this cute pendant:

inquire about it here.

Russian nesting dolls pacifier clip:

buy it here.

A cute jute tote bag:

buy it here.

Even a Russian Doll hot water bottle by Paperchase of the UK is available:

buy it here.

Threadless has some funny Russian Doll T-shirts available:

Buy the Russian Newborn Tee by Blake Suarez here.

Buy John Mitchell’s Nesting Dolls tee (or art print) here.

Russian dolls are being used in all sorts of media. Check out this super cute Russian milk commercial using the omnipresent nesting dolls.:

Never read part 1 of Matryoshka Madness? Read it here.

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