I’d had my share of days where I just HAD to take a nap in the middle of the day to keep going. I envy countries that have longer lunch and nap breaks in the middle of the day. Italy? France? Mexico? Anyway, I stumbled across this odd nap pillow where you can bury your head like an Ostrich. I know this wouldn’t work for me…I’d end...
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This watch just trips me out. It’s both amazingly beautiful and yet garishly ugly at the same time. But the engineering behind it just amazes me. Apparently at the turn of each hour, the seemingly random placards arranges itself to reveal the number. The sucka looks to be about 5 inches thick from this image hm? (via...
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When I was up in Hong Kong a couple weeks back I couldn’t help but encounter tons of kiosk stores that sold cell phones and accessories. My wife suggested I get a new iPhone case up there because it was “cheap”. We looked around and there wasn’t anything I spotted there that was any good. But what really held me from getting a case...
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My wife has a fascination with pillows. Despite how many pillows we have on our bed and sofas, she’s always looking at getting more for some reason. I’m ok with that I suppose. If she see’s something that could add a little character and color in our living spaces, I can live with that. She has this quirky little habit of playing with...
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I stumbled across this photographer’s website this morning while checking around for daily inspiration. His name is Jason Lee Parry. (via Tobacco and Leather) Caveat emptor on the video and website, there’s some nudity so it’s definitely NSFW. As always, I’ve had an interest of getting more into photography in recent years, albeit...
Read MoreLiu Bolin
A friend sent me an email chain letter about this guy…I thought it was bullshit photoshop work at first until I found out this guy, Liu Bolin in China really does paint people from head-to-toe to camouflage them into the environment. (via...
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LoweStudio Inc was founded by me, Raphael Lowe, a Honolulu based illustrator and web designer. I presently design and manage a few dozen commercial websites, but my main focus these days is acting as the head developer for Kapiolani Community College and teaching New Media Arts.