10 DIFF KINDS OF MIND BLOWING





Heady stuff for a Thursday.



LE CHASSEUR



Who is not rooting for this fellow? An upstart holding yellow – and the best story in Le Tour so far. Hourra pour l’esprit de combat!



BIKE CHECK, SUPER RELAX STYLE





Ladies and gentlemen, Maniquis handily demonstrates the bike check. (Warning: do not attempt these Ninja tai chi moves at home unassisted.)



RAINBOW CITY NYC













The always amazing Friends WIth You have brought 16,000 square feet of air-filled happiness to NYC with Rainbow City, a playground inhabitation of Chelsea. Wow. More at aol artists.



HERMÉS BROKE OUR HEART













As solid, wistful fans of the Hermés brand and their unwavering dedication to craft and quality, we remain in mourning at having missed the Seattle appearance of Hermés Festival des Métiers. So close! Here, Hermés exports their master craftsmen and workshop experience into the public space. These photos and video make us feel the smallest bit better.

(Photos via you_have_broken_the_internet)



FREESTYLE





Beautiful little film by Brett Novak showcasing the talents of Spanish freestyler Kilian Martin. The world needs more work like this, yes it does.



HI-HO FOR THE HO HO



Dear Santa, This year, we’d be delighted to find the Hi-Ho Rocking Horse (designed by Jarrod Lim) under the xmas tree.



AWAKE AT THE WHEEL












Italian ceramicist Nadia Pignatone knows her way around the clay. The simplicity of her hand thrown pieces is exactly the sort that we loves.



LEIGH SUGGS’ LABOR




The labor-intensive paper works of Leigh Suggs. Nice.
(via the best part)



WOMEN ARE HEROES




Beautiful, inspiring project from anonymous photographer and 2011 TED Prize winner JR.