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The Illusion Of Imprisonment

We are only as imprisoned as we allow ourselves to be. Most of the walls and cages in our life only exist within the confines of our mind. They come in all shapes and sizes. “Ugly/Fat/Colored/Mentally ill/Disabled/etc… people can’t do things … Continue reading

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Better Look Twice… Filthy Home Wallpaper

People usually don’t look too well at things; it’s fun to play with that. When I featured the ads about domestic violence in Germany, which showed illusionary wallpaper (see it here) I was very disappointed to find out it wasn’t really … Continue reading

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Is It The Wine Or… Illusion Bottle Holders

I was reading a magazine at the psychiatrist’s office, and it had a section on cool gifts. There I saw these: illusion bottle holders by Pa Design. This brand has many lovely gifts and quirky interior additions in its collection, … Continue reading

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Movie Quote #10: Alone

Society is an illusion.

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The Illusionist’s Cabinet… Hide & Seek

The Hide & Seek illusion cabinet by Florent Coirier is an ingenious piece of furniture… It seems to have an open side, but this is an illusion. The box is closed with a lid and lined with fabric; the illusion … Continue reading

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Will Gurley’s Illusion Mirror

There is this scene in The Matrix, when Neo “wakes up” after taking the red pill, that he has a strange encounter with a mirror. That scene is exactly what Will Gurleys “Flect” mirror reminded me of. With a special … Continue reading

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Architectural Jewelry: Joshua DeMonte’s illusion play…

Illusions… I live on/in them… Finding an occasion to wear Joshua Demonte’s jewelry pieces will most likely be hard, but gosh how they are awesome! A delicate red carpeted staircase around your neck, a strangely distorted brick house bracelet, an … Continue reading

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Just an awesome bookcase… Imeüble

I don’t know how I found the awesome “Imeüble”, a design by Bjørn Jørund Blikstad, a Norwegian designer, but I’m glad I did. The bookcase he designed for By Corporation is strangely illusory, while being practical as well… http://www.worksby.com/_.html

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Distorted Time(piece)

When you’re all detached from reality (something that unfortunately seems to happen more and more often to me with the passing of time) time has little to no meaning anymore… Something Salvador Dali put marvelously well in his paintings. Now … Continue reading

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Phantom Limb Photography: The cost of nuclear waste?

These may seem like ordinary fashion photos… But take a second look. Under the deluding title “The bliss of nanostructure nail varnish” photographers Frank Bayh and Steff Rosenberger-Ochs created a series of pics with very interesting photoshopping. I hope you notice … Continue reading

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