Cool Collector # Art Files

In the past decade, Jason has been an influencer in the world of popular culture, collaborating with Sacha Baron Cohen. He is known as a fearless costume designer with an artistic and irreverent eye, and for creating the iconic and memorable characters of Ali G, Borat and Bruno. After working as a stylist in Comedy Alper decided to express his talent and inspiration in another medium, art. His wry fusion of contemporary and classic icons and critical look on consumption culture is served up with the same satire and irony that has characterized his work as a costume designer.

His latest exhibition called “Proletarian Drift and the Enfranchisement of the Bourgeoisie” was introduced last month at Guy Hepner Gallery in West Hollywood. This sort of art seems to be a trend lately, and maybe this trend is getting a little to big to call this work innovative or original, putting that besides I really love his work. It’s happy, has a lot of humor and is esthetic very nice to look at! Check more of his work on his site!

OIL & WATER DO NOT MIX from Happiness Brussels on Vimeo.

Happiness Brussels created a limited edition of 200 posters, designed by Anthony Burrill and screen printed with oil from the deep water horizon spill. All benefits go to CRCL (Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana). The project is very cool an really made from oil found on the beaches around the oil Spill. You can watch the whole process from beach until poster on their Flickr page. I think it’s a really original and fresh idea to raise attention and money! Besides that the poster looks very good too, something you often can’t say about art made for charity!

Cool Collector # Accessoiry Files

These jewelry are handmade by Domingo Goyala, on his blog you can find several collections. All very colorfull, eclectic and made of recognizable consuming crap, beads, zippers, neon ropes, safety pins and all kind of other collorful materials you wouldn’t see as jewelry at first. His jewelry fits perfect into the nomadic trend of showcasing everything you find in the wonderfull jungle of mass culture. I don’t know if I would wear it, but the effect of the jewelry in a photoshoot is amazing! A typical case of more is more!

Cool Collector # Earth Love Files

This is really a brilliant idea! A machine in your kitchen that converts plastic into oil!

The compact Blest machine simplifies the process to a "safe to use at home" degree. Claiming to be the safest, cleanest and most user-friendly form yet, inventor Akinori Ito's portable Blest machine converts plastic waste back into usable oil with just a temperature-controlling electric heater.

The fuel produced from the plastic conversion process can be put to use immediately for stoves and generators, or can be further refined to be used as gasoline to power vehicles. While the end product still involves the burning of fossil fuels (and therefore damage to the environment) by converting the plastic back into oil as opposed to burning or dumping it, there is an massive overall net loss in the amount of C02 released into the environment. Another impressive benefit, by producing your own fuel locally you remove the carbon footprint that comes from transporting petroleum from distant countries.

The current tabletop model can convert one kilo of plastic into one liter of oil, and can sells from Blest for $9,500. A little expensive for most consumers, but in the future this machine might be as normal in the kitchen as a coffee machine! Let’s hope so…

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