In FAB

You Won't Throw This Business Card Away, When You See How It's Made

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There are three things I throw away on a daily basis; Scraps of wood, lint from the pocket of a woolen yak coat, and business cards. I dare you to throw this business card away. It may look like your standard 2.5″ x 3.0″ infocard of someone you met at that one conference, but it is, in fact, a carefully crafted art piece of identity spewing simplicity. Each one is and handmade with care by the creative team at perezramerstorer, an ‘austro-spanish multidisciplinary studio’ based in Madrid, Spain and Vienna, Austria. The client is actress Anne Lessmeister and they provide a behind the scenes look at the production process of this unique card.

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In SMACKDOWN

Friday Smackdown: Crushmo Creely

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It is as it had been. A bleeding seized upon the land, green absorbed, mechanicals tremoring to the surface with dust in one hand, a cigar in the other and a cape of pure light stitched together with these links. Hugo Martin – Incredibly rich, complex environments, keyframes, matte painting and more to set the…

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In DESIGN

The Booze Bolt is The Best Machined Aluminum Shot Glass You'll Drunk From

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Everyone wants to be loved. Everyone also wants a bucket of booze when they’re not loved. You could grab that mug shaped like a sad, baby owl (or just fall in the bucket) to drown your sorrows, but if you want to be sad in style or just have a quick snap from your fav bottle of Tennessee whiskey after a long day at work, you’ll want to do it from a Booze Bolt. The Booze Bolt is a shot glass size machined aluminum vessel with just the amount of tough ruggedness you need in your life. Greg Kiesow, creator of the Booze Bolt has a Kickstarter campaign going on where you can get snag a set, fill’em up and knock’em down.

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In FAB

3D Scanning for the Masses: MakerBot Digitizer to Be Released Next Week

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Hot off the heels of their announcement that they’ll be setting up shop within the cozy confines of Microsoft retail stores across the US, MakerBot has also just announced that they’ll be releasing their coveted 3D scanner next week. According to their announcement via their mailing list, MakerBot has “optimized the whole process to work perfectly with MakerBot’s Replicator Desktop 3D Printers”. Will it be more promising than what was released at this year’s SXSW? Here’s the rest of the details.

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In COOL TOOLS

Cool Tools of Doom n' Stuff: Episode 32

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Brought to you this week by the sensation of having your face in a bowl of chocolate pudding and screaming, be sure to check out the all new episode of Cool Tools of Doom n’ Stuff! By the way, we love our SolidSmack readers! Have something cool you’ve come across and want to share it on SolidSmack? Don’t hide it in your neck skin! Send it on in to smoth@www.solidsmack.com. Kick it!

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