Arts & Design

Bling�extraordinaire�CrystalRoc took on the challenge of pimping out Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in a PR campaign built for royalty. It took over 70 hours to expertly cover every inch of the console with 11,520 Swarovski crystals. While it doesn’t seem like the blinged-out Xbox will ever go up for sale, I think Microsoft should auction this baby off for charity or ...

Though it might not seem like it, Jabba the Hut does take the�occasional�sponge bath. His only requirements are that the bathing slaves pay extra heed to his Hutnesses wiener�and that they do so only with Han Solo in Carbonite Soap. For only $6.50 a pop you and the Hut can have at least one thing in common – the ownership ...

When I die and go to heaven, I expect this is what I’ll see at the pearly gates. Except I imagine my heavenly AT-AT having a nicer rack. The 3-ft. tall Bacon AT-AT Walker is constructed using 40 lbs. of bacon stuck to a foam base. This porky monstrosity took 21 straight-hours of work to build and probably about a ...

Sillof created these awesome custom action figures which restyles your favorite Star Wars characters into samurai-inspired creations. If you’re the type of person who draws references between Star Wars and Imperial Japan, not only do we feel slightly sorry for you, but you’ll be in heaven with these awesome action figures. Pictured above is R2-D2. Can you guess the rest? ...

Lycanthropes will be thrilled to get their claws on the Moonwatch, a clock which tells the current state of the lunar cycle instead of the current time. No more fumbling around with calendars or awkward time tables. Know exactly when you’re time of transformation has come without even having to take a single look at the night sky. Proper planning ...

Much like any other average 8-year-old, there was a point during my childhood where I wanted nothing more than to grow up to be a firefighter. I thought everything about the job, especially the mandatory undergarments, was awesome. Saving lives, driving big trucks, getting one of those awesome emergency pagers. But then I got older and I realized I really ...

Walk down any city street. Wonder why your not sifting through knee-high piles of cigarette butts? Thank the street cleaners for that. Puerto Rican artist Jesus Bubu Negron�commissioned�street cleaners to collect enough cigarette butts to create a carpet made out of the most common piece of city litter. Presented at the Sharjah Biennale, the rug is composed of pieces of ...

This is what happens when “Finish Him!” becomes “Finish Your Dinner!” Fatalities meet�hospitality�with what I’ve decided to call the “Moral” Kombat shirt design. I have no idea what the actual title is, and frankly don’t care. Whatever it is I’m confident my title is better. Oh, Raiden, you’re such a gentleman! I wonder if Sub-Zero is going to spend the ...

Catch a wave, I will. Check out this�creatively�geeky sculpture mashing up the universal symbol for “surf’s up!” with Yoda’s oblong head. This might just be an image I’ll never be able to unsee. Link [via]

If you’re not quite ready to wear the jewelry you made out of your victim’s skin, no worries. Baby steps. You can start with Putrefashion, a bracelet designed to house living insects. There are air-holes so they can remain living while you wear them! Jorge and I designed the bangle for some mealworms we procured at Petco. They like dry ...