We’ve seen a lot of artists this month. From Nikki Cook’s comics to Adam Stennett’s oil paintings, we just can’t get enough! The latest to grace our inbox is Korean artist Jean Shin. The above picture is her sculpture called “Sound Wave,” which is made solely out of melted vinyl records to express the awareness of rising technology which renders each successive generation of recordable media obsolete.

If you’re in the New York area, you can check out some of her work. It’s being displayed at The Museum of Art and Design’s exhibit “Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary.” If you’re not willing to make the trip, there’s always her official website to look at, provided below.

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Design superstar Kaws got the inspiration for his latest creation from the iconic Star Wars Stormtrooper. This figurine combines Kaws’ signature skeleton with the classic uniform of the evil Imperial clone troops.

Details about the Kaws stormtrooper are in short supply, but Hypebeast says it’s rumored to be a limited release for the OriginalFake store in Tokyo. This isn’t the first time Kaws has made a piece influenced by Star Wars. Last year, he made a Darth Vader figurine that was also an exclusive for his Tokyo store.

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Aleks Kolkowski’s exhibit at the Futuresonic 2008 festival in Manchester is turning heads. He owns an original vinyl cutting device intended for making 45rpm records that is now being used to draw grooves in CDs.

During the festival, spectators were invited to bring in their old, unwanted CDs and have them etched with a song so they can be played on a turntable. Talk about regression!

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The Naaitafel holds a few distinctions among other conceptual art pieces. First off, it probably has the most awkwardly pronounced and worst named idea we’ve come across. Second off, it is a vintage mash-up of two old products, that produces something that should have been done a long time ago.

A sewing machine and a record player have very similar parts if you think about it. Both rely on a needle, both have a spindle, both are usually covered in dust. The combination just works. — Andrew Dobrow

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