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Wolverine will be hitting screens in the US on July 26th which is still months away, but there’s a new trailer to keep you happy in the meantime. It’s got Wolverine at his bare-chested, adamantium-clawed best along with plenty of ninjas and a giant samurai who are out to kill him. You know, typical stuff for good old Logan.

See the trailer after the break…

    

The Darth Vader fridge that you see above is the work of artist Tom Sachs. Your author approves of just about everything to do with the aforementioned refrigerator except for the artist’s choice of beer.

If you want to make your own it doesn’t look too hard. It will just take a couple of bar fridges, a bit of painting and a spare Vader costume. Seriously though, Budweiser? I sort of pictured everyone’s favorite Sith lord as having a penchant for dark, syrupy, Belgian ales.

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Libratone just released the limited Fairytale Edition. Five scenes from Thumbelina by H. C. Andersen are embroidered on the wool sleeves of Libratone Zipps. All hand-made by cartoonist Stine Spedsbjerg.

Jukumari, the Spectacled Bear, is Eggpicnic's new handmade paper toy. It was created to raise awareness about the Spectacled Bear, the only species of bear in South America. They are currently listed as vulnerable to extinction.

'Wellspring', a hybrid object, meeting vase and terrarium by the Spanish designer Martín Azúa.

Duncan Shotton's POP-UP A TREE SHOP in Harajuku, Tokyo

Super Glue by Rad Studios in Australia turns a fashion retail outlet into a vast concept store that tells many smaller stories. Included are an espresso bar in a shipping container and a tailor.

Lover's Knot Ring ~ another lovely piece from Erica Weiner. "It's made by interlocking two overhand knots in two parallel wires, so each one is flexible to move about the other, yet they're inseparable forever."

Off-Grid in Zacatitos. A Vancouver architecture firm's sequence of houses, most recently the Zacatitos 004, in a remote Mexican town offers lessons in passive environmental design.

MACHINEMADE! An online digital fabrication service, was released at ICFF 2013. Design. Upload. Machine. CNC milling, CNC routing, Laser cutting/engraving, and Waterjet cutting.

Season two of Man at Arms is at an end, and master swordsmith Tony Swatton is sending it out with a bang by crafting a giant freaking sword. He makes a replica of Cloud’s Buster Sword from Final Fantasy VII – it’s over 6 feet long and 12 inches wide! As Swatton puts it, the weapon is “redonkulus.”

See how he crafts the impressive sword in the video after the break.

    

Minsk style: The new identity will begin to be implemented this summer.

A look at a range of business cards that also double as cheese graters.

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Jaguar x RCA design challenge winners, Ewan Gallimore and Claire Miller, have their stunning sculpture on display at Clerkenwell Design Week.

For those of you who tend to do a whole lot of typing in your line of work, surely you would know that there is nothing quite like a responsive keyboard with fantastic tactile feedback. Having said that, those projected keyboards are novelty devices that are unable to beat the real deal when it comes to churning out those reports as requested by the upper management. Single folks can just give this particular story the once over, or skip it altogether as they do not have to deal with typing in bed or in the bedroom while your partner is doing his or her darndest best to fall asleep. What you need is definitely something that works great as a keyboard, but is whisper quiet. The candidate to fill this pair of shoes would be the new Das Keyboard Quiet Mechanical Keyboard.

With the introduction of the Das Keyboard Quiet Mechanical Keyboard, it would mean that Das Keyboard’s popular range of high-performance mechanical keyboards has just gained another family member, where it is said to be able to reduce audible feedback to a minimum without sacrificing on performance. In fact, it claims to deliver one of the best tactile experiences. This latest newest member of the Das Keyboard family will boast of Cherry MX Red key switches that are combined with a new Quiet Key Design. In a nutshell, it would require far less force to actuate keys, where we are looking at 45g instead of 55g to 60g for majority of the keyboards out there, and users would then end up with a softer, more tactile and “whisper quiet” typing experience.

Daniel Guermeur, creator of the Das Keyboard and CEO of Metadot Corporation, said, “Professionals who use modern communication tools like Skype, GoToMeeting, Google Hangout and other means to interact during the workday need a quiet keyboard during their calls to help reduce background noise and distractions. People working in open space environments have expressed the same need. The growing demand for a keyboard that could deliver such an experience is what motivated us to design our newest product. The Das Keyboard Professional Quiet is the total package, delivering outstanding tactile feel and a whisper quiet typing experience. ”

You will be able to pick up the $149 Das Keyboard Professional Quiet in the following layouts – US, UK, German and Nordic.

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When you need a wand, there’s only one place to go – Ollivander’s. Lord Voldemort visits the shop in Diagon Alley to learn the location of the Elder Wand. He soon learns he’s not he only wizard in the neighborhood. Gandalf visits Harry Potter-world to set the Dark Lord straight.

Watch the clever video after the break.

(via GAS)

    

Alessi Il Tempo della Festa Timbale Molds ~ architecturally inspired series of 6 silicone molds by Mario Trimarchi... imagine what you can cook/build with these!

Nahoko Kojima's Cloud Leopard, an incredible creature cut by hand over 5 months and on show in Clerkenwell at Craft Central for the duration of Clerkenwell Design Week.

DC Comics showed off some of their San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, and their selection includes a set of cute figures from Super Best Friends Forever! The short created by Lauren Faust was part of the DC Nation cartoon block and features the entertaining adventures of Supergirl, Batgirl, and Wonder Girl. These collectibles will be sold as a trio for $49.95. We needs them, precious!

(USA Today via DCWKA via TMS)