Animated Tattoo

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Tattoo artist Karl Marc of Paris’ Mystery Tattoo Club recently created the first animated tattoo by inking a smart phone-scannable bar code onto a client. He filmed the process, which took a total of four hours, and streamed it live on Facebook so users could observe and submit comments in realtime for a uniquely interactive tattoo.

Constance Hockaday’s Boggsville Boatel

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A floating hotel and theater built in the Neutrino tradition, Constance Hockaday’s Boggsville Boatel is inspired by Ms. Nancy Boggs, who would move her floating brothel to either side of Portland’s Willamette River to evade the law. The five boats moored off NYC’s Far Rockaway rent each weekend night for $50-100.

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

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1. Mass Modern Auction Nearly 500 modern designs from Alvar Aalto to Sori Yanagi will go up for sale at Wright’s final spring auction in Chicago on 9 July 2011. With no set reserves, you might just get lucky. 2. Rainbow Flag Redesign The design team at Worldstudio recently took on the task of modifying the widespread symbol of gay solidarity, updating the rainbow stripes …