Tappening’s “Message In A Bottle” campaign against bottled water was a roaring success. The tap drinking crusaders collected one million water bottles to send to Coca Cola CEO Muhtar Kent to protest the pollution caused by bottled water consumption. But at the last minute Tappening had a change of heart. Rather than expend the environmental resources to send a truck to Atlanta and dump the bottles on Coke’s doorstep (giving the soda giant a positive publicity boost when they simply recycled them) they made Tappening Bags. The duffles are made from 100% recycled plastic water bottles and yogurt containers, and remind you the next time you reach for a Poland Spring or Dasani to “Think Global, Drink Local.”

The term “trade show” is often associated with large, impersonal convention spaces, a sea of promotional booths, and spokesmodels galore. Cargo, a new alternative boutique trade show taking place on July 21st and 22nd at Rewind in NYC’s Lower East Side, flips that notion on its head. The exhibition features products from Amivectio, FLÃœD, and triko. Cargo has also replaced the traditional trade show setting with a more relaxed environment, opting for a lounge setting where exhibitors and buyers alike can chill and do business. Unfortunately for the tired, huddled masses, admission is only available to related industry professionals and not the general public. But, we have a feeling that could be you.

All summer long adidas has been trumpeting their Celebrate Originality campaign with a series of unique web films, and this week the final chapter made its debut. Sieben & Friends, an adidas Adventure is yet another ode to the individuality of one of the world’s most recognizable sportswear brands. It features artist, writer, and skater Michael Sieben, who recently contributed a collection consisting of two exclusive shoe designs, a hoodie, and a T-shirt.

In the clip by San Francisco creative agency Juice Design and directed by Eric Noren, cartoon characters created by Sieben come to life and accompany him on a treasure hunt through the Bay Area, encountering various cityscapes, countryside scenes, and even tourist hotspots like Lombard Street. It’s an eye-catching event that might inspire your own animated adventure. The tricky part is making your own cartoon creations come to life.

Hands-free traffic laws: freedom-stripping legislation passed in the name of public safety or just a way of getting assholes to pay attention? Neither! If you live in one of those despotic states that don’t think you can talk and drive at the same time (and to be fair, a lot of you can’t. There should really be some kind of DMV test), Jawbone feels your rage. Which is why they’re offering $20 off their products if you’ve been issued a cell phone citation. But we’ve got a secret: any number will work. We don’t advocate plugging in a phony combination of five or six digits in the “Hands Free Ticket Processor” to receive a discount. But look at it this way: it’s like a cash advance for the ticket you would’ve received had you not bought your Jawbone.

Momimomi has taken on an “everything must go” mentality as they kick off their big Summer sale. With a new site launch slated for the fall, prices have been slashed so that you can get your claws on some quality tees for low, low prices (and so they can stock their virtual shelves with fresh new items). Every single shirt will be available for less than $30. So if you’re got the need … the need for tees, there’s never been a better (or cheaper) time to get to shoppin’.

Anytime photographer Liz Wolfe releases new work, you know it's going to be a good day. But when she revamps her website and launches a new online store, that's even better.

We've had our eye on Wolfe for a while. In her latest work she continues to explore the visual and emotional interplay of creatures and confections. Cute and vile simultaneously, her photos are always a surprise. Innocent at first glance, each pieces shifts upon closer inspection, and what you see isn’t really what it seems.

In “Meat Tree”, plasticine rainbows, rough and seemingly made by a child, sit like fruit inside a round tree made not of branches, but of ground beef. In “Diseased Deer”, a smiling, pure white proto-Bambi sits on a bed of yellow flowers. Its affliction? A rash of candy confetti. Wolfe is an expert not only at creating visually arresting images, but of layering her subjects so that you always have to look twice. In each photo, despite it's candy-coated veneer, there is something more devious rippling beneath the surface.

In her new online store, two new miniphoto collections are now up for grabs. Focusing on two main themes of her work, “Sugar” and “Creature” each contain 10 6”x8” archive prints. Conversation inducing and featuring Wolfe's signature acid-bright colours, now you can have a little piece of Liz Wolfe in every room. Sweet.

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