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All Blog Posts Tagged 'balloon' (5)

80-Foot Inflatable Balloon Dog Towers Over New York

Today's your last chance to see this giant red balloon dog! As part of art fair Frieze New York, Paul McCarthy created this inflatable dog towering over Frieze's tent. At 80 feet tall, it's an interesting nod to Jeff Koons with one critic…

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Added by alice on May 13, 2013 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Disney's Creative Hot Air Balloon Recreates Up House

Leave it to Disney to pull off one of the greatest marketing stunts of all time. Back in 2009, to promote the European release of Up, Disney created a whimsical hot air balloon with an inflatable house that resembled the one straight from the movie. The Up balloon was made in England, took six months to build and consisted of 540 individually sewn balloons, each with…

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Added by alice on August 13, 2012 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Hot Air Balloon Ornaments



It's time to get crafty! A Christmas tree made out of old books and now this! Inspired by Restoration Hardware's hot air balloon nursery mobile (which is adorable, by the way), one…

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Added by alice on December 12, 2011 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Humongous Spider is World’s Largest Balloon Sculpture



Don't you just love ambitious feats of art? Adam Lee just broke the Guinness World Record for “Largest Balloon Sculpture” with this humongous, Halloween-themed spider! Using almost 3,000 balloons, Lee created this 45 feet 2 inches wide by 22 feet 2 inches long sculpture all by himself! The spider is made entirely out of balloons and has no support or glue. It's currently… Continue

Added by alice on October 14, 2011 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

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