Here comes another example above of ways in which brands are leveraging street art and culture jamming to sell products.

Appetizing photo of a cup of Folgers coffee was printed on vinyl and placed on top of steaming New York City manhole covers. Holes cut out of the vinyl let steam rise through. Headline around cup reads “Hey, City That Never Sleeps. Wake up.”

It is pretty clever 

Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi New York

So you are probably wondering if a rabbit can really be "smart"?

Well this bunny can teach you tai chi, read your e-mail, report the weather or stock market, pull RSS feeds and tell you the time. We’d say that’s pretty smart - but he’s also got personality. Nabaztag can move his ears, play music, talk and whistle, and his body can show off hundreds of colors and special patterns of light. Sometimes he will even have his own random things to say, as long as you can put up with his moods!

Okay, so Nabaztag is smart and has personality - but what about interpersonal skills? Can he relate well to you and other rabbits? Well, Nabaztag can marry another rabbit - that’s right - copying the other rabbit’s movements, sounds and lights. Move your Nabaztag’s ears and its spouse’s will too. And as far as friendship, Nabaztag can let you know when you have a new e-mail, read you today’s headlines or give you his opinion of the previous week. But be careful because he is uncompromising - if he thinks that he didn’t receive enough messages he might be unhappy.

For now we, European people, can purchase them at locations throughout Europe for around $100 Euro or so. Visit the official Nabaztag site for more info.

Ann Smith creates robot like animal sculptures out of broken electronics and machines.

Her sculptures are sold in stores and galleries throughout the States, and have been seen as illustrations in magazines and brochures.

They’re really impressive - quite minimalist, sometimes using only a few components to convey the shame of the animal, yet looking oddly realistic.

Ann Smith’s Robot Site

Photographer: Warwick Saint

Editorial: "Diamond Dogs" Jalouse July2001

Model: Mariacarla Boscono

Warwick Saint also made a name for himself as the director of award winning commercials for Nike, he has worked with photographs of hubcaps for the Davin Wheels ad campaign.

Warwick Saint website

Photographer: Vincent Peters

Model: Gisele Bundchen

His work diverged from the path of commercial photography and focused on photography as fine art. The resulting body of work was exhibited extensively throughout Europe and was published in numerous portfolios in fine art periodicals. In 1990, Vincent Peters rededicated himself to the world of fashion photography.

Vincent Peters portfolio, by Management Artist.

Photographer: Gray Scott

Editorial: "Hypnagogic" Zink May2005

Model: Palloma Dreher

click for Gray Scott website