Little Trace Of // Laith McGregor.I've been a huge fan of Australian artist Laith McGregor ever since I featured his work back in the early days of this blog. Laith's engaging Biro drawings elevate the status of the humble Bic pen, and his beautiful mixed media works and...
Coffeeklatch // Creative Entrepreneurs in Their Homes.Let's be honest - there is no shortage of blogs and websites these days that provide us with a window into the world of creative people and their spaces. Just think The Selby or Paul Barbera's Where They Create to name just a couple of the...
Herman Miller “Then x Ten” // Design Competition Winner Announced.Last month I wrote about an exciting poster competition run by our friends at Herman Miller. They received an overwhelming number of entries for the competition, which were narrowed down to just ten finalists chosen on the basis of being...
El “B” Auditorium in Cartagena, Spain by SelgasCano.It doesn't happen every day that I come across a public building which makes my design engine rev at a slightly higher rate. This little baby however... Wroom wroom! She's a beauty! Located in the docks of the harbour city of Cartagena in...
Design Free Thursday // Shelving the Body.Well isn't this fresh and quite funny? Except it's meant to be kind of serious. ‘Shelving the Body’ is Darragh Casey´s MA research project about manipulation of our perceptions. These images showcase three generations of the Casey...
Wall Piece with 200 Letters // Mikko Kuorinki at Kiasma Museum in Helsinki.Between March 2010 and February 2011, Helsinki based artist Mikko Kuorinki formed one new text on the wall of Kiasma museum each week. Using removable letters and mouldings, Mikko assembled a number of intersting, inspiring, and moving...
Middlepark House by CJA + K.P.D.O. // Melbourne.I was fortunate enough to see the completed house in the flesh and, let me tell you, it took hours to tear myself away. The series of interconnected spaces don't reveal themselves all at once, meaning the walk through was filled with...
Concept Office “Attic” by Vasiliy Butenko.Concept office "Attic" by Ukrainian designer Vasiliy Butenko is a bit of a winner. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, this project is another wonderful example that workplace interiors can be imaginative, elegant and high on...
Design Free Thursday // Jens Ullrich’s Collages.Today's post is a little tribute to the current Olympic Games fever. These brilliant collages by German artist Jens Ullrich are a clever fusion of contemporary athletes with classical Greek and Roman sculptures. This is visual wit at its...
