Very Visual Vases // Design Trend.I remember a time when all vases used to look the same. Or pretty similar at least. You could almost predict their shape. Round or cylindrical - straight up and down, tapered at the top, or maybe flaring out, possibly faceted if the...
Little Trace Of // Andrew Maynard Architects.Andrew Maynard hardly needs an introduction these days. This dynamic, clever, cutting edge architect has a ridiculously exhausting list of accomplishments and one of the most impressive bios you will ever read. The man is a serious...
Design Free Thursday // Five Classic Cocktails by Jennilee Marigomen."5 Classic Cocktails" is an illustrated recipe series by Jennilee Marigomen. Such a clever concept with brilliant art direction and...
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...
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...
Dynamic VHS Tape Installations by Zilvinas Kempinas.Well isn't this just a little bit nuts? I am in awe of Lithuanian-born and New York-based artist Žilvinas Kempinas. His installation "Tube" (2008) involved a whole bunch of VHS tapes (remember those?) and electric fans. How the hell did...
Design Free Thursday // “Humanæ” Pantone Skin Colour Palette.First there were Edible Pantone Swatches and now we have Pantone Skin Colour Palette. Concieved by Brazilian artist Angelica Dass, Humanæ is a chromatic inventory of human skin referencing the PANTONE® colours. The series' objective is...
How to Fit a Whole Apartment in Just 16sqm.If you live in a city like Sydney, and you wonder how you could enter it's unaffordable property market - this is how. Yes, I'm taking about smoke and mirrors. Cocina con sentido(s) is a project by Paula Rosales from More-Co, who created...
Design Free Thursday // Faces by Miller Goodman.Zoe Miller and David Goodman are millergoodman - a design duo from Brighton, England that specialises in products for children. They make kids books for the Tate Gallery, and are also the creators of award-winning wooden toys PlayShapes....