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| Wednesday 20th August 2008 16.05 |
| Decorating: Big Style |
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four23 are loving Lars Contzen's 'new graphics' large format wallpapers- these designs are sure to make an impression in any home, shop, restaurant, club...well, in any anywhere really! link
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| Wednesday 20th August 2008 14.04 |
| Lego-tastic! |
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It seems that everywhere you turn at the moment someone has re-created something in Lego; be it the Bible, a scene from Grease or a computer game. In fact Lego is so popular at the moment there are even unofficial websites set up by fans dedicated to the colourful little bricks. Once such site is Chinese HKLUG, who have used Lego to re-created the Beijing Olympic games...brilliant! link
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| Monday 18th August 2008 15.11 |
| Beautiful Deprivation |
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Photographer Xavier Nuez is inspired by inner-city ruins, dead ends, back lots and uninviting urban corners. Driven by a family history of homelessness and the fear that he too would succumb to life on the street Nuez counteracts this past by creating monuments of the gutters, working with Hasselblad film cameras and shooting with lights and gels, and very long exposures. The results are beautiful. link
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| Monday 18th August 2008 14.50 |
| Floating Water |
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Picture yourself relaxing beside a luxurious swimming pool or allowing your troubles to drift away in the spa...where are you? An exclusive club on a paradise island? The roof top of a 5* hotel, high above a city? How about being sat along the Aller river in industrialised Wolfsburg, Germany? This is exactly where multi-disciplined deisgn studio Buro Wehberg created a floating swimming pool and spa... link
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| Thursday 14th August 2008 17.58 |
| A Touch Screen Camera... |
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...but not in the way you would imagine. Chueh Lee of Samsung China has created a camera for the blind. The Touch Sight is a way for blind people to capture memories of a moment by recording sound alongside a malleable 3D braille image so users can feel the photo. This amazing product has just won gold at the recent International Design Excellence Awards. link
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| Thursday 14th August 2008 16.41 |
| Eat Out With Benetton |
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Don't you just hate those folding plastic fork-spoons you get in take away salads- they always fall to pieces and are not the most environmentally sound of products. Well, Japanese company reac have teamed up with United Colours of Benetton to create some handy eating utensils (complete with chop sticks if you fancy sushi) all housed in a lovely little travel pack. Check them out here, along with the other brightly coloured kitchen bits. link
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| Wednesday 13th August 2008 18.00 |
| Beautiful Spirograph |
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I stumbled across the work of Andy Gilmore recently; an illustrator, designer and musician based in New York, he creates beautiful pieces ranging from sketchy ink drawings to kaleidoscopic, geometric patterns. It definitely took me back to my spirograph days... link
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| Wednesday 13th August 2008 17.27 |
| Pimp My Push Bike |
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four23 are currently in the market for a wireless stereo system, but I think this might be a step too far even for us! Check out Made In Queens, where boom boxes meet Pimp My Ride... link
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| Wednesday 13th August 2008 08.58 |
| The Late Great |
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‘I can't sleep at night
But that's all right
The M.D. tells me
My heart's on strike
Emanating originating from a love asphixiation
He said I better slow down before you drive me in the ground
But what he doesn't know is I want another encore
Now what...I...say
Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic’ link
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| Tuesday 5th August 2008 16.16 |
| Tell A Lie |
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Central Saint Martins students Henry Hadlow and Ed Cornish have put together a series of photographs which have been 'photoshopped'. Inspired by the misleading stories which tabloid news photographers tell through their manipulation of photographs, the 'tell a lie' series uses the camera to actually mimic photoshop effects. link
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| Tuesday 5th August 2008 16.03 |
| Cardboard Art |
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English artist Chirs Gilmour has taken cardboard art to another level. Not content with making robots out of old boxes (I'm sure we all did it!) Chris has created life size objects using just cardboard and glue. The finished pieces look fantastic... link
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| Monday 4th August 2008 15.46 |
| Pop Up Car Park |
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German graphic designer Axel Peemoeller has created a clever 3D way-finding system for a car park in Melbourne. If only all car parks would adopt this style of signage- hopefully it would put a stop to driving round in circles looking for a way out! link
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| Monday 4th August 2008 13.01 |
| Life Saving Signatures |
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On the back off the Cannes Gold Lion award earlier this year, Amnesty International have released a second animation, titled Ink. The monochrome message aims to show that a pen can be stronger than a sword, and we all have the power to save the victims by using our own voices, and signatures. link
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| Thursday 31st July 2008 14.58 |
| Very Concerned, Somewhat Concerned, Not At All Concerned |
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Joshua Callaghan is an American artist whose work explores American material culture. His current exhibition at the Bank Gallery in LA, shows abstract sculptures of graphs and charts mapping a variety of data, which he has created using found objects. The linear geometric forms could easily be dismissed as homage to minimalist object making until the titles reveal their true meaning. link
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| Monday 28th July 2008 12.30 |
| Scaffolding Sculpture |
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Drawing from his experience of working as a labourer on building sites, Ben Long has devised a 'sculptural kit' from various scaffolding components, allowing him to create large scale public art installations such as his Stag and Dog artworks - designed to unite art with daily life. His multidisciplinary project entitled The Great Travelling Art Exhibition also features illustrative work made from the dirt that gathers on the back of haulage trucks, which then go on to travel the country for all to see. link
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| Monday 28th July 2008 12.09 |
| Western Spaghetti |
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If like me you owned an 'A La Carte Kitchen' toy as child, you'll most definitely appreciate this charming animation from PES. A homage to all things playful, this crafty short features everything from butter made from post its to pick up stick spaghetti. Check out the other great animations too whilst you're there. link
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| Monday 28th July 2008 11.52 |
| Shape Shifting Skyscrapers |
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Ever looked out the window and wished for a change of view? Well if you are lucky enough to own a flat in Dubai's latest architectural venture you could have just that. The Dynamic Tower is the world's first revolving building, designed to constantly alter it's shape via individual revolving floors. link
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| Tuesday 22nd July 2008 12.02 |
| Now Showing |
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In an industry dominated by a fixation with the fast, the commercial and the polished, it's refreshing to see a homage to the film poster as an art form. Open now at the COSH gallery in Soho, London, the Now Showing exhibition invites some of todays best artists, illustrators and designers to reinterpret the poster art for cult or obscure films. The exhibits range from the photographic, the illustrative and the typographic, with a little bit of everything else in between. link
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| Tuesday 22nd July 2008 11.50 |
| Advanced Beauty |
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A beautiful collaborative project curated by Universal Everything and musician Freeform. Inspired by synaesthesia (the rare sensory experience of seeing sound or tasting colours) programmers, artists, musicians, animators and even architects have created a luscious range of motion graphics that twist and morph to an audio accompaniment. link
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| Tuesday 22nd July 2008 11.41 |
| Signs Of Life |
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If you think you have a tough job, try standing on one leg all day. Freddie Yauner, a recent graduate from the Design Products course at the Royal College of Art has created reactive signage to give a little insight into the life of a pictogram. See if you can catch one out in your workplace. link
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| Thursday 17th July 2008 16.28 |
| Multi Shoe |
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With the constantly changing weather do you ever find yourself deliberating over whether it is a trainer day or a flip-flop day? Well it seems that in Germany this is a common problem, so Nat-2 have designed a 2 in 1 shoe. Trainer on the outside, flip-flop on the inside, these shoes are transformed by a zip. Take a look for yourselves... link
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| Thursday 17th July 2008 15.58 |
| The Green Sky Up Above |
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Roland Cernat has taken his fight against climate change to the next level. His award winning Oriens motorglider is based on the waste free cradle to cradle concept and combines an ecological energy concept with sustainable materials. And the other interesting fact...it's see through! link
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| Monday 7th July 2008 15.13 |
| The Green Green Grass |
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This was one area of grass which didn't need to be covered during the rain for this years Wimbledon. Heather Ackroyd and Dan Harvey were commissioned by HSBC to create a series of large photographs using their favourite medium; grass. The technique of exposing black and white negatives onto grass seeds creates brilliant photographic results. link
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| Monday 7th July 2008 14.55 |
| Perfect Sleep |
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Alice Wang is a recent graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art and Design. Her work illustrates human behaviours, social taboos and social trends and questions why people do what they do and how it will evolve over time leading onto other possible behaviours. I love the 'Perfect Sleep' alarm clock... link
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| Wednesday 2nd July 2008 16.10 |
| Little People |
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Little People is an ongoing street art project by Slinkachu. Described as 'Little handpainted people, left in London to fend for themselves', Slinkachu takes photos of each little person before leaving them on the street. Photographs of the work can be seen on the Little People blog, and a book of photographs is due out later this year. link
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| Wednesday 2nd July 2008 15.09 |
| Paper Umbrellas |
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Are you one of those people who ends up dashing through town with a newspaper over their head having forgot their brolly in a sudden downpour? Well, if you are, you can now look ultra-stylish with the Eco Brolly by Shiu Yuk Yuen. This pocket size, aluminium brolly utilises whatever is lying around and turns it into an umbrella. Genius! link
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| Friday 27th June 2008 17.09 |
| Sounds Of Youth |
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Remember those days gone by when you would spend hours compiling a mix tape to give to your girlfriend/boyfriend/best friend? Well one website wants to re-live those days, and those shocking tracks you included- read the stories behind the tapes and listen to the music on Cassette From My Ex... link
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| Friday 27th June 2008 16.43 |
| Volvic Lamp |
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Amongst other things, Johanna Keimeyer produces interesting lamps out of old water bottles; definitely a more exciting and aesthetic alternative to the local supermarket recycling bank! link
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| Tuesday 10th June 2008 14.57 |
| Tales From The Travelling T-shirt |
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For those super-eco among us, Patagonia clothing has come up with a way of showing how far their clothes have travelled before reaching the High Street. By clicking on a specific product you can see it's journey from design all the way through to recycling, and the environmental implications of this journey. link
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| Tuesday 10th June 2008 14.31 |
| Scrath And Sniff Returns |
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...and this time it is featuring on a collection of wallpapers by Michael Angelo. The "Fruit Cocktail Collection" is available to view online, or to sniff in New York. link
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| Wednesday 21st May 2008 14.01 |
| Mirror Mirror On The Wall |
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Daniel Rozin works in digital interactive art, creating installations and sculptures that have the unique ability to change and respond to the presence and point of view of the viewer. The majority of his work is based upon mirrors, and being able to create a reflection on a non-reflective surface...confused? I'm still trying to get my head around it, but it is very clever. link
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| Tuesday 20th May 2008 14.30 |
| Graffiti; Inspired By Grannies |
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Knitting is no longer a past time reserved for our Grandma's, but the new way to 'graffiti'. Knitta is a collective of guerrilla knitters who travel the globe beautifying the urban landscape with bright colored yarn. Check out their work here... link
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| Monday 19th May 2008 16.09 |
| Puzzling Art |
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Kent Rogowski has created six large-scale photographic prints by putting random pieces of puzzles together. The pieces are cut from the same die but depict different, unrelated images creating entirely new compositions by his careful mapping of their collisions. They are on view at the Jen Bekman gallery in New York if you happen to be passing... link
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| Thursday 15th May 2008 14.47 |
| Enjoying The Greenery |
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Organised by Interni magazine, Green Energy Design was an exhibition of experimental, multimedia installations by some of the top international design talents and took place on the beautiful grounds of Milan’s Università degli Studi. link
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| Thursday 15th May 2008 14.24 |
| Design Your Own Docs! |
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Surely everyone has owned a pair of Dr. Martens at some time? Mine were bright purple, with multi-coloured laces and wooden beads (it was the early 90's!) With a new competition you can truly express yourself through your footwear by designing your own pair of Dr. Martens, with the chance to see them made up and on sale. link
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| Wednesday 14th May 2008 15.47 |
| Recycling The Recyling |
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Jen Spraet has come up with a way to recycle her recycling. 'One Day Paper Waste' is a collection of furniture made from shredded paper documents, with the idea that part of its information remains mysteriously visible. link
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| Wednesday 14th May 2008 14.25 |
| No Need To Bleed |
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Could this be the answer to the DIY nightmare that is...decorating around a radiator? Should you try and take it off the wall? Paint or paper around it? Well, with these fabric freestanding radiators, this problem could soon be a thing of the past. Oh, and they look pretty cool too (or should that be hot?!) link
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| Tuesday 13th May 2008 16.10 |
| Wooly Art |
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Artist Chiharu Shiota wraps objects from floor to ceiling in black wool. The result is stunning but, reminiscent of giant spider webs, they are also very eerie. link
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| Tuesday 13th May 2008 15.26 |
| London Delft |
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I'm sure we all remember our mum's best china; the stuff reserved for those very special occasions, decorated with ornate little flowers and figurines? Well, lovegrove & repucci have decided to put there own spin on the best china concept with a distinct urban street feel... link
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| Monday 12th May 2008 17.11 |
| Web Is Nut Enough |
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As a statement and social commentary about our obsession with all things digital, performance artist Ingo Schmid has created a new performance art piece. 'Web is Nut Enough' is being billed as “The first analog website in the world" and see's Schmid playing a computer cursor, while his friends perform live music mimicking the MySpace experience. link
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| Monday 12th May 2008 16.59 |
| Camera Within A Camera |
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Are you tired of boring black camera cases? If the answer is yes, then you need to take a look at Hine Mizushima’s handcrafted bags. Anything but boring; these fun, funky and colourful pouches should be worn with pride by snap happy tourists everywhere! link
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| Thursday 8th May 2008 15.16 |
| The World's Largest LED Display |
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Architects Simone Giostra & Partners have designed the carbon-neutral 'Greenpix' media wall which will surround the Xicui Entertainment Complex in Beijing. The glass curtain wall collects solar energy during the day and uses it to power an LED display at night. link
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| Thursday 8th May 2008 14.59 |
| Picasso In 3D |
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The Guernica is probably Pablo Picasso's most famous painting. Depicting the Nazi German Luftwaffe bombing of Guernica in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War; this powerful masterpiece can now be explored in 3D. link
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| Wednesday 7th May 2008 15.11 |
| X-Ray Vision |
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Nick Veasey is a photographer who concentrates purely on x-ray images. The results are fascinating, especially the large scale commuter bus and aeroplane hanger. link
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| Wednesday 7th May 2008 14.23 |
| Art In Motion |
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Stop motion photography meets sculpture... link
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