Stripped to the bare bones here are a number of designs that don't want to cover their skeletal structure . Some are perhaps a result of too much time tinkering with designs in the 3D modelling phase and thinking, "hmmmm.... actually, I like that ...Read More
"Colours are generated from the passage of light through an atmosphere that carries different degrees of dullness" - Aristotle apparently This post has nothing to do with post holiday blues and the dullness of those long dark winter days - no really. This is an ...Read More
Hopefully we'll be popping a few corks over the holiday season but as the wine industry swaps cork for screw tops the vast forests of cork tree are under serious risk of being ripped up and converted to other agricultural ...Read More
Do we have too much....stuff? Are our wardrobes bursting at the seams, all manner of clothing bits and bobs tumbling out? I have to confess, I would love to say I have everything neat and ordered, shoes boxed and labelled, but ...Read More
An antidote to soulless machine production, our interest in folklore and the revival of craft aesthetics reconnects us with the past. In the same way we are using our computers to reconnect with old friends, now we use them to reconnect with aesthetics of ...Read More
A trend that reminds me of an exhibition I worked on a few years ago at the Hayward Gallery called Africa Remix. It featured the work of artists across Africa and sought to change our opinion on this vast continent and ...Read More
Knitting along with other traditional crafts has enjoyed a revival in the past few years. We've rediscovered the art of making and experimented with materials old and new to create a whole different product From a childhood spent in part in the ...Read More
Here are some beautiful products that give the illusion of floating. Perhaps the weight of the worlds problems feel a little too much, we'd like to float off or at least rise above them. Blown by Nendo Looking like bubbles about to ...Read More
Using metals as one would use paper or fabric; designers have been using technology to turn harsh solid material into products that have the aesthetics not normally associated with an industrial material. Products have a sense of movement and weightlessness ...Read More
Illustration on paper products and t-shirts we're used to, doodling on pieces in your home is something we expect from a naughty toddler, but despite this association a number of women artists and designers have created a series of products and ...Read More
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