Following on from my Character post, here is a range of products that again use contemporary iconography and transpose the icons onto home products. The skull is usually associated with the macabre, but here we see it used playfully as a pop icon. Skull ...Read More
Marquetry has had a make over. Bold contemporary graphics have taken over from traditional classical forms to resurrect a craft that was in danger of disappearing. Laser cutting may have replaced the hand carved, but it still takes skilled craftsmen ...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
In the 60's using paper for dresses, knickers and chairs just seemed like a gimic, it was all throw away disposable. Now the use of paper is a much more serious proposition. Shown above Paper Collection by Studio Job for Mooi. Created with a ...Read More
There have been so many images of the over sized cast iron dinner service and the stained glass windows I thought I'd post some images of the porcelain dinner service also shown here. The Last Supper is truly a remarkable achievement. The production of ...Read More