Drawn from Clay by Atelier NL is a fascinating delve into the process of converting soil into usable pottery. As students Nadine Sterk & Lonny van Rijswijck, the pair behind Atelier NL, visited traditional workshops in Peru and Brazil where they saw artisans create ...Read More
Mixing old pieces with new technology here are a few examples of the way designers have updated traditional pieces in a non traditional way. Shown at Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010 Paul Smith has taken a series of wood frame chairs and ...Read More
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
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
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
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 is always something fascinating about the use of geometric construction in design. The extrapolation of a simple pattern into a more complex one tweaks the senses into looking more closely, trying to understand where the pattern begins and ends. ...Read More
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