Archive for April, 2010
These dripping slabs of lipstick are by Brussels-based artist Vincent Olinet. His work is on display at Galerie Laurent Godin in Paris through May 15th.
[ Via tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com and vincentolinet.com ]
These beautiful and unique wooden toys are hand-crafted by Japanese artist Takeji Nakagawa, who goes by Take-G. He uses the wood construction technique Yosegi-Mokuzougan to make his toys, related to the yosegi technique used with Japanese puzzle boxes. Working with four types of wood—keyaki, teak, walnut, and white ash—Take-G is a master at accentuating the contrasting relationships between the different colors and textures of each wood in order to express artistic patterns.
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This interesting furniture garden installation by Japanese design studio Nendo, is rightfully called Chair Garden for its modern reflection on interior landscapes. In their own words:
“A stool grows a backrest, and becomes a chair. When an armrest sprouts from it, it is an armchair. The stool grows sideways, and becomes a bench, or lengthwise and becomes a lounge chair, or even a bed. If we can see a piece of furniture’s function changes as it grows and matures over time, we may find new clues, even a way to design form naturally.”
[ Via Nendo.jp ]
Aline Yamada is an artist and illustrator living and working in Columbus, OH. You can check out her work on her blog, and buy her prints at littlepaperplanes.com.
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These fun clocks are by Maiko Kuzunishi of Decoylab Design Studio. Maiko is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Kansas City, Missouri. Her work is also for sale at her etsy shop.
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Zombies vs. Unicorns Print
A graduate of Art Center College of Design, Josh now teaches illustration at Parsons School of Design, and his drawings appear all over the place.
Iceland, the land of fire and ice, has a new tourist attraction: a massive new lava eruption spewing from the long-dormant Fimmvörðuháls volcano, on the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in southern Iceland.
And entertainingly enough, a group of Icelandic chefs are even offering a once in a lifetime gastronomical treat: a gourmet meal fully cooked on the lava itself! The menu includes lobster soup, followed by flaming lobster and monkfish with lava-cooked shallot onions, and champagne. All this—including the helicopter ride to the site—will set you back 60,000, krónur, or $470 dollars.
