Design Don't Panic

Wonderlands

2013-05-30T12:05:00.002-04:00

Johanna Basfordis an illustrator and ink evangelist who prefers pens and pencils to pixels. He creates intricate, hand drawn illustrations predominately, although not exclusively, in black and white.

His current exhibition Wonderlands invites you explore his intricate ink work and explore an immersive forest of paper trees, see a cluster of cuckoo clocks and meet a family of tattooed mannequins (seen above) at the Dundee Contemporary Arts in Dundee City, UK.

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Basalt Stool

2013-05-30T11:35:00.001-04:00

This cool yet simple stool design is made of basalt and wooden legs with a basic construction, by Cooperativa Panorámica.

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Hush by Freyja Sewell

2013-05-29T11:15:00.001-04:00

Hush by Freyja Sewell is a felt pod constructed entirely from biodegradable materials, which users can crawl into to work or rest in private.

"By creating an enclosed space HUSH provides a personal retreat, a luxurious escape into a dark, hushed, natural space in the midst of a busy hotel, airport, office or library. HUSH provides a quiet space in an age of exponential population growth, where privacy and peaceful respite is an increasingly precious commodity. " explains Sewell.

The outer shell of the pod is made from a single piece of industrial wool felt, while the internal padding is made from recycled wool fibres discarded by carpet manufacturers.

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Flower Girls

2013-05-28T09:28:00.002-04:00

A fashion portrait project by a team of Russian artists. Photography by Irina Bordo.

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Comic Book Portraits

2013-05-15T11:38:00.002-04:00

Incredible mixed media portraits combined with actual pages from comic books create colorful and lively pieces. By montreal based artist Sandra Chevrier.

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Zoo Portraits

2013-05-14T11:41:00.000-04:00

Zoo Portraits is an creative project by Spanish photographer Yago Partal who started this fun experiment and captured funny pictures of animals with sweater, shirt and other fashionabel items.

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Union Wood Wallet

2013-05-07T10:09:00.002-04:00

Madera is a new brand founded by Chris Hong, with a mission to make everyday objects less disposable, more useful, and exceptionally timeless. Their first product is the Union Wood Wallet, a stylish and minimalist wood wallet that is slim and only carries the essential, cards, cash and other modern necessities.

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Ian Francis

2013-05-06T09:53:00.001-04:00

Beautiful mixed media work by artist Ian Francis. I feel like every time that I look at any of his pieces I discover something new. Every subject he creates it's absolutely stunning.

If any of you happen to be in New York, make sure to check out his "Season 1 Episode 0" exhibit at the Joshua Liner Gallery going on from April 25 to May 25, 2013. I know I will!

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Outfits Made of Foods

2013-04-26T13:40:00.001-04:00

"Wearable Foods" is the name of the series of works that the Korean artist Sung Yeonju made with clothing designs using food. As different component parts using foods such as tomatoes or mushrooms, the artist offers us real visually bluffing art pieces.

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Wood'Insane Design: Coffee Tables

2013-04-25T22:10:00.002-04:00

Designed by hand with pure love and dedication, this coffee table by Wood'Insane Design gets a grand applause from us here at Design Don't Panic. With it's sleek crisscross tripod base, the design gives off the illusion of levitating from the ground! It's beautiful details and combination natural of woods make each table truly unique. Who knew a little bit of the outdoors and great craftsmanship could make for such a cool design.

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Homedia

2013-04-25T11:43:00.000-04:00

The Homedia TV by Robert Bronwasser has a curved fabric back and stands on brightly colored legs.

"Watching TV is a social phenomenon. We love it. But while the number of channels in the past twenty years has quadrupled, the industrial design of the TV exterior did not evolve. The average telly is a technical black shrine constructed of hard plastic. And the worst part is: its uninspiring form is dominating our interior.

The Homedia concept redefines the definition of ‘television’, crossing its technical functions with its future role in the home decor. The machine is dressed in fabric in order to give it a natural position within the larger interior design. Television becomes personal, earning the role of a high quality shape shifter adding intimacy and identity to any room."

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Erik Jones

2013-04-24T22:56:00.004-04:00

Loving the work of Erik Jones. An artist and illustrator focusing on contemporary figure painting and illustration. Jones is based in Brooklyn, New York.

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TV Show Posters

2013-04-24T09:00:00.000-04:00

This awesome project is the creation of illustrator and designer Adam Spizak. This first series includes five of his favorite tv shows (Breaking Bed, The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Californication and Dexter.) and their very well know tv characters. His approach to each piece comes from him as a fan and show's perspective.

"The Essence for me was closely related to music in these shows, a connection become the core of each idea. I encourage listening to tracks below :)" - Adam Spisak

Listen to Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Mad Men, Californication and Dexter.

As a fan of these shows I can totally relate to each piece and love the attention to detail Adam captures with each character. Also what a badass process!! If you are interested in purchasing the series, the are available via Funkrush.

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Floating Landscapes

2013-04-23T22:06:00.003-04:00

Catherine Nelson is a visual artist from Sydney, Australia who created a series of fascinating floating landscape pictures. Her pieces are composed of beautiful imaginary, nature photography and digital techniques.

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Shwood Stone Sunglasses

2013-04-23T09:47:00.000-04:00

Shwood Sunglasses are known for their cool and sleek wooden sunglasses, now the brand is exploring with another natural material, stone! The new Shwood Stone Collection consists of two models, the Wayfarer-like Canby and the vintage Belmont, both made of real slate stone(light or dark) mixed with birch wood. The exclusive glasses are limited to 200 pairs and are available from $295 dollars.

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Saint Laurent “Music Project” x Daft Punk

2013-04-22T10:53:00.002-04:00

Daft Punk photographed in Los Angeles by Hedi Slimane for the latest music project campaign. The French duo are wearing stage wear designed specially for them by Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent. Via Fucking young!

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Couchella

2013-04-22T10:36:00.001-04:00

Are you ready for Couchella? An online music festival featuring original curated music, coming at you live April 23. A small, tasty slice of what the internet music scene has to offer, from the humblest of stages: the couch.

Check out the countdown at couchellafestival.com

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Cinemagraphs: GIFs from NY

2013-04-22T10:25:00.005-04:00

Cinemagraphs is a project my visual artist Kevin Burg and photographer Jamie Beck, both from NY. Kevin started experimenting with GIF format in 2009, and thanks to a partnership with Jamie the project Cinemagraph has started.

Nowadays there are different series, dedicated to NYC, to New York Fashion Week, to food etc. Here the ones from the NY set.

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Gerald!

2013-04-21T22:32:00.003-04:00

Gerald! is a very cool dog made out of paper. Designed to be drawn on, he’s part of a two year art project started by british design studio Lazerian in 2008. Today, Gerlad! already passed between the hands of more than 100 artists including Inkie, Tatiana Arocha, Joel Millerchip and others.

On May 17th, a release party in New York will be the perfect moment to discover the book combining all of the creations and the whole story behind Gerlad! More information on gerald.lazerian.co.uk

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Floral Porcelain Skulls

2013-04-20T09:00:00.000-04:00

French artist NooN has teamed up with K.Olin tribu to create a pair of pretty cool porcelain skulls imprinted with flowers. The black series, Fleurs Noires, have already sold out but the red series, Fleurs Rouges, is still available. Both series are limited to 50 pieces and each skull comes packaged in a fancy wooden crate.

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Star Wars Nesting Dolls

2013-04-19T15:52:00.002-04:00

San Francisco-based illustrator Andy Stattmiller created these amazing hand-painted sets of Star Wars nesting dolls, inspired by the traditional Russian matryoshka dolls. Via Andy Stattmiller’s website.

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Blueberries: 3D Printed Jewelry

2013-04-19T15:44:00.000-04:00

Blueberries is a new brand of 3D-printed jewelry and accessories created by Prague-based designers Markéta Richterová and Zbyněk Krulich.

“The artists’ inspiration comes in particular from natural structures, both organic and inorganic. In their work, they play with light, matter, composition, scale, and geometry. The current collection is made of Nylon, the jewels being light and flexible with velvet matting.” Photos by Adéla Havelková.

Via KNSTRCT.

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The “Books Shelf”

2013-04-19T15:34:00.001-04:00

Fantastic wood type project created by Melbourne-based designer Matt Innes in collaboration with Saori Kajiwara.

“A personal typographic bookshelf sized to fit just those books you go back to time and again.” Via Australian Infront.

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R.I.P. Storm Thorgerson

2013-04-19T12:20:00.000-04:00

A sad day for the design and music world :( Storm Thorgerson, the British graphic designer who created the iconic album sleeve for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69.

Storm Thorgerson worked with many bands over the years including 10cc, Anthrax, Catherine Wheel, Biffy Clyro, The Cranberries, Bruce Dickinson, Dream Theater, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Europe, Genesis, David Gilmour, Led Zeppelin, Steve Miller Band, Muse, Offspring, Alan Parsons, Pendulum, Pink Floyd, The Mars Volta, Yes and Paul Young. There are several publications based on the work of Storm Thorgerson including 100 Best Album Covers and Taken By Storm, The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson.

To discover more this great artist and his work check out his Wikipedia page and personal site stormthorgerson.com

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Pantone Designer Clocks

2013-04-13T20:59:00.000-04:00

Loving these very unique Pantone Designer Clocks by Etsy seller Hey Fishy. Each wooden clock is handmade and matches a swatch from the Pantone Color Guide book. So if you are looking for a unique one of a kind piece for your living space this clock is right fir you. Not to mention you will be the envy of all your designer friends!

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