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ODOS Architects House, Co. Wicklow

thekrayola — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:43:31 +0000

Hands up who thought the streets of Ireland were dotted with pebbledash bungalows and Balamory-coloured terraces? Well, us, actually. But we’re happy to pack up our preconceptions and take a trip to the Emerald Isle for a pilgrimage in honour of the latter day saint of domestic architecture, Le Corbusier. As a design for living, [...]

Pulp by Neil Krug & Joni Harbeck

thekrayola — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:27:39 +0000

What do you get when you put a photographer, a supermodel, packs and packs of out-of-date Polaroid film, guns, horses, feather headdresses and a large dose of psychedelia in a remote desert? Well, you get ‘Pulp‘ of course! A sunburnt, bloodsoaked riot of psychedelic strangeness, ‘Pulp’ is a collaboration between photographer Neil Krug and Supermodel [...]

Moe Design Studio, Oslo Collection

thekrayola — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:29:16 +0000

Not to be confused with Ikea’s uparket range, Stockholm, Norwegian-born and US-based Andrew Moe’s Oslo collection is the most persuasive argument for recycling we’ve come across since An Inconvenient Truth. Made entirely from reclaimed timber salvaged from barns and warehouses across the US, Moe’s sleek, simple and elegant pieces are further proof that there is [...]

Samuel Green, Illustrator

thekrayola — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:39:12 +0000

Based in London and with a masters from St Martins, Sam Green is a striking young illustrator with an already formidable client list that includes Nokia, Warner Bros, Vice, Dazed and Confused and even LucasArts to name but a few. We adore his simple penciled style that often evokes a playful human spirit that is [...]

10 X 10 / 3, 100 Architects, 10 Critics

thekrayola — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:31:37 +0000

Featuring the works of 100 rising stars in the international architecture community and curated by 10 of it’s most important figures, this is an architecture book that knows it’s stuff, as you would expect from heavyweight design book publishers, Phaidon. The third in a popular series, ‘10 X 10 / 3‘ features some series arch-eyecandy [...]

Nobrow Issue 1, Gods & Monsters

thekrayola — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:19:21 +0000

It’s fair to say that we get a lot of junk landing on our doormat, sometimes we’re even missing the fact that the dog used to destroy the mail when she was a pup, it’s simply a pleasure to behold then when something truly inspiring is delivered by the long suffering ‘postie’. That something special [...]

Arketipo Target Bookcase

thekrayola — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:08:11 +0000

Providing plentiful space for those heavyweight, hardbacked fashion and design publications from the likes of Phaidon and Taschen, the Target bookcase from Arketipo more than lives up to the cutting edge design aesthetic of the books it will easily hold thanks to the generous spacing of each of it’s crosshair supports.

Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh

thekrayola — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:45:33 +0000

The fashion and hotel industry’s ongoing ‘love-in’ continues with the recent launch of Hotel Missoni on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh. The first of a proposed international chain for Missoni, the Italian fashion house famed for it’s colourful fabrics and knitwear, Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh, is a visual onslaught of colour, vibrancy and retro chic that challenges [...]

Non-Format

thekrayola — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:25 +0000

The ridiculously talented Norwegian/British duo Non-Format have updated their embarrassingly good portfolio with yet another fine selection of cutting edge graphic design that stands head and shoulders above the crowd.

Skinflint Design

thekrayola — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:44:04 +0000

Specialising in reclaimed lighting and salvaged lights with a strong emphasis on the industrial, Skinflint Design are both dealers and a lighting design consultancy. From 1950s, M.O.D floor lights to desk and table lamps right through to architectural installations, if you are in the market for lighting with a little bit more character then you [...]