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mortar packaging

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:01:00 +0000

Who knew mortar could look this fantastic? Packaging design for industrial acrylic adhesive mortars for G. Papazoglou & Co company, a supplier of ceramic tiles and kitchen & bathroom fixtures. Designed by Designers United.

via The Dieline

hopper boxes

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Hopper Boxes by KaschKasch is a lovely storage solution of various trays and containers, made from stained and colored wood. Inspired by the Japanese wappa bowl.

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conto figueira

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Packaging concept for Conto Figueira, Brazilian fashion brand, designed by Moio Coletivo.

via Lovely Package

seung yong sung

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:00 +0000

I'm in awe of this cheeky collection of furniture by Seung Yong Song. His "Objet" series works around the concept of "freeing" objects from their intended functions. I smirk when I see these designs because often we use a chair as a step ladder, or bookcase, or laundry basket, rather than a sitting surface. The last concept would be a fantastic public/private reading space - illuminated and womb-like.

via Design Milk

penelopiad

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Breathtaking set design by Lightning & Kinglyface. Penelopiad is part of their mythology series, representing "the shrouds we weave around us, the lies we tell and the trouble or effort that is associated with them all in order to avoid entanglement." And yes, those are hands!

via It's Nice That

graffiti cafe

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Graffiti Cafe is located within a boutique hotel in Bulgaria. The large columns play off the concepts of light and heavy, their bulbous silhouettes comprised of wooden slats that seem to delicately unfurl into supportive columns. The floor and the ceiling patterns nicely mimic each other, albeit on different scales. Designed by Mode Design Studio.

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friday inspiration

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

John Baker and Juli Daoust, owners of Toronto-based Mjölk, could have slapped some black paint on a sandwich board and called it a day. Instead, and as with the lovely products sold in their design shop, attention was paid to the details. Charred wood and copper hinges elevate what could have been an ordinary sign to an object worthy of appreciation. This an inspirational project for me, because no detail is too small. Happy Friday!

via Mjölk

oigen cast iron products

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 10 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Oigen tea kettle and sauce dish, a few of the cast iron products designed by Jasper Morrison and Japan Creative expressing Japanese craftsmanship.

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sand vases

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:01:00 +0000

Lovely sand vases, by Yukihiro Kaneuchi, based off the game of Bou-Taoshi. Have you heard of this game? Players make a heap of sand and place a branch in the center, then each player takes turns removing sand. The one who causes the branch to fall loses. It is a common sight in several Japanese temples, where the conic shape represents where god first came in the mythological age. The sand heap is also considered to be an object representative of a divine spirit.

via Contemporist

concrete business card

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Concrete business cards, designed by and for Murmure. Playing with the notion of scales, Murmure created a set of business cards made of concrete. This material, typically used for structure on a grand scale, was used instead for a small, refined and intimate tool of communication. The typography highlights the roughness of the material.

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gold wedding ring

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:01:00 +0000

A gold wedding ring which gradually changes its appearance as it is worn, designed by Torafu Architects in Japan. Coated on the surface of the gold ring is a thin layer of silver, and as time passes the silver rubs off to reveal the gold inside. The time shared between two people can thus be felt with the wearing of this ring. Poetic.

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wood casting

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Hilla Samia combines cast aluminum and wood to make these stunning hybrid designs. Aluminum seeps into every crevice, highlighting imperfections in the wood. I find the charred wood (from hot metal touching its surface) the most beautiful detail.

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amager ark

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 07 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Alio Bonanno is a site-specific, outdoor installation artist who has been creating large-scale sculptures within selected, natural environments for the past 35 years. Amager Ark, an installation and sculptural playground located in the marshy landscape of Himmelhøj, was inspired by the rainwater that had collected in the flat area of the site. The artist envisioned a very large, organic, Ark-like structure stranded in this flat borderland landscape. During the rainy season, the Ark reflects itself in the surrounding waters.

via Playgroundology

friday inspiration

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Homeroom attempts to rediscover the nostalgia of youth and innocent creativity. Each artist for this exhibition found a piece from their childhood and reinterpreted it in their current style. The resulting art is even more imaginative than the fantasies created in youth. Happy Friday!

Above: Audrey Kawasaki, Katherine Brannock, and Soey Milk

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all by maurizio cattelan

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Hailed simultaneously as a provocateur, prankster, and tragic poet of our times, Maurizio Cattelan has created some of the most unforgettable images in recent contemporary art. His source materials range widely, from popular culture, history, and organized religion to a meditation on the self that is at once humorous and profound. Working in a vein that can be described as hyperrealist, Cattelan creates unsettlingly veristic sculptures that reveal contradictions at the core of today’s society. While bold and irreverent, the work is also deadly serious in its scathing critique of authority and the abuse of power.

Watch a video of the incredible installation set up at the Guggenheim in New York City here.

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hemp chair by werner aisslinger

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0000

The hemp chair by Werner Aisslinger has been designed for a lightweight manufacturing process stemming from the car industry; the renewable raw materials hemp and kenaf are compressed with a water-based thermoset binder to form an eco-friendly, lightweight and yet strong composite. Unlike with classic reactive resins, this method releases no organic substances such as phenol or formaldehyde during the cross-linking process. The only by-product of the curing procedure is water.

via Contemporist

facemaker

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Facemaker by millergoodman is an imaginative toy with which one can create an almost endless amount of faces with graphic wooden blocks.

via Design Milk

vintage cigarettes cards

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0000

Wonderful graphics on these vintage cigarette cards from the NYPL Digital Archives. The colored badges represent the various regional/local football clubs in the UK.

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house industries

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

A lovely collection of textiles and decor objects from House Industries, the prolific type foundry.

kilden performing arts center

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

An undulating wall of local oak pierces the glass facade of the Kilden performing arts center in Kristiansand, Norway, designed by ALA. The wall allures the audience and expresses the diversity of artistic performances housed by the building as well as the power induced by their combination. Stunning!

via Dezeen

heath ceramics 2012

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0000

Heath Ceramics is spot on with their coral and cream combination for their 2012 Seasonal Collection. As always, nice detailing on the cork lids for their containers and the exposed clay accents. Is it so wrong to consider getting married just so I can put Heath on my gift registry?

via Design*Sponge

pack series stool

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Pack Series by TakeHomeDesign is a flat-packed bar stool design available in two heights, in ash or teak wood and four lovely powder-coated steel options. I also like the SIM Steel Stool on their website.

via designboom

mosser

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0000

Mosser strips terrariums of all the whimsical tchotchkes and brings them back to their scientific origin. A simple glass vessel and packaging is all one really needs to appreciate the beauty of moss thriving in its own microenvironment - the way Nathaniel Ward would have wanted it!

via The Dieline

para clock

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Inspired by radial geometry, Para Clocks by LeeLABS is designed using parametric software to create many variations of radial patterns based off of similar sets of rules. If their Kickstarter project reaches its goal, buyers will be able to use an app to create their own unique clock. Made of concrete - Nice!

bahir couch

noreply@blogger.com ({ kat }) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:01:00 +0000

I love the alternative shape of this Bahir couch by Jörg Boner. The swooping form and low, reclined back makes it a more versatile couch for sitting, napping and spooning. Being 5'0, I never seem to fit well with any piece of furniture, and since I so often sit cross-legged or in a fetal position, this wide couch is more adaptive for my needs. Available at COR.

via Contemporist