Découverte du travail de l’artiste Zander Olsen qui a pensé ses photographies autour de la série “Tree Line”. Jouant avec les décors, ce dernier s’amuse à construire une relation entre les arbres et la ligne d’horizon. Plus de visuels à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.
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Découverte des transformations sur les objets du quotidien par l’artiste française Suzy Lelièvre basée à Paris. Une métamorphose des meubles très originale et décalée, pour un rendu design et artistique. A découvrir en images sur son portfolio et dans la suite de l’article.
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Spielplatz est une proposition du collectif Démocratie Créative pour transformer l’espace public et les rues en un véritable terrain de jeu. Suggérant une alternative aux usages de la ville, ces pratiques sont visuellement intéressantes et très réussies. A découvrir en images dans la suite.
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Le collectif Stoyn a repris l’idée des glaces en formes de personnages connus et de symboles. De bonne qualité, ces glaces reprenant aussi bien le visage de Dark Vador, de Che Guevara que celui de Mario ou Mickey Mouse. L’ensemble est à découvrir en images dans la suite.
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See how five of our favorite creatives celebrate the sappiest holiday of the year
While some bitterly cast off the romantic holiday as nothing more than an excuse to consume, Valentine’s Day is a great way to remind people how special they are. We tapped some of our favorite creatives to see how they make the holiday unique.
Artist Dodi Wexler has been making and sending valentines since she was 19-years-old, starting with 10 and now crafting more than 200 each year. Wexler explains “I started making the Valentines because I always was so saddened that I never had a secret admirer or anyone amazing asking me to be their valentine on Valentine’s Day. As I made them, I got so wrapped up in the production and sending them to people, that I forgot about being sad. The giving made me really happy, especially because I know how much of a bummer Valentine’s Day can be.”
She also sees the creative merit in her venture, saying “They are a great way to discover new materials and try out new techniques in a doodle without the pressure of a meaningful piece lurking over my shoulder.”
Jesse Levison spends much of her time silkscreen printing cards for Gold Teeth Brooklyn, a line she runs with her friend Emily Joiner. When we asked what she had up her sleeve this holiday, Levison replied with the “damn crafty” gift she received from her boyfriend Alex, a welder at furniture design studio Uhuru. The sculpture consists of a metal box, which houses a fold-up metal heart etched with a personal message.
Capturing the spirit of the holiday in ink, Vanessa Prager eschewed her eerie tendencies in favor of a more romantic theme, one that channels her playful and thoughtful personality. The classic card (the image above right is the inside message) serves as both a personal greeting and a keepsake for years to come.
Graphic designer Matt Van Ekeren teamed up with Italian illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli to create a charming animation for Valentine’s Day. “Let Love Grow” is a simple way to show that special someone you care.
A psychologist and artist “who sometimes suffers insomnia,” Ilana Simons began crafting clay creatures to keep her company at night. For Valentine’s Day she put her late-night hobby to use, filling an empty chocolate box with little characters for her boyfriend to help him with “fighting a chocolate addiction.”
Vintage neckties upcycled into cheeky rosette brooches
“I’m a sucker for odds and ends,” says Boston-based fashion designer Nicole Deponte. So when she inherited a trash bag full of one-of-a-kind vintage neckties in 2009, what started “as a happy accident”—an experiment with a belt—”grew into a ruffled collection of innovative accessories” called Lilian Asterfield.
Among the line’s original scarves, hats and headbands, Deponte’s hand-sewn rosette brooches put a particularly feminine twist on the source material. The exaggerated poof of the accessory reinvents the meaning of a power tie for today’s dandy, looking equally fitting playfully paired with an ’80s suit as it would with a more modern cut. Although Lilian Asterfield launches a new collection each season, the label prides itself on not being season or gender specific.
The brooches retail for around $25, and sells online through Etsy or Nicole’s site directly.
Un concept de smartphone imaginé par Kristan Ulrich Larsen avec ce téléphone à clapet doté de 3 écrans tactiles et souples, qui peuvent être alignés de plusieurs façons selon les besoins. Equipé de verres résistant super amoled, flexible et complètement modulaire. Explications dans la suite.
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A selection of innovative calendars to kick-start the the new year
While the new year may have already rang in, the glass-half-full contingent would say there are still still 360 days left to enjoy a curious calendar. We found four designs that break away from the standard wall calendar to help make 2011 a little more interesting.
Aptly titled, Wanderkalendar‘s simple format has a lot to offer. The blue side is printed in English in landscape orientation, while portrait view is in German on a gray background. The smooth double-sided calendar comes with 100 perforated blank stickie notes for keeping track of important dates—especially useful for the chronic rescheduler. Wanderkalendar sells online from Populäre Produkte for €15. Via Design Milk.
The 2011 calendar for the fine Italian paper specialist Fedrigoni UK was created by graphic designer Paul Betowski, a recent graduate of Cornwall University. Inspired by Russian nesting dolls, the 12-box set shows off their Sirio Color paper series with each month individually Diecut to reveal the color beneath. A promotional item, the calendar is available to UK residents only, by emailing General Enquiries at Fedrigoni UK. Via Packaging of The World.
Dan Usiskin‘s Dot To Date calendar channels the classic childhood game of connect the dots in a pack of 12+ recyclable cards. Quintessential London monuments are turned into rocket ships, Ferris wheels, miniature statues and more with seemingly endless creative possibilities. Dot To Date sells online for £12. Via Yatzer.
Scottish designer Derek Bowers created this impressive Pantone calendar by placing 1440 images in Illustrator, all by hand. With an aim to create a globally significant calendar, Bowers used the universally-acknowledged color wheel to display many of the main religious and cultural holidays around the world alongside each color’s cultural significance. Not yet in production, you can support Bowers’ Pantone calendar on Behance in hopes he will soon produce this beautiful graphic design.
Griffin partners with classic crayon maker to digitize the timeless act of coloring
The excitement of attending the annual Consumer Electronics Show often has us feeling like giddy school kids, with its overwhelming display of new technology and gadgets. For 2011 this sentiment is seemingly right on with today’s announcement of the new partnership between Griffin Technology and the revered color masters at Crayola, who will be on hand at CES with their Crayola ColorStudio HD.
Updating the timeless activity of coloring for today’s tablet technology, the ColorStudio is an interactive drawing application designed for the iPad that works by using their Crayola iMarker digital stylus.
While the iMarker acts as a marker, crayon, pen and paintbrush, the application’s intuitive technology can differentiate between the iMarker and a finger, which is used to control the rest of the sound effects, animations and challenges the ColorStudio offers alongside simple coloring.
The Crayola ColorStudio HD and iMarker will sell as a set beginning Spring 2011 for $30.
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