L’artiste allemand 1010 repense avec talent les murs des villes qu’il visite avec des interventions graphiques d’une grande qualité, donnant une impression de profondeur grâce à des couches de peintures. Un style qu’il reproduit aussi sur des toiles, dont une partie a été montrée en septembre à Berlin à la Stroke Fair Art.
L’artiste néerlandais Peter Struycken a imaginé sous le Netherlands Architecture Institute une série étonnante de montants en béton colorés par des lumières, permettant de proposer une œuvre d’art de 170 mètres de long. L’ensemble est à découvrir en images et en détails dans la suite de l’article.
Designer Kiel Mead gives a colorful new life to wood that has washed ashore
Plucked from the Great Lakes beaches of New York state, each of Kiel Mead‘s wall-mounted driftwood hooks marks a unique expression of his dedication to craft. Mead personally selects, bleaches and stains the hooks individually, telling Cool Hunting that because the approach is so extensive, every piece is like a little labor of love and, consequently, an unforgettable form. “There are several steps to the process so I end up touching each hook about 10-12 times,” says Mead. “During that process I get to know each one personally. It’s sort of silly but I end up picking favorites and imagining where each one will end up. The ones that truly become my favorite don’t ever leave my studio.”
Mead is forever toying with common objects, and some of his most beloved designs reflect this aspect. The American Design Club founder pioneered the movement in accessories to cast everyday items like bubble gum, drill bits and retainers in materials like brass, gold and silver. “I came up with the driftwood hooks simply by running a color experiment in my studio,” he points out. “I had a pile of driftwood that I had been collecting for a few months and I just started to stain the pieces these really great vibrant colors. It was never supposed to be anything. I feel like some of my favorite designs happen purely by accident.”
Mead, who grew up in a town on Lake Erie in western New York, has also always had a “love affair” with driftwood. “We used to collect the most interesting looking pieces and display them on the porch or in my mom’s gardens,” he says. This project centers on his fascination with the contours of each piece. “Although there is nothing genius about a hook on the wall, I think what made me keep doing the hooks and actually giving them life as a product has to do with how each one is so different from the next,” reflects Mead. As a consumer I really appreciate a product like this because it is so personal and one-of-a-kind.”
Stained in 10 different hues, the driftwood hooks are between 7-12 inches in size and sell from Areaware for $25 each. A limited number of hooks will also hit Anthropologie stores this spring, a development Mead is excited about—after all, coming across the hooks in shop, he tells us, will be like reconnecting with an old friend.
Clever storage and dispensing solutions by Flip & Tumble
Known for their their eco-friendly ripstop nylon shopping bags, Eva Bauer and Hetal Jariwala—the industrious duo behind Flip & Tumble—keep themselves busy working on a multitude of projects. Two that caught our eye—the wall-mounted hooknook storage solution and the quirky but sleek salt and pepper shakers dubbed “squeezers.”
The cylindrical hooknook has a slightly retro look—think ’70s-era school cubbies in miniature form—that belies the serious utility of its built-in storage. A perfect fit for the entryway or over a countertop, the multi-tasking unit hangs, holds and hides phones, keys, bags and all the other random stuff you’re either grabbing or dropping as you come and go. Over in the dining area, the tennis ball-like squeezers put their own spin on the design of our mundane items and how we use them, making the task of dispensing salt and pepper just a little more joyful.
The squeezers ($12) and hooknook ($24) are available in Flip & Tumble’s online shop.
Removable fabric wall decals designed to help kids get crafty
Kids are fickle. Keeping them entertained is a never-ending problem for parents. Enter Sticky Tiki, a creative solution in the form of reusable wall decals, originally hand-painted and printed by a crafty couple in Napier, New Zealand. Made from rip- and wrinkle-proof fabric, the graphics are backed with a low-tack adhesive for easy transfer— either to reconfigure the shape, apply them outdoors or to take them with you if you move.
The printed fabric is also washable, so they not only encourage cognitive thinking through creative application, but allow for messy kids to go wild with them—perfect for interactive storytelling.
Sticky Tiki wall graphics last three to five years, and have been tested for long-lasting strength after repositioning, which work up to around 140 moves. Leaving no marks on the walls when moved, if your little one outgrows the design, there is no need to repaint the room.
The decals come in a variety of styles and range in price, typically spanning $25-150. Pick them up online from the official website or Etsy shop, where you can also contact the makers about customization.
La célèbre marque Coca Cola vient de lancer sa nouvelle campagne de publicité monde avec “Walls” autour du thème de la musique. Un concept créatif de l’agence Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam, et une post-production de The Mill. Une bande son du groupe One Night Only.
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Une belle initiative mondiale pour la marque Dulux, avec ce travail de l’agence Euro RSCG London. Un film Let’s Colour dirigé par Adam Berg durant 4 semaines au Brésil, en France, au Royaume Uni et en Inde. Des lieux transformés par les habitants, avec près de 120 couleurs de peintures.
London designer Gitta Gschwendtner has completed a wall that incorporates 1,000 nest boxes for birds and bats in Cardiff Bay, UK. (more…)
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