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Check out some very different albums with one common design theme.
See what one of the brains behind Supermarket draws inspiration from.
These lovely vases make you think for a split second that you can touch them and they’d feel like soft drapery. Glass artists Eva Milinkovic and Kriston Gene of Tsunami Glassworks use hand-blowing and etching techniques to create solid vases with a softness. The glass itself reminds me of curtains while the pretty color schemes remind me of auroras.
How awesome is this poster! It’s a pretty thorough art history cheat sheet. My favorite line is “Duchamp owns everything.”
In an exhibition including the works of Gamper Martino along with other designers, a series of shelves, cupboards, and chairs were assembled in different ways to confront a variety of contemporary positions on the edge of reality.
Randy J. Hunt is a designer and co-founder of Supercorp, the company behind Supermarket. In 2005 Randy founded Citizen Scholar Inc., and has since designed and directed projects with numerous collaborators focusing on the points where design and responsibility meet. He contributes to various online journals and publications, and serves on the advisory board of Design Ignites Change.
The dedication (and obsession) it can take to acquire, catalog, organize, or execute a vast collection of anything is worthy of awe. The intense focus is inspiring. Here’s what I’m into lately.
WOKmedia’s Between Lines shelf is a unique (and wordy) alternative to a traditional wooden bookshelf. The black stainless steel is coated with rubber and it has the ability to be re-shaped in a variety of ways to fit your desires, transforming into a shelf that shows movement.
The brand Mitemite sells some products that are “unnecessary objects designed to make your life a little more fun and a little bit different.” The Chips&Chips tablecloth, for example, encourages you to do exactly what your parents told you not to do when you were a child: play with your food.
Memoria Casa Joaquin is a house located in Spain and designed by A-cero Architects. The rich, pure and volumetric qualities of the forms are also apparent in the structure, which includes concrete walls that create the outlines of volumes. The design process is intended to discover new visions of everyday life directly related to Galician culture, like making life in the kitchen area. The architects sought the concept of a family home and paid equal attention to the urban development, architecture and details.
Remember waaaaaaay back we posted about Nolastar? They’re back with some brand new wood panels — download the catalog from their website.
