Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Fabio-lous Marble













Fabio Viale reinterprets the classic medium of marble by sculpting the marble to imitate modern materials (i.e. styrofoam, rubber, paper, plexi). Every piece above is made from marble!

Link:

CG

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

LAIKA: dynamic typography



LAIKA "Roman" and LAIKA "as-heavy-as-you-are"

Click the link to play with the technology yourself.
www.laikafont.ch

BL

Sluramics







Melty things seems to be the latest trend. These pieces are from artist, Livia Marin.

Link: http://houseofpropellers.com/docs/livia_marin.html

CG

Tea Birds


Russian designer, Natalia Ponomareva, has created an interesting concept for tea bags.

Link: tea concept | Проекты | Галерея | Главная страница | RUSSIAN CREATORS

CG

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Melty Metals




The 2010 Vancouver Olympic metals have been announced. Their design is reminiscent of ocean waves, drifting snow, and mountainous landscapes. They were designed by Omer Arbel and are being produced by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Link: http://www.vancouver2010.com/

CG

Literary Landscape



Moleskin is presenting a new exhibit at the MoMA Tokyo Design Store where authors and artists are invited to compile and illustrate Moleskin notebooks. Pictured is Nendo's concept on the idea of "place".

Link: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/7884/nendo-part-of-detour-moleskine-exhibition.html

CG

Friday, October 16, 2009

London's Burning

It's been a warm day in San Francisco, but things are a little hotter in London and Rome.

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Named 1666 and DCCCXVII A.U.C., commemorating the great fires of London and Rome, respectively.

Link: BBM via core77

BL

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Love Life

A lovely range of budget conscious, eco-friendly everyday essentials from boutique cosmetics brand, Space NK.
www.spacenk.co.uk








Tuesday, October 13, 2009

More witty products from Atypyk just in time for Halloween.


Spooky bath towel.


Captured tarantula t-shirt.


Coffin mouse trap.


Diving whale bookmark.


Magician's hat tissue box.

Fortune teller coffee cups.

Link: Atypyk

CG

Friday, October 09, 2009

Wonderwall / Masamichi Katayama


Wonderwall is a Japanese architectural and interior design firm established by Masamichi Katayama. (Remember 100% Chocolate Cafe?)

Their work is amazing, and they have a new interactive website that I highly recommend you check out.

:) rw

Wednesday, October 07, 2009

Mad Money












Tattoo artist, Scott Campbell, has translated his skills into money carving. The craft on these pieces is pretty amazing.


CG