TJEP SHOCK PROOF

..What about irony mixed up with an archetypal shape and smart material concept?
here are the shock proof vases by Tjep....

as they say..
"Every vase eventually breaks. The Do Break cracks but does not shatter when it hits the floor. Not only can the vase still be used but it also gains in beauty as the cracks multiply to form a unique pattern. From now on, any lover's quarrel is an improvement."

EELKO MOORER

"We create identity through the consumption of goods and their added-value, but also increasingly through consuming "immaterial" experiences"
Eelko Moorer


I came to know about Eelko Moorer via VWork, being struck with his Placebo footwear...

The interaction between strong concepts, performances, product and graphic design is so distinctive and can be viewed behind all of his projects...

Placebo

Bunkertable

Emergency Games - King Kong

Eelko Moorer

AQUA CREATIONS

Silk sculture lamps by Ayala Serfaty, founder of AQUA CREATIONS... I love the balance, the organic, the poetry of these objects....
In the website you can also see interior design projects and furniture creations...





Aqua creations

ERIK FITKAU

"A photograph does not speak, it does not smell, it makes no sound, it does not move, it is just a two dimensional piece of paper, but a good photograph can do at least one if not all of the above!"
Eryk Fitkau

Have a look at his portfolio

LES MOTS SONT DES OMBRES

This lamp byAnne and Patrick Poirer for CRAFT ( Centre de Reserche sur les Art du Feu et de la Terre) is made of thin porcelain sheets filled with words wich you can read by the light passing through them..

Les Mots sont des Ombres by Anne and Patrick Poirer

Go here to get more info on CRAFT or just to have a look at other projects...

MATERIALISE.MGX

...amazing combination of technology and aesthetic poetry by Materialise-MGX...
all the lamps below are produced with SLS technique

Flame


Quin


Chaos

Materialise-MGX

Flash site

FREDERIQUE DAUBAL

I love the ironic taste of the creations by Frederique Daubal....
Here's something about the lovers and 1+1 projects... but her whole site is worth it!!!!!

1+1

Lovers... a really common sweater...just 'til you have a close-up look at the pattern!!!!

Frederique Daubal website

HANABI LAMP BY NENDO

Hanabi is a shape-form alloy lamp by Nendo which blooms like a flower when lit, because of the heat of the bulb...


Nendo website

CASTLE MAGAZINE

What is castle magazine? As written on the website..

"Castlemagazine is a pdf online mag with monthly issues.It consists of the work of free Illustrators, Artists or other creative nerds.Every issue comes for free and is full of weird and high quality arty stuff."

More than 90 pages of graphic, art and photograpy...and a blog section online!!

(via Trendspotter)



Catstle Magazine
Castle Blog

BARBARA UDERZO

Barbara Uderzo is an Italian jewel designer with a strong aptitude for experimenting with uncommon materials and shapes...
I love her rings and the chocolate bijoux!!!

Succulent rings

Chocolate Bijoux

Blob ring

Barbara Uderzo's website

AUDI'S ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

So direct....
in my opinion here's an excellent example of comparative advertising..

(via Trendsnow)

IBRIDE

Let me introduce you to Ibride's world!!!
The website is amazing, the graphics and the patterns are so stylish and well-refined, and the products are too.
Enjoy!!





Go to Ibride

GONSHERDESIGN

They look simple and smart, without losing aesthetic appeal... this is the reason why I like these projects (and many more on the website...) by Ian Gonsher !!
(Thanx Giacomino for the tip!!)






Go to Gonsherdesign

ALINEA RESTAURANT

I was reading core 77 's design blog when an image of this article caught my eye...

and it was love at firsth sight!!!

I'm so fascinated by food-art, so when I went to the Alinea Restaurant website...the cuisine gallery litterally took my breath away!!!!

...have a taste of some image!!!

peanuts

heart of palm

bacon

Go to Alinea Website

DOCTEUR GECKO

I was having a look at Wooster Collective recent archives when I found this stuff from Docteur Gecko.... oh.. genial!!!!

Quoting from Wooster:

"Three years ago, Docteur Gecko found a new way for 'hacking' advertising that you find in bus shelters around the world. What's unique about what Gecko does is that his modifications can only be seen during the night when the city lights the shelters. However, during daytime the ad modified seems to be untouched."

32 QUALIFIED BALLS

Ok...Ok... the football worldcup has just started...and I don't care!!!

So why this post?

Well... the German Bora-Herke studio in 2005 has started the "Qualified balls" project, realizing in cohoperation with Adidas (which provided for the balls) a football ball for each Country which got qualified for the Worldcup...

Here's a little selection... but... enjoy the site!!!

PLUMA CUBIC

The Pluma Cubic Project by the German designer Heike Buchfelder is all about ligthing objects made with real feathers... they look so poetic, evocative and at the same time really stylish.

(Thanx Imeda Goze for the link..)





Pluma Cubic website

MASKARA

I think you'll soon forget about the website isn't properly user-friendly or well designed...

Pictures, artworks and installations by Maskara (Erwan Frotin & Sandrine Pelletier) are really cool!!! I especially enjoyed the series of pictures with food subjects ...

Erwan Frotin

Erwan Frotin

Sandrine Pelletier

Maskara website

VVORK

This post goes to all those who are interested in contemporary art....here's your blog!!!!
(via Lieve)

QIXEN-P

This concept for a cellphone by Takemura Ori (QIXEN-P Design Studio) is simply amazing!!!
I hope it will soon run into production!!!!

And the cellphone isn't the only interesting thing on QIXEN-P, I suggest you to have a look at the whole portfolio and the UTOPIA book...

Last but not least, thanx Giax for being the first to tell me about this site!!!




Go to QIXEN-P website

LOUIS VUITTON CAMPAIGN 2003

As I adore Takashi Murakami I was soooooooo happy when I found the link to this video on Becool blog!!!!

Here's an Adv Campaign by Mamoru Hosoda For Louis Vuitton based on Murakami's characters and the graphics he designed for the Brand.

SKET ONE FOR SUBCULTURES SHOW

Wow!!
I fell in love with this series by Sket One for the Subcultures show which is taking place at Channel 1, in New Haven.
These Toyz look so cool!!!

(via Vinyl Pulse)




More works by Sket One

STUDIO WESSELSBOER

Smart, ironic, provoking...

this is how i define projects by the dutch Studio Wessels Boer ... a cross between art, craft & design...

Taki-T spoons and Wool light Tini

Coat hangers

Go to Studio Wessels Boer

GREGORY COLBERT

A big thanx goes to eendar which posted about this extraordinary artist I already knew and made me realize that I never posted him in my blog .... so this is the moment to do it!

Enjoy the world of Gregory Colbert and the ashes and snow experience....
an advice?
If your connection allows it, choose the enhanced experience, go to Explore and take your time.... it's really really worth it!!

“In exploring the shared language and poetic sensibilities of all animals,

I am working towards rediscovering the common ground that once existed when people lived in harmony with animals. The images depict a world that is without beginning or end, here or there, past or present.”

Gregory Colbert

Go to ashes and snow