Why not?

MY LAST POST... I'M MOVING!!!

2007-02-26T14:11:00.001+01:00

This will be my last post here, Why not is getting bigger and so I decided to move on a new domain... from now on you can read all my posts and find the old archives here:

http://www.maricazottino.com/blog

Update your blogrolls!

NICOLAS ESTRADA

2007-02-22T21:49:00.000+01:00

Two creeds jewel collection by Nicolas Estrada (Catalina Estrada’s brother)

“this collection shows the creeds that move my world. The first creed, the old one, filled with fantasy, rememorizes ancient times where the human appreciated simple things and was easily shocked. The second, most current ad insolent, criticizes human immorality and its unlimited capability to excuse faults.”

GAMPLUSFRATESI

2007-02-20T20:40:00.000+01:00

Amazing ANT’IQUE wallpaper by the duo GamplusFratesi… thousands of little ants placed to form one of the most classic patterns…

JENNY DUTTON

2007-02-14T12:19:00.000+01:00

"Conceptual shoes" by Jenny Dutton...

Serpent Shoe

ARTHUR HASH (PART 2)

2007-02-12T16:36:00.000+01:00

I know I posted about Arthur Hash not so long ago, but he’s back with a brand new website and new projects…

ANTONIO RIELLO

2007-02-10T12:31:00.000+01:00

Back again on highly feminine handbag weapons with Antonio Riello’s Ladies Weapons…

“Using leopard skins, brightly lacquered colors, inset jewels and fake furs, I create a range of specialized items for wives of mafia bosses, arms dealers, sophisticated ladies and exigent soldiers….hybrids born from Italian obsession for high fashion as well as for violence”.

(thanks Valentina!)

MELVIN SOKOLSKY

2007-02-07T00:11:00.001+01:00

I like the sophisthicated atmosphere of Sokolsky’s photograps…

MILOU PETERS

2007-02-01T23:51:00.000+01:00

So kitch, so glam, so bling bling… Milou Peters‘ Jewels…

Gun tie

Dices necklace

Rich iced bitch

ELSPETH DIEDERIX

2007-01-30T21:41:00.000+01:00

Elspeth Diederix photography…

Cloud, supernatural project

YINKA SHONIBARE

2007-01-29T08:37:00.000+01:00

Yinka Shonibare, How to Blow up two heads at once (Ladies), 2006.
This is a pic I took at Artefiera, Bologna.

If you want to see more from this artist, here’s Shonibare’s website….

DIOR HAUTE COUTURE

2007-01-24T10:40:00.000+01:00

Galliano Geishas meet Hokusai and ancient Japanese paintings and arts, redefining the 1947 New Look in the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Maison…

As usual… outstanding Galliano!!!

Video and images

NARCIS VIRGILIU

2007-01-18T23:00:00.000+01:00

Narcis Virgiliu’s photography…

JUSTIN NOVAK

2007-01-17T22:07:00.000+01:00

Disturbing and fascinating at the same time… Justin Novak’s disfigurines…

Quoting from Justine’s statement:

“…Whereas the figurine has historically represented the dominant culture’s norms and ideals, the disfigurines aim to expose the damage inflicted by those very same expectations.The fine line that exists between the “tasteful” and the “grotesque” is precisely the course that I strive to navigate. It is in the haunting tension between the two that seduction and repulsion inhabit the same space, where the very function of “taste” is perhaps suspended, and the politics of these gleaming white aesthetics are laid bare.”

JUDITH HOEFEL

2007-01-16T23:11:00.000+01:00

Frame or necklace? Rahmen, by Judith Hoefel…

BOMB DESIGN

2007-01-15T22:14:00.000+01:00

Get cosy cushions and Get inside blanket by the german duo Bomb design…
…I want ‘em!!!!

LOUISE HINDSGAVL

2007-01-12T08:11:00.000+01:00

Amazing ceramics by Louise Hindsgavl…

Material girl

SUSANNE KLEMM

2007-01-11T08:12:00.000+01:00

The Tango rings by Susanne Klemm are "comments on the role of the ring as a gift and as a symbol"...

commitment

wishfullthinking

NICOLE TRAN BA VANG

2007-01-10T08:10:00.000+01:00

Nicole Tran Ba Vang within her works explores the theme of the obsession for a perfect, custom-made body…

DAN LEVIN

2007-01-09T08:30:00.000+01:00

Found objects reassembled ad modified in Dan Levin’s works…

“I see where it began. My need to salvage the relics and artifacts that have been discarded as no longer viable.”

KAREN RYAN

2007-01-08T08:14:00.000+01:00

The most famous project by Karen Ryan is probably custom made furniture, but second hand is the one I like the most…
Quoting from her website:

“ I take discarded plates, bought from charity shops and second shops, jumble sales and car boot sales. Each plate is individually chosen, perhaps the willow pattern more than others. … I use these plates as my canvas, they are already full of the language of domestic aesthetics and tensions.These existing domesticaesthetics are juxtaposed with emotive words that are both ironic and poignant. The words become the only remnant of the original pattern as the remaining surface is removed.”

HOLIDAYS!!

2006-12-22T15:34:00.000+01:00

I'm gonna take some rest... see you back on January, the 8^th...

ARTHUR HASH

2006-12-20T09:39:00.000+01:00

Arthur Hash uses several medias to create his jewels, from hot glue to cast plastic mixed with green tea, toilet paper or contents of vacuum …
These are aluminuim rings, I like the idea of wearing a role…

TANSY MYER

2006-12-18T22:47:00.000+01:00

Glam, macabre feminine bodies in Tansy Myer’s paintings…

GUY BRAUNS

2006-12-14T22:28:00.000+01:00

The white world of Guy Brauns

KARIN KORTENHORST

2006-12-13T00:34:00.000+01:00

Karin Kortenhorst is a dutch designer whose work “consists in jewelry for all parts of the body“…

OKSANA BADRAK

2006-12-11T23:31:00.000+01:00

She defines herself as an imagemaker...

VANESSA BEECROFT

2006-12-06T23:27:00.000+01:00

Women, and their relation with themselves, fashion, society are the main subject in Vanessa Beecroft’s works…

SOLVEIGA AND KRIVICIAI

2006-12-04T22:04:00.000+01:00

Back again with contemporary jewelry…

I quote straight from Solveiga and Alfredas Krivičiai’s statement, but I suggest to read the whole text to get the message of these Lithuanian artists’ works…

“…if jewellery is art, can it really remain indifferent to the cultural, technological and social changes taking place at the moment in the society?… Can jewelery react actively to social processes? Can it be socially engaged? Or maybe these days jewellery can, albeit indirectly, express people’s aspiration and phobias, actively and perhaps even dramatically react to the “now”…

Rossarium for Homo Consumer

MI-MI MOSKOW

2006-12-02T20:20:00.000+01:00

Mila Kalnitskaya and Micha Maslennikov are Mi-Mi. Their works are not simple contemprary jewellery pieces. They symbolize an ongoing research and reflection, a deep thought in between the lines…
(to learn more, read the Articles and thoughts section in the Mi-Mi website)

Set-brooches: “MEMORY” 2006

ring + bracelet: “FREE FLIGHT” 2006

IRA BORDO

2006-11-29T21:58:00.000+01:00

Ira Bordo's photography...

SILVIA LEVENSON

2006-11-28T23:07:00.000+01:00

Silvia Levenson's art is a reflection about women and feelings through fashion, relationships, family...

Cenerentola

Oggi ho avuto una giornata difficile

TED NOTEN

2006-11-23T22:32:00.000+01:00

Stylish baaad girls would go crazy for these bags by Ted Noten...

(via Blogue Fonetik)

Other works by Ted Noten in the Chi ha Paura? Jewelry project

engraved gold plated gun and bullet, textile, chrome steel

Icepick, gold ring, synthetic diamonds, cocaine, textle, cultivated pearls

ALYSSA DEE KRAUS

2006-11-21T00:26:00.000+01:00

Contemporary Jewelry by Alyssa Dee Kraus...

Bandages for the heart, 18karat gold and garnet. Each piece comes wrapped in gauze.

ZUNE ARTS

2006-11-17T09:42:00.000+01:00

Zune arts is a site full of animations and artworks created to support the launch of Zune...
It features, just to name some, Tokyoplastic, Bitstate, Bent Image Lab and Yuko Shimizu...

Tokyoplastic

Bitstate

NATIONAL FLAGS OF THE WORLD - with clients' comments

2006-11-16T22:00:00.000+01:00

Great and absolutely funny flash animation by Clayborn Creative Consulting.
What would the clients say about the national flags, when presented?

(Via Swissmiss and Friedrik Samuel)

FREDRIKSON STALLARD

2006-11-14T12:45:00.000+01:00

"Form and function have long ceased to be valid guides working in a world overflowing with objects that do everything for us and yet are completely devoid of meaning; it's against this backdrop that FriedriksonStallard's work should be viewed."

Patrik Fredrikson and Ian Stallard work toghether since 1995, Have a a look at their projects...

(thanx Giax for the tip!)

Ming vase, porcelain

Dead vase, porcelain

PASSPORT N. 79934321

2006-11-09T15:52:00.000+01:00

Passport N.79934321 is a "group of 8 artists carrying out a reflexion on the luxury’s reality" founded by the Columbian designer David Gil...

I love to look at the fashion system from a different point of view...

White long sleeves high neck heart print t-shirt in cotton, Beige tuxedo skirt with "Luxury or Rag?" piping

White hand-knitted sweater made of medical gauze bandages / Skin-tone suede skirt with gunshot-holes, hand-stitched with surgical thread/ Bullet-proof Heart, sculpted glass handbag.

Skin-tone chiffon evening dress with gunshot-holes and shadow-train embroidered with 7.62x39mm bullet-shells / Skin-tone moulded suede head handbag, lined with fur, and orthopaedic-hand handle

STEVEN KLEIN

2006-11-07T17:33:00.000+01:00

The great portfolio of Steven Klein...

OLAF BREUNING

2006-11-03T14:20:00.000+01:00

It's a long way to reach Olaf Breuning's portfolio link after link...
Well, if you're a little lazy you can decide to go straight to the last page...

DO IT YOURSELF RINGS BY SARAH KATE BURGESS

2006-11-01T23:24:00.000+01:00

This is what Sarah Kate Burgess says about her do it yourself rings project: "Jewelry anticipates a collaboration between wearer and maker. The act of wearing activates jewelry...The preciousness of these rings will come from the experience of making them, and from your own hands."

BELA BORSODI

2006-10-27T09:24:00.000+02:00

Bela Borsodi's photography...

AZUMI AND DAVID SS07

2006-10-26T09:31:00.000+02:00

Back with Azumi and David...
They've just released their SS07 collection...

NOTHING AS A PRESENT....BRILLIANT!

2006-10-24T14:27:00.000+02:00

I think it's funny and brilliant... and somehow helpful when there's lack of ideas...
This is what's written on the package...

"You have received the gift of nothing. Absolutely nothing. This is the ultimate in minimalism. Less is more. More or less.
Nothing is precious. Nothing is simple. Nothing is sacred.
Open the pack and be enthralled when nothing happens.
Allow the nothing to flow through your mind and calm your soul.
Savour the moment. Soon you'll discover that nothing really is so much better than something."

(available at iwantoneofthose)

KAORU TSUNODA

2006-10-19T00:00:00.000+02:00

There's something obsessive in Kaoru Tsunoda's installations...
but also something that reminds me of those cartoon mechanical machines ...

Take a look at the video to see this machine moving

Other installation videos here and here

JAPI HONOO

2006-10-17T00:50:00.000+02:00

Digital surrealism by Japi Honoo...

JUN KONISHI

2006-10-13T21:48:00.000+02:00

Jun Konishi's jewels...

GUY BOURDIN

2006-10-10T14:56:00.000+02:00

The world of Guy Bourdin...
This french photographer (1928-1991) worked for Vogue, Versace, Chanel... just to name some

FELIEKE VAN DER LEEST'S JEWELS

2006-10-08T16:27:00.000+02:00

This is what Felieke says about her creations...

"Don't ask me why I do what I do... Don't ask me how I come up with the things I come up with... Don't ask me where it's coming from and what it means... Because I don't know that much...
What I do know is... That you can't get pregnant from a spermheart... That even a sheep can get red ears... And that some cockroaches like to dress up as an aphid or a ladybug..."

Flamenco Deer Señor Señorita del Sol brooch (textile, synthetic, gold)

Cowboy Lion Cubs necklace (synthetic, gold, textile, glass)

HUSSEIN CHALAYAN MECHANICAL OUTFITS

2006-10-06T10:50:00.000+02:00

The Turkish Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan closed his SS07 collection with 5 amazing mechanical outfits...

Here you can see the whole video (the collection has been developed in cohoperation with Swarovski to celebrate the brand's 111^th anniversary)

The 5 mechanical outfits start to appear from the 9^th minute on...

Just a tip... this model, as she entered the scene, was wearing a dress which now is in her hat...

FIONA WYLIE

2006-10-04T18:12:00.000+02:00

Fiona Wylie 's illustrations remind me a bit of art nouveau...

MUGA MIYAHARA

2006-09-28T20:34:00.000+02:00

Muga Miyahara's photography...

GARETH PUGH SS07 COLLECTION

2006-09-27T21:36:00.000+02:00

I really think Gareth Pugh is one of the most interesting upcoming fashion designers...
Here are two images form his latest SS collection shown on the last London Fashion Week, I love his architectural way to treat volumes...
(images from Style.com)

BLACK+BLUM

2006-09-26T22:14:00.000+02:00

Playful items by the anglo-swiss duo Black+Blum (Dan Black and Martin Blum) ...

PETER CALLESEN

2006-09-26T00:11:00.000+02:00

The amazing papercuts of Peter Callesen...

(via Drawn!)

MAARTEN BAAS

2006-09-24T21:21:00.000+02:00

Burned pieces of furniture both by craftsmen and well-known designers, preserved with clear epoxy, form the smoke collection by Maarten Baas...

Cabinet

Original: Gerrit T. Rietveld’s 1934 Zig Zag chair

SACHA DEAN BIYAN

2006-09-22T14:22:00.000+02:00

Sacha Dean Biyan started his working career as an aeronautics engineer... then met photograpy...

NICK JONES

2006-09-19T21:05:00.000+02:00

Sometimes, even cuteoverloaded characters turn baaaad...
As he says, Nick Jones paints cute, evil, brain-eating monsters who want to take over the world...

(thanx Andreaxmas for the tip!!!)

CRYSTAL VIRUS

2006-09-19T09:09:00.000+02:00

What happens when crystal and furniture meet?
This is what Pieke Bergmans tried to explain with her Crystal Virus exhibition, first held in 2005...

OX JEWELLERY

2006-09-17T15:22:00.000+02:00

Some images of Ox^x jewellery collection by An Alleweireldt... I love the way she reuses objects and rethinks materials and functions...

Lollipop sticks, silver and diamonds, from the Ox^x Creative 8 solo exhibition

Floppy discs and a cotton strap, from the Oxx Creative 8 solo exhibition

Ox-Nittin, a silver ring and its appropriate needle to create your own little sock ring...

JAMES WOJCIC

2006-09-14T15:01:00.000+02:00

Cosmetics shots from James Wojcic's portfolio...

MELTING COW

2006-09-11T22:41:00.000+02:00

I saw this blue melting cow this morning in a magazine, and it was love at first sight!!!!!
This marvellous creature by András Hajdu, Balázs Magashegyi and Krisztián Imre was melting in front of the St István’s Basilica during the Budapest Cow Parade...

Cow Parade official site

RAY CAESAR

2006-09-09T18:53:00.000+02:00

Pop surrealistic digital scenes by Ray Caesar...

Madre

Kitten

ADRIANA BERTINI

2006-09-04T23:02:00.000+02:00

Have a look at these dresses by the Brazilian Artist Adriana Bertini...
it's almost impossible to realize they're entirely made out of condoms 'til you have a close-up view...
In her website you can also find out how condoms can turn into sculptures and paintings... but i definitely prefer the clothes!!

(thanx Giax for the precious tip...)

5.5 DESIGNERS

2006-09-02T15:56:00.000+02:00

All the projects and products by the french collective 5.5 Designers are so smart and ironic but never unfunctional... and this is why I like them so much that it has been really difficult to me to choose just some images...
They are working with big-name makers (Salviati, Arc, Oze, Bernardaud, Galeries Lafayette…), and at the same time they remain determined to continue proposing consumer alternatives...

"ouvriers-designers ", in partnership with Bernardaud Foundation

vynil plus flower

sugar handle

GREG LOTUS

2006-08-29T18:01:00.000+02:00

Sophisticated shadow textures from Greg Lotus' portfolio...

NELL LINSSEN

2006-08-26T19:59:00.000+02:00

Paper Jewels by the dutch designer Nell Linssen...
it's so surprising to find out how she's able to give paper a completely new meaning...

SERGEY JIVETIN

2006-08-24T21:17:00.000+02:00

Contemporary jewellery, sculptures and artpieces by Sergey Jivein... I love his strong concepts and his way to experiment and put together materials, technologies, small parts which are taken from several different areas...

TIME STRUCTURES_Eyelash earrings Watch hands, steel

TOOLS OF THE TRADE_Spherical ballpoint pen Silicone, pen tips

CUSTOM WORKS_ Wad O' Greenbacks ring, 18k green gold

TIME STRUCTURES_ Intersection broche Watch hands, silver

MILES ALDRIDGE

2006-08-21T21:54:00.000+02:00

I absolutely love the fashion photographer Miles Aldridge... his hyperglam pics are just amazing!!!
If you have a little time, don't quit after looking at his portfolio, explore the archives section and enjoy his funny bio...

EVA HILD

2006-08-20T22:02:00.000+02:00

Beautiful, organic, ceramic sculptures by the swedish artist Eva Hild.

As she says:
"My inspiration is the ever-changing landscape of my own life and environment! I try to relate my work to my life. What is happening and how does it feel? Pressure. Flow. Strain. Ramification. Inside turns outside."

NORIKO AMBE

2006-08-17T12:30:00.000+02:00

Impressive paper sculptures by the Japanese artist Noriko Ambe.
Quoting from the review of her first one-person exhinbition at Pierogi2000 in New York:

" According to Ambe–
When I am drawing/cutting lines, I am interested in observing the power of the changing, growing shape. I want to get to something sublime. The entrance is the detail. The detail is the key point of nature. And we are part of nature. Using the five senses, observing the detail of nature, the process of creation is of equal importance to the finished work. "

(thanx Giax for letting me know 'bout this artist!!!)

Lands of emptiness

Sculpaper

Linear actions cutting project

MARIELLE VAN HERPEN

2006-08-13T20:36:00.000+02:00

Back with bags! ( I can't resist...)
Marielle van Herpen is a Dutch designer, and I particularly like her way to approach archetypal shapes and mix them with other shapes which are the result of daily practical needings...

KIOSK STUDIO

2006-08-12T17:15:00.000+02:00

Stylish, fashionable, amazing vector illustrations by the croatian collective Kiosk Studio...
I love 'em!

PLEIX

2006-08-11T11:38:00.000+02:00

Pleix is a virtual community of digital artists based in Paris. Some are 3D artists, some others are musicians or graphic designers... It has been really hard for me to pick just some image from the videos, because they're all great and well done...
My favs? Birds, e-baby, beauty kit and clicks... but if you have a little time , enjoy 'em all!! (Quicktime required)

A great thanx to my friend Giax for showing me this site...

MYRIAM BOTTAZZI

2006-08-09T20:18:00.000+02:00

Ethereal, dreamlike creations by Myriam B.

Quoting from her website:

"A fascinating and refined atmosphere surrounds like an aura M.B.'s creations, a stylist born in Milan, that works as through a sort of estrangement of objects and common natural materials, both ancient and modern, which combined together give birth to unusual and fresh combinations.
....
The surreal originality of M.B.'s works has been much appreciated by well known stylist (Gattinoni, Martin Sitbon, Maurizio Galante), who have included her jewellery in their fashion shows. Besides of producing under her trademark "Myriam B.", Myriam Bottazzi has in recent years designed and produced for well known fashion firms like Maurizio Galante, Gattinoni, Martine Sitbon, Oliver by Valentino, Les Copains."

CLAIRE COLES

2006-08-07T21:45:00.000+02:00

Claire Coles stitches up everything!!! Starting from second-hand furniture, tea services, vintage wallpapers and many other inspiration sources she creates unique pieces...
The patterns and the graphics always reconnect to the feminine world, evoking sensuosness and romanticism...

MONIQUE HORSTMANN

2006-08-05T18:08:00.000+02:00

... I love the lateral way of thinking of this Dutch designer... Monique Horstmann rules her world and creates answers to new needs, from dresses which are both dress for mom ad playing tent for children to bags designed to carry bottles...

Dress to play

Milk me, carry me

ELKE MUNKERT

2006-08-02T22:01:00.000+02:00

Contemporary jewellery by the German designer Elke Munkert

(via sergio israelsson)

DINIE BESEMS

2006-07-31T23:48:00.000+02:00

Dinie Besems is a Dutch designer who focuses on jewellery (she also took part to chihapaura? project) approaching her projects from a very particular point of view....

Silver sausage sliced into a necklace with two earpieces

silver ring with 44 loose parts like the pages of a book

noteleave for a possible text to engrave on the smooth backside

CHARLOTTE FRIIS

2006-07-29T18:23:00.000+02:00

Charlotte Friis is a Danish designer who in her projects approaches common objects such as tables, or clocks.. (ehmmm... as my main job is to design watches.... I decided to show the clock images... ) giving them a samrt twist without losing their functional and practical characteristics...
I also love her children paper chair...

fan clock

Clocktable

ANGELA SIMONE PAPER JEWELS

2006-07-28T17:50:00.000+02:00

Oh, it's hard to believe that these jewels by Angela Simone are all made with paper...

THE DISCOURAGING ADVENTURES OF BLUE AND JOY

2006-07-26T23:38:00.000+02:00

Ooooohhhhh!!!! I definitely fell in love with these two characters created by Fabio La Fauci and Daniele Sigalot...
Blue and Joy are two puppets who feel exactly the opposite of what they look like...see the Discouraging adventure episode one to know about them and their discouraging, but sweet sweet world...

CATALINA ESTRADA

2006-07-25T22:11:00.000+02:00

Catalina Estrada is a Columbian artist and illustrator with a distinctive, colorful, fairytale style...

1001 ways to save the world

Aladin and the wonderful lamp

Tramplamps

2006-07-24T15:05:00.000+02:00

Tramp Lamps

Strange, sexy, kitsch adorable lamps made out of real lingerie....

AZUMI AND DAVID

2006-07-21T23:24:00.000+02:00

Unusual, weird accessories by Azumi and David...

DROR BENSHETRIT

2006-07-19T23:58:00.000+02:00

Quoting straight from Studio Dror's website

"Dror Bentshetrit articulaes the complex meanings of objects in the simplest of ways. Their uses become part of their narratives, expressed in transformations that are both methaporical and literal"

DALE CHIHULY

2006-07-18T23:43:00.000+02:00

The amazing glass art pieces by Dale Chihuly...
all of his works look so gorgeous, so organic and balanced that it has been really difficult for me to choose just some of the images...
If you want to have a look at his website, dont'miss the installations!!!

ALIX MALKA

2006-07-15T00:24:00.000+02:00

The hyperglamourous world of the photographer Alix Malka...
He worked for Vogue, Flair, H&M, Byblos... just to name some.
Have a look at his portfolio.

RE*GENERATION CHARM CONTEST

2006-07-14T22:26:00.000+02:00

If you live in the US you can take part to this contest. Youth Noise and Virgin Mobile USA are trying to raise awareness for homeless and abused kids. All you have to do is design a charm to hang on cellphones... deadline July the 20th.

Learn More

GINGER

2006-07-14T00:51:00.000+02:00

The funny, smart and joyful world of Ginger, founded by the french designer Marie Macon ...

JOHN HOUSHMAND

2006-07-13T01:21:00.000+02:00

...usually I don't go mad about wooden furniture, but in these tables by John Houhshmand the combination between the immobility of glass sheets and the dynamism of maple logs looks so right and clean...

PETER LIPPMANN

2006-07-12T00:08:00.000+02:00

Peter Lippman 's photography, from concepts and personal researches to fashion and food....
Among the many, he worked for Vogue, Cartier, Calvin Klein....
Take a look at his galleries...

Recettes inspirées par Magritte

Deux teurs Lego- Crash Lego

Splash

FRENCHKNICKER

2006-07-10T22:58:00.000+02:00

The German designers Milia Seyppel and Laura Strasser are the founders of Frenchknicker, a brand which brings smart twists to common objects such as mugs, chandeliers, serving plates...
I love the ceramic mugs shaped as milk drops...

NICO UYTTERHAEGEN

2006-07-08T23:06:00.000+02:00

...back with bags....
Nico Uytterhaegen is a belgian fashion designer which says that "he wants to be an architect in fashion, looking for the right form, prportion and material ratehr than the right color or decoration"..
well, he really reached his aim.....

KUNIKO MAEDA

2006-07-07T22:13:00.000+02:00

... she's Kuniko Maeda, and her passion really seems to be food...
her works are a delicious cross between art performances and food-design projects.
The portfolio is really... tasteful!!

Tablecloth

Cake table

Brand toast

VLIEGER & VANDAM

2006-07-06T23:00:00.000+02:00

Founded by Carolien Vlieger and Hein van Dam, the rotterdam-based Vlieger & Vandam design office takes inspiration from everyday life to realize bags...
that's why from the increasing rumours of violence they came up with the guardian angel bags, shaped as if you were constantly going around with a gun, or a knife...
as they say.. "armed with a gun or a knife...nobody will harm you"

guardian angel

dachshund

YARON ELYASI

2006-07-05T23:25:00.000+02:00

Yaron Elyasi is an Israeli designer, and hisworks are a cross between art and "one of" design pieces...
He likes to reuse existing plastic objects, giving them a completely new appeal and function...
Besides, he owns a really cool and funny website ....

NAGI NODA

2006-07-04T22:49:00.000+02:00

NAGI NODA ... she's a genius...
I'm definitely falling in love with the works by this Japanese artist.....

CHI HA PAURA? JEWEL PROJECT

2006-07-03T21:28:00.000+02:00

CHI HA PAURA? is a project about conceptual jewellery design which started in 1996 and produced a lot of really interesting ideas envolving several designers...
The main collection grew including also the Sense of wonder and the What's luxury? projects.

Circle in Circle bracelet by Gijs Bakker

MATHIEU LEHANNEUR

2006-07-02T22:01:00.000+02:00

...when I came across the website of this French designer it was really too difficult for me to pick just one, or few, images from his gallery...
His projects, like therapeutic objects, or elements, are based on strong concepts and then developed with a really uncommon "lateral thinking"...
An advice? Take some minute to have a look at his projects!!!

Mathieu Lehanneur's website

TJEP SHOCK PROOF

2006-06-30T00:27:00.000+02:00

..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."