It’s no secret that I have a bit of an obsession with papercraft and different ways of using paper as a medium. When I found these artworks, then, I had to share them. The deceptively simple pieces by Emily Barletta only make use of paper and thread, so it’s in the intricate detail that the [...]
Polaboy
It’s official. I’m in love. I’ve had a Colwyn Thomas light box on order since forever, but as much as I adore it and can’t wait for it to arrive, these pieces by Polaboy take the concept to the next level. They’re basically polaroid inspired lightbox panels that are art by day and light by [...]
LED Cathedral
I’ve seen a couple of secular spaces posing as churches on the web recently – possibly to be seen together in a combined post soon – but this is the most spectacular of the lot. Created for the Festival of Lights Ghent, the installation was designed by Luminarie De Cagna, an Italian family business. Inhabitat [...]
ADzero Bamboo Phone
After the simplicity of John’s Phone, I thought it would be interesting to post this concept device by ADzero, which sees an Android phone cladded in solid bamboo. There are loads of wooden consumer goods on the market at the moment – from Shwood sunglasses to WeWood watches and more – so it seeing this [...]
Cold Comfort
Concrete is becoming a ubiquitous design material not just for homes, but homeware as people seek permanence in uncertain times… Stitching Concrete by Florian Schmid Grandfather Clock by Forsbergform Concrete USB by Kix Berlin Modular Vase by Xiral Segard Espresso Solo by Shmuel Linski Frank Gehry Ring for Tiffany’s Plate by Nir Meiri Hexagon Coaster [...]
Tree Turntable
I tweeted about this device yesterday, but I decided that it deserved a post on its own. It’s by the Netherlands based artist Barthalomäus Traubeck, and is essentially a specialised instrument that lets you hear what a tree “sounds like.” With old-school vinyl as a key reference point, the outcome is a Philip Glass-esque piece [...]
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