Created by Carl Kleiner for Blend magazine, these geometric food photographs are an interesting take on traditional magazine styling. Geometric design is a graphic trend I’m following at the moment – with loads of examples on my Pinterest board, Strange Geometry – and I thought these would make a good addition when I saw them. [...]
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Instagr/am/bient
Instagr/am/bient is a really cool project by the online music magazine Disquiet which took 25 images from the photo app/social network, and gave them to ambient musicians to inspire pieces of music. Disquiet explains: The project involves 25 musicians with ambient inclinations. Each of the musicians contributed an Instagram photo, and in turn each of [...]
New Zealand’s Cardboard Cathedral
I’ve been tracking a number of reimagined sanctuary spaces recently, from the Lego Church to the LED Cathedral. Linked to this, in the Macro Trend Review I did for ITI a while ago, I also shared a number of interesting temporary spaces and pop-up building techniques that are changing perceptions of built environments. So, when [...]
Designer Soaps by Daniel Ting Chong
Daniel Ting Chong, the Cape Town based designer and illustrater, is known for his consistently clean and intriguing output, and these designer soaps are a prime example. The three different “bars” all feature his simple graphic style to a T and were made in conjunction with Nature’s Skin Food. I like the inclusion of the [...]
Tools for Urban Farming
As part of a post on Urban Farming, Coolhunting.com covered these great tools by design students Mirko Ihirg and Olli Hirvonen. These are part of a “starter kit concept of five hand tools for urban farming and a backpack to transport them.” As urban farming becomes less of a conceptual speculation and more of a [...]
Plascon Colour Forecast
I work for a company called ITI, and Plascon is a long-standing client of ours (from way, way before my time). ITI has been involved in producing the brand’s annual Colour Forecast since 1999, working closely with their colour manager. We’re currently working on the 2012 Forecast, and as a part of this year’s process, [...]
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My name is Chris, and I'm an incorrigible nerd. I'm interested in trends and I share the things that I find interesting, odd, novel and exciting.
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