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Zeren Badar
The Accident Series is a multimedia art project by Turkish artist Zeren Badar that draws from the western art canon with a cheeky sense of humour. “The idea is old masters meet with pop art and found objects. I create … Continue reading
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Tagged collage, multimedia, multimedia art project, The Accident Series, Turkish artist, Zeren Badar
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Bolden Ceramics
I’ve been following the work of Scottish illustrator Jen Collins for a couple of years now. Her work has consistently featured as a preferred choice for my desktop background. She creates wonderful illustrations – from the delightfully macabre, to the botanical and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolden Ceramics, ceramic figurines, ceramic sculpture, Jen Collins, online store, Scottish illustrator
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KOROMIKO
“KOROMIKO is an online design store founded by Tracey George, a New Zealander now living in Dallas, Texas. Started from the simple idea to support and promote independent designers producing handcrafted, authentically sustainable goods.” I stumbled across the KOROMIKO website while … Continue reading
Maricor/Maricar
Maricor and Maricar Manalo are twin sisters and the talented brains behind Maricor/Maricar, a multimedia design studio specialising in hand embroidered illustration and lettering for publishing and advertising. Their needlework is bright, intricate and at times painterly. In short, it’s a marvel to look … Continue reading
Joanne Nam
Joanne Nam is a Korean artist based in Los Angeles, whose paintings and illustration have a decidedly contemplative and melancholic atmosphere. In her compositions, often beautiful young women pose awkwardly in darkened landscapes. Nam is a self-professed horror film fan, so this could … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruise, Elegia, Eloper, Heavy Rain, Joanne Nam, Korean artist, LA-Based, Let It Be, Night Out 6 - Loner, Shady, Sigh
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Miscellany
Given my scarcity of blogging this week, I thought I would end it off with a bumper blogpost that features a selection of beautiful, delicious, and interesting things. Have a wonderful weekend everyone. How to grow your own cactus fence. I … Continue reading
Posted in art/craft, eating, fashion, film/tv/music, packaging
Tagged Andrew Jarecki, Andy Rementer, Autumn 2015 collection, avocado toast, cactus fence, Case Studyo, documentary mini-series, Food 52, grilled cheese, HBO, Islandia, Jonquille Jacket, Kinder Zahncreme, Miriam König, People Blocks, Robert Durst, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, Toast, toothpaste packaging, Wilfred
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Hypnopompic
Kuusta Saksi is a phenomenally talented Finnish designer, who currently lives and works in Amsterdam. His works have a liminal feeling – floating somewhere between the real world and the unbridled creativity of the unconscious. Hypnopompic is a collection of … Continue reading
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Tagged carpets, Finnish designer, Hypnopompic, jacquard weaving, Kuusta Saksi, rugs
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Hsiao-Ron Cheng
Hsiao-Ron Cheng is a Taiwanese digital artist and illustrator with a distinctly ‘feminine’ approach. Her predominantly pink and pastel-hued works are softly rendered, giving them an ethereal quality. I particularly liked her portraits, which I will share with you today. She … Continue reading
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Tagged Hsiao-Ron Cheng, portraits, Taiwanese digital artist, Taiwanese digital illustrator
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Matthieu Bourel
I’ve seen the work of collage artist Matthieu Bourel before – but his collaboration with Mexican photographer Anairam for L’Officiel Mexico really made me take notice. I love the flat, yet multi-dimensional affect of these images. Really beautiful.
Miscellany
The laid back aesthetic of Manuela Sosa’s house in “the pastoral hills of Vallvidrera, just outside Barcelona” is an inviting and understated home. Manuela is a florist who runs the flower studio, ‘Gang and the Wool‘ from a greenhouse on her … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art/craft, eating, illustration, packaging, polaroid/photography, south african creatives
Tagged delicious monster, exhibition, Gang & the Wool, Manuela Sosa, Mid Week Distraction, Miss Moss, Paper Goods 2014/15 collection, ramen, Ross Phillips, sesame ramen with roasted tempeh and seaweed, shiitake ramen broth, Sir Kensington's, Skinny laMinx, soviet camping trip, The Fries of New York
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