Each of Caroline Z Hurley‘s homeware collections are based on a city, the current being Florence. Painting and traveling inspire Caroline’s work which she creates in Brooklyn before passing off to manufacturers she has direct relationships with. Block printers in New Bedford, ceramicists in North Carolina, quilters in New Jersey, and weavers in Peru, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Thomas Colligan is an NYC-based illustrator and designer with what I’d liken to a graffiti style. It lends itself well to the subject matter – disjointed scenes telling quirky stories through color blocking.
Bride & Wolfe’s Mesh Series Shelves are a range of powder-coated steel shelves with perforated patterns, perfect for adding decor or storage to your walls. Choose from various shapes – circles, rectangles, triangles, and a shield – to add some pizzazz in a graphic way.
Budapest-based photographer Zsolt Hlinka captured a series of symmetrical buildings on the banks of the River Danube in Urban Symmetry. By removing the surroundings Hlinka emphasizes the uniform proportions.
If you get a closer view of the photographs, you may discover that none of the pictures show the building in its full form, but only its reflected part. After all, these fictitious buildings coming into existence perfectly grab and condense their original character into themselves, as if you could see human faces and different personalities on the building portraits.
I’m currently sipping some green tea as I type, and I’m wishing it were out of this PINCH cup and saucer instead of a mug I’ve owned since college. Inspired by ancient clay oil lamps, this matte porcelain beauty excels at elevating a mundane experience.
Noël Skrzypczak‘s large paintings feel very springy to me, full of motion and growth. The Toronto-born, Canberra-bred artist manages to mix large fields of complimentary color with perfectly nuanced patterns.
Hübsch is doing sleek modern home goods just right. The homes they help to create are light and creative, practical. There’s plenty of tradition and history with room leftover for globetrotting. And above all they reflect the people living within their walls.
I’m loving the illustrations and paintings of Katty Huertas, particularly her series of self-portraits. (The piece above captures the way I perceive my own internal monologue just about perfectly.) From realistic to whimsical, girl can do it all.
Chicago’s Powers Handcrafted jewelry is quite simply stunning and statement making. I’d be equally happy pairing any of Maranda Powers’ architectural pieces with jeans or a cocktail dress, wouldn’t you? Brass and semi-precious stones such as malachite, onyx, turquoise, and white howlite play star roles in every handcrafted piece, feeling timeless and unique.
Bold color choices and the manipulation of tissue paper is what it all comes down to for Maya Freelon Asante. Shades blur into one another, showing themselves to be both vulnerable and powerful all at the same time as each of her works throw themselves into the three dimensional world.
