It’s been 144 years since George Mendeleev created the Periodic Table. Artist Joseph Perry set out to design his own circular version, one that’s meant to be read clockwise from the center outwards. Elemental is a take on such a classic design that manages to maintain the integrity of the original while adding a updated graphic twist. I’d say it’s a success.
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01/ Wanna see Wookies in real life situations? Here you go.
02/ Giant chrome T-Rex installed in the Seine River.
03/ Learn how to make ice shot glasses!
04/ Disciples, fans dressed like their favorite pop stars at their concerts.
05/ At Rest, heartbreakingly beautiful memorials for roadkill.
06/ Whoa, these kaleidoscope glasses are insane-o.
07/ The coolest 4th of July photo ever.
08/ 40 Days of Dating, two friends date for 40 days as an experiment.
09/ Switcheroo, an on-going dual portrait series of men and women swapping clothes.
10/ Candid photos of + interviews with 4th graders around the world.
This week on Design Crush…
Mix #26: Open Up Your Arms
You Should Totally: Make DIY State String Art
Kristina Krough
Colour Block Book Ends
Erin Lightfoot
Jozef Mvra’s Masks
Lauren Wilcox Puchowski
Transition
Rebecca Rothfus
This past April I had the chance to meet fellow Pittsburgher-turned-Austinite Rebecca Rothfus, and my oh my do I adore this lady. She’s best known for her series of colorful and geometric cell tower paintings, but my favorites are the intricately designed monochromatic collages she creates. Rebecca’s patience astounds me. Hoping to be able to afford an original one of these days that my OCD side can obsess over and dissect for hours!
Nike Schröder’s most recent exhibit, Transition, is stunning. Schröder has a way with string that I’ve never seen before, each piece seems at once calculated and haphazard. If you’re in L.A. and would like to see it for yourself swing by Walter Marcel Gallery!
I’ve never seen beads like this before, and I’m betting you haven’t either. Lauren Wilcox Puchowski takes copper tubing and kiln fires glass enamel onto its surface to create these beautifully finished baubles. I want to wear this red beauty with a white t-shirt and cutoff shorts for a fast and easy summer look. She also creates larger pendants and shapes in the same style.
I’ve been admiring Jozef Mvra’s mask creations from afar for sometime. According to Jozef, they’re created in cardboard in a primitive manner because their primary intention is fun via an exploration of identity. Looks like a blast to me, which one would you choose?
Erin Lightfoot‘s hand printed porcelain jewelry pieces are covered in bright geometric patterns that are her bread and butter and sure to catch eyes. Each design is created in a limited edition run, while each piece is hand formed, polished, patterned and glazed by Erin herself.
Loving these simple Colour Block Book Ends, equally apropos for children or adults in my opinion. (Which I love, because who wants to deck out their entire home in bunnies and teddybears?!) Crossing my fingers that the whole alphabet becomes available eventually so I can snag a K for my collection!
Kristina Krough‘s artwork is inspired by different materials, their surfaces, and the ways they interact with one another. They can feel cold, warm, soft, hard, heavy, or light. Krough works with marble, ply, wood, cork, and paper to create the most interesting natural/manipulated results.
