Miniature scenes are embroidered by the hand of Michelle Kingdom as she explores psychological landscapes and words that are left unspoken. Each piece feels dense, compressed, and vibrating with energy as Michelle simultaneously honors the tradition of her technique and breaks down its walls.
Annie Kevans is a master of minimal portrait paintings, and everyone seems to know it. Kevans has sold a series of 30 paintings of dictators to Charles Saatchi, collaborated with Jean Paul Gaultier on a series of 32 muses, and created a series of presidents’ mistresses among others. Her latest is Women and the History of Art, which I very much appreciate.
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I’ll never tire of seeing this world through other people’s eyes. Today that world belongs to Pat Perry, an artist from Michigan whose view is careful, cautious, and observant. He’s wildly skilled at the balance of intricate detail and blank space. Prints available here.
01/ Addicted to Glamour shows us a different view of the fashion industry.
02/ The Swirl Faucet creates an amazing pattern and saves on water usage.
03/ Take a walk on this meandering green suspended balcony path.
04/ Would you wear a Crayon dress if it were made by a famous designer?
05/ The B&O Play bluetooth speaker looks made for summer entertaining.
06/ I really love this – eco-friendly burial pods will turn loved ones into trees.
07/ Photographer/dancer Mickael Jou leaps through everyday life situations.
08/ Barbara Wildenboer turns old books into papercut masterpieces.
09/ A Japanese island where cats outnumber humans six to one. (Let’s go now.)
10/ I’d love to ride Sky Bike through the Andean Cloud Forest!
This week on Design Crush:
Eight new pieces of art to mix up your wall game in Print Edition: March.
Maker & Mineral‘s screen-printed pouches make me want to organize my bag.
Caroline Larsen does oil paintings like you’ve never seen before.
Backyard workspace inspiration for the outdoor office space I hope to create.
I’d open my mail way faster if it looked anything like Do Not Open.
Meet your go-to modern jewelry shop – Adorn Milk.
Completely inspired by the work of Hiroyuki Izutsu.
Check out Woven Pear for the best patterned socks!
Design Crush elsewhere:
I love matching the perfect rug + room when decorating.
I talked to Martha Stewart about empowering yourself and growing your business.
The Marketplace is carrying an exclusive print from Duealberi! Grab yours.
ReCheng Tsang creates these incredible site-specific installations and sculptures from hundreds (sometimes thousands) of thin porcelain pieces. Each piece is manipulated any number of ways by hand before being added to the predetermined gridded structure. Some works appear to be in motion while others seem so delicate they might crumble at any moment.
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Tokyo’s Hiroyuki Izutsu is a trained illustrator, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at his paintings. The most grabbing series is entitled Don’t Give Up Japan. Hiroyuki put brush to canvas after the tsunami and ensuing struggles as a tribute to his country.
San Francisco-based designer and letterer Erik Marinovich’s Do Not Open project shows how even the most basic thing – mail! – can be elevated to art-level status. In fact, you can even commission your own. I think one of Erik’s pieces would make a great gift for new homeowners or any letter lover.
Remember the feeling you’d get when a letter arrived from a pen pal or that girl you met at summer camp? Those were the good ole’ days, right? Lately, all you come home to is a pile of Bed Bath and Beyond coupons. If a nice hand lettered envelope is missing from your life than you’ve come to the right place.
At first glance I guessed Caroline Larsen‘s works were embroidered, or maybe a modern take on tapestries. Both wrong. (You’ve caught on that this is one of my favorite games by now, right?) They’re freakin’ oil paintings. Tiny daubs and strokes create the textured appearance of each vintage-style piece. Check out a close-up of one of the pieces below – they essentially border on being sculptures.
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‘Claris’ Budgie by Margaret Petchell // A Sunday Well-Spent Brings a Week of Content by Chipper Things // Party Dress by Jennifer Davis // Winter by Valeria Rienzi
Rustic American Flag by Subject Matter Studio // Persimmons, Winter Table by Chelsea Heffner // Paperclip Index Chart by Present & Correct // City By the Bay by Sycamore Street Press
Posted In paper goods, prints
01/ Beautiful linear geometric tattoos by Chaim Machlev.
02/ Leave it to Sweden to create a playground and maze entirely of snow and ice.
03/ Sign me up for these punctureless push pins.
04/ Because isn’t this to-do list exactly how you classify things in your head?
05/ Alexis Arnold turns books and more into crystalized sculptures.
06/ I love these pocket knives from Farm & Field Lockback!
07/ What might cities look like if sea levels rose dramatically?
08/ Jackson, Wyoming will soon be home to one of the world’s first vertical farms.
09/ Ever read about the basics of numerology?
10/ If you saw a USB drive in a random wall would you plug in?
This week on Design Crush:
A little Art Before Breakfast can go a long way.
St. Eloy‘s jewelry line is now on my wish list.
I never would have guessed Sarah Symes‘ creations were made of textiles!
Pretty marbled stationery from The Adventures Of.
Jenny Andrews Anderson has mastered the art of color.
My 5 favorite food blogs of the moment.
I shared 4 ways to give a traditional space a modern touch.
Loving Clare Elsaesser‘s mysterious painted women.
Beautiful collage work from Rocio Montoya.