Defne Tesal just might be the reigning queen of embroidered topography! I love so many things about her style – the color palettes, the varied direction of the thread, even the subject matter. Some of the prettiest glaciers, roads, and fields I’ve ever seen. (via The Jealous Curator)
01/ Wunderblock creates rainbows out of dirt and spray paint.
02/ Dogs dress up as their owners in Underdogs.
03/ Day to Night, beautiful day/night composites of major cities.
04/ Surreal wire drawings of eyes.
05/ The Funnel Tunnel snakes its way through Houston.
06/ Time Is a Dimension creates cityscapes with slices of photogenic time!
07/ Detailed and intense African beach calligraphy.
08/ Useless plastic box covertly left on a shelf at Best Buy by artist.
09/ Realistic body paintings of recognizable Dr. Seuss characters.
10/ Just some Guys with Fancy Lady Hair.
This week on Design Crush…
Scoutmob (+ a Giveaway!)
DIY Color Washed Glasses
12 August DIYs
Nebula Series
Bobby Doherty
Calling All Cat Ladies!
Boxcar Planters
Sarah Wiener for REISS
Alt For Everyone + Design Crush
Enamelware is some of my favorite to use in the kitchen, the look and the heft of it just feel good. The two-color dipped forms by Sarah Wiener for REISS make me so ridiculously happy. I have a feeling they would not only make me bake (even) more, but they’d also never be hidden away in a dark cabinet! Each piece is dipped and glazed by hand by the Austrian company, making every one unique and leaving your hungry for more.
Photographer Bobby Doherty‘s images are super saturated, hyperrealistic, and brilliant. I love when an artist takes an ordinary everyday object and turns it into something more than it once was, could ever have hoped to have been. Doherty’s photographs have a digitally manipulated element to their creation, and begin to take on that painting-of-a-photograph look that I absolutely love.
Artist Andy Gilmore’s Nebula Series is perfectly kaleidoscopic and mesmerizing. The collection of six pieces of Gilmore’s work is centered around a theme and hexagonal foundation shapes, the result being a poetic and dreamy experience to view.
PS: Read about my pre-existing crush on Andy Gilmore.
Click on each image to go to the project.
All photos copyright of their respective sites unless otherwise noted.
01/ This voice-activated light show in NYC’s Park Avenue Tunnel looks amazing.
02/ Crazy-obsessed with these photos of lions in the Serengeti taken with a robot camera!
03/ This project is raising poverty awareness with homeless signs.
04/ Iconatomy, mashed-up portraits from the past and present.
05/ An artist is making a map of Manhattan using only handwritten directions from strangers.
06/ A kaleidoscopic floor installation made of mirrors, crystals, and glass. Wow.
07/ The Art of the Dollar. Totally illegal, which is one reason I love it.
08/ Crossing my fingers someone makes a ten foot long birthday candelabra for me in November!
09/ Tons of potted flowers on Staircase of Santa Maria del Monte form one beautiful image.
10/ Haunting portraits of refugees holding their most prized possession.
This week on Design Crush:
Just My Type (+ a $500 Mark and Graham Pinterest Sweeps)
Mix #27: Are You Going to the Party On Saturday
Guy Yanai
Madesmith
Michele Quan
The Golden Smith Shop
Crayola Theory
Custom Map Wallpaper
Modern Abstract City Maps
Fast on the heels of yesterday’s Customized Map Wallpaper we have an ultra-modern take on city grids with these modern abstract city maps. The OCD in me gets excited just imagining the perfected monotony of creating each colorful city block!! (via Colossal)
Y’all know how I feel about color theory studies, and Crayola Theory is no exception! Daniel Seung Lee and Dawn Kim teamed up to showcase photorealistic shots of fun everyday objects representing Crayola crayon colors. My favorites included multiple objects that filled up the frame and made my eye travel the image top to bottom for the entire story.
Artist Michele Quan‘s ceramic work is continuously inspiring, whether it’s in the form of bells or garlands or this new piece – the Eye Platter. Michele’s work is beautifully detailed and handworked, I love it all.
Posted In create, sculpture