May 23, 2017

Roll-Out Table

 

THIS IS IT.

I’ve finally found the perfect table for the ever-entertaining host or hostess. Marcus Voraa‘s Roll-Out Table is beechwood crafted with a beeswax-treated surface, finished off with steel and canvas. The length of the table can be adjusted by sliding the end out and letting the tabletop follow, while the steel crank on the side is used to retract the length.

I wanted to try and represent the social arena that is the internet. The table is where we meet, get to know each other, discuss and share information in the real world. No matter whether it is around the dinner table, in the meeting room or at a conference, it is at the table where our parallel worlds meet, the physical and the digital.

 

 

 

Posted In create, furniture, grand design, house and home, living
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May 22, 2017

Complements Modular Chocolates

 

What started as an end-of-year client thank you project by design studio Universal Favourite, Complements is now gauging interest in making their modular chocolates a for sale product. These tasty bites were created by combining 3D printing, design, and the help of Bakedown Cakery to make the flavor profiles like shortbread, blackcurrant, and fairy floss a reality. Wouldn’t you love to get your hands on a box?

 

 

 

 

 

Posted In collaboration/project, create, food, living
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May 22, 2017

Charlie Megna / Spaces and Places

 

Chicago-based artist Charlie Megna‘s work is all over the board, informed by satire, social commentary, and absurdities in the civilized world. Oh, and fun! His Spaces and Places series in gouache is one of my favorites. While maybe not inciting nervous laughter like a lot of Megna’s work, these rug laden roomscapes leave you wondering what kind of lives are lived within them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted In create, painting
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May 19, 2017

Stephen Baker

 

It’s crazy to think how much can be expressed using only basic shapes and a minimal color palette, but that’s just where painter Stephen Baker excels. His In-Between Days series is a standout, depicting those small moments in every day when you’re in the moment without realizing it. Many of Stephen’s pieces are available as giclée prints so swing by his shop, then check out his portfolio for some fantastic installations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted In create, painting, paper goods, prints
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May 18, 2017

Kelly Bjork / Blankets

 

Kelly Bjork‘s series of Blankets is minimalistic and effective. I love that depending on what time of year you’re looking at these gouache paintings you might think of cozy evenings in front of a fire or lazy days spent sprawled on the beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted In create, painting
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May 17, 2017

Sofia Bonati

 

Meet Sofia Bonati, an Argentinian-born artist who’s currently living and working in the UK. These gorgeous ladies appear to be her specialty, each created through Sofia’s sketching and painting talents. Sure they’d stand fine on their own, but those background patterns are just the thing that makes her work stand out all the more. Pick up some of Sofia’s work for yourself in her shop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted In create, illustration, painting
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May 16, 2017

Xu Zhen

 

Oh man, the work of Shangai-based Xu Zhen makes me want to grab the paint supply in my office and the decorating tips in my kitchen and get to work! Doesn’t each painting look like you just dig in with a spoon? The installation, performance, and video artist combines humor and irony in his work, offering critiques of political and art-world human exploitation – so be sure and check out the rest of Zhen’s portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted In create, painting
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May 15, 2017

Greg Hart / Historical Portraits

 

Greg Hart‘s Historical Portraits combine unexpected colors, negative space, and some unexpected subject matter. Ladies and gentleman from the past are captured in portrait form, in an almost topographic-like style, while giving us a look into their haunted pasts.

 

 

 

 

 

Posted In create, painting
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May 12, 2017

Nadine Geopfert / Permanent Compression

 

Nadine Geopfert is a Berlin-based textile designer whose work focuses on the materiality and structure of textiles. Her Permanent Compression series of vacuum-packed garments more closely resemble abstract paintings than the pieces of clothing in your own closet. Knowing what each fabric feels like from memory and not being able to reach out and touch them makes for a strange visceral feeling indeed.

 

 

 

 

Posted In create, mixed media
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