I follow so many tattoo artists that I could probably have a site about that subcategory of creativity alone! My current favorite is Astrid Elisabeth, a true creative whirlwind who moves between tattooing, illustrating, and creating music with ease. Most of her art depicts the human body, some of it on the X-rated side, through line drawings and a subtle use of color.
1/ Shower to the People, a mobile unit that provides free showers to St. Louis’ homeless
2/ Japan’s Ghostbusters-inspired marshmallow burger
3/ Beautiful tooled leather bike saddles
4/ Paris’ first floating hotel
5/ Bit Leaves: square flowers and plants by Baku Maeda
6/ The lunar cycle displayed through 15,000 colorful origami birds
7/ Vibrant, realistic frescoes painted over old building facades
8/ Charming cut paper silhouettes transform famous U.S. landmarks
9/ How to give a car a wicked paint job using gravity
10/ Sweet Dreams
11/ This musician tattoos the names of suicide survivors among his fans
12/ Greenlid compostable compost bin
1/ Alexandria Coe
2/ Print Edition: September 2016
3/ Lisa Sofield
4/ Nick Pena
5/ Oxford Pennant
6/ Thomas Mailaender’s Illustrated People
7/ 12 places to find great bedding
8/ Where to Eat Pizza
9/ The world of Whirlpool
1/Christo floats a 3km walkway across an Italian lake 2/This company is revolutionizing the way we put on sunscreen 3/Thirteen animals made from 13 circles 4/Glittering galaxy-inspired donuts 5/Works by Van Gogh recreated by swirling pain in water 6/Lifelike wooden animals sculpted using a chainsaw 7/MI Guitar can make us all experts 8/This plate absorbs excess oil from food 9/Ceramic shards found on the beach are turned into chopstick rests using kintsugi 10/Shitty Rigs, a tumblr of DIY filmmaking rigs 11/A turntable that lets your friends know what you’re listening to 12/Tattoos that integrate ink with body curvature
1/Courtney Mattison’s Our Changing Seas 2/Backyard Spaces 3/Benoit Paille’s Surreal Mexico 4/Abeego 5/Ugo Rondinone’s Seven Magic Mountains 6/House Plant Mobiles 7/Bodil Jane 8/The Dreslyn Tarot Deck + Guidebook 9/Rose Wong
1/Mehmet Ali Uysal‘s installation literally peels and pinches the walls of a gallery. 2/Adult Capri Suns are a thing. 3/Chuan-Bin Chung uses his chalkboard drawing skills to teach students anatomy. 4/IKEA taps HAY and Tom Dixon for new products. 5/Minipresso is the world’s smallest outdoor espresso maker. 6/The colorful grout trend. 7/Pole dancer performs an interactive routine with a responsive geometric background. 8/Genius wage gap alarm clock that rings for women after 79% of the workday. 9/JC Sheitan Tenet got the world’s first tattoo arm prosthesis. 10/Temporary tattoos from Jeannerot look and smell good. 11/Perch Light is a playfully interactive light shaped like an abstract bird. 12/Olafur Eliasson installed a waterfall in the middle of the Palace of Versailles garden.
1/Kris Knight 2/Dreamy Daybeds 3/Katherine Tromans 4/Incense Burner No. 1 Corian
5/William Betts 6/Muesli 12 Ways 7/Matthias Heiderich 8/Ridges 9/Reyes de la Flor
1/Edward Hopper’s paintings are brought to life by film director Gustav Deutsch. 2/Ralph Graf documents the emptiness of abandoned houses and military bases. 3/In Pizza Hunt friends travel the world taking photos of old Pizza Huts. 4/Laura Zalenga creates dreamscapes inspired by the Brothers Grimm. 5/Lee Stewart‘s minimal tattoo style mimics brushstrokes. 6/Haruka Misawa‘s 3D printed waterscape aquariums. 7/Molekule, the molecular air purifier. 8/A wheelchair that might actually change lives. 9/Truck-A-Float, a hotel in Rockaway. 10/Vivid Sydney cloaks the city is a display of vibrant lights.
1/Angel Oloshove 2/Cecile van Hanja 3/12 July DIYs 4/Katy Ann Gilmore 5/Nicole Tijoux 6/My 3 Cats + Helping Purina Help Cats in Need 7/Su-Jeong NAM 8/4 Manicures I Might Actually Try
1/Jidouhanbaiki is a photo series that explores Japan’s obsession with vending machines 2/Chihiro Ogura creates cookie masterpieces inspired by cultural Japanese motifs 3/Inks, a modernist art app disguised as a pinball puzzler 4/Rippling liquid marble mimics a flowing river in Petit Loire 5/Serpentine tattoos by Mirko Sata weave black and white ink together 6/A model painted with glowing makeup lights up beautifully under UV light in Neon Dream 7/Paper flowers by Haruka Misawa 8/Hair stenciling in the new trend everyone will be trying 9/France has a wine theme park, La Cité du Vin 10/The Beach Vault will keep your stuff from getting stolen at the beach
1/Happy 4th of July 2/Print Edition: July 2016 3/Bonnie and Neil 4/Anna King 5/WKNDLA 6/Endre Penovác 7/To Wallpaper or Not to Wallpaper 8/Leslie Weaver
This week on Design Crush:
Modern, functional ceramic pieces from Recreation Center.
New jewelry, accessories, and home goods from Son of a Sailor.
Elise Morris‘ abstract paintings remind me of sunlight through leaves.
I’m crazy about Gift Shop Brooklyn‘s leather goods!
Sam Kalda’s Men and Cats series is the way to my heart.
My backyard is finally ready for some outdoor living!
Though temporary, Martin Kruck’s Body Language is impactful.
I’d rather be in one of these bath tubs.
Such great themes behind the mixed media of Christine Lantz.
Design Crush elsewhere:
Check out four ways to celebrate fall with an easy picnic!
And on that note, it’s nearly time to bring on the plaid.
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.
01/ See how women’s ideal body types have changed over 3,000 years.
02/ Artists + designers have added happiness to the walls of the Royal London Children’s Hospital.
03/ Keith Anderson has been having his son’s drawings tattooed on himself for 7 years.
04/ Andrew Fladeboe captures the hardest working dogs in the world on film in The Shephard’s Realm.
05/ Mini Cities pare down famous locales to their most iconic settings.
06/ Could the Popcorn Monsoon make even me like popcorn?
07/ Wish I’d thought of this one – famous artworks recreated with Pantone swatches by Nick Smith.
08/ Love these coffee stain motorcycle drawings by Carter Asmann.
09/ Can a drone ambulance save lives faster?
10/ I’ve finally found where I’ll be retiring – Zao Fox Village!
This week on Design Crush:
Every desk could use the presence of The Tipsy Writer.
I’m taking part in Texas Style Council 2015 next month in Austin – join me?
Patrik Svensson associates the famous with a telling visual element in their name.
Have you downloaded our Much Love to You printable by Colore’ Grace?
Richard Johnson‘s ice hut photographs manage to make the cold look good!
Check out Design Crush’s 2015 Survey results, if you’re a stats nerd like me.
I’m reminded of how much I love the moon thanks to Jim Nickelson.
Anxious to try these pretty products from Vice & Velvet.
If you’ve waited until the last possible minute, here are 16 last minute printable valentines to download.
01/ Go minimals this December with a nativity set of wooden blocks.
02/ Spy on classic authors’ American homes on Google Maps.
03/ Here’s what a tattoo looks like really, really close up.
04/ Move over ugly Christmas sweaters, it’s time for the ugly Christmas suit.
05/ The plans for Pier 55, a floating park over the Hudson River, look beautiful.
06/ Food Ministry’s Cake in a Can… for cake eating emergencies.
07/ Gumhead is a sculpture in Vancouver made to be covered in chewing gum.
08/ Dried scotch turns into interstellar landscapes in Vanishing Spirits.
09/ Stephen Orlando captured the motions of kayaking and canoeing in light paintings.
10/ Need some alone time? Meet the Nutshell.
This week on Design Crush:
Are you following along with 24 Merry Days? Twenty-four bloggers are doing giveaways for 24 days this month.
Drake General Store x Design Crush is giving away a cherry-picked prize pack worth a whopping $1,000!
Check out eight art prints I’ve got my eye on this month.
Crushing on the ceramic work of RedRaven Studios.
Time to start fresh with some clean stockings this Christmas?
The wall hangings of artist Heather Levine are stunning.
More holiday cards, just in case you have yet to pick yours out!
This monthly art subscription – Papirmass – is perfect for the art lover on your list.
Showstopping hand-painted wallpaper from Voutsa.
2015 calendars, part 5 to get you ready for January!
Sharing the last room on the first floor of my home, the kitchen.
A bevy of drinks for holiday entertaining and coping – Happy Alcoholidays!
Design Crush elsewhere:
Shiny brass accents are where it’s at!