A great artist, who’s work I’ve just recently been introduced to thanks to Holly@decor8. The ink sketches and watercolour paintings by Stella Im Hultberg perfectly exude the sad, sophisticated energy of the postmodern ingenue…Every character is shadowed, stained, and soiled with glamour. Want to see more? Check out Stella’s sketchpad.
These are definite classics. The Fortuny Lights, designed by Mariano Fortuny in the early 1900′s …photographer-style fixtures that are absolutely stunning. The brightest of them all…the new printed “Ornaments” version shown above. via Design Within Reach
The Art Director’s Club is one of the most prestigious design awards you can have on your mantle. Their 86th Annual Awards design competition is open to pros and students, and includes a broad range of expected categories – interactive, illustration, photography, as well as the forward-thinking category called “Hybrid” which allows for submissions of designs including, in the...
The Sun Jar is an ingenious and rather charming lighting concept from designer Tobias Wong. Just as jam jars store jam, the Sun Jar stores sunshine. You sit the jar on your windowsill during the day, then when it gets dark the Sun Jar automatically turns itself on and glows with the day’s sunshine. The jar contains a solar...
Crawford Partnership, a London-based architecture and interiors firm, has completed Snowden House I & II. What makes these two residences so unique? …Both make use of nearly “unusable” and oddly-shaped plots of land near tall buildings. The houses uphold an ideal of sleek modern style and are built around the idea of vertical space, above and below ground, in...
With the Internet amassing marketing money once reserved for the newspapers, The Wall Street Journal and USA Today think making a stink will improve the bottom line. The two publications plan to test scented ads to bolster print ad revenue. The two papers are working with a company called Scentisphere, which sells a product called Rub’nSmell. Unlike the scratch-and-sniff...
FROM ARTHUR DES PINS ROOFTOP SHORT: REVOLUTION OF THE CRABS One of our favorite Summer Pastimes …the movies of Rooftoop Films. Now you can enjoy the movie from the comfort of your own cubicle… http://rooftopfilms.blogspot.com/
Brent Rollins is a Graphic Designer and an accomplished Artist. A Member of The Ego Trip Creative Collective, Brent has coauthored two books (“ego trip’s Book of Rap Lists,” “ego trip’s Big Book of Racism!”) which led to him acting as art director and co-producer for spin-off programs inspired by the books for VH1. He’s got his hand in...
The Renderosity Digital Art Community is the largest, proven free resource for artists around the world, providing them with free online portfolios, galleries, tutorials, forums, and access to more than 13,000 Free Stuff items, along with a Jobs/Resume forum, with frequent opportunities to win cash and prizes. Renderosity offers a digital marketplace where creatives can buy and sell digital...
Silence, 2005, oil on canvas, 36″x31″ by Jordon Schranz The exciting group exhibition, “The Sheltering Sky” opens today at the Black and White Gallery in Chelsea. Presenting emerging artists working in a variety of mediums: photography, painting, video and installation. At the core of the exhibition: investigating the everyday life disconnect between the external environment and our thoughts, dreams, attitudes...
