new tony cragg.

Born in Liverpool, Tony Cragg Lives and works in Wuppertal, Germany.

Sculpture by Tony Cragg, at Buchmann Galerie

hindu spring festival HOLI should be celebrated world-wide.

have a look at the hindu festival of colors. color EVERYWHERE. the entire world should celebrate holi!

the Celebration of Colors  is a GORGEOUS hindu spring festival, also known as holi. it is celebrated in hindu communities eager to slather themselves in head to toe color. 

photography by poras chaudhary: here

via Scene 360 Illusion 

subversive cute. did they use anaesthesia to pose these rats?

Cutest Rats (more…) from Likecool

investing in an eichler was a no-brainer. remodeling? i was out of ideas.

when trolling for real estate ten years ago, i was given the option of purchasing a vintage eichler. i’d seen about 100 or more properties, and the low ceilings, bad insulation and small rooms didn’t inspire many ideas. we opted for a much larger space. if we doubled wall thickness [they were cardboard thin!], and managed a bold remodel like the one below (by Modative )…i could have lived with the eichler.

via Design Milk by Jaime

http://www.modative.com

colorful bath by delpha

being a homeowner is a big deal (for those who aren’t wealthy.) building and remodeling decisions are always made with a blend of personal taste and resale value in mind. unforch, the end product can sometimes be tasteful, but lack any kind of design punch.

one must be particularly careful when selecting bath fixtures. in my experience, going a bit m0dern and minimalist is the best route. however, when i saw the delpha baths below (with gorgeous iridescent sparkly mosaic tiles), i admit i was rethinking.

they are clearly not for the faint of color. they are bold and say something very specific about color and design yet some how the rarely-seen-in-the-bath colors become less brash with the correct selection of wall color and tiles (metioned above.) the actual porcelain fixtures remain white, which brings us back to personal taste and resale value. if, in a fit of insanity, someone felt as though they needed an all white bath, they could paint, remove tile and refinish the face of the cabinets. listen, after i’ve banked the money for the house, i don’t care what the next person does! 

“attention to detail…vanities…cabinets inspire the bold designs, fabulous tiling, and other themes…Moroccan style bathroom featuring vanities in wenge wood and glossy blackcurrant…also comes in brilliant oranges and pinks…” 

abstract photography? uh huh.

at first glance, the images below may seem unremarkable. look closer. you will discover the most mundane materials, images and movement can create incredibly powerful and iconic images. the technique with which markus georg conjures his photography is at once clunky and consummately elegant. 

perhaps the process of making these photographs is just as interesting as the artifacts? 

see m0re by Markus Georg (even better if you read german!)

the images, from top to bottom: (september 11, eiffel tower, frankfurt skyline & stonehenge.)(september 11, eiffel tower, frankfurt skyline & stonehenge.)

chalk + sweet music = beautiful.

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fabriano: bin, liner, cupcake?

the name “fabriano” is a respected paper mill that makes wonderful artist’s paper and stationery.  the waste paper basket of the same name is part of an exhibition at  Dismettiamola! at #salone (milan design week.) the trashbin design mimicks cupcake and muffin liners, which are also sold and packaged in the same way; with the subsequent liner nestled in the former. in this design, however, the trashbin liners are also the trashbin. clever. not only does the liner in the “fabriano” make it easier to empty the trash, it also keeps the bin clean. 

design by: riccardo nannini, domenico orefice and emanuele pizzolorusso. 

The bin consists of fifty pleated-paper containers, nesting inside one another.

When the top container is full it can be removed and disposed of, leaving the next one lining the bin.

 

 

the designers statement: FABRIANO WASTE PAPER BIN (Prototype) by Riccardo Nannini + Domenico Orefice + Emanuele Pizzolorusso.

Fabriano is a basket made entirely of recycled paper. The thin layers consist of 50 disposable bags and when the bin is full you just have to extract the bag and throw it away, the layer beneath is ready to collect more paper. The shape of a “muffin cup” is easy to produce and allows to obtain the shape of a classic office bin, as well as it gives a personality to it.

 

democratizing design is a good idea. happy people.

good design makes people happy. one of the most democratic places to find innovative, clever and utilitarian design is ikea.

ikea has recently posted a beautiful, amusing and tender way to view their new products in their “never ending design” series. the series begins with a puff to a dandelion that has gone to seed, spreading seeds with wings everywhere. the seeds take a journey, over edward gorey water, through the sky. each of the seed pods have a story within. click on a seed and you will be transported to a designer who tells their own personal story, the inspiration for an ikea product.

view ikea’s never ending design stories here. via

suprime:

the true animation of the mortgage crisis.

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