Design Free Thursday // Jens Ullrich’s Collages.Today's post is a little tribute to the current Olympic Games fever. These brilliant collages by German artist Jens Ullrich are a clever fusion of contemporary athletes with classical Greek and Roman sculptures. This is visual wit at its...
Little Trace Of // Kylie Stillman.Melbourne-based artist Kylie Stillman creates mesmerising three-dimensional works carved from layered paper and wood. Her sculptures are crafted from the discarded materials which have their own predetermined textures, forms, sizes and...
Petra Bindel Photography.So many good looking, perfectly styled moments, no? With delicious and evocative images like these, words really aren't necessary. All I really need to tell you is that these photos are captured by the talented Swedish photographer Petra...
Dynamic VHS Tape Installations by Zilvinas Kempinas.Well isn't this just a little bit nuts? I am in awe of Lithuanian-born and New York-based artist Žilvinas Kempinas. His installation "Tube" (2008) involved a whole bunch of VHS tapes (remember those?) and electric fans. How the hell did...
Design Free Thursday // Cecilia Paredes Disappears Into Paintings.How nuts is this? Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes loves messing with our minds and performing disappearing acts in front of our eyes. Acting as both the photographer and the subject with cunning help of her assistants, she creates photo...
Superstar Illustrator Olaf Hajek.Berlin based Olaf Hajek is one of the world’s most successful and well-known illustrative artists. His work is regularly featured in leading publications around the world, from New York Times to Rolling Stone, in advertisements for major...
The Re-Birth of Palazzo di Vigonovo (Campiello) // Venice, Italy.This project is such a wonderful example of what is possible when history, art, architecture and technology unite to create a single grand gesture. After three full years of renovation, Campiello is given a new lease on life, featuring a...
Karaköy Rooms by RunArchitects // Istanbul, Turkey.Karaköy Rooms is a boutique hotel with just nine rooms, situated in a century-old building overlooking the Bosphorous in Istanbul. Recently established Turkish agency RunArchitects have done a stellar job at balancing an elegant materials...
Design Free Thursday // Illustrations by Jaco Haasbroek.I love these silly illustrations by Capetown-based Jaco Haasbroek. This sort of humour always makes me laugh and brightens my...
