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Sarah Illenberger at Papier Hier

2011-11-09T15:55:00.004+01:00

The yearly Papier Hier event, organised by Paper supplier Antalis, will take place in Amsterdam on Saturday 19 November. I can recommend going! You will see the most beautiful papers and graphic products and will be able to attend presentations from well known designers. I am especially looking forward to see Sarah Illenberger. I love her playful images made from objects like food, wool and tires.

Papier Hier

Playful cover

2011-11-01T17:23:00.010+01:00

German design agency Paperlux has designed a special tactile cover for Novum Magazine. After embossing the paper with about 150 triangles, the cover can be folded into extraordinary 3D-shapes.
The film below shows the development process of the cover.

Novum 11/11 – Making Of Cover from Paperlux on Vimeo.

Paperlux

Thai skincare brands

2011-09-25T20:36:00.010+02:00

On a trip to Thailand I have discovered some beautiful skincare and aromatherapy brands. Below are some of my favourites:

Panpuri

Erb

Karmakamet

And here a piece of advice from Karmakamet, that I don't want to keep from you: to reach a deep or high candle, light a piece of uncooked dried spaghetti and use it to light the candle!

I Wish You Hadn't Asked

2011-08-28T21:39:00.003+02:00

Austrialian art/advertising collective The Glue Society has unveiled its latest artwork, titled I Wish You Hadn't Asked, at the Sculpture By The Sea festival in Aarhus, Denmark.

The work consists of a large house, where it rains on the inside. The public are encouraged to enter with a raincoat. Artist James Dive of the Glue Society says the work is "about that moment in a relationship when something is said, or done, that can't be taken back. And the rot sets in."

The Glue society

Johnson's Backyard Garden

2010-08-05T20:53:00.004+02:00

Johnson's Backyard Garden is an organic farm just five miles east of Downtown Austin. JBC works with the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programme, which is a direct partnership between the consumer and the farmer. Members pay in advance for a share of the upcoming harvest, thus the farmer is ensured a consistent market and the consumer is ensured high-quality local produce.

Earlier this year, JBG started using a new logo created by fellow Austinite Ryan Rhodes. The new logo and identity revolve around inked pieces of wood that are then arranged quite organically to make up letters that then make words, or shapes like roosters and beets.

Georges Rousse

2010-08-04T22:04:00.006+02:00

He has invented 'Geometrism' in space, at once knowing and strange. And it has an amazing subtlety: there are no accidents in his work. Everything is planned, from its very inception to the final snapshot.
Philippe Dagen, Le Monde, January 1, 1986.

Georges Rousse

Scriptographer

2010-07-31T21:47:00.005+02:00

Scriptographer is a scripting plugin for Adobe Illustrator created by Jürg Lehni. It extends Illustrator’s functionality by the use of the JavaScript language. Scriptographer includes a library with new drawing-tools and effects that modify graphics. Most of them are really useful! And if you feel up for it, it is possible to write your own scripts.

Scriptographer is open source software application.

Scriptographer

Olafur Eliassons's Notion Motion

2010-07-31T21:02:00.004+02:00

Notion Motion can be seen at museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam until 17 October 2010.

Maps

2010-07-22T21:59:00.003+02:00

Maps by Nigel Peake

Tide prediction infographic

2010-05-05T22:44:00.005+02:00

Wilfred Castillo has made this beautiful diagram providing the tide prediction in Redwood City Wharf, CA in the month of June 2007.

Wilfred Castillo

Marc Da Cunha Lopes

2010-05-04T22:11:00.005+02:00

Marc Da Cunha Lopes

Serge Bloch

2010-04-11T18:55:00.009+02:00

Look for more drawings and lovely animations on the site of Serge Bloch

Alien Palace Birdhouse Collection

2010-04-04T23:56:00.010+02:00

De Appel arts centre, Amsterdam, presents a new project by the Finnish artist, Otto Karvonen. In ‘Alien Palace’, Karvonen has taken the tense political climate in the Netherlands, the complex debate with regard to immigration and integration, and the position of the ‘stranger’ as the starting point for a new sculptural project. The collection consists of six birdhouses that were specially developed for migrating birds in Amsterdam. In general birdhouses have a welcoming character and are made of warm, natural materials, but Karvonen has opted for cement, aluminium and stainless steel. The harsh aesthetics of his designs are derived from various Dutch detention centres for asylumseekers.

From 24 March these birdhouses will be hung from streetlights in the Vondelpark, close to the Filmmuseum.

De Appel

Philippe Apeloig

2010-03-14T22:10:00.005+01:00

Apeloig

The VitraHaus is open

2010-03-04T21:05:00.004+01:00

The VitraHaus, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is a place where you can explore design classics by designers such as Charles & Ray Eames, George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Prouvé and Verner Panton along with contemporary designs by Maarten Van Severen, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Antonio Citterio, Hella Jongerius, Jasper Morrison and others. Here you can find inspiration for your own home furnishings and also try out and buy furniture and other objects on site.

VitraHaus

andrews:degen

2010-03-04T20:51:00.006+01:00

Poster for the play The Rashomon effect

The Rashomon effect is the effect of the subjectivity of perception on recollection, by which observers of an event are able to produce substantially different but equally plausible accounts of it. It is named for Akira Kurosawa's film Rashomon, in which a crime witnessed by four individuals is described in four mutually contradictory ways.

andrews:degen

What deux yeux have teux deux teuxday?

2010-01-31T22:47:00.004+01:00

Great for the paperless office: the online to do list of TeuxDeux ('to do' with a french accent, they have a sense of humour too..)

I have been using it for a week now and I love its simple and clear design. TeuxDeux is always up-to-date; all the items that don't get done ‘today’ will automatically be moved to the next day. I wonder how long it will take before I have an endless list?

TeuxDeux

A new look at the favela

2010-01-21T22:23:00.008+01:00

Vila Cruzeiro, Rio's most notorious slum, has been the site of open warfare between local police and Comando Vermelho, the drug gang that controls the neighborhood. Walls in the neighbourhood are marked with bullet holes and spray-painted warnings: 'Attention neighbours. In days of war, avoid leaving the house. Thank you, Comando Vermelho.'

Struck by the disconnect between these neighourhoods and the city that surrounds them, a duo of Dutch artists known as Haas & Hahn (Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhan) started imagining ways to encourage the citizens of Rio to take a second look at one of their city's defining features. With the help of three friends from the neighborhood, Haas & Hahn spent nine months meticulously painting a carp-filled river in the style of a Japanese tattoo along a winding concrete staircase that extends from the favela's main street Rua Santa Helena.

"If you want to build a bridge between these two sides of the city that live side by side but have an enormous gap between them," Urhan explains, "the easiest way is to do it through some sort of art intervention." Koolhaas adds: "We tried to find a way for the [residents'] sense of pride to be painted on the walls of the favela so that the outside world could see how good they feel about themselves and could understand that there are families here that can take care of themselves."

Favela Pianting, site and article in Art Review

Memories are like ghosts

2010-01-19T20:43:00.005+01:00

'You could think that my paintings are unusual, but to me they are very realistic. If my work looks extraordinary, it is due to the juxtaposition of things which generally wouldn't be connected. This way, I show several moments at the same time. But I do it in the most realistic way possible. My paintings are no interpretations of dreams or nightmares, like many people think. But they can have a spooky character, that is because of certain memories on which the paintings are based. Memories are like gosts.' Léopold Rabus in an interview by Eric Quint

Everything I have

2010-01-12T21:44:00.005+01:00

Simon Evans

Kummer & Herrman

2010-01-05T18:27:00.004+01:00

Kummer & Herrman have designed the book Corporate Art Collections in the Netherlands, published by Nai Publishers. I like the typography, the intruiging photos and the fresh green.

Kummer & Herrman

Play shapes

2010-01-02T20:04:00.007+01:00

The perfect children's present: PlayShapes from Miller Goodman

Big 4

2010-01-02T19:42:00.015+01:00

Stephanie Imbeau has won the competition to become the fourth artist to put their unique stamp on the huge '4' logo installation outside Channel 4's headquarters on Horseferry Road, London. Stephanie’s idea involved covering the Big 4 with a blanket of more than 1000 umbrellas. Most of the umbrellas came from London Transport’s lost-and-found store.

Stephanie Imbeau

Taxidermy art

2009-12-28T23:41:00.006+01:00

I am very much drawn to taxidermy in art. It gives me mixed feelings that keep me fascinated. I partly believe that it is a sacrilege to (ab)use animals for these artworks (comparable with wearing fur), but I am also attracted by the cuteness and/or sense of humor of these pieces.

Idiots (Afke Golsteijn, Ruben Taneja and Floris Bakker)

Maurizio Cattelan

Annette Messager

Now at Coda in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands: 'De aard van het beest, dieren als spiegel van de ziel', which translates as something like 'The nature of the beast, animals as a mirror to the soul'. The photo on the poster is from a work by Sylvia B.

And in case you feel inspired and come across some dead animals on the road today: 'Taxidermy is similar to removing the skin from a chicken prior to cooking. This can be accomplished without opening the body cavity so the taxidermist usually does not see internal organs or blood. The skin is tanned and then placed on a polyurethane form. Clay is used to install glass eyes. Forms and eyes are commercially available from a number of suppliers. If not, taxidermist carve or cast their own forms.' (Wikipedia)

Laurence Winram

2009-12-06T15:31:00.007+01:00

Laurence Winram

Hildur Guðnadóttir and Fever Ray in Paradiso

2009-12-05T21:31:00.004+01:00

Mysterious creatures hidden behind thick smoke.

Photos by hydraulix16aa and Jesper Frisk

Magpie Studio

2009-11-16T21:15:00.008+01:00

Magpie Studio created a sympathetic giant rabbit - painstakingly created in carrots - to promote printers Gavin Martin Associates conversion to eco-friendly vegetable inks. The postal tube, bright orange and covered in mud, worked as an appropriate precursor to the event.

Magpie Studio

Atelier Müesli

2009-11-14T20:23:00.008+01:00

Atelier Müesli

Art Olive jong talent

2009-11-04T20:56:00.005+01:00

A while ago I went to the Art Olive Jong Talent show in Amsterdam, which is an exhibition of work by selected graduates from Dutch art academies. I was most impressed by the 3D art. Below crochetted and handspun wool and wood objects by Jennifer Harkness.

Edwin Deen has designed the installation below. When a steam machine blurs a glass pane at intervals, a snow landscape becomes visible. Magical.

Art Olive

Josh Brill

2009-11-04T20:45:00.004+01:00

These bird prints are for sale at Lumadessa. The text under the illustration is a phonetic transcription of the call of the bird - a nice touch!

Camilla Engman

2009-10-24T15:02:00.006+02:00

Illustrator Camilla Engman is inspiring on many levels. Firstly of course with her art. Then, her blog shows how she finds beauty everywhere. And finally, I want my home to look like her studio!

Camilla Engman + blog

Os Gemeos

2009-10-24T14:58:00.002+02:00

Os Gêmeos (Portuguese for 'the twins') are twin brothers from São Paulo, whose real names are Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo. They started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a main influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil's own style. Their work often features yellow-skinned characters – taken from the yellow tinge both of the twins have in their dreams – but is otherwise diverse and ranges from tags to complicated murals.

A cookbook without words

2009-10-13T21:50:00.004+02:00

Made by Neue Gestaltung. Found on Compendium.

Nacho Gil

2009-09-26T22:16:00.003+02:00

These animals are made in Illustrator. At first I thought they were origami objects.

Nacho Gil

Marjolijn Mandersloot

2009-09-11T20:40:00.006+02:00

Marjolein Mandersloot confuses the viewer by making soft animals from hard metals.

Marjolijn Mandersloot

Learn something everyday

2009-08-31T17:25:00.005+02:00

Cargo Collective

Music

2009-08-26T21:33:00.015+02:00

The Mier Reports are a series of six reports printed on sugar paper using simple graphics to spice up the information contained within.

Music

The weird and wonderful world of Patrick Van Caeckenbergh

2009-08-16T21:37:00.005+02:00

In the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht I have found a book that introduced me to the work of Patrick van Caeckenbergh, a Belgian artist who creates his own mysterious world.

Packaging for Mini Garage by Korefe

2009-08-16T20:48:00.016+02:00

Korefe

Ben Jennings

2009-06-22T11:08:00.010+02:00

A fantastic idea: Ben Jennings has based his personal logo on the moles on his arm.

Ben Jennings

...,staat

2009-05-03T21:27:00.012+02:00

Here some outstanding packaging designed by ...,staat Amsterdam; a genever bottle for Bols and coffee and tea packaging for Bazar.

The typography of the bottle is inspired by the hand painted lettering on pub windows.

...,staat

Le Klint lamps

2009-03-13T21:11:00.006+01:00

The pleated lamps form Le Klint range from classic to psychedelic. It takes up to three years to learn the pleating techniques!

Le Klint

Booskabouters

2009-01-24T19:25:00.004+01:00

An old favourite: the campaign to save the Amsterdam Forest Theatre by Lemon Scented Tea. The Amsterdam Forest Theatre is an open air theatre that stages plays during the summer months. Due to three poor summers in a row, performances were cancelled, resulting in a huge budget deficit.

The group hardest his by a possible closure of the Amsterdam Forest Theatre is the forest gnomes living in the Amsterdam Forest. To them, the open air plays are the only form of entertainment. Documentary style commercials reported on their attempts to disrupt normal life in order to pressure the Amsterdam people to donate to the theatre (Booskabouters = angry gnomes).

The campaign started many discussions on the web and on the radio. The result: the theatre was saved.

Lemon Scented Tea

Yulia Brodskaya

2008-12-14T19:28:00.005+01:00

Papergraphic by Yulia Brodskaya

Calligraphy

2008-12-09T21:58:00.010+01:00

Some beautiful type.

Marian Bantjes

Daren Newman

Hendrik Kerstens

2008-11-04T22:52:00.005+01:00

I think there is a trend in portrait photography to light its subjects like the paintings of old Dutch masters like Vermeer. This photo by Hendrik Kerstens of his daughter Paula is my favourite. I like the calmness of it. And the humour: the typical Dutch headdress turns out to be a simple plastic bag.

Hendrik Kerstens

Pieter Hugo

2008-11-03T20:34:00.004+01:00

South-African photographer Pieter Hugo travelled twice to Nigeria (in 2005 and 2007) to follow a legendary group of itinerant street artists known as the Hyena Men. These men earn their money by performing on the streets with hyenas, pythons and baboons, and by selling traditional medicines.

Pieter Hugo

Venom Yum

2008-10-14T21:29:00.005+02:00

After an absence of half a year - I have discovered that blogging is a winter activity! - here some feelgood illustrations.

Venom Yum

Organic Packaging

2008-04-28T21:09:00.003+02:00

Those of you who will be in London soon, should definitely check out the Whole Foods market in Kensington. I have never seen such a beautiful presentation. And the selected products are all so well designed.

I love the trend for handwritten text and quirky illustrations!

Klinch

2008-04-20T21:26:00.002+02:00

I like the posters for the Klinch parties at the Melkweg in Amsterdam. I wonder who has made them.

Joe Whyte

2008-04-20T21:06:00.004+02:00

This poster caught my eye in a record shop yesterday.

Joe Whyte

A2/SW/HK

2008-03-16T21:34:00.005+01:00

Some work from London-based A2/SW/HK.

A2/SW/HK

Ballet Posters

2008-03-16T18:28:00.005+01:00

Just some eye candy; old and new ballet posters.

Me studio

Pentagram

Studio Anthon Beeke

Tomis

Millais

2008-03-02T22:47:00.008+01:00

Today I went to the Millais exhibition at the Van Gogh Museum. Millais is mostly known from this romantic painting of Ophelia.

There was also a section of contemporary art pieces, which have been influenced by Millais's Ophelia. The video of 'Where the wild roses grow' from Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue came to my mind, but the Van Gogh museum has found more reinterpretations.

Carmela Garcia

Helen van Meene

Sam Tayler Wood

To celebrate the exhibition the Van Gogh Museum started a Flickr group, showing more work inspired by Millais. The photo below (made by mpsepulvedaster) made me laugh!

Van Gogh Museum
John Everett Millais at flickr.com.

Jen Stark

2008-02-15T16:19:00.005+01:00

Jen Stark turns her fascination of plants and outer space into exploding paper objects.

Jen Stark

Sarah King

2008-02-14T18:07:00.006+01:00

The customized banana below is made by Sarah King, who also makes great drawings of animals. Sarah King is part of the graphic design collective Evening Tweed.

Sarah King

A great discovery!

2008-02-07T15:29:00.002+01:00

When I like a logo, I always try to find out who is the designer behind it, and how it's made. But it's not always easy to find information. So I am very happy that I have just found an online database with loads of logo's, composed by Hans Stol. For every logo he shows who has designed it, and which typefaces and colours have been used.

I am not allowed to publish an example, but I urge you to take a look. (For the Dutch speakers: when you click on 'home' you move to an extensive lecture about corporate identity. Looks interesting too.)

Hans Stol's logo database

Enrique H

2008-02-07T14:35:00.000+01:00

Enrique H's treatment of type inspires me. The images below are details of his brochures for Theater Bellevue.

Enrique H

Ron Mandos Gallery

2008-01-21T21:54:00.000+01:00

Last Saturday, I went to the new exhibition at Ron Mandos's gallery in Amsterdam; ‘Bloody Beautiful Part 2’. The artists taking part in this exposition all deal with the human animal relationship. They play with the different modes with which an animal means something to us: an animal as cuddly toy, an animal as biological specimen, an animal as fashion item, highlighting our often ambivalent and hypocritical stance towards them.

The show includes work by Silvia B., Erwin Olaf and Barbara Polderman. I was very impressed!

On till 16.02.2008 at RonMandos.

Rob Ryan

2008-01-21T21:40:00.000+01:00

Can you believe these drawings are paper cut-outs?

Rob Ryan

Peter Hvidt

2008-01-21T21:34:00.000+01:00

I have just discovered another Danish furniture designer: Peter Hvidt. He made this elegant chair in the late 1940s.

Actually, it is for sale at marktplaats.nl, only 200 euros! (but quite damaged)

David Shrigley

2008-01-04T20:21:00.001+01:00

David Shrigley: 'A few years ago I went to St Moritz in Switzerland. I decided to build a non-conformist snowman. When the art collector who owned the hotel saw it, he became very exited that I had created an artwork in the grounds of his hotel. I had to explain that it was not an artwork - it was just a snowman. It's an easy mistake to make.'

100% copied from Swissmiss (sorry, I wanted to keep it too)

Happy new year 2

2008-01-03T16:22:00.002+01:00

This is the best Christmas card I got this year! By illustrator Sytse van der Zee. I am also making potato cartoons myself, so it must be the vegetable of the year. Thanks, Sytse!

New modernism

2008-01-02T15:14:00.000+01:00

Happy new year!!

I love looking back on the previous year, especially reading lists of trends and what-nots. My favourite was a list I found in an old copy of The Face, looking back on 1998. I am surely getting old, 2007 was not half as exiting!

Anyway, from my own research I have extrapolated that in 2007 the most discussed thing in 2007 was Helvetica (font + film) and the most discussed person Wim Crouwel.

We are back on a wave of modernism! So what can we expect in 2008? More work like this:

All work by Robin Uleman.

100 beste Plakate des Jahres

2007-12-29T21:34:00.001+01:00

100 beste Plakate des Jahres is an anual competition for the best German, Swiss and Austrian posters. The winners are presented in a travelling exhibition and can be seen online. Below some of my favourites...

Burri Schaefer

Volker Kuehn

Tachezy Kleger

Hesign

Florine Kamm

100 beste Plakat e de s Jahres

Geoffrey Cottenceau

2007-11-29T14:53:00.000+01:00

This is already my third mention of Geoffrey Cottenceau. I have to conclude I am a fan.

I have discovered his portfolio website here.

Underground warnings

2007-11-28T15:42:00.000+01:00

Don't you think it is odd that the London Underground puts these figures out in the open? I wonder if that's typically British..
These posters are only three out of a bigger series. It adds up to a terrifying number of accidents. Scary!

The posters are designed by Anthony Burrill.

Rene Knip

2007-11-07T14:58:00.000+01:00

I always enjoy seeing René Knip's posters for the Concertgebouworkest in the streets of Amsterdam.

René Knip

Corporate Design Publications

2007-11-01T14:23:00.000+01:00

I love good information design, so I was immediately attracted to the Corporate Design series. These books are developed for the students of the Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd because of a lack of analytical literature about corporate design. Authors Julia Laub and Carolin Oelsner were so nice to offer the first two issues to download here. But the printed set is definitely worth buying!

(via Swissmiss)

Bookshelves

2007-10-29T15:58:00.000+01:00

This is the day of great bookshelves. First I saw the Opus shelving system at swissmiss. They can be bought at Design Within Reach. And the muted colours of the selected books look so good.

Then, at designsponge, I found this display from the Curiosity Shoppe in San Francisco.

Ooh, my fingers itch to start sawing and glueing!

Beastman

2007-10-24T16:45:00.000+02:00

Last year I wrote about Geoffrey Cottenceau's animals. It seems that many people have liked his idea, because I keep on seeing fabricated animals everywhere. Below Cottenceau's elephant and seal and Euro RSCG's campaign for outdoor brand Aigle. I'll try to find more examples.

PS. I am very confused about copyright issues in design. When are you just inspired by something and when does it become stealing? When are you following the fashion of the moment and when are you just too lazy to be inventive?

Because of the internet it has become so easy to get access to good design. And therefore, great ideas spread quickly and are copied all over the place.

For example: there is a trend to present your work like this: (already discussed in many blogs.)

(I found this picture online, but have made the poster white, because I don't want to point my finger at anybody...)
For me, it seems that when I see an idea for the first time, I cannot use it. I don't want to steal! But when I see it all the time, the idea has become public and I feel free to use it. But (un)fortunately, that's also when I get bored by it!

Theo Jansen

2007-10-07T21:25:00.000+02:00

Artist Theo Jansen studied science at the University of Delft in Holland. After sticking to painting for seven years, he embarked upon a project with a flying saucer - which really flew. It flew over the town of Delft in 1980, drawing the people into the streets and sending the police into pandemonium. For about the last ten years he has been busy with the creation of a new nature - not with pollen or seeds, but with plastic yellow tubes. He makes skeletons which are able to walk in the wind. Eventually he wants to put herds of these animals out on the beaches to live their own lives.

source: www.strandbeest.com
See the animals in action at www.strandbeestmovie.com (choose video)

Tropenmuseum commercial

2007-09-29T17:13:00.001+02:00

Alexandre Lagoët and Rick Coolegem of Saatchi and Saatchi have made a campaign for the Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam. The campaign highlights that there is a story to be told about every artifact in the museum. Printed ads and the website give a fortaste to a visit to the museum. Next year there will also be a storyteller in the streets of Amsterdam. The wonderful illustriations are by Chris Buzelli.

Chris Buzelli
Saatchi & Saatchi Amsterdam

Gijs Bakker

2007-09-21T23:11:00.000+02:00

I know Gijs Bakker as one of the founders of Droog Design. This strip chair was his very first product in 1974. Together with the Dutch laboratory TNO he developed a new revelutionary technique to bend laminated wood. Gijs Bakker has said it is essential for an artist to be able to take time to refine a product or process. It took a period of 1,5 year to take this chair into production. Fortunately, producer Castelijn gave Bakker all freedom he needed.

source: www.designmatcher.com

Theatre posters

2007-09-15T18:23:00.001+02:00

The Dutch Theatre Institute has recently announced its theatre poster awards. Below are my favourite nominees.

Levi van Veluw

2007-09-15T18:05:00.000+02:00

Levi van Veluw is a very talented artist, who just graduated form the Artez Art School in Arnhem, The Netherlands. His work can be seen at the ArtOlive exhibition until tomorrow!

Levi van Veluw

Chairs

2007-09-06T16:40:00.000+02:00

For me, the chair is the ultimate design object. There are so many different solutions to create a beautiful, functional chair. It is also exiting to see how during the last century new technologies were quickly implemented in new chairs.

Above some classics, by Poul Kjaerholm, Arne Jacobsen, Jasper Morrison and Charles & Ray Eames (clockwise from top left).

Libraries

2007-08-31T23:49:00.000+02:00

Yesterday I visited the University Library in Utrecht, the Netherlands, designed by Wiel Arets. It's a beautiful, exiting building (espacially for those with vertigo!).

Amsterdam just got a new library too, developed by Jo Coenen. It makes me happy that in the public sector there still is a budget for projects like these.

Wiel Arets Architects
Jo Coenen

Mibo

2007-08-31T23:33:00.000+02:00

Mibo was launched in 2001 in a bid to inject some colour and pattern into the then glass and steel world of domestic lighting. I particularly like the textiles.

Mibo

Magical Finland

2007-08-30T13:38:00.000+02:00

Two illustrators who take you to a fairytale world. They both have Finnish roots, let's go there!

Klaus Haapaniemi:

The Taika range for Iittala

Sanna Annukka:

Inka Jarvinen

2007-08-28T17:55:00.001+02:00

Inka Jarvinen

EricandMarie

2007-08-20T16:49:00.001+02:00

At the website of Eric and Marie Design Studio you can find interesting use of materials and formats.

Eric and marie

Studio8 Design

2007-07-26T22:39:00.000+02:00

Studio8 was established in 2005 by Matt Willey and Zoë Bather, formerly creative directors at Frost Design. Another inspiring discovery.

studio8design

Niche modern

2007-07-06T12:20:00.001+02:00

Beautiful lamps from handblown glass by Niche Modern.

They are based in the US, so the lamps are designed for 110 V, but surely there is a way to use them in Europe too? (and how can it be that I have a degree in industrial design engineering and not know this? blush)

Niche modern

Feed

2007-06-21T16:42:00.001+02:00

My new favourite design agency: Feed from Montreal. Their work makes my stomach hurt (in a good way). Check out the website and download their portfolio!

Feed

Makeshift

2007-04-26T15:19:00.000+02:00

Pascal Tremblay of Makeshift has made this cd cover for Canadian singer Barzin. More beautiful work and prints to buy at www.makeshift.ca

Wim Crouwel

2007-03-30T22:21:00.000+02:00

I have been to the expostion about Wim Crouwel at Galerie Anatome in Paris.
Great work, great galery.

Matthew Haigh

2007-02-13T23:14:00.000+01:00

A promotional image created for the world PR festival on the theme of diversity and consumerism. Featured in the Catalyst exhibition as part of the Lisbon Biennale.

www.matthaigh.co.uk

Personal annual report

2007-02-04T12:18:00.000+01:00

Nicholas Feltron (apologies if I haven't got his name correct) has created his personal annual report. Brilliant! Both concept, execution and diligence!

www.feltron.com

Bush's speech

2007-02-04T12:02:00.000+01:00

This is interesting: a statistical analysis of the State of the Union address that can be explored by the user. The word 'threat' was mentioned 17 times in 2003 and only once in 2006, so I guess I can conclude it has become a safer world! Global warming has not made an entry yet.

state of the union visualisation

Pantone colours

2007-02-03T15:59:00.000+01:00

Pantone has published the colours for autumn 2007. I can live with them, yeah.. (miss nightblue though, i don't think that is on the way out yet!)

Verner Panton

2007-01-07T21:44:00.000+01:00

I have just seen an ad for this Panton's Bachelor chair in brown suede for 375 euros. Tempting! I really like the laid-back look.

Koeweiden Postma

2007-01-07T21:39:00.000+01:00

It's been around for a while, but i am still impressed by Koeweiden Postma's logo for the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

www.koeweidenpostma.com

Snagt

2007-01-07T21:36:00.000+01:00

Piyal from Utrecht makes wonderful illustrations. I can't wait for the animations on her website!

www.snagt.net

Universal Everything

2006-11-25T19:45:00.000+01:00

Identity for Lovebytes Digital Arts Festival. This years theme was 'Environments' to which Universal Everything created a Peter Saville-ish series of pen-plotter based images and animations.

www.universaleverything.com

Experimental Jetset

2006-11-25T19:02:00.000+01:00

Experimental Jetset has made the corporate identity voor the Stedelijk Museum.

www.experimentaljetset.nl

Modular houses

2006-11-25T18:29:00.000+01:00

Architect Michelle Kaufmann has developed a range of modular houses. They are built in a factory and then shipped to the location. Gives me inspiration for a new houseboat!

http://www.mkd-arc.com

Felt lamps

2006-11-22T18:40:00.000+01:00

I am experimenting with felt lamps at the moment. This one, by illu-stration, is very different from the clean shapes I am developing, but it looks fantastic!

www.illu-stration.de

do i spot a new trend in wound treatment here?

2006-10-31T23:34:00.000+01:00

Left cover Wad (photo by ?), right photo Nick Knight.

Geoffrey Cottenceau

2006-10-31T23:26:00.000+01:00

More witty graduation work from Geoffrey Cottenceau can be seen at www.ecal.ch.