The Exbury Egg
The fragile egg, vulnerable to the world around it holds on for dear life with only a thin oblong shell to protect its contents. A life generated project expects nature to cling to the vessel as days weeks and months ...
HUG Armchair by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Arflex
Recognizing comfort as the primary criterion for armchairs, designers at architecture firm Claesson Koivisto Rune have devised a new form for the ordinary chair. HUG armchair, designed for the Italian furniture company Arflex, visually opens up for a hug for ...
Idokoro House by mA-Style Architects
Not to harp on the use of curves or scripted computation, but linear (both geometric and metaphoric) design isn’t something that ought to be forgotten. Idokoro House, located in Shizuoka, Japan, shows the power and variety of orthogonal forms and ...
Ecoismi 2013
The sculpture garden that composes Ecoismi is a collection of public art works that put forth a collective call-and-response to environment and sustainability. Set on the stage of the Natural Park of the Island Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda in Milan, ...
Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat
The first bean-to-bar chocolate company in Vietnam, Marou, Faiseurs de Chocolat, is conscious about the multisensory impact of chocolate. The two French chocolatiers fused Vietnamese ingredients with their French training to produce a confection that offers both visual delight and ...
Windowseat Lounge Chair by Mike and Maaike
During particularly tiresome and gloomy days in my college years, I would take to the stairwell of the literature building and let the world flow by me as I sat alone on the windowsill. The recessed cove of a windowsill ...
Bug Balls by Claire Moynihan
Even the most adamant opponent to crawling critters might experience a change of heart upon seeing artist Claire Moynihan’s Bug Balls. Her skill with freeform embroidery allows her spin out these sculptural creations, which each feature a realistic rendition of ...
Fruit by Matt James Stone
This one is for those Arrested Development fans out there. When you think ideas can’t get more ridiculous, Matt James Stone has managed to produce a series of works that might just be a level up in humor and absurdity ...
Minimal Chandeliers by Roll & Hill
Nowadays, grandeur is a loaded word. Even without luxurious details and visual opulence, a chandelier can display splendor in a concept. Roll & Hill, known for its quirky lighting fixtures, takes another direction with its minimalistic chandeliers – a paradox, ...
Works by Andrew Lewicki
Juxtaposition is a comedic device, but perhaps never used to the extent as demonstrated by Andrew Lewicki’s creations. The irony between representation and the represented are tickling to the intellect and common perception of daily objects, commonplace sightings, and cultural ...
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