I’d highly recommend We Are The Friction, from Sing Statistics (Lizzy Stewart and Jez Burrows). This new book partners writers with illustrators, who then create new work inspired by the work of the other (stories from illustrations, and illustrations from stories.) The results include these lovely images below from Verity Keniger, Micah Lindberg and Andrew [...]
Archive for August, 2009
We Are The Friction!
Posted in Art, Gifts, Illustration, Shop, tagged Andrew Holder, Jez Burrows, Lizzy Stewart, Micah Lindberg, Sing Statistics, Verity Keniger, We Are The Friction on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who love floral
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged New York Times on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
W-O-W. Via NY Times.
Ryan McGinley in London
Posted in Art, Photography, tagged Alison Jacques Gallery, Ryan McGinley on August 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Alison Jacques Gallery in London is hosting the first solo show for photographer Ryan McGinley in September. The exhibition features 24 new colour photographs shot in caves across North America… and they’re gorgeous.
Sasa Antic Style
Posted in Inspirational, Interiors, tagged Sasa Antic on August 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Nice use of colour in these interiors from Swedish stylist Sasa Antic. Via SeeSaw Designs. Images by Pia Ulin.
Mr. Lou Beach
Posted in Art, tagged Lou Beach on August 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out these insane and brilliant collages by ‘illustrator, former stunt pilot, grifter and a much-admired pop icon’ Lou Beach from Billy Shire Fine Arts.
Casa Núria Amat
Posted in Architecture, Inspirational, Interiors, tagged Jordi Garcés, Núria Amat on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
An impressive, Tamariu cliff house by Spanish architect, Jordi Garcés for the author (and his wife) Núria Amat. Images by Duccio Malagamba.
Information is Beautiful
Posted in Graphic Design, tagged David McCandless, Information is Beautiful on August 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Check out this great new blog called Information is Beautiful from London’s David McCandless. Charts below include ‘Mountains Out of Molehills: A timeline of global media scare stories’, ‘Movie Monster Comparison Chart’, ‘Drugs World’ and ‘If Twitter Was 100 People’. I guess Ashton Kutcher and Stephen Fry are in that 5% loud mouth category, eh? [...]
Kid’s Republic in Beijing
Posted in Architecture, Inspirational, Interiors, tagged Kid's Republic, Sako Architects on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Check out this amazing Kid’s Republic bookstore and activity center in Beijing by Sako Architects. Taste the rainbow!
Emily Forgot
Posted in Art, Gifts, Shop, tagged Emily Forgot, Thick & Thin on August 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Lee spotted these great prints (and some originals) at Thick & Thin from Emily Forgot. I’m contemplating ‘Hero’. Hmmm. Check out Emily’s guest blogs on It’s Nice That.
Wingårdhs’ Mill House
Posted in Architecture, Inspirational, Interiors, tagged Wingårdhs on August 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The ladies at Desire to Inspire really floored me with this house today – it’s a wooden masterpiece from Swedish architects Wingårdhs. Read more about it here.
