Anatomy of a shoe | FEIT shoemakers

I would like to talk about FEIT shoes from two different point of view: their style and the underlying online made-to-order concept. Style is the more "subjective" issue - you can either like FEIT shoes or think they are not that cool. To me, they are very stylish - I particularly like the  PNTHA LOW CLOUD and [...]

L’art du rouleau | Anastassia Elias

I am pretty sure that my babygirl will try do re-create one of these incredible work of art made with ... a toilet paper roll! Anastassia Elias is a French artist working with paint and paper. Her last creation, Rouleaux,  is a series of miniatures, landscapes and cityscapes, made using a toilet paper roll and [...]

Mogees: a sound discovery

I am being a little bit lazy recently, I must admit it. But this news by Co.Design really woke me up. Bruno Zamborlin is a very VERY smart guy - joint PhD in Arts and Computational Technologies between IRCAM/Centre Pompidou in Paris and Goldsmiths, University of London- who is "exploring new methods for gestural interaction and [...]

A solar powered smart brain aged 13

The 13th-year-old Aidan Dwyer has recently earned himself the Young Naturalist Award from the American Museum of Natural History, a provisional U.S. patent, and lots of phone calls from interested commercial solar companies -- all before the school year begins! How? Simple: by observing nature while hiking thourgh the Catskills! When Aidan noticed the tree branches [...]

Crochetaxidermy? Oh YES!

Crochetdermy, as in Shauna Richardson's work, combines themes such as objects, collecting, craft and realism and experiments with accessibility and audience, evolved out of the exploration of the theory that  ‘Anything can be art’. Shauna uses crochet to sculpt realistic life-size animals – uncanny taxidermy-like forms. In 2009 Shauna won ‘Artists taking the lead’ part of [...]

Time | Drzach&Suchy

Swiss artists Drzach&Suchy use rapid-prototyping to turn 3-D computer models into mind-blowing optical illusions. Look at Conversation, a new installation by Swiss artists Drzach&Suchy, and you’ll see a huge pixely portrait of Albert Einstein. But look again a few seconds later, and you’ll see--as plain as the mole on her face--a portrait of Marilyn Monroe. [...]

Fortune | Mark Braun

I first met Mark at the Salone Satellite in Milan in 2009. He had to leave his booth for a sec and asked me and my friend to keep a look at it - and we were very happy to help him, so that we had plenty of time to admire the displayed prototypes which [...]

Book of Art | Isaac Salazar

I have always thought of Flickr as a community of photography lovers. To my great surprise I have also found great art projects not photography related such as Book of Art. I have been unable to find other information about the project elsewhere - but I will keep you updated. In the meanwhile, enjoy these [...]

ThreeASFOUR InSalaam InShalom Exhibition

Apologies to I>K male readers, by I could not to help myself from  pressing this post by Cyril Foiret- Trendland. I find the designs by ThreeASFOUR wonderful - I am a fashion addicted after all! Last week in Tel Aviv the innovative New York fashion collective threeASFOUR opened its anticipated exhibition “Insalaam Inshalom” at the Beit [...]

Dear Santa, just bring me Nothing, or better, a Cardboard Box…but like this one!

Thanks to Nicole, I have discovered Nothing. Nothing is an advertising agency based in Amsterdam, whose interior design perfectly reflect  the  creative-problem-solving attitude of this creative agency with a "it is not what you but how  you do it" attitude. The office interior designed by Alrik Koudenburg and Joost van Bleiswijk, was assembled with no [...]

Grandmother Tips | Chacho Puebla

I found this project by Chacho Puebla exhilarating and interesting, and I share Chaco's thoughts when he says "As my son gets older and I get more grey hair, I wonder what kind of advice will I give to my grandkids". If I were Chacho I would have called this project Instagrandma!

A biblical bridge | Ro&Ad

I did not know Ro&Ad Architecten from  Netherland until yesterday, when I received my daily Fast.Co Design newsletter. Simply Wonderful. I would pay to cross this bridge. Then I visited their website and found this project description I would like to share: "At times, it can be good to come up with something senseless. The freedom of [...]

Put Yourself in Their Shoes: Christopher Scott

Put Yourself in Their Shoes is a series of ‘social posters’ by Irish graphic designer Christopher Scott. Inspired by the works of Stefan Sagmeister, Christopher blends elements of nature, man-made objects and certain props to deliver a strong typographical statement. Sometimes thought-provoking and sometimes shocking, these posters aim to stir-up the audience and bring them face-to-face with [...]