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18th November 2011

we like - the usb typewriter

4th November 2011

fine art by sarah frost

Artist Sarah Frost uses discarded keyboards to create works of art.
Take a look here for more information.

17th May 2011

Turner Contemporary Gallery

Our latest inspiration outing took us to the Turner Contemporary Gallery in Margate. The landmark building was designed by David Chipperfield Architects. The opening exhibition i brings together work by the visionary British painter JMW Turner and six contemporary artists. Great day out despite the Great British Weather!

5th December 2011

On a typewriter theme

We love the posters that Giovanni Pintori did for Olivetti.
The advert below was made in 1953, but still looks relatively current.

9th December 2011

Pencil Art

Miniature masterpieces carved into graphite by Dalton Ghetti.

4th January 2012

the humble postage stamp

The Danish Postal Service have recently announced that they’re releasing a brand new pair of stamps. One of which will be designed by a fashion brand called Soulland. There is an interesting article here about the process of designing postage stamps, along with more great images. They’re not showing the actual stamp until it’s released later this year.

6th January 2012

Yayoi Kusama's show

At Queensland art gallery Australia, visitors are given coloured stickers and are invited to “obliterate” a previously pristine space with colour. The Japanese artist is due to be exhibiting at the Tate Modern in February this year.

10th January 2012

nicole dextras

Nicole Dextras is a Canadian graphic designer. She also makes huge typographic ice installations. Her largest letters to date stand at a whopping 8 feet tall. Nicole says she aims to –

“Subvert the authority of the english language and the commerce of signage – selecting words which represent a sense of vulnerability and transition. Words cast in ice interrupt our literal narratives, allowing a more integrated reading of the land we inhabit, as opposed to the past and current commodification of land as limitless resource. this fundamental split in perception lies at the crux of our environmental crisis.”

11th January 2012

3d printing gets glitched

Plummer-Fernandez has created a tea set using 3D printing, and scanning technology. He made the set by scanning non-matching cups and saucers, he then distorted these scans on the computer with a pre defined algorithm.

Glitch Reality II – Commissioned for a private collection

12th January 2012

Klein Bottle House by McBride Charles Ryan

The Klein Bottle is a mathematical term for a shape without a defined top, bottom, left, or right. This is an attractive build which sits firmly on the postmodernist side of the fence. I imagine that some rooms are oddly shaped, with some wasted space. The building is highly idealistic and personal, so as long as the people who commissioned the building enjoy it, then it is a successful design. The residence won Best House at the World Architecture Festival Awards last year.

More photos here, via Dezeen.