Love this great video of Andrew Byrom, faculty at Cal State Long Beach, who mingles typography with product design. From TedX LA. Andrew takes us through his obsessive inner workflow, where anything can become letters. Starting with words written on streets, to the way that blinds hang, anything has the potential to be turned into […]
Dutch artist Chris Ruhe designs and builds furniture using reclaimed building materials set at radical angles. Whether its a cabinet unit made from old doors, or shelves made from discarded ladders, Ruhe’s divergent style comes out in his work.
By Carina Envoldsen-Harris If you’re stuck for color inspiration for your projects, turning to your favorite images on Flickr or Pinterest can help you get unstuck. Photos are a wonderful source of color inspiration! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to extract colors from a photo to make a color palette. But remember – […]
Hindsvik isn’t just an Etsy store, but they also have a rad blog where they feature cool projects like their recent go at furniture design. I really like how they re-purposed a beautifully worn piece of wood into a table using these industrial hairpin legs. It looks like the perfect combination of rustic and modern […]
We’ve been having a great time covering interesting photography and design this month. Here’s a roundup of some of my favorite posts on these subjects from our archives. Up above, we have Sandhi Schimmel Gold’s amazing junk mail portraiture. How-To: Print on Fabric with an Inkjet Printer, by Andrew Lewis Dreamy Hand-Painted Photography by Sebastiaan […]
I’ve been into tiny houses for years now (after all, I live in a bus). But when I saw Christian Schallert‘s remodeled Barcelona pigeon loft, my mouth hit the floor. Driven by practicality, but without compromising on aesthetics, these 258 square feet have all the creature comforts of a larger home … folded neatly away […]
Sherry Huss recently pointed me towards a lovely little blog called BlackmailDesign. Toxomaman writes about her inspirations and her work, and shares amazing photographs. Her focus is design, fashion, color, and all things intricate and interesting. Currently she is teaching a course on fashion and design at the Sorbonne- swoon! Every shot from Paris is […]
