I’ve been a fan of Polish poster design since the age of 8 or 9 when I discovered the CYRK posters and bought the one with the lion for my room. Good thing most of these aren’t for sale because I’d have a hard time choosing. More to look at here.
via 50 Watts
This threesome of fictional pathology illustrations depicts the consequences of an inactive life, complete with causes and cures. Part of an ad campaign for the bicycle company MBike, designed and created by Frank, a Romanian agency.
I might have to go from no-handle cups to mega-handle cups. I’m loving these Mono mugs by Norwegian design trio Angell Wyller Aarseth. “Mono has much of its character in the handle, which is grown out of the thin porcelain to provide a steering wheel or knob…”
A beautiful, and interesting, set of animal-themed logos from the 1950s and 60s on Sandi Vincent’s flickr stream as well as from her posts on Aqua-Velvet. The logos were reproduced from various design publications. Sources given, where supplied.
The Lobot, designed by Jin Seok Hwang, is a desk lamp with an LED lighting source and an anodized aluminum body. Jin Seok was inspired by the movements of the humanoid robot from movies and comic books and tried to give emotion to the lamp. I’d say he was quite successful. The Lobot could pass for a Pixar character. Very cute.
via ICFF
This Panels 02 concept chair, designed in plywood by Sebastien Wierinck Workshop in Marseille, France, has an interesting joint system; functional, decorative, and packs flat!
How fun are these, huh? From the tights to the packaging! Patternity is a London based design studio that specializes in the application of patterns. Available at their online shop.
Pantone toothbrushes and contact lens cases from Kikkerland.
Argentinean artist Pablo Lehmann lives and works in Buenos Aires. His paper cutouts, of type and shapes cut out from large sheets of paper or cloth, are extremely intricate and impressive. In many cases he uses multiple sheets/layers to create 3D installations that seem to also play with their shadows. Lovely.
via Colossal
The Fia Carafe by Swedish designer Nina Jobs, is at once elegant and playful. Love it.
Available here.
Czech book covers and bindings from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. On 50 Watts.
via Coudal
This contemporary lighting fixture designed by Karim Rashid for Italian lighting/furniture manufacturer SLIDE, has been dubbed DNA lighting due to the aforementioned’s similar twisty structure. All illuminated with LED technology, DNA comes in modular pieces that can be interlaced to create different effects in various colors.
SLIDE also manufactures Karim Rashid’s Koncord stools (bottom right photo) that would go very nicely with the color scheme in the outdoor lighting shots.
via Contemporist
The weather today has me thinking about the beach. If I were the type to use a beach umbrella, this would be the one to get. Le Pixel beach umbrella from Basel Bangs. via sub-studio
This BKF backpack designed by Ingrid Gutman for Humawaca and Mi in Argentina is based on the iconic leather chair designed by Jorge Ferrari-Hardoy in 1940, popularly known as the Butterfly Chair.
The anamorphic shape of this bag permits it to rest elegantly on the wearer’s back. Available here.
Masahiro Mori, designer of my favorite (finger-burning) tea cups, apparently designed these fun, bold-patterned cups, too. They were designed for sake, but I bet they would work with tea as well. Available here.
On my to-do list for a while now, is a trip up to MASS MoCA (in North Adams, Massachusetts) to see the Sol LeWitt wall drawing retrospective. Granted there’s time, it will be up until 2033, but the thought of being enveloped by so many LeWitt-patterned walls is worth rushing for.
“Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective comprises 105 of LeWitt’s large-scale wall drawings, spanning the artist’s career from 1969 to 2007. These occupy nearly an acre of specially built interior walls that have been installed—per LeWitt’s own specifications—over three stories of a historic mill building situated at the heart of MASS MoCA’s campus…”
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