Posted on September 6, 2012 in Design Easy breezy on the ceramics front, I’ve been holding onto a stack of artists and creatives that I wanted to highlight over the next coming weeks. This specific site and work that I’m highlighting today could have given me many options but I decided that since I’ve got quite a variety on the go I’d showcase a round up, plus a few of the images were a mixed bag in size so I had to narrow down my selection. But I’m sure you guys and girls …
Posted on February 6, 2012 in Design Aha! Here we go again, more pottery and ceramics. This time in the form of New Zealand potter Len Castle who received a CBE for Services to Pottery and has also been awarded many merits over his lifetime for his work in the creative arts. Although he sadly passed away at the age of 86 in 2011 his work still lives on and it’s fantastic to see not only his pieces, which are magical and quite unbelievable, but also his insp …
Posted on January 27, 2012 in Design 1 Comment This morning I enjoyed having a browse through the Vitra website which always showcases some great furniture, I think they’re one of the better websites to have a look at and they seem to take great care over their web presence. Obviously inspiration isn’t always readily available on these more corporate sites due to the fact that they keep their photography shot in a professional studio with a white background, not …
Posted on October 31, 2011 in Art Ceramics is a craft that seems to have gradually worked its way into our content on a regular basis over the past few months, we are big fans of subtle design and I think pottery is an obvious platform for this. Keeping things local this morning, we are visiting the work of London based creative Laura Carlin who doubles as both an illustrator and budding ceramic artist. While I was browsing Pintrest this morning …
Posted on October 27, 2011 in Photography 1 Comment As the nights get darker earlier and the weather takes a turn for the worse it can be a little depressing reflecting on the change of seasons. Rest assured though that nothing can keep us down for long, especially when we’re hosting so many talented creatives to help you pass the time with a smile. The work of photographer Vladimir Kostromitsky did just that this evening for me, reminding us all that with the change of season …
Posted on April 21, 2011 in Photography Some really nice photographic works by Joshua Whitelaw, a young fellow from Leicester, England. He’s got an inspiring array of imagery on his Flickr profile, a mixture of naturalistic type work and other more point and shoot stuff.
I was particular drawn to this photograph above taken on top of a high ridge, the colours and tones are really great, with the white subject and white …