Monochrome Vessels by Ceramic Artist Yoshitaka Tsuruta
These fantastic monochrome vessels by ceramic artist Yoshitaka Tsuruta caught my eye earlier in the week. It's great to see work that's so unique and different, in fact I've never seen anything like this in all the years that I've been coming across pottery and ceramics. A few elements that I like i
Making a Bamboo Whisk with Yamato Takayama
I’m pleased to showcase this set of photography thanks to J Crafts who run a brilliant website that documents Japanese arts and crafts, also selling a nice selection of handmade products on their website. One of my favourite sections on their site is where they document different artisans and craf
Bucky and Spaceship Earth by Carlos Carcas
Over the weekend I sat and watched Norman Foster in his film "How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?", a documentary piece on the talented British architect that released late 2010. Don't ask me why it's taken me this long to watch it, I guess when there's so much good material out there it'
Living Quarters Photographed by Mieke Verbijlen
After a little gap between any photography related articles, although every post here does feature an exciting array of imagery, I thought it was about time I highlighted an individual that's been particularly inspiring for a little while. I've had the portfolio bookmarked in my reader and I'm check
Muller van Severen, A Furniture Project by Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen
I’ve been thinking about making some of my own furniture over the last few days, maybe drawing up some concepts and playing around with different woods or metals. This has probably come about due to an interview I watched a few days ago featuring Ward Bennett, the popular American designer, ar
Works by Japanese Potter Mamiko Wada
After my recent posts on architecture, basket weaving, lacquerware and antique art, I feel like I've been pulling out all the stops to show a variety of different subjects on the blog. It's not always that easy, as usually these things come in bunches so you end up with too many architects or too mu
A Look at Basketmaker Stephen Zeh
Basket Maker Stephen Zeh is today's topic at hand, I've had his website bookmarked for a while and it was very kind of Stephen to personally send over some imagery. I love connecting with new creatives and makers, it's very satisfactory to actually speak to the person and get an insight into their w
Conversations in Context by The Philip Johnson Glass House
Often architecture can become a game of ‘spot the influence’, quite regularly I find myself comparing different elements in a build to that of other greats like Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. Most shy away from these inspirations, but Philip Johnson was one such
Potheads by Maker Kim Jaeger
It almost seems ironic that I’ve talked about two similar artists in the space of one week, previously I showcased Stella Baggott from the UK, and today I’m pointing out a film I watched over on vimeo about ceramic artist Kim Jaeger by Historia Films. Kim’s been one of my favourites at Mr Kitl
Photographs of Maiko Okuno’s Lacquerware Exhibition
I'm not usually one to split up images like this, I prefer to keep them all landscape or at least have a mixture of the two sizes. But since it's Friday I thought I'd let myself off, also these are very tasty indeed so I knew even though they weren't that big you would still appreciate them. Sometim
Japanese & Oriental Art at Hotoke Antiques
A selection of beautiful bowls and antiques from a shop called Hotoke, located in Isumi, Japan. Their website yesterday offered a great amount of inspiration, particularly on the ceramic side of things, but I was also interested in the other objects that had cultural significance to the orients. Thi
One of a Kind Ceramics by Atelier Stella
As you all know I'm a bit of a functionalist at heart, but I'm always intrigued when designers give their work that added touch of personality and character. Take for example these amazing ceramics by Stella Baggott, who makes these pieces under the alias Atelier Stella in London, England. It's grea