Shizuko Hasuo Ceramics Exhibition at utsuwa-KU Gallery
Today I had a craving for some natural looking pottery, I'm not sure why this came about, maybe because I've been looking at architecture and industrial products quite a lot. For some reason I always get in to a particular fascination with certain types of design, this even runs through to the thing
Functional Kitchen, Living & Office Objects by ideaco
I've been pretty busy with design work lately, unfortunately most of it has taken place sitting in front of the computer. It can be quite easy to get out of rhythm and forget about 'real world' scenarios. I try to stay in touch as much as possible by going to pottery, which adds a handmade element t
Architecture and Interiors by Hiroyuki Shinozaki
Architecture hasn’t been a feature on the site as of late, so I’m making a conscious effort to slot some in to the mix. In fact, I’ve had a few draft posts saved of locations around the web that have inspired me but I hadn’t been able to string something together as such, so today we’re g
High-rise by Photographer Peter Bobby
Although I have more of an interest in residential architecture than commercial or business orientated builds, I have to say this recent project by photographer Peter Bobby certainly caught my attention. I guess houses excite me because you can play with the idea of function in the home, you can als
New Interview with Sculptor and Artist Rodger Stevens
Since some of you are regulars to the blog but can't always check back with the site itself, I decided to write a quick post notifying you all of a new interview/feature that went live a few days back. We got together with American artist and sculptor Rodger Stevens, who we've long been admirers of
Furniture and Functional Objects by TEORI
It was a nice surprise to find this Japanese company named TEORI this week, they're producing some superb items that also have a nice story and concept behind them. TEORI was founded in 1998 as a manufacturer of wood products in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. They specialise in making modern design
Ceramics by Romy Northover
English artist and ceramicist Romy Northover has been on my radar mainly thanks to potter Shino Takeda, who we’ve wrote about here on the blog before. It became apparent that this week would be a great time to highlight Romy’s work as she’s recently collaborated with Shino on opening a lifesty
Frameworks by Studio Mieke Meijer
Secretly I've been saving up for a gift, a treat for myself that I've been umming and arring over for some time. To be honest, I don't know why I've been debating as it's a worthy investment, and it was designed by one of my favourite designers, so that's a definite seller for me! The "thing" is the
Japanese Tea Utensils at Kamon Engineering
My fascination with the Japanese tea ceremony isn't anything new, I suppose it comes from my general attraction towards the lifestyle and mentality over there. I also quite like the idea of Buddhism and zen, this is also a theme that I tend to see in other designers that I admire, it's sort of weird
Through Landscape by Young-Mi Kim
I've spent most of my time at the pottery studio lately experimenting with a mixture of glazes, also testing a variety of application methods to see what effect they have on the finished pot. This includes sponges, brushes, also just standard dipping. The problem I seem to be having is that I'm a st
620 Chair Programme, Adapt and Change by Vitsoe
Anything Dieter Rams is sure to captivate me, I'm constantly reminded of his design ethos thanks to a poster on my office wall referencing the famous 'ten principles for good design'. It's been a bit of a godsend when facing certain design tasks, I can always look back at that and get a few visualis
Lacquer Boxes & Vessels Designed by Oji Masanori for Wajima Kirimoto
Japanese designer Oji Masanori has been of major interest for many years now, he mainly designs ‘living’ products, this includes furniture and other smaller goods for the household. One of his most popular series was that designed for metal casting company FUTAGAMI, he made a selection of goods