Short Film on Ben Kandel
Many of us the world over hear each day in the news about how the economic downturn is affecting the prospects of our young people, so it's refreshing to hear an alternative story in this short film about Ben Kandel. One of the positives for design is that the financial climate has presented us with
Printmaking with Keegan Meegan
We all like seeing prints being made, it's a real fun creative process and although I've seen this type of project a million times over I'm yet to get bored of seeing these industrious presses in full flow. They are just mesmerising contraptions evolved from the basic design that Johannes Gutenberg
Set of Ceramics by Martin Goerg
We're heading to Germany this morning but don't worry it's only on a virtual level. This time in aid of visiting the works of a ceramicist who's really impressed me recently named Martin Georg, so I've gathered up a handful of my favourite creations and have showcased them all below. The thing that
Takashi Tomii, Woodworker
Some great functional items by Japanese woodworker Takashi Tomii who was kind enough to send me these through email. I’ve had my eye on this designer for quite a while now and I’ve been a subscriber to his blog hoping one day I could collect enough imagery to share his story. Today seems like a
The Art Of Time By Martina Chamrad
Working on the internet in the way that we do from time to time you can reach the point where you get a little frustrated scrolling through reams and reams of uninspiring projects. We like to keep the site pretty niche and we know what we like so in many respects we can’t really complain. It’s j
Concours by Toby Morris
I think when you appreciate well made objects with an individual twist you’re always going to be drawn to articles of the past. Particularly now the preference for many manufacturers is speed and low cost, it’s hard not to admire the chair thats been constructed in days and not minutes for examp
Set of Imagery from Tim Barber
Browsing through Tim's page the set that caught my eye was a collection of portraits featuring creative people based in New York. It was a logical choice given the faces that crept up within in it. Those astute menswear fans amongst us will recognise Humberto Leon and Carol Lim of Opening Ceremony a
Set of Imagery from the Analogue Life Store
Japan is always a good place to start if you're in the mood for a little handcrafted creation, so today we're heading towards the wonderful imagery found in Nagoya's very own Analogue Life store. Offering a range of contemporary Japanese house wear products created in a traditional style, Analogue h
George Nakashima Woodwork
Right now we seem to be short of clothing inspiration, I've not really found anything that's really inspired me as such over the past few days so it's only natural for me to search elsewhere. Furniture is another design facet that I love to explore and George Nakashima has cropped up often, I've jus
Fields of White by Pat Shannahan
The majority of us wear more than one cotton based garment each day, however there are very few of us that actually know what goes into creating it. Photographer turned filmmaker Pat Shannahan visited one of Arizona's cotton growing farmers, the Wuertz's family, a little over a year back now but for
Spaces by Olga Bennett
I’m not too fond of cropping pictures like I have here but I couldn’t bare to stretch these images to fit our current size, they’re just too perfect. Melbourne based freelance photographer Olga Bennett has featured once before on the format with her stunning series named ‘Environments’ whi
ColsenKeane Leather Goods
I found this inspiring video on leather goods company ColsenKeane, definitely worth viewing on this bright but wet Friday morning here in England. Founder Scott Hofert takes us into his workshop and his daily job, showing us what it's like to be in their workshop cutting the leather and stitching to