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
Ceramics By Enno Jäkel
Our quest for a little inspiration takes us into europe this morning, to Cologne in Germany to be precise as we bring across this impeccable set of ceramics by artisan Enno Jakel. In recent months the both of us have definitely developed an admiration for the art of creating objects out of clay and
Short Film on Taransky Bamboo Rods
Adventure sports enthusiast and filmmaker Jack McCowan presents us with a candid introduction to an Australian based company setup by Nick Taransky who constructs his own beautiful bamboo fishing rods. Having taken up the past time of fly fishing as a young boy Nick naturally transcended from approa
Further Imagery from Jennifer Korff
With Thanksgiving celebrations going on over in the states things seem a little thin on the ground at the moment, so I was glad to be able to delve into our archive and check back with some creative talent that we've talked about in the past. Back in July Mark introduced us to the delightful working
Dieter Rams at SFMOMA
This isn't the first time that we've written about Dieter Rams and his work and it probably won't be the last either. I came across this short video piece directed by Nathan Cozzolino and edited/scored by Andrew Birchett for Dwell magazine. Dwell is becoming a place that I check on a regular basis f
Handcrafted Furniture By Denis Milovanov
It's always refreshing and inspiring to see natural, sustainably sourced materials being used in the creation of new ideas. The work of Russian sculptor Denis Milovanov is a fine example of combining ingenuity with common sense, as he crafts wooden furniture out of natural wood found in dead or dama
Short Film by Andrew Telling & Owen Richards
Andrew Telling and Owen Richards are the two creatives involved in this obscure yet captivating short film which I stumbled across on my internet travels earlier this evening. Captured deep beneath the hills in North Wales, "Araf" is an abstract depiction of the photographic work of Robin Friend who
Inside the Eames House
After much thought and deliberation I decided to do a small post on the Eames house, also known as Case Study House No. 8 since it was an experiment in American residential architecture sponsored by the Arts & Architecture magazine. They commissioned major architects of the day, such as Charles and
Set of Imagery from Gardendier
The Internet and particularly the Flickr community seems to be packed full of highly talented creatives that like to remain anonymous, and it just so happens that Gardendier is one of them. I guess the reality of this is that most of you won't be too fussed, however I think it's nice to be able to m
The Men of Distinction Series, Episode One
We showcased The Motleys introduction to the Men of Distinction series twelve days ago now, so it made sense for us to highlight the first episode in the series for all of us to view today. For those that didn't catch the introduction, the series basically embodies the spirt of the entrepreneur fol