Alvar Aalto Studio Outtakes by Leslie Williamson
One of the main things that keeps me constantly captivated and inspired is the small network we've been lucky enough to generate here. I love the idea that once we've shared the work of someone that isn't always the end of the line, I like checking back and seeing how creatives works have progressed
Lacquerware by Toshio Fukuda
Here are some beautiful objects made by Toshio Fukuda, a lacquerware artist out of Japan. It looks like he's got an amazing eye for simplistic form in general, as with most Japanese creatives, and has been able to create some astonishing shapes that are both functional and very natural looking. This
Cups, Pots and Bowls by Ryoma Matsubara
Some beautiful cups, pots and bowls that I found whilst browsing a favourite around here, kurasukoto.com in Japan. They've always got an interesting selection of ceramics, textiles and cutlery, so as you can imagine I'm constantly looking that way for inspiration and they rarely disappoint, this tim
Le Corbusier in The Art of Architecture
If in doubt it's always wise to return to those tried, tested and accomplished I've always found, so with this in mind I'd like to turn everyones attention to one of the most marvellous modernist minds, yes you guessed it, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret or as he's more affectionately known Le Corbusier.
M.Saito Wood Works
Stumbling across the M.Saito Wood Works website really made my morning, I've been thinking about the different ways of manipulating wood for a little while now and carving small objects seems like a good way to get used to the material. Originally I was just cutting and sawing bases for some wire sc
Ceramic Work by Keiichi Tanaka and Aya Omachi
I've been meaning to write a little piece about these great objects, but firstly I had a problem with the image sizes and secondly we've had so many ceramics on the blog it's been hard not to saturate the schedule with the same sort of thing again and again. So I've held off just a little while, but
A Look Inside Le Cabanon by Le Corbusier
What a place! Le Corbusier's retreat called Le Cabanon which sits on a wooded cliff overlooking the Mediterranean. It's the only house that Le Corbusier actually designed for himself, a quaint little cabin which is miniature in scale and could be classed as a one-room cottage. He didn't design a kit
Yoshiyuki Kato’s Woodworks
It's not always always an easy job finding new and interesting creatives to talk about, a lot of the time you stumble across the same individuals that are doing great things. One place I've always been fascinated by is Japan and Japanese culture, mainly their way of life and also their simplicity in
Series of Antiques and Oddities from Factory 20
I've always been somebody that asks questions, who likes to wonder why things have been made the way they have, so naturally I'm drawn to items that embrace an unconventional aesthetic. Which is why I was in my element this morning when I stumbled upon the ridiculously large archive of design object
Circular Ceramic Sculptures by Matthew Chambers
Pottery and ceramics is a frequent subject at the moment on the blog, for some unknown reason we both seem to be bumping into a lot of great stuff in this department. Today I came across the work of Matthew Chambers, although I have to warn you before we start, or as you've probably noticed already,
Furniture and Objects at Frank Landau
Today I thought I'd wake up early to find some inspiration for a recent project that I've decided to take on, this involves both pottery and wood, it should interesting to see what comes out of it. Through general browsing I somehow stumbled across the Frank Landau website which is full of fantastic
Archive Imagery from the Hadeland Glassverk Factory
Putting together yesterday's post on Andrew Geller and getting my hands on the vintage photographs was really exciting for me, it's perhaps my favourite post I've put together here. So whilst I was in the process of compiling this I started thinking to myself, there must be so many archives out ther
