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Inspired by the Bauhaus – Geometric Ceramic Tableware by Design K

We’ve covered the Bauhaus extensively here and many of the architects and designers who worked at this famous design school. The integration of craft and design was so…

Refractions & Abstractions – Photography of Interiors and Objects by Coppi Barbieri

Photography Posted by Mark Robinson

It takes a special set of commercial-style photography to get me out of my seat and excited, but this is exactly what happened with these photographs that I’m highlighting today by Coppi Barbieri.

Geometric Candle Snuffers – Designed by Pablo Alabau, Vera & Kyte and Yonoh

Design Posted by Mark Robinson

This project is a collection of works designed for OTHR, a set of geometric candle snuffers that were each individually designed from a different city around the world and then 3D printed.

Overstepping Boundaries – Works by Artist and Designer Senem Oezdogan

Art Posted by Mark Robinson

Talented creative Senem Oezdogan is a Brooklyn-based mixed media artist who attempts to balance the functionality of an image with the aesthetic value that it can bring to the viewer.

Room Contrast Ratios – Multidimensional Sculptures by Swiss Artist David Bill

Sculpture Posted by Mark Robinson

David Bill is the son of Jakob Bill, a fellow artist and son of Bauhaus student and architect Max Bill. David follows in a similar vein to his family and designs modern and intriguing sculptures.

Harmonious Proportions – Acrylic Glass Sculptures by Visual Artist Maria Dukers

Sculpture Posted by Mark Robinson

Maria Dukers uses abstract lines to create visual pieces of art using Plexiglas, layering them so that from different angles you get a unique perspective on each piece.

Simple Forms & Bold Colour Combinations – Furniture by Zoë Mowat

Furniture Posted by Mark Robinson

Zoë Mowat, a furniture and object designer based in Montreal, puts emphasis on simple forms, bold colours and unusual material combinations for geometric tables.

Brass Paperweights & Objects by the Carl Auböck Workshop at OEN Shop

In the Shop Posted by Mark Robinson

What’s life without a good paperweight? Every desk needs one, and they don’t come much more precious than these objects designed by Carl Auböck at his metal workshop in Vienna.

Altering Traditional Utilitarian Forms – Ceramics by Ian Andersson

Ceramics Posted by Mark Robinson

Bold and jagged shapes by Philadelphia based ceramicist Ian Andersson, who deconstructs traditional utilitarian forms that we use everyday.

Plexi Glass Lamps by Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt

Sculpture Posted by Mark Robinson

Danish designer Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt has created these experimental and playful geometric lights, constructed out of plexiglass and assembled using brass elements.

Communicating Abstract Thoughts – Péter Botos

Sculpture Posted by Mark Robinson

Originally producing articles for everyday use, Hungarian glass artist Botos Péter has moved on to creating block-like works of art that have a bold choice of colours.

Kazimir Malevich and El Lissitzky, ‘Suprematism’

Architecture Posted by Mark Robinson

I watched quite an inspirational documentary on Zaha Hadid in the week, which included her extraordinary architecture. I’m very much in awe of the fantastic structures that look almost impossible to both build and conceptualise, actually it becomes apparent that a lot of the shapes Zaha uses are too complex for the human mind to even generate. As with any highly acclaimed designer …