When architect Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus his aim was to integrate painting and sculpture with design, and to make all serve architecture. So called ‘free art’ was…
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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…
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Refractions & Abstractions – Photography of Interiors and Objects by Coppi Barbieri
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.
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Geometric Candle Snuffers – Designed by Pablo Alabau, Vera & Kyte and Yonoh
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.
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Overstepping Boundaries – Works by Artist and Designer Senem Oezdogan
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.
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Room Contrast Ratios – Multidimensional Sculptures by Swiss Artist David Bill
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.
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Harmonious Proportions – Acrylic Glass Sculptures by Visual Artist Maria Dukers
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.
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Simple Forms & Bold Colour Combinations – Furniture by Zoë Mowat
Zoë Mowat, a furniture and object designer based in Montreal, puts emphasis on simple forms, bold colours and unusual material combinations for geometric tables.
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Brass Paperweights & Objects by the Carl Auböck Workshop at OEN Shop
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.
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Altering Traditional Utilitarian Forms – Ceramics by Ian Andersson
Bold and jagged shapes by Philadelphia based ceramicist Ian Andersson, who deconstructs traditional utilitarian forms that we use everyday.
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Plexi Glass Lamps by Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt
Danish designer Vibeke Fonnesberg Schmidt has created these experimental and playful geometric lights, constructed out of plexiglass and assembled using brass elements.
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Communicating Abstract Thoughts – Péter Botos
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.
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