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Architecture as Fine Art – A Selection of Photography by Nick Frank

Nick Frank has been able to abstract architecture to the point of fine art, blowing out many of the surrounding shadows to create these striking forms that capture some of the best parts of these buildings.

Fabricating Movement – Sculpture by German Artist Lotte Thuenker

Sculpture Posted by Mark Robinson

German sculptor Lotte Thuenker takes much of her inspiration from the movement in the water, as well as the hulls of boats or shipwrecks eroded away and looks to present this in her own work.

Making Cuts & Overlapping – Minimal Porcelain Vessels by Bomi Lee

Ceramics Posted by Mark Robinson

South Korean artist Bomi Lee has constructed porcelain vessels that are made by cutting rectangular and hexagonal forms out of clay and overlapping in unusual ways.

Paper & Tea, Berlin

Lifestyle Posted by Mark Robinson

I love coming across shops that are on the same wavelength as our own. Some may see this as a conflict of interest, but I see it as supporting a certain thinking pattern and lifestyle that we admire. The more people that get involved and become aware of crafts and design in general, the greater amount of people we have thinking responsibly about objects and how things function in their life. Whether that be furniture, architecture, items …

Atrium House by BFS Design

Architecture, Design Posted by Mark Robinson

I thought I’d come through with a little architecture for you all today as a means to balance up what we’ve got lined up already on the platform from the past few days. I’m sure many of you don’t even give this a second thought but we are often weighing up what to bring in next and whether we are too one sided to a particular subject or topic. What’s great about the areas we do speak upon is that they all intertwine, I like to think we offset …

In Order of Appearance Exhibition by Jackson

Design, Furniture Posted by Mark Robinson

Have you been looking for some furniture inspiration? I have to admit we’ve been slacking on the furniture front, we barely came across anything last week and I’ve been on the lookout myself. Regular checking spots include Artek, Fritz Hansen and Carl Hansen, obviously there are multiple shops and auction sites as well, they all add into the mix. One thing I don’t see all that often though is any videos of these pieces and how they lo …

Short Film on Karen & Christian Boros

Architecture Posted by Mark Robinson

We return to a collective that we’re quite fond of today in Freunde von Freunden and their latest short film with German creative couple Karen and Christian Boros who collect art and house it in their living space. As I explained in today’s earlier post, architecture has played more of a prominent role in sourcing inspiration for me recently with the work of Freunden consistently consuming my urge in recent months for a little cons …