Santa María in Valle de Bravo, Mexico by Hierve Architects
A series of contemporary town houses in Mexico by Hierve Architects. Fantastically modern that include elements of nature such as trees breaking through the floor.
Friedemann Bühler – Simple but Flowing Wooden Vessels
Friedemann crafts these simple wooden forms that are inspired by contemporary ceramics, making the walls thin and using a subtle colours and unusual surface texture.
Contemporary Sculpture by Thierry Martenon
Thierry Martenon is a French sculptor who creates elegant, stripped down forms with lots of unique surface markings. He says he's always looking for new textures to experiment with.
Flux & Glow by G.William Bell Glass
A short video showcasing the work and making process of glassblower G.William Bell, a Bristol based artist who makes large translucent vessels that feature unique swirls throughout.
Handcrafted Ceramic Work by Lubna Chowdhary
Sometimes I get all the credit when finding content for the blog, most of the time they’re all my own findings, but on certain occasions I get help from collaborators and those that email in submissions. Not just from creatives and designers that want me to showcase their own work, sometimes even
Architecture by Alberto Campo Baeza
Today I found some much needed architecture inspiration, it's been a little while and I've been that way inclined for some time. In fact, as I'm not a trained architect myself I often learn things through general research, films, and other informative material on the subject. My bookshelf is stacked
Works by Japanese Ceramic Artist Shinobu Hashimoto
These past two days I’ve featured a couple of inspiring individuals on the blog that I happened to run into over the weekend. Maybe I should give this out and about ‘design hunting’ more of a go in the future! Today I decided to select some inspiring work by Japanese ceramic artist Shinobu Has
Cutlery by Portuguese Company Cutipol
Alongside some of the handcrafted goods that we talk about on the site, I also like to mix in manufactured or commercial goods from time to time, there's just one caveat, each project has to have a strong emphasis on functionality and simplicity. One company that instantly caught my attention throu
The Obayashi Collection, A Tour of Takeo Obayashi’s Yu-un Guesthouse
We’ve been extremely spoilt here on the site with different documentaries and short films, today I’m taking the time to showcase another one thanks to Philip Dolin of Particle Productions, the man behind the Collections series for VIP Art. One that caught my attention was a piece on ‘The Obaya
Functional Objects by Bruce Rowe of Anchor Ceramics
It’s great when you hear the mixture of backgrounds that different creatives come from, especially those who ‘make’. In fact, I’m interviewing an interesting individual at the moment who certainly has a wide variety of influences and inspirations, I was shocked to hear all the different angl
Products & Furniture by Vincent Van Duysen
Sometimes I feel like function can get lost in the beauty of an object, I regularly come across works, now mainly thanks to the shop, that fit in both categories but could be classed as a bit too 'precious'. This leads to another dilemma, the idea that something of this nature loses its functionalit
Works by Japanese Potter Mamiko Wada
After my recent posts on architecture, basket weaving, lacquerware and antique art, I feel like I've been pulling out all the stops to show a variety of different subjects on the blog. It's not always that easy, as usually these things come in bunches so you end up with too many architects or too mu