Balancing Blocks by Part & Parcel
First up I have to thank the creative duo over at Baron Wells, Dominick Volini and Mads Madsen, for putting us on to this fantastic creative film that their friends at Part and Parcel have put together, it’s barely been touched but I have to credit them for the find nevertheless. For those interes
Film on Architect Gene Summers
Unfortunately the greatest creative minds can't live on forever but one of the refreshing things about the digital age is our new found ability to capture an essence of what a person was all about and share this with future generations. American Architect Gene Summers dubbed by many as Mies van der
Collection of Works from Nikko
In search of ceramics and pottery Japan is always the best place to start I find, as their history and heritage makes for a sort of mecca of all things craft. Take this particular company that we're highlighting today as an example, Nikko was founded way back in 1908 by Lord Maeda and his local nobl
Short Film on Greta Magnusson Grossman
I'd like to see more women getting coverage for their great design, so I've brought across a short film celebrating the work of Swedish pioneer Greta Magnusson Grossman, which was kindly put together by the good folks over at Gubi in Copenhagen. Gretta was known in the 40's, 50's and 60's for her ic
Colour in Clay (1941) Short Film
This short film really made my morning, it's been released by the British Council and features a factory tour of Wedgwood in 1941 with some rather amusing commentary throughout. We're taken back to an age where almost everything was crafted by hand with an eye for detail, this production line prided
Selection of Work from AABE Architects
Yesterday we visited an architect from the past in the short film of Russel Wright's home, so today I thought we'd highlight the work of someone a little more present with a collection of work from Belgium based collective AABE Architects. Coming across their portfolio yesterday I was taken back by
Interview with American Photographer Leslie Williamson
As the office begins to become over run with books, Leslie Williamson’s Handcrafted Modern has become a firm favourite amongst our ranks. So it’s little surprise that the photographer come author made it to the top of our interview hit list, and fortunately we were able to find a gap in her sche
HAL Chair by Jasper Morrison
Although we generally tend to touch up mid-century style designers here I'm also a big admirer of designers like Jasper Morrison, Naoto Fukasawa, Dieter Rams and other industrial designers who are a bit more current and that are still working today. Naoto for example has a tendency to keep things si
IBM Clock Film by Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co
First and foremost when we're out sourcing our latest content great design is at the core of what we're looking for, beyond this scope it's always the back story or concept that gets us hooked however. We've been admiring the work of Schoolhouse Electric & Supply Co for a little while now so when th
Selection of Work by Henning Larsen Architects
I’ve been sniffing around the webpages of the major architectural awards today as I wanted to turn to a real leader in the field for our next post on this topic. My internet travels landed me in Copenhagen with the inspiring body of work from Henning Larsen Architects who were founded back in 1959
Pippa Folding Desk by Rena Dumas
Earlier today I was having a browse across some of the recent items that Wright20 have lined up for auction and this beautiful folding desk from the early 90's really caught my eye for its sheer individuality. It was designed by Greek native Rena Dumas for Hermes who was better known for her archite
Form by Brian Franczyk
Over the weekend I bumped into the portfolio and photographic works of Brian Franczyk, it was a nice surprise as I had browse through the different sections of his website and found some stunning shots in general. A series of particular interest was one titled "form" which mainly involved photograph
