Niels Hvass and Christina Strand of design studio Strand+Hvass, which is located in Copenhagen, set about to design furniture that’s modern, functional and well-balanced.
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Perspective & Planes – Tack End Tables and Benches by Uhuru Design
This work seen here by Brooklyn design studio Uhuru is a collection of industrial furniture under the name ‘Tack End’, which is constructed by zig-zagging and joining sheets of hand-blackened steel.
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Crafting Palm Sized Stories – Paintings by Japanese Artist Yui Yaegashi
Yui Yaegashi, a young Japanese painter who lives and works in Tokyo, loosely inspires all of her beautiful artworks, also named “short stories”, on the patterns and colours found in textiles.
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Obscuring Light – Brass Mirror Series & Shadow Play by Studio Falke Svatun
Norwegian designer Falke Svatun Lirhus is focused on making functional objects that integrate within the home, such as furniture, homewares, and other works that have a theatrical twist.
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Concrete Aesthetics & City Shapes – Architecture Captured by Sebastian Weiss
I’ve been drooling over this architecture that’s been captured by talented photographer Sebastian Weiss, he’s been able to capture some interesting architectural details.
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Addition Through Subtraction – Plane Furniture by Designer Michael Boyd
Working out of LA and San Francisco, Michael Boyd is the owner and maker of Plane Furniture, a company based on the idea that form should function effortlessly.
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Precise Edges and Outlines – Sculptures & Reliefs by Jose Gabriel Fernandez
Venezuelan artist Jose Gabriel Fernandez produces work using acrylic gesso on plywood to create reliefs, as well as fibreglass for his simplistic three-dimensional sculpture.
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Exploration of Abstract Negative Space – Glass Sculpture by Richard Whiteley
Australian artist Richard Whitley uses a concept of ‘abstract negative space’ in his medium of glass sculpture, making space itself it’s own form and allowing us to see “nothing” in a solid material.
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Complex Architectural Formations – Ceramic Sculpture by Esther Stasse
Linked to architecture and construction, Esther Stasse has used her education at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy to create ceramic sculpture based on a complex formation of shapes.
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A Trip to Helsinki, Finland – Inside Finnish Designer Alvar Aalto’s Home
I’ve been itching to show you some of my latest photos that I took from a recent trip to Helsinki, particularly a set of images from Finnish designer Alvar Aalto’s home.
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Reinterpreting the Art of Quilting – Contemporary Quilts by Louise Gray
Louise Gray has reinterpreted the art of quilting using modern design as a means to keep the craft alive, making this pastime both appealing and relevant for our time.
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New Feature – A Look Inside the Auböck Workshop in Vienna, Austria
Carl gives us a unique look at how the brass paperweights are crafted in his studio, from polishing the brass and filing them, each are quite individual and require different processes.
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