Sputnik-5 by Maxim Scherbakov
Maxim Scherbakov of design studio Plan-S23 (with Alexey Galkin) created the Sputnik-5 coffee table so that small plants or herbs can grow inside it. The structure and the name of the table is inspired by the Soviet satellite that first took living objects into space and returned them safely to Earth. The designer states: “The table acts as a watchman of a plant bursting from the aperture of the marble surface.” The table is actually built up from a series of components, each of the elements can also be used independently as decorative pieces.
Bambi by Katerina Plotnikova
Russian photographer Katerina Plotnikova (previously) who is famous for her portraits featuring forest animals and human beauties, released a new genius exclusive series that we called "Bambi".
My Whale
"My Whale" is a site-specific installation by Tundra for a renovated ship "Brusov", laid up on Moscow river and turned into an art-cluster.
There is an impressive space at the front of the ship, with panoramic windshield and hexagonal pattern on the vaulted ceiling, remained from the 70-s, the time, when “Brusov” was constructed in Austria. Standing there gives you the feeling of floating through the reflections of the Krymsky bridge lights on the river, inside a giant whale head. Looking through its eyes, listening to its songs that flow across the brain made of hexagonal cells by the wires hanging down here and there. With some light and sound we brought this whale to life.
http://vimeo.com/108384374
Visuals by Alexander Letcius, Alexander Sinica and Sergey Lubashin; Sound by Klim Suhanov and Semyon Perevoschikov of D-Pulse; Production by Bulat Sharipov; Shot and edited by Alexander Sinica.
Neklesa
I am pretty hyped to present you the digital printed scarf created by our awesome interior design editor Anna Neklesa. Check her website and the video below
http://vimeo.com/106253525
"Cause you can't break me" The short commercial video for NEKLESA based on the concept of a pure feminine strength and inner power what leads us forward no matter what.
Digital printed scarf Size: 136x100 cm 100% silk Dry clean only Made in the UK
Concept Anna Neklesa, Paulina Cheese Director of photography Paulina Cheese Postproduction Anna Neklesa, Paulina Cheese Model Olga Parmenova Hair and make-up Nina Aleshina Original music by Vienna Ditto
Villas by Vasily Klyukin
Vasily Klyukin is a Russian business man who made his fortune in banking. Passionate with architecture and design, he likes to create amazing and original villas such as the Madame Sur. The giant vectorial red glass wall said it all, this is clearly one of a kind cool villa. Discover Vasily’s work at vasilyklyukin.com
Dressing The Screen identity
Bilingual Identity for a new international British Council exhibition Dressing the Screen: The Rise of Fashion Film. The work has been created by a Moscow-based trio of young designers Roma Lazarev, Kir Khachaturov and Vladislav Poliakov and recently won the Yellow Pencil at D&AD 2014 New Blood The basis of our concept is a well-known optical effect animating static images discovered in the early XIX century by a prominent English scientist Peter Mark Roger. Today it is mostly known as “motograph” or “scanimation”. This breakthrough played a significant role in the history of filmmaking. Inspired by the “motograph” effect and experimental photoworks by a great fashion photographer Erwin Blumenfeld, we created a special font and developed a system reflecting the high-fashion and moving image nature of the exhibition and reminding of the pioneering role that Great Britain played in the development of fashion film.
3D Illustrations by Anna Paschenko
Saint-Petersburg based designer Anna Paschenko creates awesome 3D illustrations mainly for mobile application design
Interior for Students
Russian architectural bureau Ruetemple designed a studio presented on local TV interior show. The project is made for a students living in overpriced Moscow suburbs. The space featuring mansard roof is rebuilt to fit net-beds and a magic black cube transformer that designed to serve as a mobile recreation zone. Check the full set on Ruetemple website
ZONA by Alex Andreyev
Digital art guru, Saint-Petersburg based illustrator Alex Andreyev created a concept for ZONA TV series (based on the short science fiction novel written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky), to be released in 2015
Morning Tents by Oleg Grigoryev
This playful collection of photographs features one man's view from the inside of a tent. Simply called Morning Views From the Tent, the inspirational travel series was created by photographer Oleg Grigoryev. Each image offers a unique glimpse of the Tajikistan landscape from the eyes of an adventurer traveling through the Fann Mountains.via
Food Art by Dina Belenko
Russian self-taught photographer Dina Belenko creates alluring still life images which she calls “photoillustrations”. Combining creative and well arranged compositions with photography and a little bit of photo manipulation skills, Belenko creates beautiful food photography starring various inanimate objects: food products, utensils and other props.
I prefer still life because the role of chance is incredibly limited here. You may feel as a director < …> Each failure is your own failure, but every victory is also completely yours.
Belenko is participating in an ongoing project called “An Endless Book”. Each week, participants have to upload an artwork under a self-selected topic. At the end of 2015, a huge panoramic image will be made featuring all of their works. You can read more about it at the official website.
text by Beautiful Decay
Woof Woof Lamp by Maxim Maximov
Saint-Petersburg based designer Maxim Maximov describes his table lamp Woof Woof as a handy solution for people who want to have a dog, but can't afford. Emotional product design in action
Bike Lift&Carry by Alexander Mukomelov
Award-winning (5 RedDot Awards, 10 Design&Design) designer Alexander Mukomelov released his latest product concept for daily bicycle commuters - Bike Lift & Carry is the compact seat post mounted device stores a retractable belt, that, when pulled out, attaches securely to the handlebar. When done carrying, buttons positioned on the sides of the gadget activate the automatic folding of the belt. To get your personal holder you can support and bake the project on Kickstarter and send it as a Christmas gift for someone you care.
Futurama in 3D
I admit I've never seen Futurama in my live, but I am sure you guys will appreciate the attempt of Moscow-based designer Alexey Zakharov (previously) to bring it live in 3D.
http://vimeo.com/100785455
http://vimeo.com/100786424
Making of http://vimeo.com/102935595
Herbarium of Heraldry
Russian illustrator Ivan Belikov rethinks leading countries coats of arms in a brutal, predator way. Meet his Herbarium on Behance - volume one and two
Rabona magazine design
Rabona Magazine is a brand new football magazine from London edited by Michael Da Silva and designed by Dima Kuzmichev from St.Petersburg, founder at QUS QUS. Check its slick layout on Behance or below
Katerina Belkina
Mesmerising digitally manipulated photography forms the real state of digital art. These are the works of Russian artist Katerina Belkina
Dunsky & Maleev Illustration Masterclass SPB
For Saint-Petersburg only, famous illustrators Fil Dunsky and Katya Maleev will share their stories and skills on "Source Not Set" masterclass.
Образовательный проект «Источник не указан» проводит лекцию и мастер-класс двух прекрасных иллюстраторов – Фила Дунского и Кати Малеев.
На встрече 26-го июля в Петербурге Фил и Катя будут рассказывать о работе, творчестве, любви, вдохновении и путешествиях. Поделятся своим «рецептом счастья» – как быть не только успешными и востребованными в работе, но жить в гармонии с самими собой и окружающими.
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