The Contradiction of Silence

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Swedish carpet manufacturer BOLON has announced the launch of its new Silence collection with a fascinating video by Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman. Titled ‘The Contradiction of Silence’, the video tastefully combines the rhythms of BOLON’s carpet looms with the coordinated movements of the dancers, creating a poetic metaphor of ‘woven’ dance and ‘dancing’ machines.

The new Silence collection by BOLON is inspired by Swedish nature, historical textiles and traditional wooden parquet techniques.

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Kilian Eng 2013

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Since our last visit Jaw-dropping mouth-gaping illustrator Kilian Eng has a plenty of updates on personal tumblr. The most recent work has been done as a cover art for M83's newest single "You and the night" (actually a OST for the upcoming movie). Okay too much additional information in one post, please come back and enjoy Kilian's commissioned illustrations represented by Debutart agency.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFCnJ-R33jw

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Michael Johansson art

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Sweden contemporary artist Michael Johansson among numerous of excellent installation works has "Some Assembly Required" and "TOYS’R’US" projects that attracted our attention. Fascinated by assembling objects from model kits as a child, Michael Johansson transforms everyday objects into models of themselves. Taking away their original purpose, the life-size kits hold a commentary on today’s ways of living. In his first piece from the series, TOYS’R’US, a boat and related equipment are joined together in a welded metal frame. Everything is painted in a unifying plastic layer to resemble the surface of a model kit.

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Illustrations by Patrik Svensson

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You may already know Patrik Svensson for his famous minimalist movie posters and book covers, but he has a lot more hidden in his ‘prince’s hat’ (his former pseudonym). Recently, this Sweden-based graphic designer got rid of this pseudonym, and shared his new portfolio site with us.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/PS-Illustration/279157225502415

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The Pocket Watch by People People

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As you may mentioned by surfing current fashion and lifestyle trends the history is repeating but with a modern twist. And while the geek part of the world is waiting for the next iWatches to tell them how many steps they go and how many chances they have we'd rather check the tea time on this modern days tic-tac clocks. Thanks for Swedish designers at People People for that chance.

Atelier Food by Petter Johansson

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Atelier Food is a new project that seeks new solutions and innovation through food. Initiated by top international chefs such as Stefan Eriksson, and other leading people in the branches of communication, science, culture, and business, the Atelier is represented by a restaurant in the heart of Stockholm, and on-going workshops to explore food in its relationship with sustainability, energy, culture, urban development and transportation. Art Direction and photography done by Petter Johansson Art Direction And Design (PJADAD) and Henrik Petersson. via

2D Honkey Kong by Chirstian Aslund

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Swedish photographer Christian Åslund shot this Jim Rickey advertising campaign as a “tribute to classic 2D platform games and integrate the person with the street scenes”. Called ‘Honkey Kong’, Åslund shot these photos in Hong Kong using a tele lens, making the images appear flat—creating the feeling of the model navigating the streets on a 2D plane. via

A New World by Tobias van Schneider

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Tobias van Schneider is a multidisciplinary designer born in Germany, raised in Austria and currently living and working in Stockholm. We showcase his latest digital artwork "A New World"

"A new world" 20-13 is an experimental artwork/illustration I did as a personal project. I'm currently working on a limited edition print version and hope I can give you some updates soon. In the meantime enjoy the digital mobile wallpapers.

Ceramic street art by Daria Makarenko

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“Ceramic Speaks in the Street” is a series of street art by Russian artist Daria Makarenko where missing bricks or stones on a wall or panels absent from pavement are replaced by bricks/stones/slabs with thoughts and phrases. The idea was to take an architectural item from an urban space and replace it with something thought provoking that can communicate between the artist and the viewer.

The project’s pieces were located throughout the streets of Stockholm, Sweden from 2011-2012.

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The Invisible Bicycle Helmet

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We have been following this product since last year from its concept to a real Invisible Bicycle Helmet called "Hödving". Designed by Terese Alstin and Anna Haupt it makes a big steps now on a real market. It's ergonomic, it's practical, it complies with all the safety requirements, and it's also subtle and blends in with what else you are wearing. Worth to mention Invisible Helmet is made for people who prefers good looking to personal safety (yes, you) and especially when riding a bike (have you ever saw a fixed-bike lover with that bulky still safety helmet from a nearby store? No).

http://vimeo.com/43038579