Andy Lee
Andy Lee is father of two wonderful girls, Creative Director, film maker, obsessive photographer, painter and manic doodler.
I've been taking pictures most of my life, but started it a little more obsessively about ten years ago when i was filming a documentary for a charity in Ethiopia. I had an old Hasselblad film camera with me and between scenes I started to photograph everything around me. From that moment on I was hooked. The joy I still get from seeing an image projected onto ground glass, or the smell of developer is enough to keep me shooting with a smile on my face.
The Vox Populi stationery by Sam Curtis
London-based graphic designer Sam Curtis created a clean and neat identity for The Vox Populi – A series and ever-changing evening experience filled with curated art, music, dialogue and gastronomy within a private residence in New York City.
Bigger Picture of Famous Albums Covers
UK based blog Aptitude decided to look behind the frames on cover arts of famous albums and revealed the bigger issue.
Digital Romantics by Mads Perch
Mads Perch is a wonderful master of light. He not only photographs sensual portraits beautifully, but also can manipulate projections with finesse. Working mostly as a commercial photographer, Perch together with art director Gemma Fletcher has become used to producing unfussy images quickly and efficiently. He has a sensitive style that would have no problem fitting in with the digital romantics.
This is a genre where artists are harnessing digital technologies in their search for the sublime: representing manifestations of Romanticism in the digital.
Read more on Beautiful Decay
http://vimeo.com/108233316
Dom Sebastian
Dom Sebastian is a 19 year old London based designer. I personally liked his glitchy "Holographic Melt Series" "It’s not very often that you find a fashion designer who branches out into other fields within the creative spectrum and conquers them all. Dom Sebastian is a master of graphic design, art and music as well as fashion design. Each artistic practice inspiring his bold and unique designs" - P I T C H Zine
Paintings by Kyle Barnes
Hyper realistic art on canvas painted by Kyle Barnes. As stated on the website Kyle is inspired by our perception of, and our interaction with each other through visual identity. The combination of expression, eye contact, concealment, colour and texture makes for a varied involvement with each of his works.
Alex Chinneck: Take my lightning but don’t steal my thunder
Master of illusions Alex Chinneck’s latest mind-boggling public art installation is on show in what must surely be the spiritual home of his craft; one of the busiest piazzas in London and its theatrical hub. His floating building follows on from a sliding house, upside down house and many other puzzling optical illusions. Called Take my lightning but don’t steal my thunder, Alex says: “The titles are born from a kind of daydreaming. Everything we do now is extremely planned and co-ordinated. And I don’t feel like an artist anymore. A title is a rare opportunity to do something which feels slightly bohemian!”
As for the thinking behind Take my lightning but don’t steal my thunder, Alex muses that “there are things which always come together but are always slightly apart.” In terms of the building itself, “the shape of the crack was reminiscent of the lightning bolt. It’s a very cataclysmic scene.”
Read more on It's Nice That
LDF - The First Law of Kipple
Our interior editor Anna promised us to make a little coverage of London Design Festival. Meanwhile we found an interesting installation of Dan Tobin Smith. Entitled 'The First Law of Kipple' in reference to Phillip K Dick's 1968 novel 'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep'—that later went on to inspire Blade Runner—the installation features thousands upon thousands of objects swamping the studio on every flat surface, arranged (with great appeal to the OCD-inclined) in a stunning spectrum of colours. Much like the fictional post-apocalyptic world that is haunted by plastic 'kipple,' the objects swarm all throughout the exhibition space—following viewers up stairs and into the toilet cubicle. Read more on Core77
Falling Icons by Ordinary Architecture
Unsuspecting trekkers in the Hollywood Hills encounter a huge, three dimensional letter ‘H’ along their path. A few steps later, they discover a viewfinder striped like a rockslide warning sign, through its lens it appears the 'H' is missing from the Hollywood sign. Continuing up the trail, more missing letters and viewfinders are discovered until finally there is nothing left of the sign at all…The project "Falling Icons" has been done by Ordinary Architecture
Goodwood Revival 2014
Goodwood Revival was a thriller once again this year, with highly competitive racing, grids full of important, rare and exotic racing cars, and of course a wonderful crowd of beautifully turned-out entrants, enthusiasts and fans who help turn the Motor Circuit into a little slice of petrolhead heaven for three days every year.
Animated Graphite Self-Portrait by T.S. Abe
Citing Colossal: "UK-based fashion illustrator and designer T.S. Abe created this fantastic animated self-portrait from a series 15 individual graphite drawings. Abe says this is the first in a series of moving portraits she intends to draw and also mentions this is her first foray into animation. You can follower her most recent work on Tumblr." Awesome!
http://vimeo.com/105805707
Andrée Wallin
Check these stunning digital paintings of London-based freeancer and concept artist from Lucasfilm Andrée Wallin
'1984' Stealth Fashion for the Under-Surveillance Society
Our friends from The Affair concept tees store came up with a great idea of digital escapism in a modern society. Inspired by "1984" book and recent news headlines guys created a capsule collection of the post-digital era robes and enhanced it with UnPocket™ special sack made by stealth technology from a special police fabrique. Preorder 1984 collection on Kickstarter stay invisible and #GoDark.
http://vimeo.com/103310670
The H10 Metropolitan
The H10 Metropolitan is an exclusive hotel built in one of the city's historical buildings that has been carefully renovated and decorated by the prestigious interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, in a style inspired by industrial Barcelona of the 19th century. I'd like to stop there once for no reason :)
Shelves by Mat Brown
"A few days ago, UK industrial designer and jeweler Mat Brown shared with the Reddit community his ingenious idea for a set of resin inlaid chestnut shelves. Starting with a cracked piece of chestnut wood he mixed standard resin with some mysterious glow-in-the-dark powder he bought on Ebay which he used to fill in the gaps. And voilà, instant glowing furniture with unknown side effects. Seriously though, they look amazing, and you can see his fully detailed tutorial over on his blog. Brown also makes lots of funky jewelry which he sells over on Etsy." text by Colossal
Jonathan Owen sculpture
Started with an erasing photography parts Jonathan Owen came from two-dimensional carving to three-dimensional using marble and wood. Mercury, David and Untitled military bust are the first bold captivating works Scottish artist you may see below.
Zachary Eastwood-Bloom
Explore the works of Zachary Eastwood-Bloom, the ceramics specialist who founded East London’s Studio Manifold, who uses 3D printers to create sculptures that would ordinarily take years to create. Read interview with artist on Dazed
HB Lamp by Michael and George
The HB Lamp is the debut product from Michael & George and the first in our Stationery Object range. A made to order design piece that aims to elicit a smile and illuminate your room.
Sleepy embroidered animals by Chloe Giordano
Based in Oxford, England, illustrator Chloe Giordano creates delicate depictions of miniature animals rendered with freehand embroidery. The final works of a sleeping fawn or mouse are scarcely larger than the size of a thimble, yet can take long periods of time to complete as she mixes myriad thread colours to achieve perfection for each piece. Giordano also creates various 3D sculptures which you can see more of over on her Tumblr, and says that she is currently available for projects and commissions. via Colossal
