3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
Young figurative artist Johnny Morant is steadily making a name for himself as an accomplished painter of the built environment and the people within it; "Playing on the border between clarity and suggestion my work prioritises the intuitive application of paint with an aim to capture the viscosity of light and insecurity of form."
3D paper modeler, illustrator and set designer Lydia Kasumi Shirreff (Tumblr) creates festive and imaginary worlds using primarily paper and a youthful love for craft.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gna9yJbw8_c
Ever wonder what every office on the planet needs to have? West London studio Pearlfisher has an answer - "Jump In!" they say. Containing 81,000 balls, the 30-person ball pit is meant to “champion the transformative power of joyful play”, and also support children’s charity organisation Right To Play.
In a global economy that bows to profits, deliverables, and bottom lines, creative play in the workplace is often overlooked and undervalued. Karen Welman, the founding creative partner of Pearlfisher, sees Jump In! as an important way for adults to relax, reenergize, and even work better.
“Jump In! helps to promote the idea that play is also important in the work place,” she asserts “and that actually interspersing play into the working day is good for productivity as well as creativity.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z67Q0ME6NsA
"Light fears Dark. Dark resents Light. Always at odds. Always in conflict. Pushing borders. Losing ground. Never ending. But what is one without the other? The stronger the light, the darker the shadow." London-based design studio Animade released a lovely animation Chronemics
http://vimeo.com/118801020
The most powerful design mill, or just The Mill released their new showreel of best motion works including Skazka System used for creating OFFFSPB Official Titles last year.Music: 'The Arsonist' by Hatt & Mosely
http://vimeo.com/119953947
The Wonders Taste was inspired by a René Magritte’s picture named “The Invisible’s Taste”. Artist Francesca Fattori often take inspiration from the surrealist art. Fattori objectifies ordinary food ingredients by relating them to her personal perceptions of sinuosity; extravagance; limitation and fragility. The pictures are still scenes from a play and removed from their fluid natural sequence, which she likes to call “Metaphysical Landscapes”. via Trendland
It started by accident: one perfect, symmetrical breakfast for two. Four hundred cappuccinos and a huge Instagram following later, the men (Mark van Beek and Michael Zee) behind Symmetry Breakfast share their favourite photos
The Head Magician of contemporary arts Anish Kapoor recently revealed his new installation during the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in India, his birthplace.
Unexpectedly set into the gallery floor is a large, seemingly endless hole. In it, a vortex of black water perpetually froths and churns. The whirlpool alters the form, or skin, of the water creating a fury of liquid that invades the walls of the gallery. Descension was on view in a corner room at the Aspinwall House in Fort Kochi, a meaningful location because the room opens to views of a peaceful sea that creates a striking contrast to the powerful whirling vortex.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo6ev9PxV1I
Talented French illustrator based in London Malika Favre was commissioned by BAFTA 2015 to create posters with a hidden meaning for each nominated movie to be awarded today
Nettie is a 26-year-old British female artist living and working in London. Her work is predominantly pencil work. Check her artwork on www.nettiewakefield.net
Uncommon Places is a long-term project run by British photographer Reuben Wu (Instagram) whose works have we started to share last year. Nowadays Reuben is back with the new works explaining the project "Uncommon Places" as "An attempt to convey my relationship to landscape and artefact. A perpetual search for unfamiliar terrain.."
Get a bird’s eye view of London and see some of the city’s top attractions from above. Take a look at iconic sites including Greenwich, Tate Modern, and the Natural History Museum from a completely new perspective. See sweeping views of London from above. http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152974850781147
A poetic love letter to London ‘The City in motion’ created by Letterbox Media is a beautiful creative effort to showcase the one of the most beautiful cities in the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXLzg64tkY
Barcelona agency BLOCD sent an awesome bottle of wine for their clients including a lovely silkscreened packaging indulging them to take colour pencils and draw together over the illustration printed on it.
Our new addition to Interior Design Gallery is London's Artist Residence opened during 2014 in a mid-19th-century listed building in Pimlico which was renovated over the course of a whole year and decorated by its two young owners, hoteliers Justin Salisbury and Charlotte Newey. "Following an ‘‘eclectic luxury’’ approach that combines vintage design with contemporary art, Charlotte and Justin have filled the hotel with original art prints and vintage objects sourced in galleries and antique shops across the UK and Europe. The result is a very personal, inviting space that skilfully mixes contrasting elements with surprising results." writes Yatzer
Photo courtesy of Artist Residence Group.
You might remember the mobile app we supported 2 years ago and still use it to create an endless archive of our lives by recording a second a day. Here is a guys (actually brothers) that went further and without the help of any app. Meet The Brothers McLeod and their award-winning animation "365". Greg animated one second of animation every day for the 365 days of the year 2013. There was no storyline, script or storyboard. The ideas come from things read, seen or experienced on the day, with a little artistic license for good measure. http://vimeo.com/83155234
From taking pictures in her bath to snapping Indian elephants in deep waters, Claudia Legge's work never fails to amaze. Check the interview with Claudia on i-D website
Somerset House, one of London’s major cultural institutions, is now home to the brand new café and bar Pennethorne’s designed by SHH Architects. Situated on the west face of the neoclassical building, looking out onto Lancaster Place and Waterloo Bridge, the new day-to-night venue has been named after Sir James Pennethorne — the highly-reputed architect of the 19th century who was responsible for Somerset House’s 'New Wing' (which now houses the café/bar) as well as other landmarks in London
Photos by Gareth Gardner. via Yatzer
Talented videographer Chad Gordon Higgins obsessed with timelapse released a new masterpiece "Made in Britain" http://vimeo.com/83504488
