3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
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.
Mining has always been a balance of give and take. On the one hand, precious materials useful for humans are extracted from the ground, and on the other, gigantic scars are left on the landscape. In his latest series, For What It’s Worth (part II), photographer Dillon Marsh visualises the quantity of copper and diamonds unearthed at mines around his home of South Africa. Using computer generated spheres to represent the material, he is given us a strikingly clear picture of sacrifice and gain. via
The CGI objects represent a scale model of the materials removed from each mine,” explains Marsh, “a solid mass occupying a scene showing the ground from which it was extracted. By doing so, the intention is to create a kind of visualisation of the merits and shortfalls of mining in South Africa, an industry that has shaped the history and economy of the country so radically
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
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
Pascal Flammer created this timber house in Balsthal. There are two principal floors; one set 75 cm below the earth, one 1.50 m above. The ground floor consists of one single family room with a noticeably low horizontal ceiling. In this space there is a physical connection with the nature outside the continuous windows.
"Photographer Emily Blincoe (previously) continues to make us smile with her arrays of food and plants perfectly organized by color. Blincoe collects every color permutation of tomatoes, oranges, eggs, and even candy and then sorts them into groups and gradients for each image. Her wildly popular photos have attracted a huge following on Instagram and Tumblr, and many are available as prints." text by Colossal
Gustavo Silva Nuñez is an astonishingly talented artist from Valencia, Venezuela, who paints people in water with meticulous accuracy. He paints men and women in soothing and dreamy pools, tubs, and seas. His perfect mastery of shading and highlighting, as well as the water’s swirls, bubbles, and distortion, makes the paintings look incredibly real. The artist pushes the boundaries between reality and painting even further by interacting with his paintings and playfully posing as if the people he painted were really there beside him.
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Illustrator Pierre-Antoine Moelo has come up with a series of quirky illustrations that show different types of cities resting on islands.
I was happy to listen Kyle McDonald live at FITC14 this year speaking about instant Face Substition but this example we post now will blow your mind hence this is a way different technology. Nobumichi Asai uses projection mapping on an actor face in real-time. Asai used Omote, a combination of real-time face tracking and projection mapping to transform a model's face into mesmerising patterns.
Warsaw-based Polish photographer Paweł Fabjański’s series "Error" is a playful look at the digital imaging tricks used to achieve glossy perfection in fashion spreads and other publications.
Merely 10 years ago I spotted a CMYK-Marker concept created by a local designer for some exhibition. Following the quotes that good ideas always come to life and one product is worth than a 100 of concepts we went over Scribble pen that lets you draw in 16 million colours, and they all had been gone through the successful Kickstarter startup but will be available for pre-order very soon.
Greetings from California is a video postcard created by talented fashion and model photographer Damien Vignaux best known as Elroy. The film also includes backstage material of 4 photoshoots he had with great models : Steffie Cook, Brianna Olenslager, Sophia Mondi and Courteney McCullough. You can see more of the photo sets on Damien's Tumblr : elroyo.tumblr.com http://vimeo.com/103597061
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.
Mixing a chocolate with lego is the smart way to double the joy of living. Japanese artist Akihiro Mizuuchi created a small portion of Chocolate Lego happiness and made us a bit envious just a bit
Another breathtaking Toyota concept has emerged, with an upscale “Graphite” interpretation of the previously seen FT-1 Concept sports car. Developed by Calty Design Research, the exterior channels Toyota’s impeccable sports coupe legacy from classics like the 2000GT, Celica, Supra, MR2 and Scion FR-2. Via Highsnobiety
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A short film directed by Greg Jardin about a lonely figure made out of balloons www.floatingfilm.com
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Haroshi makes his art pieces recycling old used skateboards. His creations are born through styles such as wooden mosaic, dots, and pixels; where each element, either cut out in different shapes or kept in their original form, are connected in different styles, and shaven into the form of the final art piece.
