Friday, March 22nd, 2013
It strikes me as so important for designers (of whatever ilk, architects, product designers, web designers etc) to create an occasional concept piece on own initiative. It’s an opportunity to let go completely and discover the artist in you, and if it’s good, it’s clearly great for establishing your reputation. Here’s an example by Frank
Friday, March 22nd, 2013
The Swedish founders of video magazine StockTown are creating their own road movie set in South Africa. Very intriguing, love the way they’ve found some totally brilliant, creative characters to document. Exciting times indeed! “A road movie...
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Lyall Sprong and Marc Nicolson are two designers from Cape Town who set up their own designer-maker consultancy called Thingking. They earn a living designing things for clients (some cool concepts, check out the milk cookie jar...
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Abie Abdillah is a young Indonesian furniture designer who has a passion for local materials, especially wood and rattan, a sustainable material from South East Asia. A rattan palm grows very rapidly, is somewhat similar to bamboo...
Friday, June 1st, 2012
New Zealand is known for its natural beauty – ‘pure’ New Zealand they call it. If you’ve ever visited you’ll know what I mean, you can’t help but be overwhelmed by the ever present views of oceans, bays...
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Nils Vik used to make a living as a designer and photographer. He was really good too, winning numerous awards. But today he makes coffee. A strange career switch perhaps. But take a look at Parlour Coffee...
Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Mick Wroblewski is a Chicago-based software developer whose company, Babylon Technology, recently launched its own mobile app. Ticket Tapp is a ticket scanning solution for event organisers. It basically allows them to use an iPhone or iPod...
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Michael Rea is an artist who doesn’t take himself too seriously. As he says, he’s ‘sort of stuck making odd sculptures’ and worries that it’s all he knows what to do at this point. Perhaps, but the...
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Emily Rothschild is an industrial designer who keeps on surprising people with her innovative concepts. Her approach is to spot areas of our lives that are often overlooked and develop new, often humorous design solutions. She’s probably...
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
Eko Nugroho is an Indonesian artist with a distinct urban heritage and appeal. Eko tries to challenge his audience to think about Indonesia’s many social and political issues and relies on a variety of different mediums –...