Monthly Archives: April 2015
Architect, Richard Leplastrier’s legacy. He was, along with another Australian architect, Peter Wilson, awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 2015 International Fellowship in February. Images from multiple sources.
Leplastrier, born in 1939, studying and practicing in Sydney, was an early designer of prefabricated structures, with attention to the building sitting lightly within the surrounding natural environment. His deceptively […]
Yusuke Takemura: ‘through fragile glass forms, he develops a strong individualistic visual language’. Born in Japan, he currently lives & works in Australia. See Blogroll for a link.
Two architectural elements by Groves-Raines Architects, Edinburgh, found on their site. A beautiful stair & corten compost ‘shed’ structure. See Blogroll for a link.
Royal Terrace: new stair linking two flats to form a single house within the Grade A listed Edinburgh terrace / The Composting Shed structure, Inverleith Terrace, Edinburgh: ‘an organic extension of […]
Jim Chuchu is a talented Kenyan visual artist, filmmaker, musician, & co-founder / Creative Director of The Nest collective. A link to his site is under Blogroll.
Nest: A collection of random, variable, self-taught artists, geeks, loners, social workers, outsiders, drop-outs, adventurers and a doctor (who) come together to learn, create and dream… All works above are […]
Beauty in discarded copper, woven into textiles. Neha Lad’s experiments with found materials. She lives in Paris. See Blogroll for a link.
Woven textiles / Shortlisted for a textile commission for National Theatre, London: copper & newspaper backing / Woven Wires / Electrical waste experiment
Hyper-real illustration by means of the medium of enamelled glass mosaic pieces by Italian artist, Salvador Andrea. See Blogroll for a link.
Herdmar, Portugal: cutlery that crosses vintage & contemporary, gold plated in part & all over, ceramic coated & Swarovski crystal coated, to name a few finishes. See Blogroll for a link.
Atlantic Gold No. 1 / Stick / Cairo / Malmo / Alfa & Alfa gold 24 / Vintage gold handled / Santamarta in two finishes / Spiga brushed gold / […]
Pascal Oudet, of Goncelin, France, ‘created this lace wood, whose transparency reveals the history of the trees’. He ‘plays with the grain through textures, sandblasting, scorching, colors’. See Blogroll for a link.
Bol / 5 O’Cloche Tea / Disque #158 / Rustea / Dendrochronologie: Fontenoy / Diabolo 24 / Galette Bleue / Let the sunshine in #8 / Disque / SandblasTEAd / […]
Decanted 