Tonal character in the surface finishes of Luis Aldrete’s Rinconada Margaritas complex in Mexico. See Blogroll for a link.
Rinconada Margaritas (RM Residential Complex), Guadalajara, Mexico – “the color green prevails, light filtration through trees, ponds, stone, and views as the guiding axis across the project. The buildings are […]
Marie Eklund’s hand-carved, wooden spoons: beauty in their simplicity. She works from Stockholm & Tangerasa, Sweden. See Blogroll for a link.
Inspired by the plant life around her, Makiko Oda’s jewellery is made from various species of wood & gold & silver leaf. She works from Japan. See Blogroll for a link.
Leaf – Feeling the Breeze: taiwankus, gold(K20), copper / Leaf – Feeling the Breeze: taiwankus, gold(K20), copper / Splendor in the sea: moonlight rosewood, silver925, platinum leaf / Color of Seasons: […]
Clare Wilson’s glass art of stroking lines & fossil-like patterning. After studying in Adelaide she returned to the UK. See Blogroll for a link.
Federica Biasi of Federica Biasi Studio, is an emerging, Milanese designer who is also the Art Director at Mingardo. Her pieces & some other Mingardo pieces are here. See Blogroll for a link.
Thank you Federica for kindly passing on images of your latest designs / some Mingardo product by other designers is also here / Elettra vase / Ilario Mirror – for […]
A small diversion from the visual to the aural, simply to honour Dr G. Yunupingu.
Indigenous Australian musical artist Dr G Yunupingu passed away last week at the age of 46. His aching, poetic, work is musical elation. I can delight in hearing its ethereal […]
Alzbeta Jaresova’s graphite on paper drawings & oil paintings of downward looking, pensive, figures. The Londoner won the inaugural Griffin Art Prize for emerging artist in 2012. See Blogroll for a link.
The Compartment – oil on wood / Position XII – graphite on paper / The Pool Room – oil on wood panel / Position V & detail: graphite on paper […]
Lithuanian designer, Marija Puipaite, explores & experiments with the tactile quality of materials. To this end, she calls herself a materialist. See Blogroll for a link.
Bench: Materials: maple, modeling foam, rubber / Wood – Material Experiments / Hair: Material Experiments: artificial hair & plastics / Embracing Touch: jewellery: silver, brass/bronze / Embracing Touch: materials: birch plywood, […]
Industrial designer, Kawther Alsaffar, is the owner & senior designer at Saffar (meaning the tinker or person who mends pots & pans). She utilizes local craftsmen in her home city, Kuwait. See Blogroll for a link.
Dual Bowls: Brass, Copper, Antimony / Saffar Bowls: Aluminium, Brass, Copper, Tin / Stool One / Material Chair: Plywood. Corian. Aluminium & Solid wood / Bungee Chair /
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