I just love these brilliant Anatomical Nesting Dolls by Stuntkid, illustrator Jason Levesque.
via Urban Taster, Designspiration
Wild Dog: Absolutely stunning work by illustrator Corinne Reid. Available to us mortals as both a print and a shirt.
Reid points out that the image is inspired by the story Wild Dog from the book Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling. I’ve never read it, and my Google Fu turned up nothing; are any of you familiar enough with the story to offer a brief synopsis in the comments?
Swallowed By The Sea: Illustration by Tomer Hanuka for Newsweek.
“As Japan reels from the tsunami, archeologists claim to have discovered the lost city of Atlantis, a fabled place built—like much of the world—in the crosshairs of nature.”
Art direction by Dirk Barnett.
via 1983
The Sands of Time by London designer & illustrator, Aled Lewis.
Blinding Love are beautiful heart-shaped pendant lights made from blown glass, by Montreal designer Thien Ta Trung. The work was designed specifically for this week’s Toronto Made at Home show.
via @rogiervdheide
This isn’t the first time I’ve lusted for an ampersand, and it won’t be the last. Fantastic large wood Helvetica type for sale by Canadian vintage decor & furniture shop, Hindsvik. Yes, please.
via The Office Stylist (Thanks for pointing me here, Jason!)
Happy February, everyone! Let’s bring this stagnant blog back to life, shall we?
I love this video announcing pink as kate spade’s February color (click the Watch the Film link on the bottom-right of the page), created by super Brooklyn design firm, Part & Parcel.
via @jenniferdaniel, @jezburrows
Cute. Bang! is a concept lamp that you turn off by firing the accompanying gun at it. When you pull the trigger, the light goes out and the lampshade knocks to the side. By bitplay INC., Taiwan.
via Laughing Squid
I was able to participate in this year’s GUTS event here in Charlotte, North Carolina. Created by Hawse Design, GUTS is a fun & friendly pumpkin-carving competition among the area’s creative professionals. After the carving session, the work is then judged and auctioned off to raise money for Levine Children’s Hospital.
As an excuse to sculpt Helvetica from a vegetable (and to scare the other designers at the event), I decided to bless my pumpkin with the rejected Gap logo. Expectedly, my pumpkin did not place among the winners. Perhaps I should have included a gradient?
Big thanks to Kimberly Diedrich for taking the photos. If I happen across any public gallery of the event that I can share with you all, I’ll link to it here.
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