Patrick Dougherty creates wonderful large scale sculptures made from twigs and branches. Whether they are wrapped around trees, or bundled together to look like castles. His sculptures, are simplistic and beautiful. Patrick has worked all over the world on projects both rural and urban.
To view more of his work go here.
Australian design company Derlot - directed by furniture and interior designer Alexander Lotersztain, has made a strong impression recently in the design world. Having participated in international exhibitions with Sputnik, Designers Block London, Tokyo, Milan, New York, San Francisco, Berlin and Moscow - it's his outdoor seating that catches our attention. Perfect for commercial areas, it literally glows in the dark. 'Twig Plastic' would be right at home in any fantastical setting - failing that, local parks that need additional lighting when the sun goes down.
Derlot is available locally here.
We've all read stories about Kate Moss, Michael Jackson and Barack Obama - there's never been a shortage of press. Now Ralph Ueltzhoeffer, a German photographer, puts a new face (literally) on the concept of text. His 'Textportraits' use biographical words to create a portrait image. His aim? To give a different dimension and value to information and biographies.
To see more of his work go here.
There's an emptiness to these photographs by Daniel Everett that I like. Within one he explores the notion of a physically minimal space by writing 'I feel empty'. The photograph of screwed up paper is from a photographic collection he calls 'redactions from personal journal'. It makes me think that perhaps he also suffers from writer's block (every once and a while).
To see more of his photographs go here.
Fashion designer Rick Owens first tried his hand at furniture design within his own home. When Parisian dealer Philippe Jousse saw his designs, he invited Owens to show his furniture to the public where it subsequently developed a strong following. His latest designs will be on display at the Sebastian + Barquet gallery in London in September. Constructed with materials such as bone, wood, resin, concrete, cashmere and fibreglass - and with modest price tags, it looks like he has a furniture range that complements and rivals his fashion.
The Capitonné Wall Tiles by Rex add a three dimensional aspect to wall coverings, instilling a sense of softness and warmth. And by simply altering the orientation of the tiles you can add to their elegant appeal. The tiles are available in a range of sophisticated colours from black and white, through to bronze and copper.
The Rex Collection of wall tiles is available locally here.
Frederik Roijé's new furniture collection 'Squares' is a reinvention of traditional pieces of furniture. He says, 'products have a habit of disappearing because of their functionality. I want to prevent this by giving products additional value'.
We don't know about you, but the Squares Rocking Horse looks like a good option for little Chloe's Christmas present - particularly when you know it's produced in a limited edition run.
This has got to be one of the best recreational towers we've ever seen. Designed by Atelierenarchitecten, this 25 metre tall viewing tower is in Reusel in the Netherlands. Located in an outdoor park, it gives members of the public the perfect place to enjoy the green surroundings from above. The steel structure features six cubes with in-between stairs, one features a rope slide and a high rope track, and another, a platform for abseiling. Perhaps this is the first in many moves to make school camps stylish. Then again, perhaps that's a feat hard to achieve.
Hands down my favourite car of the past is the Merecedes 300SL Gullwing, and though it might be said that "they don't build them like they used to" in the case of the Mercedes Gullwing, they likely to be built even better. Gullwing-America are relaunching this classic shaped beauty with modern technology and fabrication techniques that may well be the best example of mixing the old and the new that we've seen in a while.
For more images and information go here.
