Diesel denim gallery in Aoyama in Tokyo are currently presenting 'rolls' in an installation for Japanese design studio Sinato. The rolls consist of large amounts of aluminium sheets that are then unwound in an upward fashion towards the ceiling. The installation doubles as a display space for shop merchandise. Very visually impressive.
These sculptures by artist Kevin Francis Gray have a slight macabre nature to them. His sculpture Ghost Girl adorned with pearls and stringed jewels has the appearance of crying, whilst the skulls dripping with a similar treatment in another sculpture are reminiscent of tribal voodoo dolls. His work is completely arresting and striking.
I really like the delicacy of ink - the difficult nature of getting it to do exactly what you want; coupled with a feeling of success when it occasionally does. We've seen excellent examples of ink-in-action before and it's this marbling typeface by Tiana Vasiljev, inspired by a visit to a museum in Southern Vietnam - that's caught our eye for its artistic appeal.
This is not a video clip - it's a painting. If you haven't watched Kanye West's latest video 'Power' you need to watch it immediately. Directed by Marco Brambilla, depicting the kingdom at the end of its age it's shot predominantly as one sequence, from an extreme close-up of Kanye and outwards, revealing a neoclassical surrounding. Inspired by Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, it depicts a faux historical moment when the empire is on the brink of collapse from its own excess, decadence and corruption.
I had the good fortune of finally meeting John Pusateri last night, an artist based in New Zealand that I've kept an eye on for the last two years or so. My fascination of late with animals, taxidermy and sculpture was further reignited by looking at some of his recent work which includes a detailed study of birds. He has an exhibition coming up later in October at Seed Gallery in Newmarket, Auckland - which based on the work we've observed, will definitely be a success. Absolutely stunning work.
New Zealand designer Jamie McLellan, who we interviewed here, drew these great illustrations during his time working for prolific designer Tom Dixon in London. Above you can see a Christmas card created for Tom Dixon, Tom on holiday in Australia and 'Tom Talks Metal' which shows much of his collection along with the design process.
Over the years we've seen many a creative masterpiece that's been born from ideas doodled upon a classic cocktail napkin, and after stumbling across a similar idea from the US; we at Design Folio have decided to launch a competition based around the genius of these embryonic sketched ideas. Our inaugural Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest is open to all those with a design leaning. Send us the machinations of your creative doodles and our extremely qualified team of judges will choose a winner. Up for grabs is a case of the superb award winning Man O' War Merlot Cabernet 2008 to help toast your success, along with the enviable chance to become an artistic hero amongst your design piers. We'll be sure to publish the best, the most interesting, the most creative, and the ugly, right here on the website.
Email us your scanned images along with a brief synopsis to us here by Tuesday 31st August.
More of our fascination with paper sculptures/ These paper creations by Le Creative Sweatshop were created as accessories for a fashion shoot for WAD magazine and definitely achieve their objective of bringing accessories into the next dimension.
Australian architect Chris Bosse has sliced up the panton chair as part of the re-loved: designer
stories exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Bosse, director of architectural firm LAVA, is one of several designers commissioned by the powerhouse to use a pre-loved chair to tell a story about a piece of furniture they love.
He chose a design classic that relates to current design and manufacturing techniques. The Panton chair by Danish designer Verner Panton (c1967) was a departure from traditional design and manufacturing techniques. it anticipated the digital revolution by 30 years and is the first freeform, organic molded piece of furniture.
