After featuring Dulux’s brilliant ‘Let’s Colour’ campaign – here, and here – it would seem that people are going crazy for vibrant street painting. Dutch artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn have previous here though, their first ‘Favela Painting‘ was back in 2006 and yielded two murals which were painted in Vila Cruzeiro, Rio’s most notorious slum. This time their back on a monumental scale – unveiling a 7,000sqm art intervention that sees 34 houses, on the giant hillside favela of Praça Cantão, given a beautifully vivid overhaul…..
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Praça Cantão, Favela Painting
Dutch artists unveil beautiful new art intervention....
June 15th, 2010
Gumdropbin by Anna Bullus
young designer's remarkable chewing gum recycling project....
May 13th, 2010
Having, like many of us, been perturbed by the amount of spat-out gum that unpleasantly adorns our streets, University of Brighton student Anna Bullus had the rather disturbing brainwave of recycling said gum…. “I suddenly realised that chewing gum is already a rubber, and rubber can be recycled and made into stuff, so why not gum?” Eight months in the lab, and Anna had developed the process – using secret ingredients to extract a polymer that she calls BRGP (Bullus Recycled Gum Polymer). Already declared by Marie Claire as one of 20 women to “Change the World 2010,” Anna’s company, Gumdrop Ltd., are now set to produce pink bubble bins – from recycled gum of course – that will be situated around London… once full, the bin and contents can then be recycled to produce all manner of plastic goods….
Inspired by the nomadic Ayoreo Indians of Paraguay, ‘Chairless‘ is a vision of simpicity designed/stolen by Alejandro Aravena for Swiss design giants, Vitra. It’s a chair that’s not a chair, an action that has become a product…. as Aravena himself describes, when we want to drink we instinctively “put our hands together and create a kind of bowl”, when we want to see into the distance we “put our hand above our eyebrows shading our eyes”, and “when we sit on the ground, we intuitively put our arms around our legs”. Whilst the bowl and visor have long been a part of our lives, the cloth band used by the Ayoreo Indians has not, until of course now, as it has been industrialised by Aravena into ‘Chairless’, a new concept in seating that allows us the freedom to sit comfortably wherever we may be…. Vitra, if you’re listening, we wouldn’t half mind giving these a go at Glastonbury…. you know where we are!
With a string of awards and achievements as long as a piece of string, Architect, Designer, Curator and owner of his own “Gallery and Design Studio” and hotel ‘Rough Luxe‘, Rabih Hage is one of Europe’s most distinguished forces in upcoming trends and design… we asked him for some picks for 2010, and were decidedly surprised by his first….
Screen printed in strictly limited quantities, Les Queues de Sardines‘ cute graphic-print stockings and tights are at the forefront of a somewhat unlikely trend for 2010, the traditional printed tights taken to a new mischievous level. Playful and eye-catching, Les Queues de Sardines’ distinct designs are exclusively stocked at the rather unlikely venue of Fortnum & Mason in the UK, a whole host of designer outlets in France, including the ever-stylish Colette and a selection of international retailers.
Should we be lucky enough to have a few acres and some whopping great trees outside our gaff then we genuinely couldn’t think of a more exciting prospect than bagging one of Dustin Feider’s awe-inspiring O2 Treehouses. Built from 100% sustainable materials and ensuring healthy, unrestricted tree growth, these modular structures, based upon a geodesic sphere, are the must-have for the rich and famous who just want to get away from it all…. Hardwood floorings, interconnected bridges, elecrtic winches, water-tight seals and sophisticated lighting solutions ensure that this is somewhere you can spend a serious amount of time, and with a percentage of proceeds going to eco-tourism projects, your fabulous new place in nature needn’t seem all that extravagant.
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the last 18 months or so, you’ll have no doubt noticed that the world’s most popular toy has been going from strength to strength. It’s not that the 77 year old Danish company had ever really dropped off the radar, but in recent months we’ve seen James May building a Lego house, the Lego digital camera, Lego iPod docks and even the quite fabulous Lego kitchen. It’s no great surprise then to see the trend continue and with Christmas just around the corner, what better idea for the Lego lover in your life than a cute, retro, Lego wallet?
We’re gonna say this quietly, but ‘grunge’ is looking an early contender for the revival story of 2010. Electronic music, and the wonderfully dirty bass of dubstep/wonky/aquacrunk/[insert this weeks sub-genre], may be continuing it’s relentless ascendancy from underground to overground, but the outrageous uninhibitedness of ‘Pulled Apart By Horses‘ and pop-rock sensibilities of ‘Dinosaur Pile-Up‘ certainly look set to take a grip on the nation’s playlists in the coming 12 months. No better time then to reminisce one the fabulously gritty late 80s to early 90s Seattle and it’s grubby assortment of disenfranchised youths who would go on to change the face of modern rock music. Celebrated rock photographer Michael Lavine showcases his work from the time whilst Sonic Youth legend Thurston Moore writes fondly of the movement and the bands involved. Whether you’re looking to the future or just want to relive a bit of your heady youth, this beautifully presented book is a must-have.
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We caught up with New York based artist Devin McGrath who, in his beautifully crafted, unique style, bashes out darkly inspirational artworks with an enviable ease……
Clean and crisp, thoughtful illustration is a strong presence in the delightful portfolio of Welsh, Manchester based graduate Gareth Hughes.....
They love fellow Bristolian Banksy – in no small part due to making them a lot of money – but rate Tracy Emin as “nonsensical shit”. Here's our studio spotlight on Taxi Studio.....
The Dead Photos is an inspiring collection of macabre, touching, humorous and enlightening images that offer a delicate insight into the fragility of human life.
Half English half Japanese, London-based Jiro Bevis knocks out record covers, club flyers and editorial pieces with a ridiculously cool, 1980s retro vibe to them....
It’s great to see a company have a strong visual identity running throughout their brand – and that’s just what Stockholm based Bedow Creative have achieved for Sweden’s largest organic grocery store, Eat! Ekoaffären.
Founded by the rather talented duo of Mark Tappin and Simon Gofton, Tappin Gofton is a London-based studio that knock out some wonderfully distinctive work
We asked the Portland studio some questions, which they blindly ignored – instead providing us with a delightful insight into their wonderfully twisted minds. Enjoy…..
Decidedly Brazilian, thanks to it’s colour and vibrancy, Rubens LP’s style is the perfect accompaniment to summer – and anyone who uses bulldogs in their work is sure to receive high precedence with us…..
Rolling out across Europe in coming weeks is this, rather difficult to watch, advert for Sony’s new range of 3D TVs – courtesy of Sexy Beast director Jonathan Glazer....
Devin McGrath
Gareth Hughes
Taxi Studio
The Dead Photos
Jiro Bevis
Eat! Brand Identity
Tappin Gofton
The Official Manufacturing Company
Rubens LP
Sony 3D TV Advert
