Late Afternoon

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She has had some major press lately, including an appearance in New York magazine.
Lots of pastle and soft colours.... almost straight from a Forever New catalogue...

Layered with Bare Legs

Outfits to suit the weather at the moment- sunny but with a slight chill... I love it.
Arabella Ramsay A/W 2020
via rummeybears

www.wheretheycreate.com

Much like The Selby, Paul Barbera of wheretheycreate.com goes into the physical spaces of the wildly creative, visiting the studios of artists, photographers, industrial designers, stylists, advertisers, publishers etc. Barbera is an interior photographer who also runs another site- www.love-lost.net/, which seems to be mainly about half naked women in their personal spaces, crumpled bed sheets aplenty.... straight out of russh mag.

Silver + Black

art/retail inititive by Asahi Beer and Melbourne based Urchin Associates (urchin.com.au).

The exhibition opened with a bang last Thursday and will be open until Saturday 8th May at the hidden away Ambush Gallery in Waterloo. Art pieces displayed amongst purchasable items which are art pieces in themselves. A very exciting space. Retail spaces as curated art galleries is something we will witness more of in the Australian retail arena. In this instance of Silver + Black, we have the art space turning into a retail space, utilising the display elements that already exist in well designed retail spaces. The consumable good as an object de art, a piece of inspiration.

"The intention of Silver + Black is to bring together artists who share a common way of looking at the world. These artists, regardless of their chosen fields, find beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity and see potential beyond the ordinary. "
asahibeer.com

This well curated exhibit and product offering considers the idea of wabi-sabi, the Japanese way of finding beauty in the inperfect, and in unexpected moments.
Big names in art and retail involved. DC shoes and Casio watches were asked to contribute- on the provisio that their piece didn't include their product, forcing them to really get to the bottom of their brand values and ideals.

"DC's piece "The Way of the Skater" embraces the idea of process and commitment, highlighting the elements a skater may discard through his practice of refining his technique - endless days and nights of repetition until perfection is achieved"
asahibeer.com
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foldschool.com

This well designed website gives you step by step guides on how to make your own kids furniture out of cardboard.

The creators say this about their approach:

Mass culture is run by superficiality and ecological absurdity. Foldschool supports craftsmanship as a face-to-face approach to design and brings together product and user the closest possible.
The mindset of foldschool is to restore design to one of its original missions: to provide a product at an affordable price through a smart manufacturing process.

Underwater Love

Beijing Noodle in Ceasars Palace, Las Vegas
Beautiful play on texture and light, the "skin" on the ceiling gives the room an underwater feel.

"The aim of the designers was to break any rules or ideas that make up the elements of the interior ad proceed with the creation of one element through a seamless border."

Created by design firm Design Spirits, this entry into the 2009 The Great Indoors Awards took first place in the 'Relax and Consume' category . The awards were held in the Netherlands this year, and attracted 380 entries from 40 countries.


from yatzer.com

Haitch Tooooo OOOOOOOOOOOhhhhh

Aqua Chair by
Hyun-Dae Kang


Featured as part of Salone Satellite, Design Milan 2010.
700 designers and artists exhibiting for a week in Milan, the design "mecca" of the world.