Zoom Zoo
30th November 2011
These awesome illustrated Zoom Zoo cards are by Mike Yamada, a designer at Dreamworks and like they mentioned on Not Cot, completely reminiscent of Richard Scarry’s story books! We used to have heaps of them when we were kids.
It’s cool to think that the kids of tomorrow will have something other than iPad games to keep them busy.
(via NotCot)
CommentConcrete Vase
30th November 2011
Inspired by a bento box, you’ve got to love this modular Konkurïto vase by Xiral Segard.
(via DesignMilk)
Sketchtravel
30th November 2011
I never heard about Sketchtravel before, but after reading about it this morning I fell completely in love with the project.
The red sketchbook was passed between 71 artists in 12 countries over 4 and a half years. The list of artists and illustrators is impressive (Quentin Blake, James Jean, Taiyō Matsumoto to name a few) but it’s the idea that this little book was travelling for all that time that makes me smile – and that they managed to auction it off for $96,000, all of which was donated to Room to Read, a awesome charity that helps kids learn to read. Sold.
The beautiful video was put together by Sketchtravel and is totally inspiring and well worth a watch.
You can read more about Sketchtravel here or buy the book from here (which has just been added to the top of my christmas list).
(via MatadorNetwork)
Biome
30th November 2011
Developed by designer Samuel Wilkinson, Biome is a terrarium that contains an app capable of managing water, light, nutrient levels all easily controlled by your iPad.
Although it’s still only a prototype, isn’t it a beautiful way of merging technology with nature?
(via CoDesign)
love made me do it / LO Studio Give-away
29th November 2011
What’s exciting about this post (aside from the fact that you could possibly win a LO Studio voucher worth R350!) is that the super cute girl up there is Maike. One half of welovepictures – our amazing wedding photographers! I absolutely cannot wait for her and her husband Travis to shoot our wedding!
But enough of that for now – this is about love made me do it, Maike’s awesome blog of all things creative and sweet. Today she’s giving away R350 to one lucky person to spend at LO. Think cute summer dresses, colourful tops and beautifully cut pants. Check out the details here.
(How lovely is the LO logo by the way?)
The Quiet Life Camera Club
29th November 2011
I completely forgot about submitting a photo to The Camera Club a few months ago, but I woke up this morning to find a message in my inbox saying it had just been put up on the site. Cool.
QLOCKTWO
29th November 2011
Si showed me this clock the other day and since then I’ve been seeing it everywhere. Designed by German company Biegert & Funk, QLOCKTWO is simple and elegant and I think it would look amazing in the big open plan kitchen I’m going to design one day!
The best bit? It’s available in 8 colours and 11 languages. A wall of clocks set to different time zones could be taken to a whole new level…
Wrap Up
29th November 2011
How awesome is this Pendleton Glacier National Park Blanket? I found it over on the National Geographic Gift Guide and although it’s expensive at $178, it’s also been in production since 1916. Good old fashioned design at it’s best, which says enough for me.
Get yours here.
Richard Mosse: Infra
28th November 2011
These fascinating images are part of a series called ‘Infra’ by Irish photographer Richard Mosse. They were shot in the Democratic Republic of Congo on a color infrared film called Kodak Aerochrome. Now discontinued, it was once used by the military as surveillance technology to help detect camouflage by registering an invisible spectrum of infrared light, rendering the green landscape in vivid hues of lavender, crimson, and hot pink. Beautiful.
“Infra offers a radical rethinking of how to depict a conflict as complex and intractable as that of the ongoing war in the Congo. The results offer a fevered inflation of the traditional reportage document, underlining the tension between art, fiction, and photojournalism. Infra initiates a dialogue with photography that begins as an intoxicating meditation on a broken documentary genre, but ends as a haunting elegy for a vividly beautiful land touched by unspeakable tragedy.”
Infra is showing from November 17 – December 23.
Jack Shainman Gallery
513 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011
(via Trendland)
Not For Parents: The Travel Book
28th November 2011
We’ve bought loads of Lonely Planet books over the years and they’ve always been amazing in helping us on our travels, however in the Not for Parents: The Travel Book you won’t find bus schedules, advice on restaurants to try or be able to work out which hostel has a better bar.
Written especially for kids aged 8 – 11, it features weird and wonderful foods, strange historical facts, cool stories and tonnes of information to get those little creative juices flowing. Every country has a whole page dedicated to it and I can’t think of a more awesome way to teach kids about travelling and the world we live in.
Monster Tattoos
25th November 2011
Hooray for tattoos that look like Monsters and Animals! Bedtime stories just got WAY more exciting!
La Muerte
25th November 2011
These Kikkerland Skull Shot Glasses would be perfect with my bottle of La Muerte by &Union.
Address Is Approximate
25th November 2011
Great little stop motion animation, awesome soundtrack by the ever cool Cinematic Orchestra and shot on a Canon 5D MkII. I’m inspired.
Frozen Planet
25th November 2011
I am having such an awesome time watching the newest BBC Series Frozen Planet. My mouth is pretty much open for the entire hour!
Do people understand how amazing our little world is?
I wish we had IKEA
24th November 2011
I really do. I miss all those crazy product names. YRSNÖ anyone?
Pantone® 100
24th November 2011
100 Pantone postcards! What a great idea for a stocking filler.
I actually own a few of these already (bought from Paperchase in London) and I think I spent about 80p on each one. Amazingly you can buy the whole set of 100 for £12.99 from Magma or for $13.57 from Amazon! Bargain!
Vogue
23rd November 2011
I’ve been meaning to blog these images for ages. They were from a Vogue shoot in India years ago. I actually bought a back issue of Vogue just for these pictures. I think it must have been around 2005.
There’s something about them that makes me feel peaceful and I think they’re beautiful.
Kabel
22nd November 2011
Kabel is the newest typeface offering by Font Fabric. Designed by Mathias Nösel, I think it fits rather nicely on Between the Neon and the Sea. Don’t you?
Topless Tuesday
22nd November 2011
My cousin sent me a link to Topless Tuesday this morning. Why didn’t I think of that?!
(Thanks Ewa)
Yael
21st November 2011
My super amazingly talented friend Yael never fails to surprise me with the awesome work she produces. Check out more from this shoot on her Tumblr blog.
Egg Bird Feeder
21st November 2011
This Egg Bird Feeder by J Schatz is sure to brighten any Monday morning! The Hummingbird Feeders and Bird Houses are just as beautiful too.
(via Dwell)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
18th November 2011
This may be the cutest little video I’ve ever seen.
“Guess what I want but I’m not going to beg for it?”
“What?”
“A nickname.”
Amazing.
Estylo 1.1
18th November 2011
A Rainbow Pencil Stylus? Awesome!
Designed to be used on capacitive touch screens like the iPad, Estylo is the first and only wooden stylus of it’s kind and as well as being eco-friendly, the magnetic versions have also been designed to connect onto the side of the iPad. Clever. These would be great for anyone wanting to sketch or draw on their iPad.
With the project up on Kickstarter, I’m happy to say that Plai have reached their target goal and funding is now being spent on research and development for the Estylo 2.
Christmas Wish Listed.
Afro Hair
18th November 2011
I picked up this paper bag yesterday from African Image – a cool Cape Town shop selling all kinds of weird and wonderful kitsch African things!
How awesome are these hairstyles?
