Alistair McClymont
2nd April 2012
How sexy is this inflated stainless steel cushion by Alistair McClymont?
CommentSea of Sin
2nd April 2012
I thought this was cool, although I’m not sure where it comes from originally.
(via SeaOfSin which is definitely NSFW)
Toffie 2012
28th March 2012
The 2012 Toffie Pop Culture Festival kicks off this Friday at the Cape Town City Hall.
The 3 day conference and festival focuses on design, music, art and all things associated with popular culture.
Just some of the people lined up to talk include:
• Penny Martin (UK): Editor-in-Chief of The Gentlewoman Magazine
• Roel Wouters (The Netherlands): Director/Designer
• Omar Sosa (Spain): Art Director, Publisher and Designer of Apartmento Magazine
• Malibongwe Tyilo (SA): Founder of skattiewhatareyouwearing.blogspot.com
• Athi-Patra Ruga (SA): Performance and Contemporary Artist
• Chris Bisset (SA): Film Director
• Sibot (SA): Sound Designer
There’ll also be a Creative Showdown with 6 International teams competing in workshops, talks and short talks, including the likes of Alex Trochut, Will Hudson from It’s Nice That and Nacho Gil.
And… to top the whole lot off The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival will be putting on a host of parties over the weekend to celebrate. Need I say more?
See you there!
Charmaine Olivia
23rd March 2012
I’ve just discovered Charmaine Olivia and I think her work is awesome. I really like this Bunny Eyes illustration.
(via Fab)
The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt
21st March 2012
Hidden around London are 200 giant eggs for The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt.
Although I haven’t found it yet, my favourite is Metropolis by British husband and wife designer-duo Rob and Nick Carter with a current bid of £2200. There’s a mad mix of artists, graphic designers, architects, fashion designers, jewellers and sculptors who have made eggs including Mr Brainwash, Tommy Hilfiger, Mulberry, Zaha Hadid and Hannah Martin.
With all of the money raised going to The Elephant Family and Action for Children - the hunt is on!
Vanité
14th March 2012
…and while we’re writing about Gregoire Alexandre, how beautiful is this shot, Vanité?
Dennis Stock
13th March 2012
Rock Festival at Venice Beach, 1968 – Dennis Stock.
I absolutely LOVE this image. I used to have a poster of it and it came with me every time I moved for almost 15 years.
Last night I found a book with it on the cover and it reminded me of how cool this shot is. It makes me wish I’d been there.
(It also reminds me of the beach and summer – both which are very far away in London-town today!)
Dan Halter | The Truth Lies Here
8th March 2012
The Truth Lies Here is Zimbabwean-born, Cape Town-raised Dan Halter’s 4th solo exhibition at What if the World Gallery in Woodstock.
“The show engages with notions of transmigration, the construction of ‘truths’, and the way in which things hold together and fall apart – the integration and disintegration of the fabric of the Zimbabwean Diaspora.”
I thought this image was pretty cool and I’m curious to see the rest of the show and his ideas about dislocated national identities - a subject that always interests me no matter where in the world it’s explored.
The Truth Lies Here is on from 8th March – 14th April.
Love & Neon
6th March 2012
Yay! I’m back!
Hello everyone!
After what was by far the best and most amazing love-filled month of my life, I’m sat again in front of my computer trying to get back into the swing of things… and it’s hard!
I’ve still got wedding fever on the brain and I promise to post some of the bits and pieces I made and designed for the wedding as soon as we get our photos back from the *oh-so-awesome-and-cool* welovepictures but in the meantime…
On Sunday morning I went to check out Design Indaba (A Taste of Sónar on Friday night was also very good fun) and the first thing I saw were hartedief hearts. Beautifully made, collectible pieces of art, I thought these sweet designs were rather appropriate in keeping with my theme of love.
The rest of my Design Indaba finds will be coming soon…
PS *Sweet wishes to The Joys and The Johnsons on their anniversaries today*
Design Indaba 2012
6th February 2012
Design Indaba is fast approaching and I’m looking forward to seeing what’s in store for 2012.
Spanish industrial designer, product designer and artist Jaime Hayón is high up on my list of people to check out (Hope Bird is one of his) as is MDC Interiors.
I am also crazy excited about “A Taste of Sónar” which is on at City Hall on Friday 2nd March. I love that Design Indaba is broadening its creative scope and throwing some awesome electronica into the mix!
Kozyndan
17th January 2012
Check out ‘Courtship’ a new limited edition print by the always awesome Kozyndan. If you fancy some cool new art, get your fix here.
Sky Series
10th January 2012
O.
That’s me with my mouth wide open in amazement at how unbelievable Eric Cahan’s Sky Series is. I have fallen completely and utterly in love with his sunrise and sunset shots.
The cool thing is that most of these amazing colours are captured using coloured resin filters, rather than in Photoshop, which Cahan says he uses only for toning the photos to match the paper colour and occasionally to add a bit of colour curve.
(via MyModernMet)
Taiyō Matsumoto
10th January 2012
Here’s a poster by super cool manga artist Taiyō Matsumoto to brighten your Tuesday morning…
…and if you haven’t seen it already Tekkonkinkreet - based on Matsumoto’s manga by the same name is well worth a watch.
Alexander Girard
9th January 2012
A couple of months ago I signed up to Fab.com. They feature and sell all kinds of awesome things. They do daily updates of products from prints and furniture to clothing, jewellery and homeware. I love this Alexander Girard print on wood. Love. Love.
Request membership here.
Zander Olsen
6th January 2012
Zander Olsen creates amazing photographs. The top image is part of his Tree, Line series. Clever, simple and beautiful – the perfect combination.
“These works, carried out in Surrey, Hampshire and Wales, involve site specific interventions in the landscape, ‘wrapping’ trees with white material to construct a visual relationship between tree, not-tree and the line of horizon according to the camera’s viewpoint.”
They reminded me of Andy Goldsworthy, one of my all time favourite sculptors and artists. The bottom pebble image is one of his.
(via Trendland)
Jordan Metcalf
22nd December 2011
Sigh. I spent a good 20 minutes looking through Cape Town based designer Jordan Metcalf‘s site this morning and I am completely in love with this lightbox he made for a group exhibition at Salon 91.
I want it on my wall. Please.
BLANK {space}
22nd December 2011
The other day I discovered BLANK {space} – an sweet little store-cum-gallery that is literally on my doorstep. It’s tiny and hidden away behind big black grills, but inside it’s light and pretty and full of gorgeous letterpress stationary *sigh*, unique prints and limited edition works of art.
Another awesome Cape Town find. Yay!
Alistair McClymont Studio
21st December 2011
Here is the extremely talented Alistair McClymont’s most recent offering – a water droplet hovering above a vertical wind tunnel.
Gorgeous.
