South African textile designer Ronel Jordaan makes beautiful, nature-inspired felted goods, applying the felting process to create the textures and shapes of leaves and flowers, webs, thorns, hides and bark. The most recognizable of all her products are her pebbles and rocks.
Her business started out as a small home industry, but has expanded, and now [...]
Japanese designer Oji Masanori is interested in making “living products”. He says that in creating them, he is “considering a design which may connect various things gently and comfortably everyday.” His website is filled with beautiful, well-considered design, and is definitely worth an extensive browse.
I particularly liked these exquisite cast iron trivets.
And also, these delicate [...]
The bright young things at Dokter & Misses have collaborated with WHATIFTHEWORLD and OPEN to come up with a collaborative project called CO-OP, which is a platform for new and emerging work in the fields of contemporary art & design. The plan is to feature a diverse program of exhibitions, events and exclusive collaborations, and [...]
Really, this is a bit of a crazy post to do, when Summer’s starting to beat down on us all here in the Southern Hemisphere, but I’m so taken with the Nos Da Collection of woven woollen blankets and cushions, that I just can’t resist, even if it makes you feel a bit scratchy.
The collection [...]
Despite my local Checkers playing Boney M hits since October, I’ve manage to hold out on my first Christmassy post until now. Boney M did nothing for me, but I just couldn’t resist these adorable folded paper Christmas Creatures from Mibo.
And it’s the easiest thing in the world. Just buy the downloadable PDFs (like the [...]
