Fascinating Lamps by Calabarte | Pondly - StumbleUpon Calabarte is the pseudonym of a Polish artist named Przemek Krawczynski, whose art takes on a peculiar but incredibly beautiful form: cool lamps. The name itself is a portmanteau of two words – art (obviously), and calabash, the fruit that carries his imagination. The calabash is a bottle gourd originating in India, although Calabarte gets his supply from Senegal. Due to ancient domestication and usage, the bottle gourd has an incredibly tough outer shell. Due to the combination of dark, thick material with a light source within, the primary art of his work, however, shines in the dark. Hard work, beauty, an exceptional degree of detail and a marriage between mathematical geometry and a rampant imagination – all imprinted onto the husk of a Senegal calabash. Described as the art of light, Calabarte’s artistic tendencies truly took off in 2009, when he made his first gourd lamp, by chance of coming across a calabash. Website
Cradle Chair: Big Basket Seat Rocks Adults Gently to Sleep | Designs &I... There is no escaping those innate and early-learned associations – for some, it means sleeping to gentle noises on planes, and for others, the act of rocking tilts us softly into a deep slumber. Richard Clarkson and company wanted to create a kind of low-tech, sensory-deprivation, sofa-style seat where one can curl up and forget the workaday worries of ordinary life … and perhaps even doze over before you notice you are slowly falling asleep. While there is art and craft in this object, there is science that went into its design as well. For all its theoretical complexity, the final form looks quite simple (and extremely comfortable).
The original YOUCH Piranha Plant Earrings by lizglizz Recycle pizza boxes into wall art Art for pizza lovers! BTW our pizza is delivered with a wax paper insert on the bottom of the box, so the boxes were clean. I wouldn't recommend using pizza boxes with food stains! I already had this idea in mind, but was going to use polystyrene blocks. ABOVE: Use larger pizza boxes to make unique art for a child's bedroom. ABOVE: The humble pizza box becomes eye-catching art for a home. You will need: Pizza boxes - small, medium or large Wallpaper, wrapping paper or fabric Bostik spray adhesive Ruler Craft or utility knife Scissors Double-sided tape to mount onto wall Here's how: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Originally posted in 2007, it seems that Pizza Box art is now becoming quite popular. [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] [ via ] The humble pizza box has been transformed into a work of art - just another way to recycle our househole trash!
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Monthly Measure by Sebastian Bergne Monthly Measure is a brilliant new desktop calendar by Sebastian Bergne (previously here and here) made from a metal gear etched with days of the week that rolls along a slotted piece of wood imprinted with numbers of the month. If that’s not enough awesome for you, the numbers are placed a centimeter apart so it also functions as a metric ruler. The calendar is being released this weekend at Maison&Objet and will hopefully be available in his shop soon. Shatterboxx — Warning: may cause designgasm Do your New Year’s Resolutions include a bright & shiny new website? What about business cards or a Twitter background? Whatever your design dreams are, we’d love to make them come true! So, what are you waiting for? Tell us about your project today, book by 12.31, and get 15% off! And, speaking of the holidays, we’re going to be taking a little hiatus from the BoxxBlog for the next month or so, focusing all of our time & creative energy on some (super exciting!) Until then, Happy Holidays, everyone! Starting with these, the search for the perfect holiday card is ON! {available at katespaperie.com} With these, you’ll never forget which glass is yours! For a full tutorial on making these, check out justshortofcrazy.com. For all those times you need to hide your laptop in a library of old books, of course. {found via epicthings.net}
Jon Burgerman | Work | Colour In Wallpaper Brand new colour in wallpaper is go go go! Available from Burgerplex and other cool places. Perfect for bedrooms, offices, studios and playrooms. The colour in wallpaper is a fun activity for artisans and obsessive compulsives of all ages. The design of doodle characters across the wallpaper and looks eye catching even when not coloured in. Give in to your inner child and colour in your walls! 21/10/10 in 2D Work Nice artwork! Great Idea , i want it for my office for when i need to think! All fun and games till someone colors, er, colours outside the lines. :D haha this is soooooooo cool i have it all over my house Too bad that children cannot colorize properly. Awesome stuff! On an unrelated note, the young blonde miss looks a lot like my friend Allison! Wow, it’s awesome! Nice artwork! hello. Commenting is not available in this section entry.
Hand Stitching, part 1 - LA One of my favorite crafts is hand stitching-- it's fun, addictive, expressive and relaxing :) Over the next few weeks, I'm going to share easy ways to make your own patterns for hand stitching along with some tips and ideas :) These are some samples of my past projects-- I like to draw patterns freehand and use my handwriting. However, sometimes I adapt clipart type images to make a more complicated pattern, like the sewing machine or I just stitch the outline of an image I love, like the Goonies "Hey You Guys" silhouette :) I use a Back Stitch for all my hand stitching because it's very versatile and I like the look but you can use any combination of stitches for your projects... there's lots of fun ones! Today, we're going to start with handwriting & transferring your pattern :) You will Need: - Card-stock or Thick Paper (I cut a piece of 6x8" card-stock & folded it in half to create a greeting card) - Needle & Scissors - Embroidery Thread - Scrap Paper & Pen - Thumbtack or Piercing Tool
Top 5 Friday: Upcycling Ideas (Start As One Thing, End As Another!) - Style... Whether you call it upcycling, reusing, refurbishing or reimagining, today's Top 5 Friday is all about finding decor inspiration and doing it yourself. Headboard From Wooden Skids (aka Pallets) This idea came courtesy of Julia Black from Pure Design, who hosted a video series for us called The Green Geek. Watch how she transformed three skids and some salvaged wood into a beachy white headboard for a queen size bed (three skids are the perfect size!). Chair Turned Bathroom Caddy Image: Pink to Green blog (via French Charming, originally from Country Living) This is one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" Large Wooden Spool Turned Art Table/Coffee Table Image: Design*Sponge I was actually inspired last night at the bus stop (in front of a condo construction project) by four large wooden spools just sitting around, just the perfect size and shape for my current coffee table conundrum. Vintage Crates Turned Storage Images: Apartment Therapy This isn't a new idea, but it's a good one!
culdesac: the paint evolution for valentine 'the paint evolution' by culdesac for valentine valencia-based designers culdesac have created 'the paint evolution' for the paint company valentine . their collaborative project celebrates the ever changing nature of artistic tools and implements within the valentine brand. brushes and rollers in this creative collection feature an interactive, form-as-function approach to the construction of each piece. one may anticipate the mark and movement of the implement in an artist's hand simply by examining the form of each object. {*style:<i>'genetic mutations give birth to imaginative instruments: the brush compass, pendulum or whip give us a clue to the behavior of paint through sketches and through history' </i>*} -culdesac the 'whip cephalus' is an essential species in the 'action painting' technique a brush which allows for painting by hand a brush in which the painter moves the brush with a clenched fist 'formacterus' was developed due to several geometric mutations, today evolved to photoshop