Aesthetically Loyal

Posted on February 26, 2008 Under Design

Anthony Kolber is not your typical graphic designer. The graduate of Australia's Swinburne University eschews the traditional methods of the design process, which call for incremental improvements to one's own material. Influenced by the work of artists such as Joseph…

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Werkstate

Posted on February 22, 2008 Under Life

For anyone that thinks a house really isn't a home until it has chairs with intertwining wooden tentacles, Toronto-based designer Rob Southcott is a like-minded individual. His Werkstate studio seems to find clever ways to coax nature from some standard…

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Joaquin Sarmiento: Paradise City

Posted on February 21, 2008 Under Art

There's more to life in a favela than oppressive poverty, guns and crime, but that non-scintillating side doesn't get enough play. It's what Colombian photographer Joaquin Sarmiento is pushing to promote through his heartfelt Paradise City exhibit in Sao Paulo,…

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Rees Bradley Hepburn

Posted on February 21, 2008 Under Design

Old Macdonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O"¦and on that farm he had some really creative individuals"¦E-I-E-I"¦Wait. Something tells us this isn't exactly Old Macdonald's farm. We seemed to have stumbled into the 400 year-old farm house that the creative advertising/PR/Marketing and…

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EtsyFound: Labokoff

Posted on February 21, 2008 Under Art

Paris, France may be known as the city of lights, love, and the Louvre, but it's also a canvas for Fabienne, the creative force behind the the Labokoff Etsy Store. The Paris-based graphic designer creates her own unique visions of…

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Studio Mango

Posted on February 19, 2008 Under Design

The modern design aesthetic has influenced a lot of everyday objects: furniture, lighting...nursing beds. Two years ago Paul Hendrikx and Frank Hanssen, the Dutch designers over at Studio Mango (Mixed Art and eNGineering...O), took on a project for Schell Industries…

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Identity5: Your Space Is Your Art

Posted on February 19, 2008 Under Design

We've been playing a little Peeping Tom lately; we've spent some time peering through the window of your brand new pad. While we certainly noticed your knack for interior design, rocking the sleekest, most well designed furniture money can buy;…

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Gustaf Nordenskiold

Posted on February 19, 2008 Under Design

Normally, when we think of Swedish design there is a certain smoothness simplicity that springs to mind. However, all things Swedish aren't as clean cut as that IKEA shelving unit you attempted to put together last week. Some Swedes practice…

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WHITEvoid

Posted on February 18, 2008 Under Design

One look at the WHITEvoid homepage and you can understand why it was FWA's site of the day this past Friday. The Berlin-based interactive art and design firm gives you the total package in a matter of speaking; they only…

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Talia Shipman: Exodus

Posted on February 12, 2008 Under Art

For someone having graduated this past spring, Talia Shipman brings a stylized maturity to her work that other photographers spend years honing and perfecting. The young artist has already experienced her work being published and shown in galleries worldwide, and…

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