industrial
KOLO Armchair by Jouko Järvisalo
Designer Jouko Järvisalo has created the KOLO Armchair for Finish manufacturer Mobel. From Mobel: KOLO is an armchair moulded out of a single wooden sheet. Its armrests form a planar surface, from which the seat and chair back are pressed out to create a hollow in which the user can sit. Kolo floats on air, [...]
visual
Nathan Ota
About Ever since I can remember, I have always found myself drawing over doing my homework. My early influences came from cartoons on television, comic books, photographs and Punk-rock flyers. I can still remember sneaking into my older brothers room and raiding his ,”Vamperella” comics and trying to copy or trace all the covers I [...]
transportation
Giugiaro Quaranta Concept
Giorgetto Giugiaro has a series of successful concepts under his belt, including the Ferrari GG50 and his own interpretation of the Mustang. But his most recent design exercise — the Italdesign Quaranta, shown at last year’s Geneva Motor Show — was a clear indication that he was moving beyond bespoke bodywork and taking a long [...]
visual
Bert Monroy
All digital paintings in you can see above were created entirely in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop without the use of scans Bert Monroy was born and raised in New York City where he spent 20 years in the advertising industry as an art director and creative director for various agencies as well as his own. [...]
industrial
Calla chair from Domodinamica
Taking the concept of “customizable comfort” leaps and bounds beyond the expected, the cool Calla chair combines a sense of playfulness with a functional design and a totally contemporary look. Modern Italian furniture maker Domodinamica has designed the Calla chair with arms that can be manipulated to fit your size, style and comfort criteria at [...]
visual
Craig Ward
Originally hailing from the rural steppes of deepest Lincolnshire, Craig Ward is a London based designer and illustrator who likes playing with words. Having graduated in 2003 Craig Ward now trades under the pseudonym Words are Pictures; bringing life to headlines, creating new typographic treatments and continuously exploring the notion of word as image. Craig [...]
transportation
Rinspeed iChange concept
From the gloriously fertile mind of Frank Rinderknecht comes the Rinspeed iChange, a shape-shifting zero-emissions concept car. As its name suggests, the iChange actually morphs its body shape depending on how many people are going to be onboard, thus optimizing its aerodynamic profile around the passenger load that is called for. The Swiss auto designer’s [...]
architecture
Beaumaris House by Maddison Architects
Maddison Architects designed this house in the Beaumaris suburb of Melbourne, Australia. From the architects: Formally, the house is split into two rectangular boxes. The black, zinc-clad southern box encloses living, kitchen and outdoor spaces, and cantilevers out beyond its ground floor enclosure to capture 270° Port Phillip Bay views. The discrete activities of the [...]
