Category: Objects
Thomas Albdorf and his conceptual objects
October 23, 2012 | posted in Art, Objects | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Austrian conceptual artist / photographer Thomas Albdorf makes things, and takes pictures of it for his various brilliant series. Thomas creates his works with the most common of objects, from shoes and rope, to chairs and pieces of wood. Find more at his blog and website. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ross barber ‘A Wrong Mongrel’
September 18, 2012 | posted in Art, Design, Fashion, Objects | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Great line of conceptual footwear by London College of Fashion student Ross Barber. ‘Motivated by the idea of discarding the conventional design process in favor a technique centered approach, the collection represents the metamorphosis that occurs during the design process with each shoe representing a different stage in the evolution. The coral like envelopment seen rising[...]
Jennifer Rubell ‘Nutcrackers’
August 3, 2012 | posted in Art, Installations, Objects, Sculptures | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Great contemporary art installation by New York based Jennifer Rubell called ‘Nutcrackers’. ‘Nutcrackers consists of 18 life-size interactive sculptures of women surrounding a pedestal holding one ton of Texas pecans. Each prefabricated female mannequin is mounted on her side in an odalisque position and has been retooled to function as a nutcracker. Visitors interact with[...]
Julien Berthier ‘A Lost’
April 28, 2012 | posted in Art, Installations, Objects, Sculptures | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
‘A Lost’ is another brilliant artwork by French artist Julien Berthier. Julien is a pretty well known artist, always making art with a humorous twist, like for example his ‘Balcon Additionnel‘ series, where he ads a balcony to all kinds of buildings, ‘Le Paradoxe de Robinson‘ a mechanical tropical island, and ‘Love Love‘ the famous sinking[...]
True Colours Miniatures by Lex Pott
April 11, 2012 | posted in Art, Design, Events, Installations, Interviews, Objects | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Online design platform Found by James and Dutch designer Lex Pott present a new and unique art project named ‘True Colours Miniatures’ that will be launched at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. Exclusively for FoundbyJames.com, designer Lex Pott created 40 limited edition artworks that capture the beauty and irregularity of metals. The True Colours series started as a[...]
Maarten de Ceulaer ‘Mutation Series’
April 8, 2012 | posted in Design, Furniture, Objects | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
A great line of chairs and sofas, that look like they have grown organically somewhere outta space, rather than having been manufactured by hand. Belgian designer Maarten de Ceulaer‘s latest line of furniture is called ‘Mutation Series’ and is made of pieces of foam coated with a durable rubber or tactile velvet-like finish. Every piece has[...]
Robert Gligorov ‘Aeroplastics’
February 6, 2012 | posted in Art, Installations, Nudity, Objects, Photography | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Robert Gligorov is an artist with brilliant ideas and lots of humour, using and mixing all sorts of media and materials, creating photos, sculptures and installations. Born in Macedonia and currently living and working in Milan Italy, his work touches the fields of religion, violence and sexuality, maybe shocking for some, but ever so great.[...]
The BoomCase© by Mr. Simo
January 27, 2012 | posted in Design, Gadgets, Objects | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Mr. Simo makes incredible looking self powered portable stereo systems, built into suitcases… The system can be connected to any device, including iPod, using a simple headphone plug and runs on batteries, lasting over 9 hours. Each case is custom made to the users liking. Options include: iPod/USB charger, extra batteries, TV screens, custom paint,[...]
Sex Machines and their owners
January 10, 2012 | posted in Books, Graphics, Nudity, Objects | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Sex Machines : Photographs and Interviews is a book by Timothy Archibald featuring a collection of photos starring a range of all sorts of odd ‘sex machines’ and their owners and inventors, or the ‘new American sex machine underground’ as he calls it himself. The machines, like their owners are sort of portrayed like a[...]
Kyle Bean ‘Wooden Toy Phone’
December 14, 2011 | posted in Design, Gadgets, Objects | by Ilja Keizer | Leave a comment
Great designed wooden phone including a range of necessary apps, by brilliant English designer Kyle Bean in collaboration with designer / artist Thomas Forsyth. Design was made to be used as the cover and interior illustration for the magazine ‘Computer Arts’.
