Built Form designed and fabricated tabletop objects to be presented as gifts to help the client generate interest in a proposed mixed use project in downtown Durham, North Carolina designed by Built Form. The gift item featured a 1:50 building massing model enclosed in a protective structure which acted as a stage-set when unfolded for display.
Read MoreLas Palmitas Mural by German Crew
Germen Crew just completed what could be one of the world's largest murals in a small Mexican pueblo. The colorful mural was Commissioned by the Las Palmitas, Pachuca District, long known for its role as the "Drug Capital of Mexico." A massive public art project comprising 209 homes and over 215,000 square feet, the Macro Mural reveals a hybrid style that leans heavily on the group's graffiti background.
Read MoreOdin Bar + Café by Phaedrus Studio
Odin Bar and Café is located in downtown Toronto’s east end on King Street East, where the recently reclaimed industrial lands of the City’s new Canary District meet older main streets Odin and its design embrace the neighborhood's newly refined industrial aesthetic, along with the changing culture of how people eat, drink, work and socialize; and, the playful complexity that comes with the day to night transformation.
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Fifty Point Plan to Wreck Your Career – Or Save It by Aaron Draplin
Aaron Draplin, went to Portland’s Creative Mornings to serve up this 50-point plan to “ruin your career.” The result is this hilarious, brash video filled with colorful language and more than a few surprises…
Read MoreBuilding a Paper Skateboard by Paul Schmitt and Ernest Packaging Team
Designer Paul Schmitt and Ernest packaging team up to create a cardboard skateboard worthy of Tony Hawk.
Read MoreSnap by Be-Elastic
Spanish designers Maria Roca and Erika Biarnes of new company Be-elastic have come up with a creative way to help furniture keep up with our increasing mobile, space-conscious and environmentally-sensitive lives. Their first design, SNAP, is a steel loop leg that clamps on and off—making it possible to create a bench, table, shelf and more out of almost any flat surface.
Read MoreThe Beach by Snarkitecture
From now through September 7, 2015, the national building museum in Washington D.C. hosts a 10,000 square foot ball pit filled by nearly one million recyclable translucent plastic balls. ‘the beach’ is the brainchild of Brooklyn-based studio Snarkitecture, who sees the project as ‘an exciting opportunity to create an architectural installation that reimagines the qualities and possibilities of material, encourages exploration and interaction with one’s surroundings, and offers an unexpected and memorable landscape for visitors to relax and socialize within.’
Read MoreWave Table by Sebastian ErraZuriz
Artist and designer Sebastian ErraZuriz creates what at first appears to be sleek, minimalist, Ikea-esque pieces of furniture, but there is more to them than meets the eye.
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Painting the Town Red
Someone took "painting the town red" very literally.
Read MoreMIA T-Shirts by Jenny Holzer
The fine art museum in Minneapolis has asked contemporary artists to help celebrate its 100th anniversary by designing a special collection of T-shirts, dubbed "Artist Statements." Each T-shirt is distinctive of each artist's unique work and style—and completely wearable. Jenny Holzer's T-shirts, bear thought-provoking phrases that especially stand out and require an attitude to match it.
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