Sharp act

Would you like to sharp your knives with something like this? via

Transparent chair by Nendo

'Transparent chair' by japanese design studio Nendo is made from a steel structure wrapped in polyurethane plastic. It was shown in Milan Design Week 2011.  

Seems a lot like a brazilian design "poltrona cadê' below.

DMY International Design Festival Berlin 2011

At the yearly DMY International Design Festival Berlin both renowned and young, experimental designers launch new products, prototypes and foresighted projects. 
This is very small sample of what you could see on DMY.

Italian-born designer Salvatore Franzese presented his works his 'procreation' lamp, 'conceived' chair and table lamp.

Israel-based studio kulla design presented new table lamps called '50% sawdust'. They use heat to transform wooden sawdust and plastic bags into a new composite.

The 'm. bench' is an ottoman created by grupo bondi, an argentinian design studio. Made out of cement, this seat uses a patented technology to produce what appears to be a plush ottoman.

Dutch designer Jeannine Van Erk of bel+bo presented 'cocon malade' and 'boule malade. These  lampshade styles are created by hand from custom-dyed medical bandages.

 

Swedish design duo Mattias Rask and Tor Palm of glimpt with the support of Vietnamese furniture company UMA created the stools series. The stools have an internal metal frame in which rolls of dried seagrass are wrapped to create the structural form of the stools.

Hyper Realistic Art

These are absolutely beautiful oil paints have been created by Mexico-born artist Ana Teresa Fernandez. She is Art Professor at the UC Berkeley. Her work investigates how women identify their strengths and sensuality in performing labor in which there is no visible economic or social value, and which is frequently considered “dirty".  

Gaetan Henrioux

Gaetan Henrioux is a french artist who lives and works in Paris.  I really like a surreal atmosphere in his  paintings and the strokes, the way he  introduces unexpected colours in the highlights and shadows. Amazing! You can see more of his art work here.

Daniel Castan Paintings

Daniel Castan is a french artist, graduated from Fine Arts in Bordeaux. First he worked as a graphic designer doing a design projects for Unicef, Pierre Balmain, the UN, ZIPPO.
I really like his style-  warm, dark and contrasted palette sets the tone of the paintings.

 

Darwin Lamp

I absolutely love the lamp from Naifdesign named Darwin.

Mars United by Andy Rohr

Andy Rohr, living and working in Chicago as an artist, illustrator, & graphic designer who loves to obsess over the littlest details. Mars United posters by Andy Rohr on sale here. Via.

Alternative neckles

Wear it bravely, when you are ready to be noticed, these necklaces are your perfect companion. Found on etsy.

Ice Speed Chess Set

Just have chess piece ice for your favorite drink (Kasparov martini maybe :)).  Comes with TWO molds, enough to make two sets of chess piece.  $13
Your move!

 

Panda Smile

Set of mug + plate smiling panda, on sale here.

Lorenzo Duran

The spanish artist Lorenzo Duran decided to express his artistic talent by cutting tree leaves.  He cuts out parts of the leaves, so as to produce fascinating works of art. Check more of Lorenzo Duran’s amazing cut-away leaf artworks on his blog, Natura y Arte.

 

 

Simple and creative

Wonderful illustrations by Israeli artist Noma Bar, he can convey such a complex message using a simple few strokes and stains. Since 2001 he has been based in London working with a huge array of clients that include Vodafone, BBC, Coca Cola, Royal Mail, Faber & Faber, Macmillan, Wallpaper*, Economist, New York Times, The Guardian and many more. His facebook profile.

Dry The River's poster campaign

Good music is not generally sufficient in order to reach the masses. The band Dry The River recently launched a poster campaign in London with 3D horses that jump out from the posters. Responsible for this is the multiple award-winning agency Foam, and all implementation was done by talented Xavier Barrade. Making each poster takes about 35 hours. Love the idea!

Escif, 'Testosterona', Valencia

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The old and new in perfect balance

This house has elements that i love in a house, the stone wall and the wood locks on the ceiling. I love that fantastic exposed brick! The designer has really balanced the natural and industrial elements together so well. This place is one of the most beautiful homes I have ever seen!

Jaume Plensa

It look like a three-dimensional computer graphics, but these are actually sculptures made ​​of steel. Behind this fascinating work stands the artist Jaume Plensa.  It was built in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park Sculpture Garden.