Crap is good is a young blog which writes about an emerging and constantly growing niche within all fields of design. In today's over-designed visual culture a counter-flow is appearing. With the title "Crap is good " we name a common thought and sence of aesthetics. → Read it all

revista-04-XS

Camera Obscura

2 Feb, 2012

Submitted by: Lisa Hartje Moura CAMERA OBSCURA is a personal project. With an idea and some vanity, this occupational therapy and somewhat vitaminic treatment of the last few months materializes now into something apparently more consistent. Through 7 experiments and lots of (self-)invitations, all the material presented has, still, an uncertain...

View Article


PPV_BXL2-1

PA/PER VIEW

2 Feb, 2012

PA/PER VIEW Art book fair at Wiels in Brussels starts the 23rd of March.


domesticated_2

Amy Stein

30 Jan, 2012

Amy Stein is a photographer and teacher based in New York City. Her work explores our evolving isolation from community, culture and the environment. She has been exhibited nationally and internationally and her work is featured in many private and public collections such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the...

View Article


kep_galeria02.php

POS1T1ON Kollektíva

25 Jan, 2012

A set of tables designed but the young Hungarian collective POS1T1ON Kollektíva


64_rafaela-drazica-book-for-two-2

Rafaela Drazic

25 Jan, 2012

I was absolutely amazed by the work of Rafaela Drazic. On her site we read that she uses design primarily as a means of producing and distributing content from cultural and non-governmental organizations. Which is off-course a statement we like. A selection of her work at read more.


bath_chair01

Reddish – Bath and Beyond

24 Jan, 2012

Just came across this image. A very nice re-use design of an old bathtub with added legs. After a little research I found out it is done by Reddish, a design studio based in Israël and run by Naama Steinbock & Idan friedman.


tumblr_liim7faIDC1qf0dgto6_1280

Ken De Keyser

23 Jan, 2012

During the last two years De Keyser has been performing on opening nights at galleries and musea. During these performances he got into the role of a documentary filmmaker, observing the crowd, looking for tension between the exhibited work, the viewer and himself as an artist. Herein lies the paradox...

View Article


Braun_orange_4

Wiki / Works

22 Jan, 2012

Submitted by: Jan Aulbach In a two-day workshop we started an online compendium about contemporary graphic design. The Workshop took place at the University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt in collaboration with Alexander Lis.We want to create a system based on a Wiki as an open information platform on graphic designers around...

View Article


crystalmaze6

Officeabc

22 Jan, 2012

Nice work and a great website of Officeabc,


crap is good, tourist, magazine

Tourist Magazine

20 Jan, 2012

TOURIST is an online magazine promoting young artists and creatives, extending itself by organizing exhibitions and publications.


Thom_Fougere_Tyndall_Table-942

The Tyndall Table

20 Jan, 2012

Submitted by: Thom Fougere The Tyndall Table by Canadian designer Thom Fougere will be debuting at IDS12 in Toronto next week from January 26-29. The coffee table is the nucleus of a living space; the central object around which dwelling patterns revolve: living, drinking, eating, loving, making, sleeping. Taking cues from...

View Article


5574270240_7d0f005cc2_z

Andrés Requena

19 Jan, 2012

Work of Barcelona based graphic designer Andrés Requena.