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

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Bracketlight by Thingking

24 May, 2011

Even tough there are thousands of these clamp based lamps in garage’s and car shops all over the globe, not many of them are as simple and straight forward as this one. Thingking, a young Cape town based office has left room for personal customization of the lamp. On a...

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This is display

21 May, 2011

Display is a curated collection of important modern, mid 20th century graphic design books, periodicals, advertisements and ephemera. Documenting, preserving and providing public access to these original materials will raise the profile of Graphic Design as a source of educational, historical and scholarly analysis for teachers, students, designers and independent...

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Interview – Ecogex/delectable

19 May, 2011

A couple of months back I’ve discovered Delectable, a website managed by two French graphic designers, Nathaniel Hubert and Malik Diouri, who call themselves Ecogex. They store and archive beautiful and alternative websites. After searching around a bit for more information about this great initiative, and finding nothing, I asked them for...

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TYPO Berlin

19 May, 2011

Typo Berlin has started yesterday. This four day conference is considered the biggest design lecture series in europe. It takes place from May 19-21, 2011 at the House of World Cultures, Berlin.


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Void()

18 May, 2011

Void() is a really nice tumblr with just images and links managed by  UK based graphic design office Qubik.


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Amsterdam Art book fair

16 May, 2011

Some time ago we announced the Amsterdam Art book fair. Today manystuff posted some images of the event, right here.


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Zimoun – sound sculptures

15 May, 2011

Wonderful project by Zimoun. Some info from their about page, images and a movie at Read more. «The sound sculptures and installations of Zimoun are graceful, mechanized works of playful poetry, their structural simplicity opens like an industrial bloom to reveal a complex and intricate series of relationships, an ongoing...

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Acciaio Series by Max Lipsey

13 May, 2011

A series of three lightweight steel chairs inspired by the bicycle. American designer Max Lipsey presented this project in the Rossignoli Bicycle shop (Corso Garibladi 71, Milan) during the Salone Furniture Fair. The Acciaio Series (“acciaio” is Italian for “steel”) of three lightweight chairs is inspired by the classic racing bicycle. The chairs...

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Cash for trash

11 May, 2011

Cash for trash is a stylish design and vintage market. It is a place to discover young and inventive designers, where second-hand trophies will be sold, there while excellent sound amuses you trying on fashionable clothes and drink your coffee at leisure. With Cash For Trash, a market place has been created where way-out...

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The animated gif competiton

11 May, 2011

Crap is good is organizing a competition + exhibition! Inspired by the idea of the infinite loop of an animated gif. We aim to collect as many GIF’s as possible, all circles, and put them online as well as in a series of exhibitions. To make these exhibitions possible we...

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Nils Strinning

11 May, 2011

Swedish architect Nils Strinning (1917–2006) was one of the leading mid-twentieth century designers who built the foundation of what we now call “Scandinavian design”. The line of String Furniture contains shelving systems that are incredibly practical while remaining light weight and stable.  The side panels are easy to mount while...

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Yiannis Ghikas – Game of trust

8 May, 2011

“Game of trust” by Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas. He uses three identical Y shaped elements which support each other (secured by little screws). This makes the coat-hanger easy to take apart, reassemble or transport. On his (very ugly) website you can find some more nice objects.