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Personal Fresh air by Julio Radesca

23 Feb, 2011

This is the graduation project of Brazilian designer Julio Radesca at Design academy in Eindhoven. ‘Personal Fresh air’ is an office table with a dozen plants incorporated in the design. These plants don’t only serve as air purifiers but also act as a screen, giving the office a living element. By...

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Claire McManus

22 Feb, 2011

Claire McManus is the director, editor and designer of The What Where When, founder and editor of No Junkmail No Soliciting, a Graphic designer at AA Print Studio and a mentor at the London College of Communcation (LCC) Graphic Communication FdA Mentorship Scheme. Besides being a very productive organizer and monitor, she produces a lot wonderful...

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Greeting card by Hey Ho

21 Feb, 2011

Just discovered a French office named Hey Ho. The images above (and at read more) are a greeting card they did for the Lous Vuitton foundation. They have a very nice and extended portfolio website with a lot of great work, so I’ll just redirect u straight there!


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Sudden Market

20 Feb, 2011

The past three days an architectural workshop took place in the Markthalle 9 in Berlin. The workshop, organized by Raumlabor, invited an international group of students to think about way’s to help vendors in the market hall to promote their products. Part of the working process, concept and idea where put together...

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Marius Hofstede

18 Feb, 2011

Marius Hofstede is an Amsterdam based web- and graphic designer. Graduated from the ArtEZ institute of Arts in Arnhem (The Netherlands) in 2008 and awarded with a second place in the ‘Dutch student prize for Graphic design 2009′. His work is marked by a mixture of contemporary graphic design with...

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John Booth

17 Feb, 2011

John Booth is a Toronto based designer who works together with Arounna Khounnora under the name Bookhou. They make simple and solid furniture from scrap wood (amongst other things) and have opened a shop in the fall of 2008 in Toronto. By using scrap wood every piece of furniture they...

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Mikko Varakas

17 Feb, 2011

I’ve found Mikko Varakas quite by accident, don’t even remember how I got to his website. And still I don’t know anything about him, he makes some really good work, posters and books and I think he is Finish. More of his work after read more.


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The Arkitip intel

16 Feb, 2011

Over the years, the Arkitip Intel has evolved into an online publication that brings together the most unique voices in the art, fashion, music, design, and retail. Now they’re taking The Intel into the tactile realm. An especially nice cover I must add. At read more u can find a movie...

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H I T

16 Feb, 2011

A Catalogue coinciding with Maya Schweizer’s solo show ‘La même histoire ailleurs’ which was held at Westfaelischer Kunstverein in Münster. H I T is a London and Berlin based office with a whole portfolio of beautiful projects. Some more pictures of this project after read more.


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Adjutant table by Nathan Goldsworthy

16 Feb, 2011

Nathan Goldsworthy is a New Zeeland based designer. He researched flat pack furniture, which is invented long ago, for easy set up on the battle field. With the name ‘Adjutant table’ he refers to this past, but also to the current. The battle field is moved to board-rooms and conference...

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Chin up by Lisa Sandall

15 Feb, 2011

Quite a nice piece of furniture by  UK based designer Lisa Sandall. The title ‘Chin up’ say’s a lot, its a nice book closet. The only thing I don’t like is the picture. I was surprised with the fact that she doesn’t have an own website, but her complete profile...

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FEEEEEED! Magazine

15 Feb, 2011

FEEEEEED! is a new magazine edited by ohyescoolgreat. Not only are they good in coming up with original names, they also make some nice graphics. A preview of this months issuu u can find right here.