The work of Berlin based Studio Amos Fricke is absolutely beautiful. There isn’t always the need to turn every product shoot into a story of its own. His crisp images are highly aesthetic, often abstracted from surroundings and focused on detail, texture and shape. With his fresh and modern style,...
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Supernatural is a personal series by Ukrainian artist duo Synchrodogs. The series, much likes the name suggests, tries to explore bonds with the human and the supernatural. This is a subject which can be seen throughout the duo’s work, even in their commissioned projects there is a vibe of the unknown, something...
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Following the successful debut of the GHENT ART BOOK FAIR in May 2015, 019, BE-PART & RIOT are organising a second edition, which will be held from 6th – 7th May 2016 at 019 Ghent. FRI: 17:00–22:00 & SAT: 10:00–22:00 In the rough-and-tumble docks of Ghent the fair will showcase contemporary art books by more than 35...
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Olga Bielawska is a designer based in Hamburg, Germany.Born in Warsaw/ Poland, raised in Bavaria/ Germany, she graduated from the Bauhaus University in Weimar. Olga develops products in different fields ranging from furniture to lighting. Her purpose is to give every object a unique character and a narrative personality, which is able...
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A biker girl in sky-high heels and skin-tight leggings is smiling widely to the camera while an ex-architect tells us why he left the office behind to bring happiness to bees. The page turns, a woman confesses her sincere love for the Eiffel Tower and other inanimate objects. In another...
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We recently did the graphic design and art direction for the online brand ‘yoshimi’. A beautiful T-shirt with a very straight forward design approach. Really love the subliminal message of their first shirt. As to what we’ve heard, there will me more! Keep an eye out for the yoshimi collection....
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EGYD is a nine-piece experimental poster series by graphic 3D artist Georg Fasswald and graphic designer Lukas Haider. The different artworks are a mashup of unconstrained 3D Elements, playful typography and energetic color palettes.
Adhocracy Athens is the continuation of the research started for the 1st Istanbul Design Biennial in 2012, after traveling to New York (New Museum, 2013) and London (LimeWharf, 2013) the event now takes place in Athens. Adhocracy is a philosophy of action characterized by creative, flexible, purposeful attitude. Unlike bureaucracy and its fixed schemes,...
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Very soon, a wonderful book is coming out. A former airport in the center of Berlin, known as Tempelhofer Feld, is documented and used as starting point for a wider dialogue. Authors Wouter De Raeve and Benjamin Deboosere search, reflect and pose questions on the future role of spacial practice, architecture and...
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Into Stoas by Natassa Pappa is an attempt to map the exits of the stoas located in the commercial triangle; the chaotic Athenian district which is ideal for inquisitive strolls. Starting point were the exit signs on some of the remaining passage entrances, which maintain a surreal detail often overlooked,...
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The new Romka Magazine is here! Romka is a collective photo album in which people from all over the world share the stories behind their most valued photographs. The magazine explores the interplay of photography and personal memory by showcasing how both life-changing events as well as small anecdotes are...
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Wayne Lawrence is a Brooklyn based documentary photographer who focuses on communities overlooked by mainstream media. In his series Orchard Beach : The Bronx Riviera he documents Orchard, a beach in New York with a previously bad reputation. The beach now has been cleaned up and has given the community a...
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The new issue of Barcelona based surf magazine Acid nr. 3 is out. Acid is a magazine that looks at the world with curiosity and humility, using surfing as an entry point. In Issue 3 they have put together an eclectic mix of stimulating topics, like the story of a Slovenian surfer,...
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The Temple of Holy Shit is a public waste installation, a kind of shit recycling plant which was installed during the Parckdesign 2014 festival in Brussels. For a period of 6 months the temple found its home in the center of the park, serving as public toilet for its visitors....
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A while ago we wrote a post about the Post Digital Publishing Archive. A great platform that highlights experimental publishing projects. ‘Dear Lulu’ is a great example on what we’re on about. Dear Lulu is a test book which was researched and produced by graphic design students at Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany,...
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“Eins und Alles — Einblicke in Identität” is a reflection about the complex term of identity. Developed in 2014 as bachelor thesis by the current master students in the art direction program at ECAL, Johannes Bauer and Ricardo Ferrol. Eins und Alles — Einblicke in Identität is a collection of interviews...
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&New was founded by British-Finnish design duo Jo Wilton and Mirka Grohn. Their furniture collection is marked by the use of thin steel bars and an occasional plate of wood. Very much object oriented, their furniture wouldn’t blend in but becomes a centerpiece in the room. My personal favorite is the...
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We’re all aware that the 80’s are back in fashion. Be it in a slightly different form and with a new direction, mash ups of styles and terms like ‘Future Weird’ float around in cyberspace, while internet culture allows styles to cross and breed like never before. But while looking...
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