growing vases by nendo

 growing vases by nendo

During this year’s Salone, an exhibition of three designs by three designers including Mathieu Lehanneur and nendo under the art direction of designer Fabio Novembre showcased the artistry of venerable Czech Bohemian glass maker Lasvit’s glassblowers.

We were assigned the abstract theme ‘cocoon’, and asked to create work that would directly convey the quixotic appeal of glass as something that is impractical and incomplete, but provides a breath of fresh air, opening up new possibilities. We decided to take the brief in a playful direction, and to suggest both breathing and the incomplete by displaying the metal pipes used by glassblowers, still attached to the glass objects that they were used to make.

By turning the pipes into flowers and branches and the glass into a vase, we literally turned convention on its head, making flowers blooming in vases into vases blooming from flowers to represent the flower bulbs that draw nutrients from plants through photosynthesis and store new life.

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gorgeous glass works... would make an amazing chandelieresque deco at home.
more cool transparent ideas here

Per Color by Marco Ugolini

 Matching your daily groceries in style and buy them by colour. That would be a fun thing to do when you’re bored on a lazy Sunday. Per Color pictures are exhibited at Robert Mann Gallery, Food For Thought: A Group Exhibition in New York from March 31 – May 14, 2011. Marco Ugolini - source

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colourful groceries..
i kinda wanna try this later...

Photography the SLOW Way

It’s easier than ever to produce professional looking photographs. Some mobile phones can produce stunning results but ask any professional photographer and they’d say people are diving into the prosumer market without understanding key fundamentals like framing and composition. The SLOW concept turns your mobile phone into a camera that gives you control over three built-in lenses; fixed, macro and fisheye. Frame your composition and push the shutter.

This is how it works:

* To operate, slide the front face open and insert your mobile phone.

* Turn the lens to select which lens effect you want.

* The Slow Photography camera has three lenses; fixed focal length, macro and fisheye. Carefully compose your shot by looking through the viewfinder and push the shutter release to capture your shot.

Designer: David McCourt

source: yanko design

corn sale!!!

These Four Walls

wongfuproductions.com

one word. beautiful.

finally, finally, finally.
the spring is here.
the trees don't look it yet but the grass and the sun is enough to enjoy some nice weather.
outing with my sister to christie pits park.
can't wait to go see high park's cherry blossom.
it's bit late this year because of the cold weather, but can't wait!!

when my parents were visiting, we went out to grab a beer after dinner.

in the mood, my dad bought a pink rose for my mom.

she said it's a waste of money but i knew she loved it.

what a romantic guy, my dad. 

lol

For the Love of Golden Books

Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled and discarded children's Golden Books

by Ryan Novelline

a little girl's dream come true!

bayou-side Florida engagement shoot

W. Scott Chester Photography

from 100 layer cake

i want to take a picture like this!! so lovely!
이런사진 꼭! 찍고싶당..

please step forward mr. santiago alviera!!
who is this mastermind behind a rogue installation label along harbourfront centre's south vitrines?
this mysterious label appeared one day. no detailed information about the person who took his/her time to create this label that is very similar to ones we make and neatly posted next to the fire extinguisher case.
i must say, it is brilliant.
sadly the wall is getting repainted so the label had to come off, but i am hoping it will mysteriously appear again once we're done with our new installation.

photos:  kat

i put on my old tshirt on milly
hee hee hee
she was so tired from running around the park, it was easy to take the pictures ;-D

photo: kat

hanging roller skates

@roncesvalles

gotta love the art filters

 Bird 3 Swan 2011

 Market trolley 1998

 Slide 2010

Banana Slip-on 2010

fun shoes by Kobi Levi

Foggy day

photo: kat

Felt like I was biking thru a twilight zone +_+
Awesome!

photo: kat

milly want some bread too??

hobo lantern + bag

by molo design

hobo lantern is a portable luminary inspired by the urban nightlife of Zona Tortona during design week. hobo comes to life with an energy-efficient LED light source glowing through its delicate pattern of translucent fibres.

a room decorated with lighted bags = dream

spring is here

spring has finally arrived in toronto.
it's great to feel some sun on my face, as milly enjoys the warm weather too.
we strolled around roncesvalles to see little vintage shops, bakeries, and lots lots lots of dogs.

and picked up this artisan freeze-dried dog food for milly.
it becomes porridge like when the water's added..
she's a picky eater, hopefully she likes it.

[toni hafkenscheid]

skaters, ottawa

tofino

tilt-shift by toni hafkenscheid

[lindsay page]

Walrus Magazine, November 2004

colour photograph

lindsay page