King’s Folly is a project by Ivan Venkov based on the ideas of polarity and exploitation, the composition polarizes the pure natural element, which resonates in black sculpt of the deer and the golden manifestation of allegorical cabinet, which aggregates elements of mundane ravishment.
Fear.Less is a collaborative project between Daniel Ting Chong & Jordan Metcalf. The objects are all representative of weapons/items used in acts of crime in South Africa, both by criminal and the law.
Simply amazing illustration instillation collaboration by French duo Supakitch and Koralie. Make sure you check out the video below, its just stunning, although I'm wondering if they where sponsored by Posca?!?
What an evening! Darkroom’s Haunted went off with a bang last night, as throngs of invitees made it down to drink Absinthe and check out Quentin Jones installation, as well as checking out everything else Darkroom has to offer.
As part of Haunted, Darkroom are showing other key designers along with Quentin Jones’s (click Here to read the previous article)
As soon as you set eyes on Sotis Filippides's ceramics, you want to touch them and it is this tactile quality that has become the trademark of his work.From generous bowls to tall, tapering pots, each piece is a tribute to his love of texture.
As part of Haunted, Darkroom are showing other key designers along with Quentin Jones’s (click Here to read the previous article)
Porte Monnaie has a design aesthetic which keeps its focus on product longevity with a playful sense of style.
As part of Haunted, Darkroom are showing other key designers along with Quentin Jones’s (click Here to read the previous article)
Maryam Keyhani’s necklaces are self-titled works of art. No, literally: the Tehran-born, Toronto-raised designer was a painter first, brushing her feathered flights of fancy onto the canvas necks of imaginary women. Soon, like Pygmalion, she fell in love with her creations and wanted to give them life; to make them real.
As part of Haunted, Darkroom are showing other key designers along with Quentin Jones’s (click Here to read the previous article)
Revealing part of his autumn/winter collection Jonathan Saunders fantastic work will also be on show.
This debut project for Darkroom experiments with space and form and utilises
the vantage points of the store’s large window area, whilst incorporating interactive display elements.
Quentin Jones has been keenly interested in combining surrealist photomontage with the moving image. Her films have become known for collaged imagery being overlaid with graffiti-style painting, all building to a muddled vision of femininity, wild beasts, fashion and modern-day beauty.
HAUNTED exposes the opportunity to view Quentin’s illustration style brought to life in a 3 dimensional window installation.
Harrods will have the largest collection of Stars of Africa jewellery in the UK, including the limited editions with pink diamonds and the Royal Stars with orange diamonds, which are a tribute to the Royal Dutch family for the extension of the Royal title earlier this year.
Specially made bullets are quite literally shot into jewellery to create the setting. Roux-Fouillet’s bullets are composed of 24ct gold, diamond, tool steel, and ivory, turtle shell, bull horn or silk (depending on the model). Bullets can be fired into rings, earrings or pendant structures made of platinum or 9ct gold.
Running until the 2 January 2012. Power of Making celebrates the role of making in our lives by presenting an eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted objects. Curated by Daniel Charny, the exhibition is a cabinet of curiosities showing works by both amateurs and leading makers from around the world, presenting a range of skills with imaginative and spectacular results.
Polina Knyazeva is a largely self taught designer, with a background in architecture and a fascination in and love of the interesting use of forms and materials.
Wallace is based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. He studied at Federal And State University Of Minas Gerais and graduated in 2008.
Traditionally known as the Higonokami, the "Higo" knife has been produced by Miyamoto Manufacturing Co. since the late 1920s. This style knife was developed in 1894 by the hardware wholesaler Tasaburo Shigematsu, and the blacksmith Sadaharu Murakami, and soon after it quickly rose to great renown in Japan.
“Building a Steak of Creativity” showcases the results of David Bielander’s collaboration with Michelle Taylor. During his West Australian residency the Swiss-born jeweller met many people from Perth’s cultural sector and this exhibition captures Bielander’s interactions with, and perceptions of, the city’s cultural genealogy via a series of life-sized photographic portraits of some of Perth’s creative personalities taken by Taylor on Coogee Beach near Fremantle.
