Category: Friday links (Page 8 of 8)

Illustration by Julia Rothmans

A few links:

• An interesting dance film project called “Moving Cities: Athens”
• This packaging for wool made me laugh.
• A colorful city landscape by the artist José Lourenço.
• A great idea for sticker lovers (that includes me).
• Designer Inka Mathew matches tiny objects with their corresponding Pantone color.
• Beautiful cotton canvas bins, to stack anything.

Have a good weekend!

Ping-Pong animation by “Un gif dans ta gueule”

A few links:

• Can you imagine how Jackie O, Marilyn Monroe or Dr. Spock would look with tattoos all over them? This guy did.
• These watercolor paintings are not only for cat lovers.
• I would put this Batman pillow in my living-room.
• Useful for our family: some amusing tips on how to get picky kids to eat.
• Great lettering for Starbucks ads by Jessica Hische.
• A very stylish bar in Kiev, in a building that was originally a synagogue and later a cinema.
• Create a cool piece of wall art, with this DIY insta-polaroid printables.
• I hadn’t realized that these “sunken” sitting areas, are called “Conversation Pits”. I was always fond of them and there are still many houses in Athens where you can find them.

Have a good weekend!

“Let’s Dance” animation by “Un gif dans ta gueule”

A few links:

• A great book with photographs of children’s playgrounds around the world, by the same photographer who did “Where Children Sleep”
• The Black White house in Maryland, USA. Stunning!
• Amazing digital 3D typography used as a promotional piece. It looks like it’s real, doesn’t it?
• Take a look at the Wave Cabinet. More like a sculpture than a furniture.
• These mugs made me laugh.

Have a good weekend!

Pattern by Lotta Jansdotter

A few links:

• The power of Wagamama placemats.
• A very graphic bar in the International Airport of Iceland.
• When these CMYK coasters are stacked together they recreate famous works of art.
• A Greek initiative for informational signs that help guide pedestrians around the city of Athens.
• It’s the time of the year to make homemade lemonade.
• A long but interesting interview with Paola Antonelli, the Senior Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA.

Have a good weekend!

Pattern by Julia Rothman

A few links:

• I first thought that these were close-up photographs of cactus, but it turns out they are hyperrealistic paintings by the Korean artist Kwang-Ho Lee. Amazing.
• I like these cute wallpaper calendars to download.
• I want to try this recipe for Ricotta Ice Cream With Balsamic Strawberries.
• Lovely examples of Japanese design shared by a design team from Tokyo.
• These ideas will help in organizing and storing the kids’ books, now that the schools are out.
• If you are a sketch artist and want to participate in this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, you can enter this contest, but have in mind that, sketches must be made on napkins! You can see sketches by previous winners and more details here !

Have a good weekend!

Pattern by Marimekko

A few links:

• These Sad Animal Facts made me laugh.
• How to make cookies that look like mini donuts.
• A great 50’s style art print by Typokomio, a small artistic collective based in Athens.
• How do you sign off your e-mails? Interesting read.
• This artist/pattern designer paints on actual leaves. And it’s beautiful.
• This is how my kids look when they watch TV.

Have a good weekend!

Pattern by Rachel Cave

A few links:

• Stereotypes in design: Which one is your type?
• These beach stamps would be much appreciated by my kids.
• A video for the dangers of the selfie- sticks, hilarious!
• An art installation with …flyers.
• Beautiful use of brush and ink in these calligraphic posters.
• I would put this on my fridge.
• This is what I call a colorful hotel, and I absolutely love it!

Have a good weekend!

Pattern by Lotta Jansdotter

A few links:

• A gold cutlery set. Stunning!
• I want these wooden letters for my house.
• A gorgeous children’s indoor playground in Tokyo.
• A tee-shirt to help minimize.
• Greenpeace says everything is NOT awesome.
• Sharp pencils.
• I wish I had these a few years back, when the kids were younger.
• A radio station for dogs.

Have a good weekend!