The Urban Billy tea set was sent over from Australian designer Elliat Rich, and it delights me, not only for its beautifully transparent and functional design, but also because it forced me to Google the term “Australian Billy.” (See below for one image result)
When browsing the globe through Google Earth, Brooklyn-based artist and programmer, Clement Valla, noticed that every now and then, there are a series of disjointed images, where the landscape seems to buckle and warp, distorting Google Earth’s ordinarily seamless representation.
French designer Caroline Gomez has playfully turned her eye to food presentation with these beautifully simple, yet artfully quirky serving boards. Each board is crafted in France and made from beech wood.
Lynn Bailey is a fine art printmaker based in Devon. Her work involves etching, collagraph, drypoint, mono print and photo etching. She also keeps a ‘work in progress’ diary that provides a fascinating insight into her working processes. This series shows her making a series of prints using wild leaves and grasses gathered from the traditional hedge banks found in the Devonshire countryside. Read the rest of this entry »