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Friday Quick Links!




  1. 1. Mexico’s indigenous Huichol Indians beaded this entire Volkswagen Beetle via Creative Roots
  2. 2. These colorful beach huts are pretty dreamy via Dezeen
  3. 3. Glasses made with hair that are 100% biodegradable via trendland
  4. 4. Jens Hesse’s paintings are inspired by digital distorted satellite signals via Today and Tomorrow
  5. 5. Glass painting and illustration by Ben Phe via Hard Feelings
  6. 6. Amazing angular, colorful art by Gianna Commito via Design For Mankind
  7. 7. These bags may look like they’re paper drawings… but they’re real via design-milk
  8. 8. Fascinating bronze sculptures by Sukhi Barber via This is Colossal
  9. 9. Swooning over Anouk Kruithof’s colored book installation via Empty Kingdom
  10. 10. Digging these layered portraits by Raphael Vicenzi via designworklife
  11. 11. Impressive blown glass works by Philip Stokes via The Design Files
  12. 12. Impressive street art by Nelio via Unurth

Coverage by: Emily Gup

August 19, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Homegoods: Francis Jens Spitta




Here are a few pillows from Francis Jens Spitta to usher in the weekend. The inspiration for the collection originated while on a trip to Balboa Island and is the result of marker drawings. They’re beautiful, playful and a nice accent for any couch.

 

August 19, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Twitter Influencer: Wendy MacNaughton




Wendy MacNaughton has degrees in both art and social work, so it’s no surprise that her creative work is deliciously rich with ink, perceptive observation and inherent wit. She’s incredibly talented and there’s something special about her work that makes it extremely warm and approachable. All of her skills have lead to features and commissions in  Juxtapoz, GOOD, TimeOut NY, 7×7 Magazine, Gizmodo and The New York Times.

MacNaughton’s also a staff illustrator for Longshot Magazine, has a monthly illustrated documentary project entitled, Meanwhile that’s published in The Rumpus and is a member of GraphicJournos, a group of journalists, illustrators and artists who report stories using pictures and words. This talented lady has her hands full of projects and her twitter feed is a great place to stay abreast of all her work.

 

August 19, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

PANTONE The 20th Century in Color




We caught a glimpse of the upcoming book, PANTONE The 20th Century in Color and are already salivating. The book traverses 100 years of color – from the Pale Gold (15-0927 TPX) and Almost Mauve (12-2103 TPX) of the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris to the Rust (18-1248 TPX) and Midnight Navy (19-4110 TPX) of the countdown to the Millennium.

Longtime Pantone collaborators and color gurus Leatrice Eiseman and Keith Recker identify more than 200 touchstone works of art, products, décor, and fashion, and carefully match them with 80 different official PANTONE color palettes to reveal the trends, radical shifts, and resurgences of various hues. Color lovers rejoice and pre-order because we’re sure you’ll want this book! For an inside look, click here.

 

August 19, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Retail: Displaying Terracotta




When everyday items turn up in unexpected places, the results can be really fun. Even  a terracotta pot can tell a story when displayed as a pattern on a wall. Taking a page out of Anthropologie’s playbook of presenting small things in mass, Pylos, a Greek restaurant in the east village of Manhattan has had their ceiling covered with curvy jugs since the day they opened.

On the other side of town in the meatpacking district, L’occitane‘s latest retail venture utilizes a similar concept. Terracotta pots line the entrance and ceiling. The impact is strong, the concept creative and budget, most definitely affordable.

 

August 18, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

Fashion: The Denim Cycle




I stumbled across a simple yet intriguing retail display at Liberty London a few months ago and snapped a photo, not sure what it would connect to. Lo and behold, this month’s denim issue from Nylon features an interesting spread with a similar pose. Do you think it sells the product, how engaged are you by this leggy ying yang?

August 16, 2011 | By: Shayna Kulik

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