already excited for winter

Aanne Catherine Lacroix by Marie-Amélie Sauvé for interview magazine via models.com

paper chase

stunning paper tapestries by Tomoko Shioyasu via colossal

the sound

Atmospheric promo vid by Andrey Muratov who creates really expressive video bytes for clients including Nike.


The Sound from Andrey Muratov on Vimeo.

ice ice baby

There is something really fascinating about melting ice which I never grow tired of and this promo video is beautifully put together.


GTLK from Andrey Muratov on Vimeo.

Bare foot

Very excited to see Terra Plana's new product range judging by this background image on their site at present (sorry for cropping!). Transparent moulded cut-away sole - yes please!

glassed

3D paintings on glass by Xia Xiaowan et David Spriggs via fubiz

rooted

Hugh Turvey X-Ray images of flowers

play doh kicks!

core77 design competition..gutted have only just found! some awesome entries..

Digital Craft Symposium

The DigitalCrafting research network invites everybody to take part at the first DigitalCrafting Symposium on the 10.December 2010 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen.

Hoping to go!

inkredible

how ink is made, via vectorvault

patricia please

I often look to architecture and furniture for inspiration and Patricia Urquiola is a Spanish designer who's products I really love. Fusing touches of craft and exactly the right amount of texture and detail to be interesting but not fussy, I've previously picked out many of her designs without realising but only just discovered the website bonluxat.com which makes it really easy to see all of them in one place. I especially enjoy her chairs..

its a bit of an animal

Boucheron pink gold ring with black diamond snout and ruby eyes, via blushless

feline fancy

Not one to repost something on a friends blog I couldn't resist having seen this on fellow cordwainer the last taylor blog...I give you - The Catorialist. Love it!

not your normal commuter attire

8.45am waiting for a bus outside kings x: air jordan heel boots

Chau for now

I was put in contact with Chau Har Lee recently and having a root around to see what I could find about her work, discovered this sample which was developed as part of the Camper 2009 workshop: Natural By Design. It's a simple but interesting take on more sustainable construction whilst also remaining commercial, camper, and I think really wearable. It's also my favourite of the bunch and I think the girl done good! Nice to see some work which is different to her signature range as well.

"This shoe is made up of three interconnecting parts: the uppers, made up of two pattern pieces, moulded to shape and attached to the sole with a few stitches, the opening cut out of the middle becomes the backstrap. The foot bed slots into the sole and moulds to the wearer’s foot providing support for the arch. The sole shape provides protection where the foot has most contact with the ground. All 3 parts can be made of different materials and interchanged as required without the need for adhesives. All the pattern pieces tessellate ensuring minimum waste of materials."

Eonnagata

photograph from Eonnagata theatre production at sadlers wells, costumes by alexander mcqueen via stylebubble

light in the dark

Lexus' "CT Umbra" by nondesigns. An installation as part of Lexus' Darker Side of Green debate "aiming to expand and inspire a new audience on green issues".

"2500 anodized aluminum bars of 1/2'' thickness were cut to their specific lengths and inserted into their locations in the illuminated platform to achieve a glowing effect of colours on the surface of the ''car'', each tips were lacquered with blue green on one side and yellow mica on the opposite. as the viewers walk around the art installation, they experience a gradual change in colour from gold to organic-blue--two seemingly contradictory perspectives of lexus' fifth hybrid."

Almost looks like a hollogram, I like the idea of it changing into different images as you move around it. Imagine if you could get multiple different colours/images in there! via design boom

fierce

in the wake of all the crazy nail art that's going on at the moment, this tops it for me..


original manicure by makeup artist Topolino (shot 1994) reissued by nylon magazine

Gaetano Pesce for Melissa

"The ankle boot is comprised entirely of interconnected circles, customers will be able to create seven different styles from this one shoe, by cutting the edges to create each new style."

I quite like the idea of this product - be interesting to see what they look like in real life. via de zeen blog

soft hard black white

Abbey Lee Kershaw by Hedi Slimane for Vogue China, via models.com