once again for luis vuitton: a beautiful little animation short from christian ‘bigger plan’ borstlap
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£3.99
…so, firstly, yes, I realise toasting bread over a fire would’ve been a lot easier. But was a piece of toast (or designing a better toaster) really the point of this project?…
the subject is entirely serious and worrying but it is one of the funniest books i have read in a while: the toaster project by british graduate thomas thwaites… within half a chapter it became clear that this guy had one of the best degree projects i’ve ever seen
the premise is simple: thomas bought a cheap toaster for a few pounds and then decided to try to make his own one, using a set of ‘dogma’like’ rules to restrict his process including sourcing and fabricating all of the raw materials needed himself; a tale of consumerism, our hunger for things and the damage we are doing to the environment; a highly recommended, troubling and hilarious book…
mister jona
the latest interview on the ‘posters in amsterdam’ blog is with fellow amsterdam poster designer and friendly fella: mister jona rotting, who has some interesting views on the business and some kind words about me, the feeling is mutual jona! thanks for sharing…
negative space
although they appear to be laser-cut these intricate paper maps are all pure hand-cut by american architect/artist karen o’leary
(via big daddy denis ‘the d’)
beautiful friends
some very nice candid shots of ballet dancers behind the scenes, made with an eye for aesthetics by sebastien galtier, sebastien is in fact himself a dancer at the dutch national ballet, who is just starting to spend more time on what is essentially a hobby: photographing… which i think is a good idea, great stuff
