Reusing Human Hair : Extraordinary Resource

Reusing Human Hair Extraordinary Resource

Earth Overshoot Day 2016, the date when humanity exhausted nature’s budget for the year, fell on 8 August. As the Earth’s finite resources become further depleted, designers are reinventing our abundance of waste, using it to create precious artifacts and useful new products. One readily available material that could prove an extraordinary resource is a […]

Top 6 People Using Surrealist Shapes

Top 6 People Using Surrealist Shapes

THE SHAPE – SURREALIST Product and furniture designs take on surrealist shapes, channeling their inner Dalí and Magritte. Irregular 2D and 3D forms appear morphed, melted and dripping, with high-gloss and metalized finishes. 1. SALOMINKA BY VERA PANICHEWSKAJA Salonika is an exploration of color and form using the traditional Russian craft of marquetry to blur the […]

Jon Marshal – Co Founder and Director of MAP

Jon Marshal - Co Founder and Director of MAP

London-based creative consultancy Map specializes in strategy industrial design. Map’s clients include Virgin Atlantic, Google and Panasonic as well as startups such as Kano and BeeLine. Jon Marshall was listed as one of Creative Review’s top 50 creative leaders in 2016; the team at Map has won over 25 international design awards and Map is […]

The Open Desk Design Platform – Connecting Designers & Makers

The Open Desk Design Platform - Connecting Designers & Makers

London-based Opendesk, launched in 2013, offers a platform for local making. The founding team is multidisciplinary and strongly believes that designers should explore their social impact, says co-founder Joni Steiner. Opendesk connects independent makers and designers all around the world to clients looking for an affordable, bespoke, eco-friendly home and office furniture. The company works […]

Whats the fizz about Fermented Food?

The fizz about Fermented Food

There’s a buzz – certainly more than a fizz – about fermented foods, as people keen on the positive effects of probiotics and good gut health rediscover this centuries-old method of food preservation. Fermented foods have long been known to promote the presence of good bacteria in the intestinal tract. Today, many traditional foods from […]

Tea with Kettle by Keren Hu, Beijing, China and London, UK

Tea with Kettle by Keren Hu, Beijing, China and London, UK

There is a growing need for new products which assume multiple roles and are designed to work in more than one context. Quiet and compact, the Teawith Kettle, designed by Royal College of Art graduate Keren Hu, fits the bill exactly. Smaller than a standard kettle, with the stylish, minimalist looks of a modern teapot, […]

Everytable – Best California Fat, Salt & Chicken, Los Angeles, US

Everytable Best California Fat Salt Chicken, Los Angeles US

Fast food – two F-words which get a bad rap, with many grab-and-go meals high in fat, salt and sugar, and low in quality and wholesomeness. A Californian social enterprise, devoted to bringing healthy, affordable food to low-income communities is, however, reforming the quick service restaurant as we know it. There are no buckets of […]

Outstanding Colors within Colors, Standards You must Use

Outstanding Colors within Colors, Standards You must Use

Why do we find the Sunset so magnificent? Have we ever thought about it that why does a field of green grass calms us down and we feel peace within? It is the magic of color, my friends. Colors play an essential role in our lives and we are too busy to stop and think about […]

Applications of Pantone Formula Guide Solid Coated & Uncoated in the Industry

Applications of Pantone Formula Guide Solid Coated & Uncoated in the Industry

This post is for all the people who love colours and also love experimenting with colours. Colors are something that directly influences the soul. There are colours that instantly make us happy. So today I am going to talk about a color guide called Pantone color guide that is universally used by professionals in many different ways. I will be listing […]