Archive for 'Art'

Nicholas Furrow, yet another fine artist from Brooklyn, transforms common, discarded household items into glowing, light fixtures. The honey jar lamp is coated with an uneven layer of beeswax that emits the faintest smell of honey when heated. The angled suspension adds to the illusion of pouring. Just add a 40 watt bulb.
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Brooklyn artist, Eric Johnston makes fine art and wall sculpture out of reclaimed wood.
see more of Eric’s work @ eric johnston industrial arts
his pieces are also being shown May 9th - 11th @ the Brooklyn Design Show

Long Beach, California. The Surfrider Foundation (www.surfrider.org) recently commissioned artist Kirk Rademaker to build a 10-ft high, 15-ft wide sand sculpture featuring ocean wildlife. The statue shown in this youtube video was undeniably beautiful and skillfully crafted. All this took place just steps away from the second largest port in the nation.

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Joshua Allen Harris creates street art from plastic bags that inflates via subway air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-a607j2dOo

Designer Matt Gagnon creates this modern geometric form from oil-finished recycled paper. Supports your cocktail whilst it holds your Joy Division EP’s and magazines.
40″w x 16″h x 12″d
Not for the weak of wallet but art isn’t cheap.
$3,400 @ mattstudio.com

Before you go auctioning off the family heirlooms or that cookie jar collection your strange brother Rebo kept in his garage you might want to re-visualize that ’stuff’ as art.

Lost Found Art does just that, creating displays and sculptural exhibits for homes and offices from antiques, collectibles and found, vintage eccentricities. They have [...]

We’ve always loved the work of artist Jerry Kott. Here, Jerry has re-purposed recycled wine bottles into a beautiful table lamp.
Glass from wine bottles of various colors is frosted and assembled into each unique lamp. A weighted, distressed aluminum base and switch-on cord complete the design.
Each sculpture as lamp stands 18″to 19″ high and is [...]

Andre Kovel and Justin Parker of Esque Studio create these eye-catching vases from recycled glass in their electric, wind powered furnace.
Sustainably produced.
these one-of-a-kind art objects start at $314 @ branchhome.com
(via: cleansingblog.com)

Even the art world is putting an eco spin on events. This year’s Artexpo New York the world’s largest fine and popular art fair, will feature several artists’ exhibits “inspired by an appreciation for the environment.” Never been? Give it a whirl. You just might enjoy yourself. (Note to self: [...]

AltCon friend, South African designer Ryan Frank, has announced that the renowned Milan gallery, Post Design, will now be representing him and featuring his work. Alberto Bianchi Albrici commissioned Ryan to design a piece that will be exhibited at his Milan based gallery, during and after the furniture fair in April.
Pictured is Ryan’s new creation, [...]

Visiting alabamachanin.com is quite delightful. A must-see for the serious DIY-ers, lovers of the slooow approach to life, high end eco fashionistas, as well as ordinary folk with down-home sensibilities and exquisite taste.

I was immediately drawn to Natalie’s one of a kind, appliqued textiles from recycled material or organic cotton. They’re deftly fashioned into beautiful [...]

Maurizio Savini’s mind-damaging sculptures are bizarrely pink and possess a disturbing level of detail. Are these works a comment on our culture’s voracious appetite for all things pink, be it a jug of Pepto, a fistful of Pink Twinkies or a gaping maw of Bazooka Bubblegum, or simply a skilled artist working [...]

Designer Boris Bally’s funky chairs are constructed entirely of recycled steel street signs and are entirely handmade and sealed.
Each unique chair requires some simple assembly.
$849 each w/free shipping
@ generate or
$1100 @ the artful home

Reclaimed, recycled and repurposed hubcaps and other metallic debris form the raw materials of these fascinating works of sculpture. Designed by Ptolemy, each piece is created solely from found materials and thus may show the scars of their previous life-cycle. Pictured above is a commissioned work.
Works range in price from roughly £110 to £550
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For anything from kitschy paper coasters to practical rubber pots for growing your plants, check out Rose and Radish. They provide accessories for your dwelling, as well as incredible flowers for your special events. Many of their home supplies are made out of natural products such as paper, rubber, or wood, combined with [...]