June 2008 – Page 2

Kim Xu

Her illustrations are a nice mix of graphic elements and traditional Chinese aquarel-paintings.

The remarkable Italian artist Mario Mariotti (1936-1997) is a conceptual artist who transforms his hands into odd, fantastic creatures. He can turn hands into almost anything. His book “Animani” showcased a great variety of wild animals and birds – all hands, adorned with a lot of paint, a few toothpicks, string and some button eyes.

Nuzilla kiwi

Is it a puzzle? Is it a bird? Yes! It’s a half life-size kiwi bird puzzle-sculpture, made in New Zealand, perfect gift and designed for easy postage. Nuzilla is a new Auckland-based design company that takes the ordinary out of New Zealand and re-designs it.

“I miss you…” ring

Found on Etsy.

Russian photographer

I don’t know Russian so I have no idea what his/her name is.

Black and White

Fantastic stop motion video made by Julien Vallée for the promotion of Black and White, the new division of the advertising agency Bleublancrouge.

Rainbow

Naef makes the most incredible wooden toys with vibrant colors and unlimited possibilities. One of them is the Rainbow, which was designed by Heiko Hillig. Rainbow is not only a wooden stacking toy but add the mallet to it, and each piece becomes its own tuning fork! It has received numerous design awards.

Sky Play

Via Double Takes.

Criaturas

Very original and creative event bureau based in Belgium.

Wallop by Proudly

Wallop is a work of art and functionality for your entire wall, sections of metal combined into a decorative and useful hanger. Each section fits into each other like a puzzle, enabling you to assembly your Wallop as you please.