Upcycling – it’s hip AND good for the environment. This eclectic chest of drawers is wonderfully random.
Illustrator Jesse Lefkowitz’s portfolio boasts some striking work. Two Thumbs Fresh!
I discovered the wonderful work of Kozo Kakimoto yesterday in a second-hand bookstore. It’s a shame there’s so little of his work online – Mr Bear’s various adventures are well worth seeking out.
As well as being a very talented illustrator, Eric Barclay is also a dab hand at transforming mundane, everyday items into works of art, such as this Nescafe jar . High fives Eric – digging your work!
SL Che . … Oh yes!
Brian Flynn’s Imperial Forces Wallpaper is appealing as it is hideously overpriced. Brian – send me some free rolls and I’ll put this in my hallway.
A run-of-the-mill, nothing to write home about interior, with the exception of the lovely typographic print behind the sofa. Via Apartment Therapy .
Digging the Fauna Friends series of posters by Family Tree .
It seems appropriate that it’s designed by someone with a suitably excellent name – Sonya Winner . Who knew names could be so excellent?
Listening to the soundtrack of In The Heat Of The Night today reminded me how good the original poster artwork is.
As much as I love nudity, it’s universally accepted that clothing is an entirely necessary evil. Evil is always more potent in gorilla form, as per this t-shirt .
Illustrator Caitlin Clarkson’s Animal Alphabet (abbreviated to the rather ugly moniker ‘Anibet’) is very pretty indeed. Digging the J for Jaguar … sadly X is not for XJS in this instance.
The People in Beta festival is now over, but check out the excellent design of the associated website.
The Dulux Own a Colour website is a great concept, well executed (a rare sight these days!). … The fact that they’ve managed to spell the word colour properly is also a Brucie Bonus.
Have some spare electrical tape to hand? You could do worse than emulate this extreme home interior , one of a set featured in the New York Times Magazine .
Photomonth East London , the international photography festival, is underway, exhibiting work in over 100 galleries and venues.
Her broad client base includes a host of household names including The Guardian, Orange, Nike and Sainsbury’s. Her illustration for World Poker Tour magazine, above, almost makes me hanker for a game of poker myself.
Is the anything hipper than a gorilla in a suit ? Possibly not, but this owl sporting a monocle, hat and fetching moustache comes a close second.
Countless images of vinyl, record collections and associated paraphernalia.
The aptly-named Teenage Bedroom blog contains countless images of teenagers bedrooms, past and present.
Roman Klonek’s surreal, Soviet manga ragtime (to use made-up, bullshit terminology) artwork is beautiful. Son of Poland – I congratulate you.
“House Industries and Herman Miller Japan announce a conceptually elegant collaboration that combines the classic Eames wire-base table with timeless typographic forms drawn from the House Industries Eames Century Modern font collection.” … I like them a lot.
Self-proclaimed illustrator, animator, stuntman, astronaut and stand-up comedian Elliott Quince’s website features obsscure Star Wars characters rendered in plasticine. He’s a talented man – the bollocks on the face of the green thing are particularly detailed.
Aussie illustrator Melanie Matthews ‘ work makes me smile.
These boys are working a dynamite look thanks to The Vintage Knitting Lady .
It’s fair to say that it doesn’t really serve any sort of meaningful purpose. Still, despite living there, illustrator, Gwenola Carrere has some delightful work in her portfolio.
The keys on Bernie Worrell’s clavinet are decorated with pages from old comic books. One more reason to love the legendary musician.
I finally managed to bake a rye sourdough that I’m happy with. The world is a marginally better place!
Fotolia’s new ad campaign is a striking typographic statement.
The recently-departed Peter Falk, better known as Columbo , would surely appreciate this abstract portrait .