Burial, Collage Art by Jayne Surrena (JazJaz Flickr Pool)
Burial, contributed to the JazJaz Flickr Pool by Jayne Surrena.
Burial, contributed to the JazJaz Flickr Pool by Jayne Surrena.
“Good design is not just aesthetic – it is also good economy. Good design is not just fun – it is bloody serious.” – Olle Eksell
There is an interesting story behind these products based on the life and design philosophies of Olle Eksell, the legendary Swedish designer.
Johan Andersson, the creator of these pieces, was 22 years old when he moved to Stockholm to study advertising at the Bergh’s School of Communication. In a move that would be soon prove to be a life-changing experience, Johan looked up his “great hero” Olle Eksell’s number in the telephone directory, and then called him up the same day. Eksell was gracious enough to invite the young student home, and over coffee and cake, they talked about advertising, design and life.
Johan says that Eksell became his mentor, friend and biggest inspiration, both professionally and as a human being. They both remained close friends, until Eksell’s passing away in 2007.
The small collection of products, launched with the blessings of Olle Eksell’s family, are all manufactured in Sweden.
Link to Olle Eksell’s official site, and online store. Link to Johan Andersson’s site [Flash only].
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Surreal and nightmarish pencil sketches by Brian Smith, an artist based in Los Angeles, California.
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The Avengers, in art noveau style by *ninjaink. Please vote for this illustration, if you want it to be turned into an official Marvel t-shirt.
Some fresh images of Ron Ulicny’s assemblage works from his “new works” art show, which will be on view at Spoke Art till March 22, 2012.
Ulicny’s widely acclaimed new show is a follow up to his solo exhibition of works at the prestigious Grand Central Arts Center in Fullerton.
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Star Wars Typographic Portraits, a fantastic series of illustrations by Vladislav Poliakov, a graphic artist and illustrator from Moscow, Russia.
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Image Credit: cc licensed ( BY ND ) flickr photo shared by half alive - soo zzzz Leah Poller, a New York sculptor, has spent 15 years compiling pictures for…
A music video made for Graham Coxon’s “What’ll it Take” with video footage sent in by 85 fans from 22 countries. The video was cut together by director Ninian Doff.
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Boolean Taxidermy, a series of digital illustrations by Zeitguised.
Intelligent particles, the size of dust grains, are programmed to fill nonexistent shapes (the mathematical problem of geometry packing). The "know" their relative position inside the imaginary form (i.e. distance from hull or center) and take on a color relative to it.
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Over at DeviantArt, artist Dustin Nguyen has posted this superb watercolor painting, which he created as a cover illustration for the Supernatural comic - Issue 6.