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Ephemicropolis by Peter Root

Stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from full stacks about 12cm high down to single staples. These stacks were then stood up and arranged over a period of 40 hours.

From Peter Root

Belgian/dutch designers Job Studio at the Carpenter Workshop Gallery in London – march 18th, may 18th

Crane Lamp (bronze 163 x 162 x 39 cm)

Wrecking Ball Lamp (bronze 60 x 64.5 x 29 cm)

Industry Cabinet (indian rosewood, bird’s eye maple)

Industry Dressoir (indian rosewood, bird’s eye maple)

Industry Table (indian rosewood, bird’s eye maple)

Via Designboom

Following our previous post Some Assembly Required, here is a quick view on the work of Michael Johansson. Love it!

Four Hundred Shades of Brown - 2009

Four hundred shades of brown II - 2010

Ghost - 2009

He had been packing all night - 2005

Strolls through time and space - 2009

Monochrome Anachron - 2008

I really enjoy the work of swedish artist Michael Johansson. Here is a first post about him, we will post about another side of his work in the coming days.

via RSRV

if you like that, check also the work of Ed Vince we featured some time ago.

Pieke Bergmans is a young product designer from the Netherlands.

Crystal Virus
« A series of virus-formed crystal vases are fluently crawling over tables and chairs. They leave black burned stains in their confrontation with the furniture, but still they must be regarded as friendly beings.
This series of crystal vases is made by hand at Royal Leerdam Crystal. Big hot crystal bubbles are pressed onto wooden furniture and while the crystal burns into the wood, some of the woods texture is integrated into the vase. Vase and furniture are then displayed together as an installation. »
There are special events in which people are able to obtain a personalized Crystal Virus. They can submit their own piece of furniture, that will be infected with the Crystal Virus. On a set date, all people are invited to come to the old heart of the Royal Leerdam Crystal factory (one of the largest and oldest glass-factories in the world). »

Light Blubs
« The Light Blubs are a series of crystal lamps, designed by Pieke Bergmans, in cooperation with Royal Crystal Leerdam. The lamps are all unique handcrafted crystal pieces, equipped with leds by Solid Lighting Design. » 

Etiquette Set is a complete, packaged dining kit including instructions which allows the user to enjoy an à la Russe dining experience in any context, regardless of class or wealth.

The set retains the detailing, form and visual language of the ornate silver cutlery and ceramic plate, and forces these values into the context of mass production and contemporary consumer culture through manufacture, material choice, packaging and method of use and disposal.

The design and realisation of this product is intended to comment on the loss of tradition, heritage and craftsmanship evident in the consumer culture of which we are part, and to question how and why we assign value to the different objects that surround us.

By Ed Vince, freelance designer based in London.

Brilliant graphic design work from Mark Weaver.

via Trendsnow

Artwork by Jennifer Khoshbin, available at Etsy

Installation on the front lawn of the National Museum of Singapore surrounded by old banyan trees.
« We wanted to allude to all these richness and symbolism through a contemporary reading of the banyan tree. The Tree is a reconstruction from a series of interlocking frames with lights that pulsates gently in the night. Hanging microphones simulating that of aerial roots will also detect environment sounds and alter the lighting nature of the Tree – glowing intensely and dimming down with the rising and falling sound levels. »
By Farm

By Maisie Maud Broadhead