Ceramic lunch kit by Lorea Sinclaire

I’m not one for packing lunches, I’m too busy in the morning (sleeping) but I love the look of these ceramic lunch kits by Lorea Sinclaire. It’s made of slip cast ceramic, cork, metal fittings, and mimics the classic and always handy bento box. I think the materials an faceted shape really give the bento box a nice twist, and the cork top is a nice contrast to the smooth, white ceramic. Really well done.

Bobby

Microsoft Windows 8 logo – Re-redesigned

I had this stupid idea in my head since I saw Pentagram’s milquetoast redesign of Microsoft’s Windows 8 logo. I’m sure this has been done to death, but my redesign is more of a commentary on Pentagram’s involvement, and the potentially million dollars it took to have Paula Scher create it.

Bobby

The Desktop Wallpaper Project featuring Celine Loup

For those who’ve bene following along you may know of my ongoing fascination with the tale of Urashima Taro. For those who aren’t familiar:

It’s about a young boy who helps a sea turtle who’s being harassed by a group of children. The next day a giant sea turtle rises up from the ocean to greet Urashima Taro, who unknowingly saved the daughter of the Emperor of the Sea, Ryojin, who wants to see him to thank him. Urashima Taro is brought to the bottom of the ocean where he meets the princess again, only this time she is a beautiful maiden. He stays for a few days but then wants to go home, as his mother is ill. The princess then gives him a mysterious box called tamatebako which will protect him from harm but which she tells him never to open. When he gets back to the surface nothing is the same, his mother and his village gone. It turns out that 300 years had passed while he was underwater, though it only felt like a few days. Distraught, he opens the box given to him by the princess, only to find that it contains his age, instantly becoming old and grayed. From the sea comes the sad, sweet voice of the princess: “I told you not to open that box. In it was your old age …”

This week is British illustrator Celine Loup, who provides the scene where Urashima meets the princess for the first time. Celine has created a fantastic illustration with tons of details. If you look at Urashima’s jacket you’ll see what I mean. It’s also great that she was able to include the fish swimming around, a subtle nod to the fact that they’re chilling underwater without being heavy handed. A big thanks to Celine for continuing the tale.

You can see the other Urashima Taro wallpapers by clicking here.

Bobby

Beautiful music posters by Timothy Farrell

I discovered the work of Timothy Farrell through his sharp editorial design for the Belfast-based AU magazine. I was intrigued to see more of what he does, so I checked out his portfolio and I’m happy to say that the rest of his work doesn’t disappoint. I could really share any number of his projects with you but it’s his music posters that really caught my eye.

Crisp, clean and beautiful imagery – Tim’s posters are the type of thing you’d love to buy at the merch-stand of your favorite band. I’m particularly fond of his poster for Laura Marling’s Summer tour, which you can see at top. Not only is it a beautiful image but I think it translates the feeling of Marling’s music quite well. The image was also rolled out across t-shirts and tote bags, which I can imagine worked nicely as well.

You can check out more of what Tim does online here.

Philip

A town of Germans hate Peter Zumthor’s pants

The small, bavarian town of Isny, Germany does not want a giant pair of glass pants welcoming people to their town. I know this because recently a majority of the townsfolk have voted to block the design of Peter Zumthor from moving forward. The town invited Zumthor to design an entry gate for their town, except once the design of the gate was revealed the townspeople came up with various nicknames including “glass underpants” and “giant molar.” Now the town has voted to kill the project, which is sad because a project from one of the most celebrated practicing architects has died. Still, it’s hard to look at a model of the project and see anything other than a pair of pants. Surely, in the hands of Zumthor, it would have been the best giant pair of glass pants anyone could have imagined.

Alex