Category: Design

27 September, 2023

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Design

Kustaa Saksi Exhibits His Psychedelic Textiles at the Helsinki Design Museum

I’ve been following the career of Kustaa Saksi for more than a decade now, and it’s astonishing to see how far his work has evolved and transformed over the years. Saksi is a Finnish artist who describes his work as “specialising in graphic storytelling through patterns, textile art and installation.” It’s a fair statement as his work transcends a lot of typical descriptions, containing an alchemical mix of graphic design and weaving.

Most recently, he opened a new exhibit at the Helsinki Design Museum titled In the Borderlands, which includes a wide selection of his textile art works, created with jacquard weaving technique between 2013 and 2023. His work now feels like the intersection between organic fractal pattern making and traditional weaving and tapestries, things you don’t naturally put together, and that’s what makes them exciting. I’m absolutely certain these have to be incredible to see up close in person.

In the Borderlands runs until 15 October 2023.
14 September, 2023

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Design

Identity Design for Santorini-based Hotel HOM by k2 design

How does one design a brand to emphasize it as a perfect summer retreat? Greek design firm k2 design has employed their vision for a new hotel simply called HOM, highlighting its one-of-a-kind charm which sets it apart from the typical honeymoon hotel vibe that saturates Santorini.

With a nod to the simplistic beauty of Greek design, they’ve incorporated elements like handmade pottery and vibrant colors that evoke the carefree spirit of summer living. The tones they’ve chosen are gorgeous, they feel so rich and lively, and the hand-drawn illustrations bring such a familiar, human touch to the overall brand. Overall, there’s this really nice interplay between the simplicity of the typography and the character of the textures and colors used throughout.
30 August, 2023

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Design

Brighten Your Bed With a Colorfully Striped Duvet From Garza Marfa

For a very long time I’ve leaned toward more neutral colors for my duvet, in the hopes it would create a very serene, calming space. Then I moved to Barcelona, became mildly obsessed with Tekla, and now my bed is covered in red bedsheets. So in the same vein of spicing up the bedroom, I came across this vibrantly colored duvet from Garza Marfa, which I think is gorgeous. The way I see it, as fall starts to arrive next month, and winter around the corner, it’s always nice to have pops of color to offset the grey skies.
28 August, 2023

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Design

Charming Sardine Incense Holder by Spiritual Objects

I get a lot of joy in finding nice versions of everyday objects. I’m thinking of items like a keychain, or maybe a nice bag, belongings that feel special when you use them. Even small objects that heighten the comfort of your home. How about a small fish? Yes, a sardine incense holder can be magical to me. Made by Spiritual Objects in Los Angeles, it’s cast out of solid bronze, and features two different sized holes to fit most incense sticks from around the world. I’ve really gorwn fond of sardines as decorative objects. Perhaps it’s living in Spain and my constant exposure to sardines?
2 August, 2023

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Design

Bee Home: An Open Source Design for Our Planet

The Bee Home project is a free and open-source design that allows anyone to support their local pollinators and contribute to preserving biodiversity. The project, developed by SPACE10 in collaboration with Tanita Klein and Bakken & Bæck, aims to raise awareness about the importance of bees and their role in shaping the natural environment.

The Bee Home project is designed with the needs of bees in mind, with holes for each bee to store food and provide shelter for the eggs they lay. The project is parametrically customizable, allowing people to design their own unique Bee Home, and doesn’t require tools of any kind, making it easy to assemble and dismantle. To create a Bee Home, visit beehome.design and design your own Bee Home based on the predefined parameters. Once satisfied with your design, you can download the design files and forward them to your local makerspace to have them made locally and on demand. The final step is to place your Bee Home, plant some flowers, and let nature do the rest. Personally, I think they look super cool, like tiny bee cities that live in a garden. It would be great to see cities also take this concept and run with it, for the betterment of our public spaces.