Behold: the work of Israeli furniture designer Hilla Shamia.
Gnarly old hunks of trunk merged with aluminium to form unique stools and tables. The pleasingly smooth top of each piece is levelled by filling natural cavities in the wood with molten metal.
The Mandalorian’s Taika Waititi-voiced robotic bounty hunter expressed as a 35cm tall model with 29 points of articulation, a light-up head and 360° of spin at the waist – from the nice people that made your Mk85 Iron Man Armour.
Available this October for around €230 (+P&P).
Artworks by French chimérologist Camille Renversade: mythical and fantastical creatures depicted and directed in the style of vintage Deyrolle illustrations.
Available as prints here.
Irish Plogging Divas tweets:
Art in Blackrock, Co. Dublin; representation of contemporary Irish political talks: statues of stone trying to carry the same load in three different directions simultaneously. Such culture to consume at night for free! Thank you.
Anyone?
Gurning knitted facemarks by Icelandic knitwear designer Ýrúrarí Jóhannsdóttir, who is quick to point out that her grotesqueries provide zero protection against COVID-19 and are only for looking at.
The vividly macabre Hieronymus Bosch style visions of German artist Wolfgang Grässe (1930-2008).
Above: (1-4) ’The Throne Of Death’ (1999) and (5-8) ‘Kingdom Of Death’ (2000).
Explored in detail here.
Earth-toned, melon-twisting throws from Zouassi – tasselled creations that appear to swirl with digital glitches and fractals woven directly into the thread pattern – inspired by the artist’s sizeable Instagram collection of mind-bending recursive shapes.
‘Domestic Demise’: the pressures of domesticity in an age of lockdown explored by photographer Patty Carroll: a series comprised of highly stylised scenes featuring a faceless mannequin attempting— and failing to complete—a range of duties. Sez she:
The interior of the home is comforting, but can also camouflage individual identity, especially when the idealised decor becomes an obsession, or indication of position or status
More here.
