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Photo Find: Miyuki Sakai

Ele — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:55:57 +0000

Today’s “find” was actually discovered via a post on Decor8 earlier this week. A spread on tarts in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living caught Holly’s eye, thanks to the gorgeous and highly unusual styling. Created by Japanese-born and San Francisco-based artist Miyuki Sakai, those “plates” are actually hand-made illustrations. Created with a sewing machine and thread. Can you even believe that? As a food lover and keen sewer, I’m all over this idea:

Miyuki has some lovely work in her portfolio, too. I’m loving all these gorgeous “drawings” of produce, treats and beautifully laid tables:

And with that, I’ll leave you to enjoy your weekend. Happy Friday!

Virginia Graham

Ele — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:28:33 +0000

The work of UK-based ceramacist Virginia Graham is insane, not to mention insanely beautiful. I’m loving the whimsical patchwork feeling and all the happy florals. I’ll definitely be looking out for her at Ceramic Art London 2010 at the end of the month.

The bowls especially kill me- aren’t they lovely? Be sure to check out the rest of Virginia’s work in her inspirational gallery.

Look! Baked by Formafantasma

Ele — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:38:09 +0000

While catching up on my reading lately (some sites on my long-neglected blogroll), I came across these lovely images on Dezeen. Originally posted last month, they’re of an exhibition at Dutch Design Week, which took place at the end of October. I loved the idea and images so much I just had to share.

The Baked collection is a work by Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin of Formafantasma, and was presented as part of the “Getting Lost” exhibition in Eindhoven.

Based on a Sicilian custom where flour is baked into architectural decorations, the collection includes objects made of flour, coffee, spices and other foods. Intended as an ode to the craftsmanship of baking, the result is in beautiful and changeable collection of art objects. I just love the photos- gorgeous, no?

Check out the entire post (with more photos) on Dezeen here.

Etsy find: Tea Time screen print

Ele — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:23:49 +0000

We drink a lot of tea around here, so I was drawn to this Tea Time print by Etsy user bridbird. I also adore her prints of Victorian houses; they remind me of (particularly good) children’s book illustrations.

Design for a Living World

Ele — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:50:13 +0000

Over the weekend, Dezeen featured products from the current Design for a Living World exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York. I’m heading to NYC on Thursday for a holiday, so I was especially interested in seeing this.

The exhibition, sponsored by The Nature Conservancy, has designers creating practical products from sustainable materials. I particularly like the packaging and grating tool for raw cocoa:

Also, the jugs featuring the organic shapes of chicle latex:

Marc Johns print

Ele — Wed, 13 May 2009 08:05:43 +0000

Canadian artist Marc Johns creates whimsical (and frequently hilarious) drawings, selling both prints and original art in his shop. I love all of them, but my favourite is the Bowl of batter signed print:

Look: Ten dollar drawings

Ele — Mon, 11 May 2009 12:50:27 +0000

I love Alicia Carrier’s food blog, bread & honey, and the concept behind her Ten Dollar Drawings site. She’ll draw anything you want for $10 USD plus shipping! I’d love to have her do a series of veggies for my kitchen wall. Check out these beets she drew for someone else:

Not really kitchen-related, but I also think the bugs are pretty cool: