Amanda Ross-Ho

August 30th, 2010 | local (L.A.), sculpture, textiles, design | No Comments »

I was really excited to see this piece today while looking at VVORK.  Amanda Ross-Ho is based in LA, and her website is currently under construction but many of her pieces can be seen here, and the one below can be seen here.

amanda ross-ho, sieve, art, fine art, canvas, installation, the looksee

Taping by Swollen Design Studio

June 22nd, 2010 | plants, sculpture, design | No Comments »

I love this project.  Very cool installation using simple materials to great effect.
Swollen is a studio in Dublin started by Rory McCormick and Rossi McAuley.

swollen design studio, tape, art, installation, graphic design, light, forest, thelooksee

swollen design studio, tape, art, installation, graphic design, light, forest, thelooksee

swollen design studio, tape, art, installation, graphic design, light, forest, thelooksee

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Garden by Joe Paine

June 10th, 2010 | home, plants, sculpture, design | 2 Comments »

I love this series of planters by Joe Paine. I certainly have enough plants for these!

joe paine, wall hanging, planters, garden, design, art, thelooksee

joe paine, wall hanging, planters, garden, design, art, thelooksee

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Wholeo dome

June 6th, 2010 | sculpture, vintage, architecture, design | 2 Comments »

“Completed in 1974, Wholeo Dome is a 14-foot-in-diameter, 7-foot-tall geodesic dome covered with curved, stained glass panels.  In 2004, after having been kept in storage for more than twenty years, Wholeo Dome is installed at The Farm School in Summertown, TN, USA.”

Amazing. You can navigate their site for more info and photos.

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wholeo, dome, geodesic, stained glass, art, sculpture, thelooksee

wholeo, dome, geodesic, stained glass, art, sculpture, thelooksee

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Colour by Daniel Rybakken and Andreas Engesvik

May 31st, 2010 | home, sculpture, design | No Comments »

I love this idea- interchangeable screens in front of an opaque disk and round fluorescent lamp.  So lovely for a loft or large airy space.  Look here for more photos.

colour screen lamp, rybakken, engesvik, design, home, thelooksee

Tham & Videgård Architecture: Tree hotel

May 7th, 2010 | sculpture, architecture, design | No Comments »

Practically invisible amongst the trees, this brilliant and beautiful tree house is a concept thought up by Tham & Videgård Architecture.  It would be so fun to spend a night up there, don’t you think?

tham & videgard, architecture, sweden, treehouse, camoflage, thelooksee

tham & videgard, architecture, sweden, treehouse, camoflage, thelooksee

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Ana Kraš

May 3rd, 2010 | home, sculpture, textiles, design | No Comments »

These lamps and shades are so beautiful.  They look like so much fun that I am dabbling with the idea of making my own…

ana kras, lamps, lampshades, craft, art, design, thelooksee

ana kras, lamps, lampshades, craft, art, design, thelooksee

ana kras, lamps, lampshades, craft, art, design, thelooksee

ana kras, lamps, lampshades, craft, art, design, thelooksee

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String Gardens

April 20th, 2010 | home, plants, sculpture, design | No Comments »

This site may be the most inspiring thing I’ve seen this week.  Yes, I know it’s only Tuesday.  Regardless, these are awesome.   Trying to figure out how I can make my own and have it stay together without the use of copious amounts of peat moss…

string garden, plants, suspended, botany, shop, thelooksee

string garden, plants, suspended, botany, shop, thelooksee

string garden, plants, suspended, botany, shop, thelooksee

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J 1 Studio

April 20th, 2010 | home, local (L.A.), sculpture, design | 1 Comment »

“The concept was to create furniture for modern nomadic culture. It is easy to setup and pack flat for space saving transportation. The first approach was to get rid of screws. This also gets rid of the tools in assembling the furniture.  T.SHELF uses cable and zipties to tie every triangle into one piece of furniture/sculpture and functions as displaying books, magazines, plants, pictures, or anything you want to display.”

I love that these can so easily be transformed into sculpture and/or functional object.  I especially love the T Shelf and the M Stool.  The use of zip-ties may seem a bit declassé, but if you want to change things around easily, they’re kinda perfect.

j1 studio, furniture, design, functional, wood, geometric, thelooksee

j1 studio, furniture, design, functional, wood, geometric, thelooksee

j1 studio, furniture, design, functional, wood, geometric, thelooksee

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Crazy Hair Workshop

April 11th, 2010 | sculpture, fashion, design | No Comments »

Crazy Hair: a workshop which is taking place at the Domaine de Boisbuchet in August.  The workshop is a collaborative effort by Studio Marisol, a French academy for hairstyling, and Cul de Sac design studio.   These hairpieces and subsequent photos were create to promote the workshop… looks like fun!

crazy hair, studio marisol, hair, art, cul de sac, thelooksee

crazy hair, studio marisol, hair, art, cul de sac, thelooksee

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