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WOW! In just a few short month, Design Tavern has racked up over 100 posts – 

I thought this would be a good oppourtunity to introduce the new contributors to Design Tavern! Each bringing a fresh and unique view to the pages of DT!

Natalia Sliwka - 
Natalia is a graphic designer, originally from Poland, but now living in LA — She blogs over at www.nataliasliwka.com – Like Design Tavern her site offers her own findings and thoughts on all Art, Architecture and Design. She plans to offer Design Tavern an insight into Polish art and culture.. can’t wait!

 Here is an example of some of Natalia’s very own work Named ‘Fly Away‘

 

Melinda Crimp - 
A fellow Melburnian.. Melinda currently works as a project editor in a publishing house, as you’d imagine, she has a keen eye for book design — She also has a keen eye for interiors, photography, furniture design, Illustration and also floral design. ”I wanted to extend my creativity while nurturing my enthusiasm for all things design-related”, says Melinda when asked as to why she felt compelled to contribute to Design Tavern. 

Samantha Sirzyk - 
Sam is currently attending Washington Uni in D.C. where she is completing her masters in Interior Design. You can see some of her own work and web findings over at her blog www.prettylovelythings.com – I have asked Sam to give Interior Design specifically a little more spotlight on DT.. So Stay Tuned!

In her most recent post Samantha investigates 16th century art and architecture revival in a spread by Annie Leibovitz.

Visit the About page to see the girls’ own introduction. 

And if you would like to join the Design Tavern family ! (it’s great! really!) then give me a yell via the Contact page

Published on March 5, 2009 10:54 pm.
Filed under: design, general

7 Unique CD and disc Packaging

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Is your hadcore, post-punk-screamo band having trouble selling discs?

Well, maybe the secret to boosting your sales lies in the packaging!
Check out the following examples of unique cd packaging design..

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Published on March 4, 2009 3:17 pm.
Filed under: art, design

Relevant and Refined, Nishimura in Beijing.

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Often times in Interior Design the challenge to be fresh and relevant is conflicted with the need to remain refined – making smart decisions becomes a necessity.  In western design this challenge is often met through the use of natural elements to create and define the interior space.  

Architects at CL3 achieved this balance through their design of the Beijing restaurant, Nishimura, located within the Shangri-La Hotel.  CL3 utilized the sculptural properties of wood to its fullest potential, building art into the actual design. “We try to avoid just buying artwork at the end and putting it everywhere.  But here we didn’t work with another artist.  Instead, we built art into our design,” explains William Lim, managing directors of CL3 in an interview for Architectural Record. 

The space is approximately 5,400-square-feet of wood, slate, pebbles, sand, bamboo and water – making way to the design theme which was Natural Garden.  The project was completed in April 2007. 

 


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Published on March 3, 2009 9:23 am.
Filed under: design

Genius with Stanley Knife – Lizzie Thomas

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Lizzie Thomas is a UK-based self-described ‘artist & maker’ and an incredibly talented papercraftsperson and woodcutter.

She works in largely in 3D…


 

… and does some pretty amazing installation work. 

 

 

I love the suggestion of the merging of indoor and outdoor space in this piece.

This life-sized greeting card looks to me like the love-child of Tord Boontje and Beci Orpin. 


 

Lizzie takes on commissions and her work is also available for prop hire. Check out her website for more info.

Published on March 2, 2009 9:25 pm.
Filed under: design

Play with Ink

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Fantastic photographs by young artist Levi van Veluw, a multidisciplinary artist, who lives and works in the Netherlands. I really like the simplicity of the idea and the  visual final effect. You can also check out his new sculpture which was shown in Ronmandos gallery (Netherlands).

Published on March 2, 2009 6:38 pm.
Filed under: design, photography

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