Illustrator and designer Tavis Coburn has put together this amazing series for the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Awards.
Up in the Air
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Hurt locker
An Education
Precious
I found this via an awesome post by ‘Accordion Guy’
Kitty Came Home vintage creations
Henry here at Design Tavern has proven now that he has an eye for innovative design and all things inspiring. Knowing him personally, thus, has its perks. Especially when they come in the form of a gorgeous Kitty Came Home vintage fabric clutch.
Kitty Came Home was founded by Katrina Weber in 2004. Based in Adelaide, Weber pieces together these delightfully lovely purses, wallets, journals and jewellery.
Finger Food
Today’s post comes from Amy Sawyer, a contributing blogger over at Rough Review.com. You can find more of Amy’s articles here!
Most loved up girls will expect roses or chocolates or perhaps a big diamond ring? Me I’d rather treat myself (in my dreams of course) to some tasty finger bling.
Danish jewellery designer Emquies Holstein’s gold chocolate wrapper ring would certainly be my new best friend.
Small Living: Sliding Apartment
Architect Gary Chang has lived in the same 32 square meter apartment since he was 14 years old, over 30 years ago.
“My whole family – my parents, my three younger sisters, and me – used to live here. To make ends meet, my parents also rented out one of the rooms to an outsider, a woman in her late twenties. Then the room was rented to her younger brother.”
Gear Ring up for a good time.
I’m not a huge jewellery kind of guy, but this is something I think I might just be able to pull off..
The Gear Ring is not your normal stationary ring, oh no, this ring designed by designed by Ben Hopson and Glen Liberman features six micro-precision gears that turn in unison when the outer rims are spun.
via: Kinekt Design
I first saw this tweeted by: @nalri
Japan meets Scandinavia – IKEA manga.
There’s no denying it.. I’m an IKEA fan boy.. and I was ecstatic to see that a collection of fabrics by designer Åsa Ekström on the theme, ‘Japan meets Scandinavia.’
Ekström has been drawing manga since the age of 13.
I found this awesome post via a tweet from the lovely, ever sharing @marysoul
via: ROOM AND SERVE
So you want to customize your own sneakers
The ever growing collection of Melbourne based, professional sneaker customizer, Sekure D is one that all would be street artists should be keeping a close eye on.
SD has had his work exhibited both at home [Australia] and abroad, has been featured in dozens of sneaker, street art and fashion publications, has done a collection a number of solo exhibitions and has even collaborated with brands such as globe, whom replicated 2500 pairs of his Mace Hi sneakers.
Mr. D has kindly agreed to share some insight into what It takes to become a successful sneaker customizer.
DT: First off, how did you get started in the sneaker customizing scene? What made you one day think ‘I’m going to paint a pair of shoes’? Why did you feel compelled to change what had already been created?
SD: I have been into sneakers since I was a little kid mainly due to my interest in skateboarding and basketball. Consequently I have been collecting them for a long time and it seemed like it was a good way to produce something that other people didn’t have. Sneaker customizing also combines a lot of my interests into one activity.
DT: How long did it take before you considered yourself a full time sneaker customizer?
SD: I still think it’s strange, when people ask what I do I say I am an artist. It wasn’t until after I had been doing this for about 5 years that it became feasible to work in this field full time.
DT: I’m sure you get this all the time, but from where do you get your inspiration?
SD: I would say it’s a mixture of a few elements, comic books, graffiti, film and alcohol being the most important.
DT: What is the thought process for creating a unique pair of sneakers?
SD: It is easy to create a custom pair of sneakers but it’s hard to create one that is both wearable and recognizable as your own, that’s what I focus on now. I approach the shoes as a dedication to something I am fond of; alternatively I use them as a canvas to illustrate a pattern or composition I have developed.
DT: What advice would you give to those whom would like to try their hand at sneaker customization? where does one start?
SD: I would design a bunch of pairs on Photoshop or a similar program first and try not to go too over the top or rush it when your new. So often people skip the acetone stage or put on thick coats of paint to make it quicker but it all ends poorly if you don’t take your time.
DT: What are you working on now?
SD: Just knocking up a time-lapse for some new shoes I finished yesterday entitled the Nike “Serpent” Dunk High and a new project which is pretty exciting.
DT: What’s next for Sekure D?
SD: Holiday until the end of February then a series of customs I have been brainstorming over and a new solo exhibition.
Click on the image above to check out Sekure D’s Guide via Sneaker Freaker.
