A Half-Million Dollar Watch, And More Of The Week's Coolest Design
Every week, we curate the best designs in art, architecture and graphic and product design so you can sit back and enjoy some beautiful works of creativity. Here are this week's picks:
The 'Alternative Limb Project'
To create these alternative limbs, de Oliveira Barata works closely with each client in order to get a sense of his or her style. Once she has an aesthetic in mind, she begins designing the limb, employing the help of 3D modeling specialists, electronics experts, and, sometimes, the client's prosthetist.
[Read more at My Modern Met]
Paint The Town Red
In Jerusalem, Ruohan was invited to spark a social dialogue around multiculturalism in Israel as part of the Walls festival. Ruohan painted a large mural in Talpiot around the themes of "derivation, commensalism and anthropocene".
[Read more at It's Nice That]
An Ode To The Machine
Artist John Peralta creates sculptural odes to some of our most historic innovations by organizing and suspending components of sewing machines, typewriters, and old film projectors.
[Read more at Colossal]
When Roccoco Meets Memphis
the work of new york-based interior designer sasha bikoff lies at the intersection of 18th century french rococo and 1980s italian memphis milano.
[Read more at Designboom]
A Watch That's Worth Half A Million Dollars
Each watch takes a considerable amount of time to make, given how complex its movements and parts are, and how intricate the detailing is… The arduous process, along with the price of the quality materials that go into building the Récital 22 Grand Récital, accumulates to a value that's half a million in worth.
[Read more at Yanko Design]
At The End Of The Tunnel
Meyohas applies a range of materials to embellish the mirror, smoke (a neat little reference to smoke and mirrors), daisies, rose petals, pastel backdrops, crumpled up paper, lengths of rope. Even a pair of hands cheekily wraps their fingers around each side of the mirror repeating themselves into infinity in the sunny yellow reflection.
[Read more at Yellowtrace]
A' Architecture, Building and Structure 2017 – 2018 Design Award Winners
For now, we've also rounded up 10 of our top winners from 2017-2018 in the "Architecture, Building and Structure" category for interim inspiration. Each project was selected for its forward-thinking design and understated elegance.
[Read more at iGNANT]