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This is not a tattoo

|Bugs, creepers and skulls – Happy Halloween! – from a textile designer who turned into leather-illustrator. Illustrations are made to order and could become seriously complex, whatever you

Emulsion consuming microbes make rotten photos

|Like the painted photographs of Richter, these distorted photos intrigue. Film was stored in a warm & wet environment to encourage fungi to grow. Microbes consumed light-sensitive chemical

Beautiful cities through design

|The focus of this clear identity is at shaping beautiful cities through design and thoughtful engagement and is based on four pillars: cultural, ecological, economic and social.

Thinking through making

|At the DutchDesignWeek in Eindhoven I saw an interesting implementation of the 2,5D elevated printing technology with up to 5mm thick, very precise reliefs. The printing can be done on flexible materials

Herby spirit

|At Hoi Polloi in London, I sipped on a wonderful herby gin cocktail, made from an infused gin with fresh lemongrass, and cardamom (and a little twist of some other herbs). Bottle and logo are

Useful weed re-used

|Ever wondered what stinging nettles could be useful for? What about making strong, soft silky blankets? Cum Laude idea for this savvy student (Design Academy Eindhoven). Design Nina Gautier

Storie di stile

|Sweet ad for Italian beer, featuring Valentine typewriters by Olivetti – the pre-digital precursors to the Macbook (one was sold for $60,000 at the Jony Ive and Marc Newson’s

A bum with style

|A photographer noticed the special looks of a homeless man called Slavik (55). Every day Slavik assembles a new fashion collection from clothes at aid centers. He also often cuts

Wang’s Winter Black

|When designers put their name all over their work, count me out. When black rules, it’s not for me. So I recommend this year’s designer’s collection

Photography

|G’MORNING PASTELS Location Beemster, Holland Camera iPhone 4s

|PANTHEISM Location Warder, Holland Camera iPhone 4

Trendch

|Back from London where the sky was pouring with rain and of course I forgot my LED-light brolly at the first day in a pub, where two guys walked away

Dreaming about The Door

|Please click here for a funny animation by this illustrator who was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2013. Art David Shrigley

Sugar is hard to kick!

|I have a sweeth tooth. Fed Up is a documentary for people with a sweet tooth and the food industry is not very happy with the film about the HUGE

A glass ceiling

|It’s not just crisis in Ukraine, artists always know to find their way to make something fantastic, like this brandy bar in Odessa with the amazing wave

It started with a kiss

|After the Amsterdam Zoo’s director explained to his children what happens when kissing someone you love, the idea of a new museum was born. Every

Aphrodisiac in the morning

|Wonderful little bottles of handmade bitters created by Dr. Adam Elmegirab, a bartender and encyclopedia of the history of cocktails. The Dr. advices a drop of Aphrodite Bitter (cocoa nibs, ginger root,

Travel like a designer

|Everything this designer touches is with a self-assured feel of perfection. As a student – in three days – he redesigned Microsoft’s identity (MS hired him), he revamped Coca Cola’s

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