Based in Amsterdam, with roots from Germany and the Middle East, Siba Sahabi’s draws upon her inspirational heritage and to create ceramics of a different form.  No clay in sight, these are made from felt and paper.  Some are made from wallpaper, which Sahabi believes is stronger and has a greater resistance to the damaging effects of light. I just love the creativity, and the hours of care that goes into making something like this. Even down to the detail of the grooves, whi

With a very wet day in Sydney I decided to do a little indoor surfing.  Occasionally there is a little something that takes my eye, and today it was the work of a Sydney design / illustrator student called Luschia Porter, and her little resin flower pots… which together with the whimsical name of her website “fairy floss for brains” – (Don’t ask me how I landed on this through the power of google!) meant I had to stop and investigate. The Inspiration Inspired by the  work of

A few weeks ago I posted on Melbourne designer, Creator and Artist Moya Delany.  In between a busy work load and a stifling heat wave in Melbourne, Moya has kindly agreed to be interviewed and divulge a little bit about herself, work and style… as well as a quick an easy prawn dish.  So sit back, grab a cuppa and enjoy. How would you describe your work and style?  My work is varied as I studied sculpture and I crossover mediums a lot. I had a fashion accessory business for te

You would be right in thinking that there is a little bit of a theme this week, with Lace being the dominating topic.  As I was searching for inspiration for Wednesdays post I stumbled upon the amazing work of hairdresser turned sculptress Cal Lane. Source Phil Mansfield New York Times Lane’s mother owned a hairdressing Salon, and as a result of one of the staff saying she did not have what it takes to become a hairdresser, she took this as a challenge and set to prove them w

Nottingham based textile artist Donya Coward’s creations bring a little whimsy and sparkle with them.  With projects for UK anthropology, Fenton & Fenton and Paul Smith to name but a few, it is no wonder that designers have coined her work as “textile taxidermy at it’s very best” (Abigail Ahern). All of Donya’s artworks are made using Victorian, Antique, Vintage Nottingham and French laces, embroideries, embellishments, fabrics and haberdashery. There is an emphasis on ensuri

Taking the, normally discarded, scientific “borosilicate” glassware created by students from the glassblowing department of the Lycée Dorian in Paris, Elise Fouin has reworked the glassware with the trusty blow torch to create something which moves from a science lab to delicate everyday home ware pieces, such as lamps or vases. “Élise Fouin here breathes new life into objects slated for the scrap heap despite their great technical complexity. The artist’s intervention refine

Each year in October the coast line from Bondi to Tamarama becomes an open air art gallery hosting Sculptures By The Sea.  The event showcases modern sculptures by artists from around the world.  Now in it’s 16th year it gets better and better, whats more you get a good exercise along the 2km walk! My three favourites have to be the glass sculpture above by Japanese Sculptor Toshio lezumi,  “Upside Down Again” by Norwegian Sculptor  Hilde A Danielsen (the wooden sculpture bel

If you have ever wondered what to do with broken crockery, Chinese artist Li Xiaofeng may just have the answer for you.  Li began life as a muralist, moving into sculpture.  Unlike many sculptors who use wood, stone or metal he decided to use something which was more unique to the Chinese culture, being porcelain shards from archeological sites. Li uses the broken porcelain shards to create unique wearable costumes, albeit that they are probably the weight of armour! He refer

Dutch designer Debbie Wijskamp only graduated in 2009, but was quick to commence her design practice out of Arnhem designing and producing her own collection of (interior) products and other objects. . Wijskamp is inspired by everyday objects and materials which surround us and likes to investigate the. boundaries of various materials and techniques to find out what possibilities they offer to create new objects like furniture and interior accessories. Pulp Cabinets Inspired

Brisbane based ceramic artist  Mel Robson has exhibited extensively both in Australia and overseas. “I make functional and non-functional objects out of porcelain. I’m obsessed by road maps, recipes, sewing patterns and handwriting. Really obsessed.” …that obsession can be seen through her work which contains reference to these inspirations.  I love the wafer thin aspect of the work allowing you to see the pattern all the way through. Mel creates works in slipcast porcelain a

One Aston Martin, shaken not stirred…. minus 007 himself and Miss Money Penny.  Although I am sure if you asked Italian based, UK born cardboard sculptor Chris Gilmore nicely enough he may be able to sort you out with the characters to go with the car! I am going to cheat a little today as I found a really great interview on Chris’s website and I thought I would share as it gives a great insight into his work……. Your work ranges from objects from daily life, to small models o

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”  Albert Einstein What do you do with discarded eggshells?  How do you modernise Russian dolls?  Well these questions (incase they were concerning you!) have been answered by designer Kyle Bean, and from his responses it is easy to see why one his clients “Wallpaper” magazine has stated “Whatever the project and whatever the medium, Kyle always gives you that little bit of magic”. Having only graduated in 2009, UK based Kyle specialise

I recently posted on Dutch artist Anne Ten Donkelaar and her amazing floral collages and broken butterfly works…. but I just had to share some more of her work called “Travels” from which “iIllustrations of travel have been translated into an atlas and jewels”.  This is not a new collection (2007) but I just wanted to have it tucked away in my inspiration file.  I hope you enjoy too. Let me know what you think… on with the colourful journey…. BTW if you missed my previous art

Well it is Friday again… hooray and time for another interview with one of the wonderful artists, creatives and designers that I have featured over the last few months who have agreed for me to invade their lives for a bit with a few questions… A virtual coffee or cuppa.  So less of me…… A couple of weeks ago you may recall a blog post on paper artist Jennifer Collier and and her beautiful work.  Well Jennifer has kindly taken so time to stop by and tell us a little bit more

UK based artist Alexander Korzer Robinson creates these intricate and incredible works of art by carving up old and discarded encyclopaedia’s.  He exposes some of the illustrations and removes others to create the desired effect. When I initially looked at them I had thought that Alexander had suspended the illustrations in layers to achieve his desired result, however the artist actually leaves the images in their original place – as they were in the original book…. Undoubte

Now bare with me here as my opening is designed to make a point…. How many of us when we are lucky enough to go to a fancy restaurant gulp at the cost of a dessert?…Well it is just a piece of sponge and chocolate and some ice-cream isn’t it?….. Perhaps not until I started to watch amateur cooks battle it out on TV shows like MasterChef to make a Michelin Star dessert, did I understand the level of expertise that goes in to making the perfect textured ice-cream, tempering the

Gordon Harrison Hull is no ordinary rug designer,  working with a mix of clients from ad campaigns, brand strategy, copywriting, art direction and even… as his biography states…. relationship advice! The quirkiness behind Hulls work is evident in his statement stating that a… “Full Guru service is available.  Everything is totally possible” (this put a smile on my face!) In a recent collaboration with Anthropologie, Hull was commissioned to design and exhibit a series of gian

Jennifer Collier is a UK based artist who creates everyday household objects like cameras, shoes and dresses from paper. The paper is treated as if it were cloth with the use of stitching to create the final sculptures. “The papers themselves serve as both the inspiration and the media for my work, with the narrative of the books and papers suggesting the forms. I tend to find items then investigate a way in which they can be reused and transformed; giving new life to things

Did you know that the word landscape and also landscape painting originates from the Dutch word landschap. In the 16th Century the word became associated with a genre of painting that described a vista or view of nature. With this in mind Perth born, Canberra based, glass artist Holly Grace, takes her personal landscape photos from her Australian, European and Scandanavian travels to produce the most stunning glass ware by sand carving and etching them into blown glass forms.

Very rustic and industrial in their design Peter Ivy has created some unusual but functional glassware, and  I would certainly like to clear a few shelves in my glass cupboard to house them. OK just add this to the list…. American glass artist Peter Ivy was originally made simplified works for personal his use while living in the US, it wasn’t until moving to Japan where he is now based with his Japanese wife and children that he found a connection between his style sensibili