TEST DRIVE

If only this were the official film poster for the 2011 film, Drive. Alas, it’s only a concept from the Belgian neon artist, Rizon Parein.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

The design studio Joseph Joseph has created a colorful series of measuring spoons that are meant to be displayed: they’re magnetized to adhere to refrigerator surfaces.

LOOKING UP

Recent snapshots of eye-catching architecture.  Eye-chitecture.

WOOL AND GRACE

Geometry, symmetry, and restraint define the wool and canvas compositions of the New Zealand textile artist, Jane Denton.

FANCY DRESS

Cynthia Rowley’s 2010 limited edition redesign of the Band Aid tin, with sales proceeds going to charity.

BRAND EX

Can a well-known product, devoid of its brand markings, still be recognized by its brand name?  Andrew Miller, a brand strategist, provides that answer–and a few others–with his self-initiated Brand Spirit project, which douses famous products in a coat of white paint. The 100-day project is in its early days, but a few initial impressions: an all-white Sharpie is still a Sharpie; a one-cent coin looks exquisite in white; and a bottle of Tabasco sauce can convincingly channel the ghost of Giorgio Morandi.

M-BLEM

This ravishing M is the logo designed for the city of Manchester, UK, by its native son, Peter Saville.

CLIP ART

 

 

Digital scrapbooking is big. Which would explain this novel gold paper clip–which can be had only in digital form.

FACTORY GIRL

Of all Andy Warhol’s Superstars, her face remains the most memorable:  Edie Sedgwick, framed in a 1965 film strip by Warhol.

CROWNING GLORY

A gilded silver sculpture by the Swiss artist, John Armleder.