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Design Watch: Ladies and Gentlemen Studio

Jessica — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:20:24 +0000

Ladies & Gentlemen Studio is a two person team with a love for vintage items. Looking at their serving utensils from their Superior Servers collection, their sensibilities are immediately apparent- use classic silhouettes in a new modern way. Their other projects share this clever and endearing quality.

Erica Prince’s Utopian Worlds

Jacqueline Bos — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 15:26:20 +0000

Tyler MFA student Erica Prince’s work shows an exploration of alchemy, scientific thought, and creation of intricate worlds. In a recent interview she did with Masters of the Visual Universe, she describes her work as “focused around the idea of the Utopian society”. Her newer work bridges between installation and drawings, where some of the spaces she creates in 2D also have a 3D counterpart. Her work is strong and well researched both visually and philosophically. Each one brings you deeper and deeper into her own visual Utopia.

Design Month: Atelier Pfister

Jessica — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:17:36 +0000

A successful piece of furniture is timeless. It simultaneously looks brand new and like it’s existed forever. Atelier Pfister’s pieces have that quality. After the jump you can see more of our favorite pieces.

Their mirror disappears into its surroundings while retaining an intrinsic beauty. All of their pieces have a wink and nod air to them that makes them pleasure to look at.

Design Month: Ionna Vautrin

Jessica — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:38:32 +0000

Ionna Vautrin’s work is stylish and elegant while maintaining a youthful flair. My favorite part of her work is seeing her playful drawings become sleek modern objects.

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Design Month: Skull Chairs

Jessica — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:15:18 +0000

Who knew skull chairs were a thing? Here is a small collection of our favorite chairs that resemble the most iconic part of the human anatomy. Pictured above is the Skull Chair from the Vanitas collection by Vladi Rapaport.

I’d like to see a Halloween pool party with skull shaped monoblock chair by Pool Studio. It’s called ‘Souviens toi que tu vas mourir’ (remember that you will die.) The skull pod below is by Atelier Van Lieshout whose twisted creations get far weirder than this one.

If you are interested in being featured in our Design Watch series contact: jessica [at] beautifuldecay [dot] com

Design Month: Speak-er

Jessica — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:00:21 +0000

Unless you’re a millionaire finding good looking speakers that blend in with your decor can be a challenge. Luckily, we have Speak-er speakers! According to guys over at engadget the sound is actually good too, though it’s missing a subwoofer and rich bass. For $100/ pair they seem like a deal.

If you are interested in being featured in our Design Watch series contact: jessica [at] beautifuldecay [dot] com

Mr. Chiizu the artist’s iphone app

Jessica — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:43:43 +0000

Mr. Chiizu will revolutionize the way you take photos on your iPhone. Why? Because now you can bathe every picture in the best graphics around. Mr. Chiizu is a photo app like no other because they offer artist themes for download, and the art is goood. Take Martinez & Trees for example, they made a pack for lovers of fast food, kitsch and tacos, which is pretty much everyone. table: artist’s themes. The Mr. Chiizu team worked on this slick and seamless app for over a year until it was bursting at the seam with features.

Let’s talk about the features, you can take a photo with it yes, but did you know you can also grab any of your Facebook friend’s photos as well? And once you have a photo you can apply photo filters or give everyone in the photo a mustache with the Magic Face Finder. But we’re just getting started! Now you’re ready to select one of the four free themes or download some of the featured artist themes for only $.99. And there are some exciting artists on the roster for the coming months, even Some Beautiful/Decay alumni are on the list. They have packs forthcoming from Hipster Animals artist Dyna Moe, Esther Kim and Crowded Teeth.

Everybody from your grandma to your baby cousin will love this app. Get your copy today from the App Store!

Teaser #1 from Mr. Chiizu on Vimeo.

The Phraseology Project

Amir — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:10:14 +0000

In January 2011 Drew Melton got the idea to start designing user submitted words and phrases in order to practice his craft in community. In his own words, “Most design sites or blogs are merely feeds of disconnected visual stimulation. I wanted to do something that you could actually influence and invest into.” He quickly purchased the domain Phraseologyproject.com and setup a very basic submission form. Receiving over 90 submissions in the first week confirmed that people were interested and fueled the project forward. Ray Brown was soon brought on to help develop the new site. Phraseology was underway.

“The Phraseology Project is meant to be a running experiment in typography. It is meant to be a framework for exercise and practice in Typography. We try our best to come up with our best work always but more importantly we value practice and healthy process. In other words, these pieces aren’t perfect. But they are honest. We celebrate the process of design and creativity in all of its’ outcomes.” – Drew Melton