Fantastic news from one of our 24 Week Portfolio Preparation students, who has been accepted to study her BSc Architecture at The Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL! Join London Art Portfolio for a bespoke programme to support you with your […]
Cass Art is a renowned art shop within London and you’ll have no hesitation as to why when you visit. The quality and price of their stock is good, so the money you do spend is a guaranteed investment. They […]
This is every creative person’s heaven; infact, it’s big enough to be heaven. Atlantis not only has remarkably good prices, real top quality stuff in such a range, but they also pretty much have everything (except glitter!) Nothing can be […]
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Junya Watanabe Junya Watanabe Commes des Garçons Autumn/Winter 2008-09 ______________________________________ Junya Watanabe Junya Watanabe Commes des Garçons Autumn/Winter 2009-10
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David Askevold: The Disorientation Scientist 22 July – 25 September Ten States in the West (detail), 1978 ___________________________________ Mathilde Rosier: Necklace of Fake Teeth 22 July – 25 September Le Bonheur dans le Crime, 2008 ___________________________________ Katie Cuddon: Spanish Lobe […]
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This chair is made and designed by Scott Jarvie using 10,000 drinking straws, yes the ones you stick into your drinks and chew on for fun. Have a look on the website to see how the development and process of […]
Miss Pokeno a.k.a. Alannah Currie (yes part of the Thomson Twin 80’s synth duo band) has created these obscure chairs that hold real taxidermy within/on them. Have a look one her website for more grandeur chairs and stuffed animals. www.misspokeno.com […]
Yes, this is a 3 headed sheep chair. No one really knows where it’s from or who it is by, but either way there’s not much to say really. Just plain weird. But have a look at what UnNews make […]
This chair is kind of intense but intriguing. Simone Racheli is an Italian artists who recreates everyday household objects to look like raw flesh. Don’t worry it’s not real flesh, it’s a combination of paper maché, plastic, wax and metal. Have […]
Kerstin Schulz had the honour of designing this Pencil Chair for the well known Faber-Castell’s 100th Birthday. Using thousands of ‘castell 9000′ sharpened pencils, sculpted together to create a chair. She also created other objects of suitcase, lamp and table […]
Many designers have made ‘Cork Chairs’ before but Gabriel Wiese puts a little more finesse and style to them, as you can see. These are just 2 out of 9 she had made and designed; can’t imagine she’s not a […]
Tom Price’s chairs involve a ‘heating and pressing’ method onto various materials/objects from clothes, rope and plumbing tubes. Have a browse on his website for more of these quirky chairs, as well as other obscure sculptural objects he’s created. www.tom-price.com […]
There’s a handful of Chair Designs made out of cardboard; here are just a few cherry picked ones. David Graas These are David Graas FIY Cardboard Stool and Chair, but have a look on his website for more sustainable and […]
This are just two (small) examples of Boris Bally vast creations. This guy recycles street signs, found materials and even weapon parts into useful objects (as well as installations and experiments) by human hand! Listing them would be silly, when […]
Design company Reddish Studio have thought more to a bath tub than bathing in. Using a readymade to recreate a new meaning to an object is pretty damn cool, what the bathtub feels about this, we’ll never know, but it’s […]
Peter Bristols’ Cut Chair take a good while to figure out, once you do you realise how amazing this really is. Check out his website for more of his innovative projects and designs. www.peterbristol.net
Throne of Chairs by the Mozambican artist Cristovao Canhavato (Kester) Made of ‘decommissioned weapons collected since the end of the civil war in 1992 in Mozambique’ You can see it in the British Museum for yourself:
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Waterstones This place is great for any kind of book you’re looking for; some Waterstones around London have a coffee shop within it, so a nice place to sit and read amongst other book lovers! www.waterstones.com _____________________________ Borders Just like […]
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They’ve been going since 1970-something and specialise in ‘material to the art and design community’ and more! Aimed more for designers, this still provides a hefty amount in typical art supplies too. Now their prices aren’t cheap, but they are […]
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