Design 2024, November

The chair as an object: design allusions to the famous Viennese chair

The chair as an object: design allusions to the famous Viennese chair

Parisian Pablo Reinoso is a true connoisseur of good furniture. The future designer created his first chair at the age of six. Over the years, the passion has not faded away. On the contrary, having received an education in architecture, Reinoso made a real fetish out of this piece of furniture, an object to be collected and reproduced in the most outlandish ways

Magnus Gjoen's original art objects rehabilitating weapons with creativity

Magnus Gjoen's original art objects rehabilitating weapons with creativity

Parents from an early age instill in their children a negative attitude towards weapons, convincing them that they bring destruction, grief, pain and death, and can also be dangerous both for the one who uses them and for the one who is on the other side. And this position is the only correct one, many will agree, but not the British designer Magnus Gjoen. As part of his creative hobby, he creates very unusual art objects that rehabilitate weapons in the eyes of the people

"Human clock", where the hands are the legs and the divisions are the hands

"Human clock", where the hands are the legs and the divisions are the hands

It is not so easy to create an interesting clock, because a lot of them have recently been invented, and this can be said about both wrist and floor clocks, and wall clocks, and any others. But the designers manage to make an art object out of watches too

Sleeping bed linen

Sleeping bed linen

Books are asleep, toys are asleep, and even blankets and pillows too. A line from a nursery rhyme, but nevertheless, it is absolutely true. What, have you ever seen pillows sleep?

Calendar on napkins

Calendar on napkins

Can a napkin make us wonder how irresponsible and wasted our days are? If you think not, designers think differently

"Savings book"

"Savings book"

When we hear the phrase "savings book", the image of a thin little book on which our savings are stored appears in our head - everything is logical. However, the designers skillfully play with words and with the same name release … a piggy bank

Posters that give a tooth: creative dental advertising

Posters that give a tooth: creative dental advertising

Teeth are our wealth, because the prices for prosthetics bite, and their grip is iron, or rather metal-ceramic. You have to not forget about the toothbrush and related products, and creative dental advertising now and then refreshes the memory and broadens the horizons. So, employees of foreign agencies know how to peel fruit with floss, play bowling with their teeth and what the heart actually consists of

Creative advertising on elevator doors. Advertising review

Creative advertising on elevator doors. Advertising review

Stop complaining about advertising and the fact that it has filled the entire information space, crawling even into those areas where the creator's foot has never gone before. Gone are the days when it was possible to hate it with a clear conscience - today advertising is an art, sometimes not inferior to painting and installations. In today's review - a selection of creative ads decorating elevator doors in a variety of organizations

Hate Mail - Hate Postcards from Mr. Bingo

Hate Mail - Hate Postcards from Mr. Bingo

The cards we are used to are usually very positive in nature - they depict something very beautiful or carry the most pleasant wishes. But there is another type of this type of printing - the Hate Mail cards of hatred, created by the London artist with the pseudonym Mr. Bingo

BIC Bond glue holds the "families" of teapots and buttons together

BIC Bond glue holds the "families" of teapots and buttons together

The creators of the advertising campaign for BIC Bond glue decided to surprise consumers with family dramas of ordinary household items. "Reconciliation" and "reunification" of parts of a broken teapot or a broken button clearly demonstrates that glue can hold everything together forever

Cough that gives out with the head: a funny advertisement for a medicine

Cough that gives out with the head: a funny advertisement for a medicine

The one who sows a cough will reap major troubles, seemingly not at all associated with a cold, but threatening the health and even life of a person. A funny ad for cough medicine offers a look at three situations in which the characters would like to slip away unnoticed. But, as usual, the damned cough betrays the poor fellows with their heads. Scenes in the museum, in the cannibals' den and in the boudoir will convince anyone of the need to treat colds at an early stage, the authors of the creative advertising for the medicine are sure

Insurance is a cure for twists and turns: the original Swiss ad

Insurance is a cure for twists and turns: the original Swiss ad

The drama of life is continually complicated by ups and downs. To soften the blows of fate and smooth out its sharp turns is offered by the advertising of the insurance company. Authors of creative posters have built sentences where the first part unexpectedly turns into its own opposite. Vivid illustrations of life's ups and downs contrast with modest gray posters: “For me, everything went wrong”, “I love working with you is impossible”, “I love my house now belongs to my ex-wife”, “You are the only one I am

Wendy Paula Patterson's vintage prints

Wendy Paula Patterson's vintage prints

Cafe Baudelaire - A collection of romantic, delicate and whimsical collage prints in vintage designs designed by Australian artist Wendy Paula Patterson

Cups with pictures

Cups with pictures

Designers don't pamper us with food-related household items so often, but sometimes it happens. Moreover, we are specifically interested in creative things that stand out from the mass that we see on store shelves

Art project BT Artbox on the streets of London. Redesign of red telephone booths

Art project BT Artbox on the streets of London. Redesign of red telephone booths

Not only in Brazil, parades of payphones are held on the streets of the city, decorating and painting nondescript booths for telephone conversations. This summer, British Telecom launched a similar art project in London called BT Artbox. The aim of the art project is the creative redesign of the famous red telephone booth, which has already become almost a national symbol of Great Britain

Ahead of the Olympics! Get ahead of the Games awareness campaign

Ahead of the Olympics! Get ahead of the Games awareness campaign

Less than half a year left before the 2012 Summer Olympics. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world are already thinking about how they will get to London, where they will live there, how to move around the city, etc. The Get ahead of the Games information campaign is dedicated to these issues

Installation lamp Green Lantern. Island lamp from Nudelab

Installation lamp Green Lantern. Island lamp from Nudelab

It's lonely in the north … a small bonsai tree, either a cactus, or a violet, or even any other plant that fits into the creative Green Lantern lamp created by Nudelab. But from the outside it all looks like a mysterious island with a tree growing alone on it. In the north, south, east or west. Where will fate bring this cute and useful installation in everyday life?

Smart "suits" for cell towers. Fake trees in the New Trees art project

Smart "suits" for cell towers. Fake trees in the New Trees art project

Since today telephone communication is available in all corners of the globe, it is logical to assume that cell towers of mobile operators should be located almost everywhere. But all around there are only picturesque landscapes, without ugly metal structures visible on the horizon, distorting this beauty. The fact is that installation companies have long learned to disguise cell towers for trees and architectural structures. They are collected by photographer Robert Voit in his photo project New Tree

Take Your Adventure With You: Creative Advertising for the Volvo XC 90

Take Your Adventure With You: Creative Advertising for the Volvo XC 90

"It seems that the times are coming when the baby will be born with a left foot in the shape of a pedal." The well-known aphorism of the British producer Christopher Hall perfectly reflects the main thesis of our time: "Life without a car is practically unthinkable." Of course, among the main advantages of iron horses is the complete freedom of action of its owner and the ability to freely travel around the world. This is the idea behind Volvo's new advertising campaign

Dog as Fonts - dogs that look so much like fonts

Dog as Fonts - dogs that look so much like fonts

According to popular belief, dogs are often very similar to their owners. But the artists from the Austrian design studio Grafisches Buro believe that not only for the owners, but also for popular typographic fonts. Proof of this is the Dog as Fonts poster series

Word Painting: Talented Book Advertising

Word Painting: Talented Book Advertising

Book advertising proves that just the title of a novel or a collection is enough for a creative and intriguing cover. It is worth slightly tilting or moving the letters - and the attributes of this or that work are ready. Sherlock Holmes can use the o and l magnifying glass, and Big Brother can follow us with a high i. A talented book advertisement knows how to portray Moby Dick using the letters y and D and encrypt the Da Vinci Code

Original shoes in memory of former lovers by designer Sebastian Errazuriz (Sebastian Errazuriz)

Original shoes in memory of former lovers by designer Sebastian Errazuriz (Sebastian Errazuriz)

Chilean designer Sebastian Errazuriz can be safely called a professional henpecked. True, this is not at all about his weak character, but about his new brainchild - the collection of shoes "12 pairs of shoes for 12 lovers" ("12 Shoes for 12 Lovers")

Guinea pigs on the pages of the calendar dedicated to the London Olympics

Guinea pigs on the pages of the calendar dedicated to the London Olympics

The Olympic Games in London are competitions that the whole world watches with bated breath. The successes and failures of athletes cause a storm of emotions in the audience, but they sometimes inspire truly creative people to create quite funny projects. One of these is the release of the 2013 calendar featuring the Olympic events. It would seem that this is not surprising, but instead of athletes for gold medals … porpoises compete here

Layers of reality by Slovenian artist Miha Artnak

Layers of reality by Slovenian artist Miha Artnak

It is naive to think that reality has only one layer - visible to us. Only those people who are afraid to look beyond the generally accepted think so. A person with imagination and a creative vision of the world will see a multi-layered reality even in an ordinary wall of a house. An example of this is the work of the Slovenian artist Miha Artnak, namely, a series of his works called "Layers"

Glory or Envy? Creative advertising student competition

Glory or Envy? Creative advertising student competition

An annual student competition is a good way to make yourself known. But, as usual, if you want to become famous, you need to be mentally prepared to fight without rules. The hand-drawn ad tells the story of the behind-the-scenes struggle for the title of Student of the Year. Scandals, intrigues, small and large nasty things accompany any serious event. However, the audience might not have found out about this if they had not cheered up posters for the student competition

Is there Wi-Fi on the train: American creative advertising

Is there Wi-Fi on the train: American creative advertising

Without the Internet - as without hands: the need to be in touch and work on the Web makes you constantly wonder if there is a Wi-Fi anywhere nearby. And on a long trip, this issue becomes more relevant than ever. Is there Wi-Fi on the train? In the American - there is, proudly announces creative advertising. The emblem of life-giving waves appears here and there, disguising itself now under a mountain echo, now under the light of a lighthouse, now under an owl's wing

Get Away in 120 Seconds: A Funny Toothpaste Advertisement

Get Away in 120 Seconds: A Funny Toothpaste Advertisement

Nothing is more important than brushing your teeth on time. God only knows who the sea and man-made monsters have eaten before, but a two-minute break for brushing their teeth will clearly benefit them. And not only to them. While the aggressors are distracted from conquering the world, anyone who does not want to be their next meal can quietly sneak away. But time is short: a hand-drawn advertisement for toothpaste takes 120 seconds for everything

The world at your fingertips: the original airline ad

The world at your fingertips: the original airline ad

The expression "The whole world is at your feet" is losing its relevance in the era of the Internet: you can't handle the touchscreen with your feet. It's much better to have the world at your fingertips, the original ad hints. Immersion in a foreign culture begins at the fingertips: it is they who are the pioneers who have to grope for the grains of sand from distant countries, and then drag the whole body to these countries, according to the original advertisement of the airline. And beckons with a finger (and not even one) to Beijing and Venice

Floss or Corkscrew? Original dental floss advertisement

Floss or Corkscrew? Original dental floss advertisement

Good advertising not only sells the product, but also educates the public. So, funny posters suggest that picking your teeth is more convenient with floss, and not with your hands, a corkscrew and other unsuitable tools

Swarovski crystals on display in Toronto

Swarovski crystals on display in Toronto

At the IDS-09 (Interior Design Show-09) show, you will be able to see a sea of various projects, from furniture to lighting fixtures. And by the way, the latter are extremely interesting to study. After all, designers put their whole soul and talent into these works

Beloved hug pillow

Beloved hug pillow

What does any girl or woman want so much when you come home after a hard day at work? Of course, relax in the arms of a loved one, who will hug, hug, soothe, caress, make you feel that there is always someone nearby who will protect and warm

Creativity for kids. "Stomping calendar" from the art studio of Yurko Gutsulyak

Creativity for kids. "Stomping calendar" from the art studio of Yurko Gutsulyak

We are always pleased and touched by products made for children or using baby paraphernalia: children's faces, drawings, cartoon characters and other naive decorations. Therefore, it is not surprising that the "Stomping Calendar", created by Ukrainian designer Yurk Gutsulyak for the HUGGIES company, received a Gold award at the European Design Awards 2009 in its nomination

Falling asleep in a bear

Falling asleep in a bear

To scare friends and acquaintances, people create all kinds of things: masks, costumes, makeup. Designers do not shine with originality, but they do their job very efficiently. And if there are people in your family who are afraid to death of bears, you should take this into account

Pictures in words

Pictures in words

In order to create interesting photographs and drawings, you do not have to be a photographer - we have seen this more than once. Again, all it takes is fantasy

Bags, umbrellas and dresses: stunning paper accessories and clothing

Bags, umbrellas and dresses: stunning paper accessories and clothing

Young fashion designer Jule Waibel creates intricate sculptures, accessories and even dresses from paper. Yule's special folding technique turns ordinary material into impressive three-dimensional objects that can shrink and easily change shape

The brand is here, the brand is there

The brand is here, the brand is there

I do not want to praise the work done or edited in Photoshop. All this seems so unnatural, artificial … But when designers and artists do not set a goal to fix something in photography, but simply want to show us their idea - I think Photoshop can only help

Unique collection of vintage maps by Jonathan Potter

Unique collection of vintage maps by Jonathan Potter

World-renowned 58-year-old collector Jonathan Potter, who has decided to retire soon, is ready to sell his famous catalog of antique maps, totaling £ 3 million

Drawings on toes. Illustrated bread by Ximena Escobar

Drawings on toes. Illustrated bread by Ximena Escobar

The average morning for the average Englishman begins with a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, a cup of coffee and a few toasts, greased with butter, marmalade, jam, or whatever the average British refrigerator is rich in. For someone who is not considered an average Briton, the morning also begins with a slice of toasted bread. But in this case, it is not used for food - they replenish the collection of decorated toasts

Lamps are not for the humble

Lamps are not for the humble

It is not often, unfortunately (or fortunately?), That designers and designers touch on the topic of sex. There are not many projects that we see, in one way or another, reflecting intimate relationships. However, we don't think it's worth writing how important this topic is

Advertising in the Land of the Rising Sun: stickers on female legs

Advertising in the Land of the Rising Sun: stickers on female legs

The habit of men to look at the beautiful legs of some women is annoying, flattering to others, but to others it even pays dividends. A new trend in Japanese marketing is the placement of advertising stickers on … the naked legs of girls just below the exciting mini-skirts. Such an unusual idea belongs to the PR company Absolute Territory PR