Posts by Lana

If you have a look at the works of Calvin Nicholls’s you will hardly say they are made of paper. Unbelievably beautiful and realistic sculptures of wild animals are created by this talented Canadian artist. Nicholls usually spots the subjects of his work in his hikes and kayaking excursions. His interest of wildlife has become a very advantageous in such interesting kind of arts as paper sculpture. 3d sculptures of paper are incredibly detailed and really hard work. Made of many pieces of different types of paper it has to be provided with special lighting effects to be more realistic and to emphasize needed elements of texture.

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This interesting construction was designed and created by New York-based Chinese artist Nova Jiang. It consists of modular elements with rotating planters controlled by a software program that continuously generates new maze patterns. Full construction consists of particles of broken glass, plastic and other detritus; the planters contain live moss collected from the sides of buildings, cracks in the pavement and so on. As the author says, ’they form a patchwork of unintentional archaeology’. The rotation makes people to change direction by going through the space where the maze is installed. This sculpture is not just decoration or mere classical labyrinth, Jiang positions her work as an object of literary creativity or mathematical beauty. This sculpture, quite useless at first sight, has very deep sense. People in their usual life make everything without any sense and not enjoying the process. Kinetic maze develops in people clarity of mind by making people stop and think. [caption id="attachment_22620" align="aligncenter" width="620"] labyrinth[/caption]

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Modern art is interesting by its eccentricity, openness and even queerness to one’s taste. But this is the the main attraction of it. Each item of nowadays art has a sense, it can speak and it talks about everything that surrounds us. It explains talks, argues, cries, laughs and makes us share the same feelings, express the same emotions. The first emotion that awakens in us when we look at Whatshisname’s last work is laugh. This is a lamp in a shape of a black dog with the on/off switch that has very interesting shape, you can see it on the picture below. More precisely there are two similar lamps: ‘Good Boy’ and ‘Good Puppy’. The lamps were designed with the intention to make users uncomfortable while using them. Except the appearance the lamps certainly have an important functionality. The lighting they provide has a romantic and soft glow. Good Puppy is available in limited editions, so you can try to buy it. [caption id="attachment_22613" align="aligncenter" width="620"] good puppy lamps[/caption]

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Korean designer Seungji Mun, well known for his love to pets, has designed new masterpiece for cats. It is the Cat Tunnel Sofa with an integrated tunnel-tube in it. The tunnel can be used as an armrest for people and very comfortable place for cats for playing and hiding inside. Most people who like pets will understand the value of such kind of furniture. The cats are very communicative pets. Sometimes they don’t want to have their own shack to live in, they want to share the living space with human. And they try to do all the best to be closer to you: they sit next to you, lie near you when you sleep, when you eat they have to sit at the same stool that you sit on. Moreover some cats are very mobile, they can’t just sit or lie they want to explore something. This sofa is the best decision for such cats, because it’s made and designed after analyzing and observing cats’ habits and behaviors. So the Cat Tunnel Sofa is the furniture for your pets, and don’t sit there not asking permission of your cat. [caption id="attachment_22607" align="aligncenter" width="620"] tunnel sofa for cat[/caption]

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If you have no flowers in your garden you can use the Dandelion stool instead, or it will be even better if you put there several stools. From the first sight they are not much like the stools because of their brightness and unusual design. But in fact it’s very comfortable stool made of plywood. The ‘flower head’ of the stool is very soft, heat and water resistant, moreover it has removable covers. So you can try different colors for one and the same stool. Placed in the yard, stools will make it more colorful and cozy. The Dandelion stool is ergonomically designed in the UK by DesignK. [caption id="attachment_22601" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Dandelion stool[/caption]

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This T-house, located in the centre of Tokyo, was planned especially for a couple (designed by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects). Extraordinary design and chaotic arrangement of the rooms is very suitable for people who don’t like commonness. There are some holes in the walls and floors to connect the rooms together. The very top level has four holes in the floor which give the room a cross-shaped layout. Small ladders connect rooms and a staircase with shelves inside leads up from the studio on the ground floor to the dining room. Inside of one of the holes there is an area for study, the ceiling of which is used as a desk on the floor above. Many of lamps of different height hang from the top to illuminate every room. General view of a house gives the impression of rather open and free space, maybe not enough secure for free movement inside, but very peculiar and interesting. [caption id="attachment_22590" align="aligncenter" width="620"] t-house[/caption]

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Very interesting decision to illuminate a staircase was proposed by lighting company PSLAB. They have created lighting design for a spiral staircase in Beirut home (Lebanon). The main peculiarity of this lighting composition is its location. The rectangular holes with lamps inside are mounted right in the back sides of the steps of the staircase. So if we look in the staircase from the base it is a feeling like we are inside of some flying saucer or a spacecraft. The fact that this spiral staircase has no rails and the back sides of the steps are lit makes this composition look futuristic. It’s a new idea in design of staircases when illumination is an essential part of the design itself. [caption id="attachment_22583" align="aligncenter" width="600"] staircase-light[/caption]

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This extraordinary house is situated in Tokyo (Japan) and designed by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects. Actually the house consists of two parts and designed for two families. It is a duplex house. The architecture of the house is very interesting and moreover it serves for communication of the families. Long corridor (1.8 m wide and 9m high) in the narrowest part of the house is the space for both families, where they come and go along. Another part of the house is the space for living room, dining room and bedroom. Such duplex house is a good decision for related families to live in. The empty territory for the economical purposes can be used for garden, place for garage or a playground. [caption id="attachment_22575" align="aligncenter" width="620"] narrow duplex house[/caption]

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