Ryan Foote is a Melbourne based artist who’s Artwork reflects upon contemporary popular culture and the emergence of trend culture. The work takes the form of large installations and event based artworks that create social spaces that delve into the opulent culture of food, fashion, art, design, and the layering of visual literacy around us.

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Katarina Hall is a Swedish interior and furniture designer who experiments with “poetic” concepts in developing her designs. featured here are three of her projects I liked very much and her description of them.

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Save is furniture’s with inspiration sprung from abandoned and forgotten houses. With their barred and bolted doors and windows, they reveal nothing about the stories and treasures that lure inside –
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Holga D is a digital camera inspired from the extremely popular cult of the Lomography Holga and other toy cameras of its kind. Invented by Indian product designer Saikat Biswas this digital Holga (prototype), retains the qualities and simplicity of the original Holga camera and brings back the joy and delayed gratification (your photographs remain READ MORE

We love the mixed-media photographs of young Dutch artist Amber Isabel. “At first glance her images convey a sense of serenity, inviting the viewer in. Once inside the calmness appears unbearable to her struggling subjects.” Amber Isabel sees the use of beauty as a READ MORE

Could US Postal Service rebranding save snail mail from folding? I just stumbled across this outrageous idea by designer Matt Chase to rescue the original post. “Snail mail use keeps dropping, and now the U.S. Postal Service wants to save a bunch of cash by slashing Saturday delivery. Will a new look help rescue the agency?” In Chase’s rebrand he  redesigned U.S.P.S, from stamps and letters to mailboxes, delivery trucks, and the agency website.

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Take an awesome photographer (Carl Kleiner) and a creative Swedish fashion brand (Minimarket) and you have these original still life shots for their SS 2011 lookbook. The gorgeous results focus on the products with very minimal props. Also see their AW 2011 art video after the jump.

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