What I like the most in this editorial is the floral arrangements by famous Scottish artist Jim Lambie. Known for his colorful floors and dripping paint installations, he painted these beautiful flowers over Andreas Larsson photographs for 10 Magazine Fall 2011 editorial. READ MORE

British freelance illustrator Kristian Jones plays on ‘the innocence of childhood imagination, surreal worlds and fictional creatures’ to create these gorgeous duotone illustrations.
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Who else better than Japanese creative Studio Nendo would curate the design exhibition of ‘Japan: Tradition. Innovation’ at the Canadian Museum of Civilization. Honoring Japan’s impact on contemporary design and technology, the installation is divided into five sections devoted respectively to READ MORE

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Italians are not known for their Art Tatums and Fats Wallers, but this jazz savant is amplifying his ivory skills throughout the Old Country in unheard forms that leak sounds of a New Orleans classic. An encyclopedia of early Ragtime and BeBop, stride piano native Raphael Gualazzi is a jazz artisan READ MORE

Siding with controversy and bending the rules once again is 51-year-old artist Maurizio Cattelan. The Italian mischief-maker’s aptly titled ‘All’ exhibition was a showcase of his entire back catalogue dating all the way back to 1989. Descending from the ceiling of New York’s Guggenheim Museum, Cattelan chose to compile all of his life’s work into one suspended installation, READ MORE

Last February we introduced you to the Cocktail posters of Brazilian graphic designer Fabio Rex, here is a similar project by German student Konstantin Datz. With beautiful infographics he illustrates the ultimate collection of the 35 most common cocktails, also available as a poster. They also created an awesome iPhone app available for $1.99 on iTunes – Cocktail lovers will enjoy this a lot! READ MORE