Samuel Coendet and Lea Gerber of Zurich based Atelier Volvox collected discarded stuffed animals from “second-hand shops and forgotten corners of nursery schools”. They then vivisected them and flipped
Angela Casserly covers old clocks with black and white toys and embellishes her own hand-made furniture with plastic insects. From a distance, the objects have the look of
I’ve written before about Stefan Gross‘ Doomies and Rebirdies and Dutch People in Vegetable Houses. Recently, the Rotterdam-based conceptual artist showed his work at Harlan Levey Projects in
Miami-based artist, Agustina Woodgate, makes vegetarian-friendly teddy bear skin rugs. The hand-sewn textiles are formed by connecting the “skins” of donated stuffed animals rather than that of a single
Don Kennell created this plushed out chaise lounge for the Recycle Santa Fe Art Festival. Kennell refers to the stuffed animal chair as “lovely and comfortable,” but you’d need
I’ve recently written about turning skateboards into sneakers and turning dogs into ravers. Well, here’s someone who turned sneakers into dogs. Vinti Andrews has been making Nike sneakers into canine
Haroshi turns old skateboards into beautiful popjects. His skill is epic, and yet, he’s had no formal art training. His education comes from skating. If there are tricks
Let’s continue along the theme of death and food, but in a more whimsical fashion. Tokyo-based designer, Yuta Nohara, majored in Men’s Tailored Wear at Bunka Fashion College.
Following up the last post on artist-designed carpets…more creative carpets! These “temporary contemporary” rugs, however, are all made by one Dutch design group, conveniently called WE MAKE CARPETS. Marcia
Following up yesterday’s Classic Toys Turned into Lamps, here’s another one to file under Re-purposing Something Old, Unused and Probably Broken Into a Light Fixture. Jason Hull makes vintage cameras