Inspired by her Uzbek grandmother’s indomitable strength and 1930s glamour, Cheyenne Morris, the designer of luxury shoe line Tashkent—named after the capital city of Uzbekistan—is giving the shoe landscape a distinctive new silhouette. [ via: JC|Report ]

Link ── The “FOLK” line came into existence as a new series for Visvim. Would you explain the line to us? Hiroki Nakamura (N) Well, the simplified version is that I just wanted to create “something good,” and I guess the inception of our FOLK series began with that intention. But at first I didn’t […]

JC|Report You might have been unwittingly introduced to Behance when a colleague whipped out one of their nifty action notebooks, but these cleverly designed pads tailored to maximize creative output are just part of the brand’s larger mission, which is all about connecting creatives and making ideas happen. Recently named as one of the most […]

Hogarth Architects have remodelled the interior of a listed apartment on Queen’s Gate Terrace in South Kensington, London. Retaining the historic fire surround and cornice but removing later partitions and a false ceiling, the architects inserted a two-level timber structure containing the kitchen, bathroom, a mezzanine and storage.

Martin Magielka / Untitled, Wes / Footpatrol, Richard Vaughn / Triumvir, Angel Cabada / Supra & KR3W, Selim Varol / Toy Giants, Jason Maggio / OFFICIAL, Mike McCarney / Akomplice Clothing, Jeff Staple / STAPLE DESIGN, Kazu Mataraki / DREAMTEAM CLOTHING, Alex Valman / HOMEROOM, Derrick / Dangerous Work, & Jeremy Castron / UNDRCRWN.

via: JC|Report Liam Maher is on a militant tailoring mission. With little more than a few jacket prototypes and a rigorous, Dogma 95-style manifesto, Maher launched Young Meagher three years ago—and the menswear line/conceptual fashion project has been incubating whilst wrapped in a shroud of secrecy ever since. A self-described “failed art student”, Maher began […]

Until The Kingdom Comes In his photographs, Simen Johan explores darkly the human proclivity towards fantasy and our attempts, knowing or otherwise, to craft alternate realities for ourselves. Merging traditional photographic techniques with digital methods, Johan creates each of his images from as many as one hundred negatives, having first constructed or discovered each element […]

The Virtual Shoe Museum was initiated by Liza Snook in 2004. Once the idea was born, a long search began for designers, photographers and publishers connected to shoes. New friendships developed and our mailbox filled with loads of material on fantastic shoes, art and design on shoes.

To tell the truth it is the plantation of the rubber tree in Vietnam. Most rubber goods which exist in society are born from the resin of these trees. Of course, when the rubber of the tire and the shoes of the car from this resin, with you think, it is the strange feeling. Every […]

Lejkarama’s inherent design philosophy begins with an examination of created & found objects. Transforming & modifying them into new aesthetic purposes. [ link ]

via: designboom The danish artist Olafur Eliasson‘s longstanding interest the connection between natural phenomena and industrial technology is reflected in his discourse with the BMW H2R racing car. Eliasson was commissioned by BMW to develop the ’16th BMW art car‘ back in 2005 and he has been closely collaborating with architects and scientists since then […]

URB Magazine : Art + Creative Direction by The KDU Issues No. 151 & No. 152 Next 100 Out Now A Great American Magazine Reborn : Keep Watch KDU provided full creative direction & design on this project. Peep Nontype’s editorial genius, see his visual house dance. More image’s on Lex’s site and more here. […]

I talked about the minor side of things in my Islands post. Office for Metropolitan Architecture have completed the master plan for Waterfront City, a new city proposed for Dubai. The 140,000,000 square metre development, set on an artificial square island, will be built by Dubai-based developer Nakheel.

via: [ Kyle Cherry ] Canvas is a computer for the 21-centuery designer. Incorporating both modern and traditional design techniques into a computer that will increase the quality and productivity of the designers work. Canvas well allow an artist or designer to use the PC with little to no training By making the PC experience […]

Terry Pawson Architects [ link ] Twin Houses, Kingston upon Thames wins approval The new development is sited on the plot of an existing private house dating from the 1950s. Two new interlocking houses, each with its own central courtyard, have been sited around a number of mature trees already on the site, creating a […]