Saturday, March 3, 2012

I started back at school this week.  Four new briefs and plenty of research to do.  This is never a problem for me with the amount of amazing people and projects that I get to look at and write about.  At the moment, I'm looking at 'the digital craftsperson' and just had to share some of my findings.

1.  Chloe McCormick's warped tapestries (image courtesy of i-d online)
McCormick's structures are made with traditional tapestry techniques using 3D thermoplastic moulds.  The prototypes have possibilities for furniture, jewellery and numerous other forms.




2. SUGRU! Seriously, if you haven't already, please look at how crazy this putty is.  Their website explains everything and will make you want to attach it to everything. 

3. Piet Hein Eek's scrap wood wallpaper (images courtesy of designboom.com)
I first saw Hein Eek's mastering of scrap wood materials in Vogue Living a few months back and fell in love with the colours and texture.  How excited I am to see he has now made digitally printed wallpaper:



I can safely say I am feeling excited and inspired.  Asides from getting back into typing and photoshopping this week, I have been planning what to put in the veggie garden next.  I just got off the phone from my Nan who has an incredible garden and really knows her stuff, so I got some solid suggestions from her way!  Some gardening stallholders at the Sydney Road festival gave Laz and I some parsley seed today.  Here's hoping that winter gardening will be as successful as the rampant summer tomato crop.