Interview: Sonia Rentsch

From garden grenades to dinner settings, the Melbourne-based designer turns everyday oddities into art

With a client list that includes the Washington Post, Rare Medium, QANTAS, Desktop and Inside Out, Sonia Rentsch is making a name for herself with unique, eye-catching images that force you to see everyday objects in an entirely new light. A former student of industrial design, Rentsch has decorated the globe with her creations, spending time in the US, Europe and Australia. We caught up …

“Sleep” by Ted Spagna

Where science meets art, a photo book of humans in their most vulnerable state

Teacher, filmmaker and photographer Ted Spagna was as engrossed in the sciences of sleep and technology as he was in creating art. His sleep project depicts a shift from the conceptual side of science to a more human one; exploring the intimacy, vulnerability and range of emotions involved in the sleeping state. His photos—taken during the 1970s and ’80s—show sorrow and loneliness, as well as …

Interview: Jon M Gibson of iam8bit Gallery

Co-owner of the LA space talks about "Everybody's a Somebody," an exhibition that celebrates Mr. Men and Little Miss

In 1971, a little question led to a big idea. When Roger Hargreaves‘ six-year-old son asked him what a tickle looked like, Hargreaves was inspired to create a yellow Mr. Tickle character with long arms, a small blue bowler hat and a giant white toothy smile. Later that year Hargreaves published his first set of Mr. Men books featuring Mr. Tickle, Mr. Greedy, Mr. Nosey, …