Jean Jullien’s “La Plage”

The French artist's cheeky look at beach culture in a London solo show

Skilled in a sundry of creative practices, multi-talented French artist Jean Jullien is perhaps best known for his work in graphic design, which he studied at both Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art. Since moving to London eight years ago, he’s been busy building up an extensive portfolio of commercial and personal work, which is often bound by simplified silhouettes, a modest …

Interview: Formafantasma Studio

The Netherlands-based, Italian "design bastards" put together their entire body of work for a solo exhibition

by Stefano Caggiano Formafantasma—a studio based in Eindhoven, Netherlands—is run by Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Ferrasin, who have become famous over the past few years for their alchemical approach to design and their use of live materials such as sea sponge and natural resins. The duo began working together during their university studies; now their work bends the barriers and ventures into strange …

Meow Brow by Casey Weldon

The artist's latest exhibition explores the creepy cuteness of four-eyed felines, on show at SF's Spoke Art

Spoke Art‘s freshly opened space at 804 Sutter Street in San Francisco is set to be christened this weekend by artist Casey Weldon. “Meow Brow” showcases new work that takes on the familiar cliché of the adorable kitten, a trope that Weldon has perverted by adding extra sets of eyes to give viewers nauseating double-vision. The gallery chose to celebrate the expansion by coupling Weldon’s …