Russian Graffiti Portraits

The history of petty theft, fire graffiti, American Le Mans cars and more in our weekly survey of the web

On the walls of an abandoned WWII hospital in Yekaterinburg, Russia, street artist T-Radya creates poignant portraits of fallen Russian WWII soldiers by assembling bandages on wooden boards and then setting them on fire.

Polyurethane Projects

Three designers experiment with polyurethane foam to create new, unexpected forms

by Jack Shaw While the idea of elevating industrial materials to the level of high design isn’t new, recent creative experiments with polyurethane foam have yielded work that feels undeniably fresh. Widely used in the furniture production process, polyurethane foam rarely constitutes a visible part of the final product. The material’s amorphous nature and near instantaneous conversion from a liquid to a solid not only …

Indigi Designs

South African design reconceived in a native's debut furniture line

For a country whose design aesthetic regularly gets lumped in with Kente cloth-swathed visions of Africa, furniture designer Natalie du Toit’s work boldly redefines South African style. Applying her native land’s strong sense of color and pattern to finely-crafted wood and metal furniture, a process of refining humble materials, du Toit’s designs create a striking effect without overpowering a room. While this deft touch was …