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.
Russian Graffiti Portraits
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.
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 …
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 …