Balancing a spare, industrial aesthetic with the richness of fine jewelry, designer Laura Wass has opened up an interesting niche for herself in the market. With Fall 2012 she has launched WXYZ, a focused line of “DNA” and jacks bead necklaces, rubber and steel pulley bracelets, rubber bubble bangles and geometric metal-and-resin rings. With each detail, from the softness of the neoprene bracelet links, to …
When product designer Geoffrey Lilge agreed to outfit the kitchen and dining room of his wife Cindy’s future award-winning restaurant, Highlands Kitchen, he unknowingly started a new career. His newfound love of solid woods and their simple purity led to OnOurTables, an evolving collection of artisan-made kitchen objects. Making hand-polished, solid wood charcuterie boards, cutting boards, butcher blocks and other kitchen accessories in his Alberta …
With a keen eye for details, illustrator Jenni Sparks recently completed a hand drawn map of little old London town. Produced in collaboration with fellow London-based art print retailer Evermade, this exceptionally drawn map leaves no ground uncovered. Sparks follows the city’s precise geography by way of the Tube, introducing a world of black and white buildings amongst intricately drawn and cleverly labeled landmarks. Penciled …
