Design Debate

Pickle Design, the design studio where I work in Cornwall, has been running now for about 9 years, crazy! One of earliest clients we worked with was John O'Carroll. This artist is the real deal and we are always so excited to work with him. John initially approached us to create a book cataloguing his beautiful artworks. He divides his time between Cornwall, Egypt and Holland and is inspired by the natural environment surrounding him, as well as having a deep curiosity about the history and the stories embedded in the landscape. His processes always intrigue me, mixing pigments from the earth and creating large dramatic and abstract piece of layered wax. His makes installations leave me pondering and sculptures with such depth of colour I am left wondering how on earth it was achieved. We are currently designing John's new website, which will be awesome! Really his work speaks for itself so the design I have done is very minimal with gorgeous large images....

Garden furniture can be so uninventive, these concrete chairs though are another matter. Reminiscent of 1950s style and with quite a nod in to the iconic Eames, this chair is from concrete company Lyon Beton.  Apparently beautifully smooth and comfortable, the company say "We aim to offer an alternative to all those who are looking for unusual objects. Combining creativity, aesthetics and practicality, our collections offer a discreet and strong presence." They would work quite happily in the context of a dining room and I like the idea of a few in the garden around a formal dining table softened by leafy trees and flickering light.  Originally found at Ignant .  

I love this! Japanese company Nissan to mark the 5 year anniversary of their car Juke have commissioned British artist Owen Gildersleeve to create a full scale paper version.  The sculpture used 2,000 peices of paper and took over 200 hours to make. Quite a feet!  "as a celebration piece it draws on so many influences, such as the origami focus inspired by Nissan’s Japanese roots,’ Gildersleeve says. ‘using so many individual pieces of paper to create the overall structure also represents the thousands of people who helped bring the Nissan juke into reality and the thousands who continue to do so right here in the UK." I have no paper folding skills - no patience! My sister though is quite adept and recently made some origami creations including a mushroom, a spoon, and an acorn. See more at Design Boom .