Mae Engelgeer's Beautiful Textile Designs

We love these pretty textile designs by Mae Engelgeer. This Dutch designer based in Amsterdam likes to design colorful and eye catching products which are like a piece of art in any interior. 

Sugar, Sugar, Beautiful Sugar

Sometimes its the simple things in life that are the most beautiful. In this instance… SUGAR!

The brainchild of Los Angeles architects Kyle and Liz von Hasseln, 'The Sugar Lab' has adapted modern 3D printing technology to produce high-end edible objects for use on wedding cakes or table centerpieces. Recent graduates from the Southern California Institute of Architecture, the pair have developed a printing method that uses a mixture of sugar and alcohol that prints in layers. While the objects seen here are made using regular sugar, they hope to eventually create flavored mixtures that could be used for more complex pastry decorations, typographical treatments, or even functional objects that can later be eaten.

Billowing paper sculptures by Peter Gentenaar

Netherland-based artist Peter Gentenaar creates billowing paper sculptures that are born out of what he couldn’t do with commercial paper. As a printmaker, Gentenaar’s search for a better type of paper led him to an unexpected process of creating his own custom beater that processes and mills long-fiber paper pulp into the material he now uses in his artwork. “My sculptures start as totally 2-dimensional,” says Gentenaar, describing the process in which his organic forms come to life. As the wet pulp dries around the bamboo framework it begins to shrink and curl. The resulting sculptures, massive, yet delicate seem to resemble underwater organisms gracefully floating in water. The pieces are then suspended in mid-air in sprawling spaces like churches. 

The Original Pantone Book

271 years before Pantone, an artist mixed and described every colour imaginable in an 800 page book!

In 1692 the artist known only as “A. Boogert” sat down to write a book in Dutch about mixing watercolours. Not only would he begin the book with a bit about the use of colour in painting, but would go on to explain how to create certain hues and change the tone by adding one, two, or three parts of water. The premise sounds simple enough, but the final product is almost unfathomable in its detail and scope. Spanning nearly 800 completely handwritten (and painted) pages, it was probably the most comprehensive guide to paint and colour of the time. 

The Bolt Bench

Do you have stacks of fabric at home or at work that needs some natty storage? Then the Bolt Bench from Canadian creative duo Dear Human could be the solution for you! The removable poles in the chair's back can slide on and off when you want to get a hold of your textiles, or just feel the need to re-arrange patterns. 

Quirky Architectural Design - Ibiza

We have fallen in love with the quirky interior and exterior of this beautiful getaway in Ibiza, if only we were soaking up some rays there right now!!

With spectacular views of Ibiza’s west coast, Villa Terramar is a vacation home like no other. The ultra-modern, two-building residence is split over several floor-like layers and sits within the natural habitat that surrounds it over the beach of Cala Tarida. With a quirky and super fun color palette, the villa was designed, by Andres Jaque Architects.

Gunjan Aylawadi - Intricate Paper Crafting

Sydney based artist Gunjan Aylawadi creates these intricate, colorful sculptures that appear to resemble woven textiles. However, upon closer observation, her work—inspired by patterns and motifs in Islamic art—are made entirely from curled paper. The process, long and intricate, can cost the artist months on a single artwork. And not just any old paper will do. For example, “Against the Wind” is made from hand-cut strips of paper from old music books, which are then individually hand rolled and assembled.