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A Sinking Feeling… Hannes Van Severen’s Furniture Art

Hannes Van Severen is a visual artist who lives and works in Ghent, Belgium. (Makes me proud to be a Belgian!) His work is unsettling yet appealing, based on daily life objects yet paradoxically useless. My favorite pieces are his furniture-based works; … Continue reading

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Alea Iacta Est… 3D Printed Dice

I never knew why anyone would need dice other than the classic dotted cube… but then, my experience with dice-games is limited to the kind you play with your family around the salon table. After seeing the beautiful dice of Shapeways designer Ceramicwombat, I … Continue reading

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All Shapes And Sizes…

There is beauty in variety.

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Psychotic Porcelain… Charles Krafft’s Porcelain War Museum

Charles Krafft isn’t the only artist to play with the theme of weapons in other materials than they were meant to be… but his Porcelain War Museum is definitely worth a mention for being not only meaningful, but also really … Continue reading

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Armored Animals… Jeff de Boer’s “Cats and Mice”

As a student of Art History I can never pass up on a good work of art, and Jeff de Boer’s “Cats and Mice” sculptures definitely classify as that, in my opinion. He combines two of the best things in … Continue reading

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Pretty Things: Cameos

Usually I provide you with links to sites where you can acquire the featured items… This time, I’m just showing you pretty things. After all, we all need something nice to look at from time to time. Enjoy these gorgeous … Continue reading

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Alone in Schrödinger’s Room

You and me, we know each other.  You, voice of reason, burning anger and seething claws when needed, your mind a dirty puddle of writhing bodies and sweat. You laugh and you make him laugh again, you listen and you … Continue reading

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Forniphilia: The Sequel… Mario Philippona Furniture

If you remember my first Forniphilia post -about human-shaped furniture- you might remember that the works I featured then weren’t actually for sale as such. This is different with the work of Mario Philippona… It’s not cheap, but definitely worth … Continue reading

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Is it a Bird? Is it a Toad? No, It’s a Poad!

If you want to please the lovers of fantasy weirdness in your life -or if you just happen to be one of those yourself- this might interest you. Poads are a creation of artist Melody Peña, also known as Reptangle. … Continue reading

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Surreality… Matthew Robinson Furniture

I love surreal things, and apparently wood is a pretty good material to create those bizarre dripping tables with in the style of Salvador Dali. Furniture designer Matthew Robinson made these out of solid walnut and maple, for his final … Continue reading

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