a splash of colour /

m// ...to brighten the day.

helmut smiths /

m// I love these quirky works by HELMUT SMITHS, a multidisciplinary visual artist based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. images are CMYK cordial / biro pen pinstriped shirt / rainbow windscreen wiper / I love NW t shirt. Go to his site to see more quirky and intelligent works..www.helmutsmits.nl

too cute /

m// ive had this sitting on my desktop for a while, to look at on shitty days. too cute for its own good!

i met the walrus /

l// this is why I love animation... perfection. This little viewer seems to cut the screen in half, so watch it here. Jerry Levitan / Josh Raskin / James Braithwaite / Alex Kurina.

this is root /

m// I love it when identities and business cards can be quirky like this! seriously business but still having fun! design by LONDON based studio ROOT/ www.thisisroot.co.uk

home SWEET home/

l// We went to the V & A again today to see Beatrix Potter exhibition, however what really caught my interest was the 'Architects build small spaces' exhibit. They had seven small structures sprinkled throughout the Museum, from architectural firms across the globe. You can check out the seven tiny wonders on this blog, though it's always hard to capture the beauty of a space on screen, something gets lost in the translation. Up the top there is The Ark by Rintala Eggertsson Architects (photo by Pasi Aalto), this was a tiny tower functioning as a library... the pages of the books (when lined up together) seemed like an extention of the timber. Next there are the Beetle's houses by Terunobu Fujimori, there was a similar structure built within the museum. The bottom one is just an image I found whilst searching for the others, they are called free spirit spheres by Tom Chudleigh. Seriously... I always daydream about living in a caravan but hanging from a tree.... yipeeeeee!!! If you are reading this and you know Thom please help me convince him that living in one of these is a great idea, so far it looks like I have a slight chance in 20 years time... boooo! Perhaps I will try for a beetle house...

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lingnes rouges /

m// Interresting street art/installation by LINGES ROUGES. rouges has a background in grafitti but his signature style is as you can see here, red and white tape. sadly he passed away last year of a heart attack only 27 years old. you can see more of his work on his website/ www.lignesrouges.com

matt w. moore /

m// amazing work by US artist MATT W. MOORE. He is the founder of MWM Graphics, a Design and Illustration studio based in Portland, Maine. Matt works across disciplines, from colorful digital illustrations in his signature “Vectorfunk” style, to freeform watercolor paintings, and massive aerosol murals. I LOVE the use of colours! www.mwmgraphics.blogspot.com

crochet /

m// I mentioned in an earlier post that an artist friend of mine knits around rocks and pebbles. I came across these images (not sure who the artists are..) and thought Id show you..