May 31, 2012 ~ Aspiring

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Beautiful Birds Made By Colorful Paper

7:28 AM Shaikh Asiya Ali No comments

Born in Bogotá, Herrera has been developing her ‘Mathematics For Reality’ collection over the past two years. Blackbirds, hummingbirds, flamingoes, swans and toucans are all part of the artist’s unique paper creations. Only 24 years old, the Colombian industrial designer turned illustrator and artist creates beautiful birds sculptures that are both magical and simple. Herrera has composed scenes of bird and a flower, a bird carrying an eye and a bird chatting with a fish, using only paper

Read more: Colombian Designer Diana Beltran Herrera Creates Delicate Birds From Colorful Paper Diana Beltran Herrera's paper birds – Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

2012 Furniture Trends

1:19 AM Shaikh Asiya Ali No comments

We discussed earlier about storage space and how can we increase the storage possibilities on the same ground surface. Using every inch from our house in an intelligent way could solve that problem. Designed by Yi-Cong Lu this cabinet expands offering extra room for storage. The idea behind this cabinet is simple and very ingenious. At first sight this looks like a normal cabinet with normal shelves but in fact that apparently normal shelves are in fact drawers and by pulling them towards exterior the space inside is liberated and you get extra storage space. This kind of interaction makes it a “living” object, that changes its shape and size according to its usage.