Sub/Conscious Meanderings » Swipe Saturdays

Swipe Saturday 22: toggle remote

Arlo — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:25:02 +0000

Consumers are getting smarter, and more picky. It’s about time that product design caught up. Here’s a simple and versatile solution for a device that’s in nearly every home in America. The toggle remote, by Carbon Design Group, elegantly satisfies four functions in one.

toggle remote

Swipe Saturday 21: Game of Thrones Sygaldry

Arlo — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:07:47 +0000

I often feature things that I wish I would have thought of, and these sigils for the family houses in George R. R. Martin’s series A Song of Ice and Fire (aka Game of Thrones) fall within that category. The modern interpretation is fresh but still has the traditional ties to sygaldry.

futurehaus’ game of thrones sigils

Swipe Saturday 20: Kate Thomas

Arlo — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:14:16 +0000

Illustration and color have been on my mind recently and these from Kate Thomas’ Art of the Beat are gorgeous.

Kate Thomas: Art of the Beat

Swipe Saturday 19: Hard Graft

Arlo — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 16:15:15 +0000

The 3FOLD bag from Hard Graft is possibly the most beautifully designed/engineered bag ever. Definitely on my wishlist.

Assembling the 3FOLD Multi-Use Bag from hard graft on Vimeo.

Hard Graft – 3FOLD

Swipe Saturday 18: Françoise Nielly

Arlo — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 02:02:01 +0000

The use of color in these unique portraits is unbelievable. I absolutely love them – officially topping my favorites list.

Intense color for intense portraits

Swipe Saturday 17: Kami Pots

Arlo — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:46:38 +0000

This weekend I was out in nature and didn’t have the technology available to post, so this one’s a little late.
These pots employ weirdly beautiful shapes to make something completely unique. I love them. And they’re made from biodegradable cellulose.

Kami Pots

Swipe Saturday 16: Michael Kutsche

Arlo — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:48:46 +0000

Concept art for films has always been a hidden beauty that I’ve admired (and sometimes wished I had the talent to do) This guy’s stuff is amazing. Take a gander.

^ Alice in Wonderland

^ Thor

Swipe Saturday 15: Vitra + G-Star

Arlo — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:05:22 +0000

Vitra has always held a special place in my “wish I could have it” folder. And the new Prouvé RAW series has me gunning for it. A marvelous blend of contemporary industrial materials with mid-century modern sensibility. Now if only my bank account could manage the expense.

Jean Prouvé for G-Star RAW by Vitra

Swipe Saturday 14: Jan Masny

Arlo — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:21:05 +0000

Capturing a single beautiful frame of a dancer is a difficult thing, but even more difficult is conveying the “quality” of the movement. These photographs not only have beautiful stills of the movement but help viewers feel a little more about the movement.

Swipe Saturday Catch-up

Arlo — Tue, 10 May 2011 14:03:17 +0000

Vinyl toys are a particular love of mine (if that’s not a hint for Christmas I don’t know what is) and these are an amazing interpretation of curling players. Fabrice Le Nezet had these 3D printed and then completed a limited edition set.