Tim Walker

what a lovely idea!

[image by the amazing Vogue photographer Tim Walker]

pip studio

I could keep staring at this "Memories Blue" wall paper designed by pip studio for Eijffinger.

[images extracted from pip studio]

Karen Ryan

Karen Ryan installed her Wood Work lighting installation, created from wood and acrylic offcuts, at Milan Design Fair 2008.

For more information, visit Karen Ryan's website and flickr.

via dezeen

Makoto Yabuki

It is getting obvious I am crazy about colours this week. This is simply inspiring :p

Makoto Yabuki is an outstanding art director from Japan.

For more information visit Makoto Yabuki.

kapitza

Kapitza, an independent Design company based in East London, has published a gorgeous book Geometric, that is a 336 page bible of pattern illustrations, 264 to be exact. The book comes with a CD, which includes 100 pattern fonts.

Get a copy here.

[Images and text extracted from kapitza]

Takashi Iwasaki

Japanese artist, Takashi Iwasaki, has such a way with embroidery that evokes gasping and disbelieve.

Find more of his embroidered works here.

[text and images extracted from Takashi Iwasaki.]

Ellen Ito

Ellen is an artist based in Seattle. Her current installation, drawing and soft sculpture work are an exploration of the intellectual and emotional connection between personal aesthetic choices and feelings of comfort and happiness. It certainly gives me a sense of fuzzy warmth.



[images and text extracted from Ellen Ito.]
For more information, visit her website.