Gorgeous work sent in from the new Sydney-based design studio Toben, run by Katja Hartung & Thorsten Kulp.
Gorgeous work sent in from the new Sydney-based design studio Toben, run by Katja Hartung & Thorsten Kulp.

Handpulled for Haiti opens this Thursday at the lobby of the Wieden+Kennedy Portland office, designed by the folks in the W+K Studio. All proceeds from sales at the event will benefit MercyCorp, and W+K will do a dollar-to-dollar match.



Incredible hand-made job by fellow countryman Nicolás Sanchez a.k.a Alfalfa.
This was commissioned by “El Viajero Hostel” in Manantiales, near Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Paradise Apparatus, a new solo exhibition by Julia Rosa Clark, opens tonight at Whatiftheworld Gallery. “This show concludes a trilogy that included the acclaimed Hypocrite’s Lament (2006) & Fever Jubilee (2007/8). Continuing her exploration of our intricate and fraught relationship with Nature, Paradise Apparatus explores the sensations and mysteries of chemistry, perception and colour as they relate to the search for fulfilment with references to aspects of science, alchemy, theatre-craft and art making.”
Dustin (UPSO) and Jemma Hostetler (née Gura) are a husband and wife team living and working in Toledo’s historic Old West End. Dustin, an illustrator and artist, curates and publishes a well known art magazine called Faesthetic. Jemma, an art director and designer, has been featured in numerous reviews and books, notably her projects under the moniker Prate.
Together they operate as Sans Nom, a multi-faceted design studio, while collaborating on a series of personal installments called Purpastoe. Read more about them after the break.
A new issue of the creative magazine BATTERIEnext is out now. Issue 19 comes with 12 A1-posters and is centered around the theme “emptiness”. You can get the complete set (hand-signed and limited to 100 copies) at ladestation.net.