by: ist06 Bjarne Melgaard is a well-known artist from Norway. He made his name known international these last twenty years when he has been living abroad, in both Europe and New York. The 51-year-old artist feel that now that he is back in Norway, he can start a new chapter. Before he would creat a … More Bjarne Melgaard
By: Randomdude88 Apple’s chief design officer Jonathan Ive is leaving Apple to make his own firm. Jonathan Ive is the man that is responsible for designing iconic products such as the iPhone and iPod. He is now launching his own firm called “LoveFrom”. Despite leaving Apple, Ive is still going to work with Apple as … More Apple loses $10 Billon in value
By: JMVL In this post I want to mainly focus on Kanye West, and how he as an artist/designer created his clothing and footwear vision with good help from Adidas. The Yeezy collection is something else, at the time there was not much like it on the market. Even though there is a whole clothing … More The Yeezy Affect: Adidas before and after Kanye West
By OlgaPatofzki The Norwegian newspaper, Dagens Næringsliv, just wrote a story about how Norwegian design is breaking through internationally. Just a few months ago, Norwegian fashion designer Edda Gimnes and her brand “Edda” were selected for this year’s big fashion event at The Met. The exhibition is one of the most talked-about in the world. … More Sustainability and monetary value in Fashion Design
In October 2018, Banksy jumbled the value chain of the art world. Banksy, who wants to remain anonymous, is known for his socio critical street art which often addresses current and political issues. Repeatedly his sometimes roguish images are discussed in the media. One of his most famous images – “The Balloon Girl” – was … More How the traditional value chain got banksy-ed
trulte12 The last decade we have experienced a huge development in Norwegian design. Brands who started off as a niche brands have now created a marked for themselves abroad. One of these brands is holzweiler. Holzweiler was established in 2013 by the siblings Susanne, Maria and Andreas Skappel Holzweiler. Their vision was to create a … More The sweet life abroad
Written by: Frosk1 I was reading Dagbladet the other day, and came across this very interesting article about a woman in Compiegne, France. This woman had a small picture above her oven in the kitchen for many years, and went to the local auksjonist to see if it was worth anything. It turned out that … More Painting worth 6 million dollar$
trulte12 Art, something most of us love but only a few can afford. That’s why it´s great that we all can pay a insignificant price to see some of the worlds most acknowledged pieces, some exhibitions are even free. But paintings, sculptures and other art isent given or loaned out to the museums for free, … More National museum sponsored by the Fredriksen twins
by phoenixT Unlike people working in design organizations, a vast proportion of illustrators choose to work at home. They are freelance and self-employed. It seems like they never step away from their table and seldom socialize with others. Holding this feeling in mind, there was a time when I thought illustrators were trying to take more time … More How can illustrators gain the benefits of their socials?
by phoenixT Imagine a case when a friend comes to visit you and asks “Which pizzeria do you highly recommend?” There must be a place that suddenly comes into your mind and you have been already fulfilled with mouth-watering delicious dishes. That is the power of brands, a persuasive tool that lets consumers recommend to friends and family whenever they can. Foodmix is one of those designers … More Brand Love designer: Design for love, not only for brand
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