Todd Hido

Intriguing images by Todd Hido in his 'Homes at night' series. 

Vera & Kyte

 

 More stuff from LDF 2013 by Vera & Kyte. Obvious heavy Sottsass influence here and I like the products; the collection of stools?.... tables?... perches? But what grabbed my attention was the painted granite pieces. Something brilliant about the quality of line produced when the paint is applied. Because of the slightly rough surface the edges of the line become blurred and occasionally bleed on to the horizontal surfaces. Final honing on the granite could have happened after the painting, producing a clean line but Vera & Kyte's approach to these was that of artist rather than designer. They are not that pre-planned, (designed) so there is room for evolution, meaning they do not feel like a product, just interesting objects.

Rivane Neuenschwander

Rivane Neuenschwander deals with the big stuff, Space & Time. In particular trying to define or mark out succinct and appropriate boundaries, somehow trying to calibrate the space (whilst enhancing its totality.) Wonderful.

Goodd

My favourite thing at the London Design Festival this year by a mile was the simple Vita side table by uncontrollable Urge for Goodd (nice site too). Hard to tell from the images but this is so impeccably detailed, precise and poised.

Vincent Fournier

Mind boggling hyper real images from the incredible photographer, Vincent Fournier. Images of utter clarity and poise. (There is a great film here)

Westbrook House