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Renowned for the ‘Hope’ poster he created for President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, highly regarded street artist, Shepard Fairey, is set to collaborate with the International Space Station.
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Renowned for the ‘Hope’ poster he created for President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, highly regarded street artist, Shepard Fairey, is set to collaborate with the International Space Station.
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The Z33 House for Contemporary Art, Hasselt is bringing together a host of creatives who are influenced by space and science for its latest exhibition Space Odyssey 2.0. Outer space has long fascinated people around the world. But now, a new cultural obsession with all things galactic is prompting artists and designers to take inspiration from the cosmos. MPDClick predicts this trend take commercial shape for autumn/winter 14/15, subscribers can click here to read more.
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Hailing from Jordan in the Middle East, Rami Afifi is gaining worldwide recognition for his dynamic comic book style vector artwork.
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Highly acclaimed fashion designer Mary Katrantzou will be designing this year’s Christmas tree for London’s Design Museum. The tree will incorporate patterns from her autumn/winter 12 collection, which was inspired by everyday objects and will be a 2D design on the museum’s outer wall. Katrantzou’s autumn/winter 12 collection included collaboration with Swarovski and Lesage to create masterful embroideries elevating the mundane to the sublime, as part of the Swarovski Collective.
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London based artist, producer and DJ Eveson draws influence from Soul, Blues, and Jazz to create eclectic, bass heavy dance music whilst also producing all the artwork for his record label Channel 82. Initially breaking into the UK music scene as a designer, he soon gained a reputation as a skilled artist and has produced sleeve artwork for a number of record labels including Metalheadz, Exit Records, Intrigue and Quarantine.
Friso Blankevoort, ‘Robin Hood’ / Alfons Hooikaas, ‘Moneytree’ / Aron Vellekoop Leon ‘Our inner ape’
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The Graphic Design Festival returns to Breda,The Netherlands this September for five days of exciting and engaging workshops, lectures, performances and master classes.
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Taking inspiration from both the traditions of old masters and our current capitals of hypermodernity, Berlin and New York, Jérôme Karsenti’s expressive paintings are breathing new life into the Parisian art scene.
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English artist and writer Stanley Donwood has caught our attention with his latest body of work ‘Lost Angeles’ currently on show in Los Angeles.
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For this week’s ‘Design Focus of the Week’ we take inspiration from the work of Claire Kalvis, an amazingly talented designer who upcycles furniture and then photographs it.
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Florida based Derek Gores, a successful commercial designer and illustrator has won critical acclaim for his latest collection of collage portraits. His mix-media creations utilise recycled magazines, labels and other sourced materials to create his beautiful creations.