derrically

‘grinder’, 2008 (stoneware, porcelain) & ‘trophy’, 2008 (stoneware, porcelain)

Porcelain cutlery? Bones and teeth on the edge? It’s like she can read my mind.

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I quit smoking a while ago (some might say you never really quit, you just take breaks) and I do miss it from time to time.  I am reading so many conflicting messages with this trophy of an ashtray that I don’t know what it really means and I love it.  Who knows, maybe smoking will be cool again in a few decades.

p.s. I can’t find this on the product page so I am taking preik’s word and attribute it to atypyk.

p.s.s. if you didn’t know already, preik is an aggregator of many design blogs and I assume it’s an automated script.

[ atypyk via preik ]

I actually like this design a lot even though I don’t usually have fascination about guns even though good design with guns always begs the question “is there design this good that doesn’t kill people?“

I actually like this design a lot even though I don’t usually have fascination about guns.  It’s quite… practical. The question “is there design this good that doesn’t kill people?” does need to be asked in this case though.

Be sure to check the demo videos towards the end of the weapon evolution page to get a better idea of how this works.

[ weapon evolution and reddit ]

Here’s some images of a product line I have been working on for a little while.  Looks like I do need to take classes to be better at rendering products.  Anyone knows a free raytrace/render program?  I have tried Blender 3D with YAFRAY and I didn’t like it too much because of the interface…

[ makoto komatsu ]

Stir by Mark Goetz

This is anything but blank.

[ blankblank via dwell blog ]

These paper machine guns are making its way around the internet for the second time.  It was first released in August 2007 (not available now though).  I did a quick googling and found quite a few other paper gun projects (here, here, here, and here).  Some of them are pretty well done, but lacks the presentation Martin Postler was able to give to his paper machine guns, which is the instruction book.

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by Tina Tsang

I have always known that ceramic is a very sexual material but it is usually presented in a more subtle way.  This work makes it explicit without making it tacky or tasteless. Now only if she comes up with the teapot the set will be complete.

You can purchase them at Undergrowth Design website.

[ undergrowth via notcot ]

Glass Knives (2005) by Noa Bembibre

It’s a bit old but I just found out about this in the ICFF 2008 preview article in designboom. I love the look but I have to disagree with the choice to include the teeth on the blades. This particular design choice in a larger part takes away the reference to the prehistoric age and the raw energy it brings. Instead of adding functionality to the design, all the carefully placed teeth do is negate the feelings the primitive-weapon style evokes, which is supposed to be what this work is about anyway.

[ noa bembibre via designboom ]

Panier percé

by Guillaume Delvigne & Ionna Vautrin

Like the outline for cross stitch embroidery, this bowl is a support to be embroidered. Panier Percé is sold naked together with the embroidery kit of your choice. The kit contains coloured skeins, a needle, a needle threader and instructions for a decoration.

You can try using it like a normal cup; it’s not what it is for, and you probably won’t like the result.

[ industreal via design milk ]