Art director, fashion designer and set designer Oliver Stenberg walks a fine line (one that we all wish to walk on) found somewhere between avant garde and minimalism. Playing with color and whimsy, each campaign he works on is saturated with unique elements exclusive to the ideas that he draws directly from his imagination for that project.

Brands seeking his artistic edge are those willing to stand out and take a simple ad campaign and turn it into an art exhibit by showcasing their products in a fresh way. From his studies starting in London at the Instituto Marangoni, Stenberg then went on to work with various magazines and British designers making his mark on an intimidating*** industry.

Stenberg has a way of making products come to life and tell a story of their own. By sticking to his design esthetic despite advertising trends he has proven to be a voice that brands can trust to make a statement against the grain.

An artist like no other Emma Hack has everyone in awe and wondering just how does she do that? Famous for her body painting, you do a double take when you figure out that there is a naked human body in frame merging seamlessly into a patterned wall. These beautiful pieces have a playful dialogue and give a new definition to what we consider fine art.

With a career spanning over 20 years, Hack steers down new avenues to explore where her innovative work will take her next. Native to Australia, Hack showcases her talent not only for painting but using humans as art installations worthy of a jaw drop. Her most recognized work is in “Somebody that I used to know” video by Gotye, the video features her body painting and how she has created a new genre of body art.

Her work has produced a book and is highly sought after, we look forward to seeing where her work unfolds.

Native to Australia, Hack showcases her talent not only for painting but using humans as art installations worthy of a jaw drop

Her editorial, advertising and special project work is progressive, strong and sexy. April Hughes is a mother living in New York City who also has a body of work as a stylist that is classic and satisfying to look at. Featuring all kinds of texture, color and pairing items that flow into a high fashion pieces are the things that make her work stand out. Elle, Marie Claire, Nylon magazine and The New York Times to name a few have featured her styling and we can see why.

Each brand she has styled for has been a perfect representation of the brands identity topped with a fresh feeling of cohesion. Dramatic but subtle pieces make for a perfect balance in her editorial work styling for many celebrities. Keeping current and taking risks have paid off for April Hughes and will continue to do so.

This creative studio brings some of the most innovative, crisp, playful design and branding work we have seen to date. With a boutique approach to each project that comes their way weather it be global brands such as Converse, Airbnb or a small startup company, Franklyn comes up with clean modern and youthful ideas that grab your attention and draw you in.

Redscout a branding project showcases the talent and originality that you can expect from the team at Franklyn. The company has a diverse group of talented employees and to highlight that they designed personalized iconography for each team member that reflects their personality and interests. The result is unlike anything you would ever see on a company business card, the icons are amusing and lighthearted but professional and polished.

Showing their range in talent and bringing more genius branding, the Marz Brewing project is spectacular to look at and basically makes you want to buy some beer (regardless if you drink or not). This identity and packaging work reflects the company esthetic flawlessly, a small craft beer company from Chicago, whose beer is as unique as their branding now reflects is satisfying to see. The labeling allows for creatives to contribute since the identity system is highly flexible and makes for endless growth and creativity.

Any project taken on by Franklyn will be flipped and twisted into a modern branding and identity style that compliments a companies core beliefs, their creativity flow is endless and refreshing to see.

 

 

The company has a diverse group of talented employees and to highlight that they designed personalized iconography for each team member that reflects their personality and interests.

A jack of all trades Guy Lamaree has excelled in multiple art fields including writing, directing, music, painting and more, he has a distinct view on the world and technology for that matter that is refreshing and beautiful.

His 30 year work timeline is all focused around the idea of the “Erosion of Cultures” that nothing stays the same, cultures emerge, change and become obsolete then change into a new one. His series of carved book landscapes entitled Biblios and The Great Wall, are incredible and hard to believe all hand carved from old books, the color palette almost romantic and whimsical of itself you want to reach out and touch it.

As the need for physical books dies so does the hope to keep some sort of primitive grasp on our evolving technological world. Lamaree reflects this thought by taking these once very useful encyclopedias and turning them into something we can never lose to technology, Mother Earth; the simplicity of nature.

he has a distinct view on the world and technology for that matter that is refreshing and beautiful.

Tim Easley takes pride in the fact that his work is known to be “strange” at times. His designs and doodles are fun and outrageous but clean and visually pleasing all at the same time.

Working with brands as big as; Nike, Etsy and addidas, Easley stays true to himself in all of his designs that makes him oddly; him. Using bright colors, shapes and cartoon characters his designs come to life with animation and humor.

Tim is a self taught designer based out of London, His doodles have been printed on skateboards, basketballs and shirts. The Cutting shapes project stands out with its hand crafted design, bold colors and almost 90’s vibe.

His Upside Marketer Icons also pop out of all of his design work, crisp, young and vibrant with details like faces in the icons keep them humorous. He lets his imagination take him to new places and that is a confident trait more people should run with.

Easley stays true to himself in all of his designs that makes him oddly; him.

The neon pop drama of Miles Aldridge shines a light to high fashion photography done in a way sure to awaken your senses. Known for his fashion photography Aldridge brings more to the table than just that simple title. With a passion for candy coating despair and unhappiness, his photos tell a story with visual intrigue. He wants you to feel emotions you might not be so comfortable feeling while viewing his photography which is something we cant stop looking at.

Aldridge grew up around astonishing people, his father was a illustrator who designed some of the Rolling Stones most famous album covers and who also knew Elton John. This has influenced his creative mind, going to school he studied illustration but grew bored of it and explored other expressions of his creativity.

Women are the center of his vision, doll faces, hair teased to the ceiling and neon makeup creates drama with a buzz of Warhol pop in the mix. His work is full of energy and you can tell it has been carefully orchestrated directly from the way he pictured it. It is a journey down the rabbit hole viewing his photography and we are happy to be on the ride.

It is a journey down the rabbit hole viewing his photography and we are happy to be on the ride.

A woman not afraid of mixing texture, pattern and menswear is the kind of woman you should take advice from. Francesca Burns is a fashion stylist from the UK who has now had her work featured in Vouge magazine among others. Her out of the box thinking of color combinations topped usually with a dramatic textured coat is the cherry on top of an outfit.

A 70’s vibe mixed with 90’s grunge makes for a interesting style that makes you wonder if you could pull it off yourself. Burns a former law student followed her dreams into fashion and has proven she can bring fresh perspective to not only quirky London streetstyle but the art world as well. Her work plays with menswear and shapes that give off an attitude of power that we crave in women’s fashion today. Being a stylist and taking other peoples works of art and combining them to have an ending result that is down to earth but glamorous must be close to impossible and Francesca pulls it off.

Transcending the sense of time her career spanning 12 years shows how she sticks to her instincts and creates a woman whose look is just outside of our reality and graspable, which is uncommon in the high fashion world and she will go far.

A woman not afraid of mixing texture, pattern and menswear is the kind of woman you should take advice from.

Retro feel with a minimalist modern touch has Mash Creative at the front lines of a challenging ever changing industry. The brain behind Mash Creative is Mark Bloom a graduate from Middlesex Uni in 1998 with a degree in Visual Communication located in London. Bloom takes his experience and creates youthful, bold and clever branding design as well as graphic design.

Playing with lettering, Large fonts and photography in a whole new way its hard not to be drawn to the refreshing feeling of pure originality in all of their projects. Taking on branding from all different types of businesses from Nike to a local London restaurant you get a grasp of the vast diversity and sense of passion that is the heartbeat behind these designs.

A personal project that is a favorite is the ever so literal “State of the obvious” collection from Mash, posters, t-shirts and wallpapers of clever little sayings to keep some humor in your life and home. Scrolling through the work from the 18 years of projects that have been finished you can see that Mash is going to keep bringing more of that timeless modern funk that makes them, them.

The brain behind Mash Creative is Mark Bloom a graduate from Middlesex Uni in 1998 with a degree in Visual Communication located in London.

Creating custom living spaces that are modern, timeless and sleek are all things that Dan Gayfer creates in each and every one of his designs. Based in Australia Dan completed a Bachelor of Design at RMIT in 2005 and soon after pursued his dream of opening his own design company which has grown to be a well established design firm.

Each of his projects blend indoor and outdoor living seamlessly for open, endless space that invites you to relax and be in the moment. Both the Brighton Bunker and Brighton Loggia give the perfect summer vibe of a private bungalow with pops of color and sleek clean lines. The indoor designs are equally as impressive, wood, concrete and stainless steel make for timeless energy.

In addition to residential spaces the company has moved into commercial spaces as well as furniture design, providing the same modern feel that is unique and sure to make a statement of their own.

Timeless and sleek are all things that Dan Gayfer creates in each and every one of his designs.

There is something about minimalism that speaks so much louder than designs that are overdone and extravagant looking to the eye, Studio Nomad knows the same to be true. Their “3 Legs” project of side tables pop with a modern 80’s throwback feel, a fresh take on geometric furniture with a soft color palate take them to a new level of must have.

Based in Budapest Hungary the design team also creates some projects that caught our eye, one in particular called the Mirage pavilion was done for the Sziget Festival in Budapest. Over 1200 reflective plastic sheets were hung up in the forest that give the illusion you might be stepping into a worm hole. Inspiration for this project stemmed from the camouflage used on WWII battle ships, the result makes for a playful sci-fi illusion.

A fresh take on geometric furniture with a soft color palate take them to a new level of must have

The work done at Random International is known for being “experimental” which is a word that can be taken two ways when describing a art studio. But isnt a stuio like this what the art world should be celebrating? Somebody who wants to push beyond the lines of what contemporary art should be or its expectations of it. Thats exactly what art should do, break the idea of what you thought was art, get the gears of the mind turning.

Based in London the studio uses science to consider the man and machine relationship with the viewer as an active participant, for example the newest craze to hit L.A. “The Rain Room” has people talking. There is a field of falling water that pauses whenever a human body is present, the viewer interaction invites vistor’s to see the roles that technology can play and encourages people to set their own performance which makes it a very intimate experience. By offering the seemingly impossible dream we have all had of being able to walk through the rain without the soaking wet outcome is just magical in itself.

Providing a sensory experience and being an active participant in an art piece is not something you would expect from going to view art but all the work at Random International continues to do just that which makes it stand out among all other art studios.

 

 

Random International continues to do just that which makes it stand out among all other art studios.

It is a double whammy when an artist not only has a beautiful talent to share with the world but also a point of view to slap across your face to make you THINK. It is artists like Alison Mortisugu that ignite a fresh curiosity in people that is necessary in todays world.

Being born and raised in Hawaii seems to have had an impact on Alison’s take on the world and our mother earth. Her latest collection of hand painted landscapes on bare wood with the bark still intact is stunning and sends a message straight to your heart.

Taking on 18th and 19th century art that depicts the land as bountiful and full of hope, she uses irony by painting this beautiful dream on the very destruction itself of a beautiful tree that once was. The trees that she used for the piece were already fallen and going to be turned to mush, the collection is like nothing seen before and is visually stimulating.

It is a double whammy when an artist not only has a beautiful talent to share with the world but also a point of view to slap across your face to make you THINK.

The creations of Architect Ramone Esteve seem at times like dreamy art installments not a place you would live in, but thats just part of the magic that he and his team make come to life. Founded in 1991 the studio was designed to be a place where architects, designers and creatives work together in developing projects with nature to generate a creative response in the environment, and they have done just that. The homes they have built are a beautiful showcase of an idea come to life that blends seamlessly with nature.

Clean lines and dramatic minimalism make for the Casa Cala Ambolo house located in Jávea, Alicante, Spain. The panoramic ocean views, the stark white interior and exterior are uplifting.

Another project that shows their talent is the design done for a High School in Alicante, Spain the theme was color blocking, each section of the school has a bright energy of color that makes it unlike any other school you have ever been to. You open your eyes to art and everyday spaces combining to make something electrifying and inspirational.

The team at Ramone Esteve have upcoming works that are bound to push the boundaries of what contemporary design is and we cant wait to see it.

The homes they have built are a beautiful showcase of an idea come to life that blends seamlessly with nature.

Most of us would dream to own a home that looked anything like the designs by the architecture firm Bates + Masi, they have made modern design timeless.

The firm has been building and winning awards for over 50 years based in Sag Harbor NY, No job is too small or difficult to take on. Their down to earth take on business is what makes this design team so attractive; “The focus is neither the size nor the type of project but the opportunity to enrich lives and enhance the environment.”

Their work is full of  jaw dropping clean contemporary lines with just enough warm features such as wood siding to make the spaces feel like a home.

The Beach Hampton house is a perfect example of how size does not particularly make for a stunning home, it is small in size but so unique and fitted with everything you could need for a beach home.

The Pryor House is equally as stunning in shape and design, The best feature being that you can open up the glass doors from floor to ceiling to bring the outside in.

The firm has been building and winning awards for over 50 years