25 year old Chinese photographer Di Liu won the 2010 Lacoste Elysée prize for his work about the conflicting relationship between animals and the rate of urban development. “As consumer merchandise, the L. 12. 12 polo shirt is the exact opposite of nature. however, by choosing an animal as its symbol, lacoste reflects its spirit. [...]
Archive for the ‘art’ Category
December 10, 2010
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ANIMALS IN THE CITY
By Design Is Yummy in art, Di Liu, lacoste elysee, photography
April 15, 2009
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PUTTING THE FUN BACK IN DYSFUNCTIONAL
By Design Is Yummy in alice wang, art, chairs, dysfunctional, interior designChairs for the Dysfunctional are a series of seats designed to illustrate different social sitting habits. More than that, they question the way we interact with inanimate objects in our daily lives. The chairs were designed by Alice Wang; a recent graduate of MA Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art.I particularly like this [...]
March 31, 2009
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GHOST IN THE MACHINE
By Design Is Yummy in art, bob dylan, cassette, holiday music, iri5, recycle25-year-old freelance artist Erica Simmons (alias iRI5) has been doing some great work recycling cassette tapes to create images of iconic musicians (like the above one of Dylan). She’s also done the Beatles, Hendrix, and Robert Smith. To see more of the Ghost in the Machine series check out her website : irI5. Want to [...]
December 25, 2008
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MUSEUM OF BAD ART [MOBA]
By Design Is Yummy in art, bad art, boston, moba, museumThe Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA), a community-based, private institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art, was recently brought to my attention by a friend that has way too much free time at the office. MOBA was founded in 1993 and originally housed in the basement of a private home [...]
December 5, 2008
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BREAKFAST FOR DINNER
By Design Is Yummy in art, artist, brazen, craft fair, marketplace, montreal, puces popPlease excuse the lack of posts these past few weeks. Life has been hectic, but I couldn’t miss the opportunity to remind you that the third and last Puces Pop of 2008 will be taking place this weekend! Saturday December 6, in the basement of the St-Michel Church (Montreal: corner of St. Viateur & St. [...]
November 7, 2008
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EXTREME CAKES
By Design Is Yummy in art, cake, creative, extreme, food, food network, uniqueLately I’ve been branching out in my blog to include a wider spectrum of art/design projects and their creators. Feeding off (pun intended) my blog and freelance design business company name “design is yummy” I’ve decided to post about some delicious creations. My sister and I were watching the food network a while back and [...]
October 3, 2008
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A NEAR BROKEN HEART
By Design Is Yummy in art, concerts, festival, montreal, musicAs I was posting about Jamie Lidell’s canceled tour date at Montreal’s Le National on Oct. 10, I wondered why others hadn’t yet blogged about this upset. Upon further investigation, I read he’s playing at The Big Bang in Montreal the same night he was supposed to play Le National. That’s right…Jamie Lidell is no [...]
