Belgian designer Maarten De Ceulaer has designed a perfectly named line of seating entitled Mutation Series. The bubbly-looking pieces are meant to resemble a cellular mutation or even a nuclear reaction, a virus, or something that has grown abnormally freakish. The project can also be seen as a new way to upholster classic pieces but in a sculptural way. Covered in a durable velvet-like finish, each piece is completely unique and nearly impossible to replicate.

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An edible project by Sapore die mobile, was born of a reflection about the velocity of the contemporary furniture industry, and how consumers are unable to digest the large number of new products companies launch into the market every year. For Salone del Mobile, they are proposing an alternative way of experiencing furniture – a furniture pan. Say Fukusada & Pereira, “An object that mixes both traditional Japanese small cakes ‘baby castella’ with a Portuguese egg based pastry called ‘ovos moles’.”

“Using the same molding technique we created a new typology of object and at the same time a new tradition. Playing with food is now allowed. Serve your favorite pieces of furniture to your friends and kids. You can create your eatable living room and paint you furniture cakes with your favorite jams and toppings. In this way when the user gets full of his furniture he just eats it without creating disposals. And start all over again with a different recipe.”

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Not Tom was approached by British bone china maker Buttercup China to create a stand at the Spring Fair 2012. Lining the wall with over 800 plates to create a giant scalloped pattern, Not Tom was able to demonstrate how simple, quality products can create a dramatic impact. The display won the best stand in show prize, too.

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San Diego’s original, Mission Federal ArtWalk is the largest art event in San Diego being held on April 28th and 29th. More than 400 visual artists from all over the world show and sell their art. Live music and dance stages, interactive art for children and the picturesque background of hip and historic Little Italy make this event a must-do every spring in San Diego. For more information visit www.MissionFederalArtWalk.org.

Furniture taste is a variable thing, but there’s no denying that these pieces are weird. Avant-garde, modern, and just downright painful, this furniture is not for the faint of couch. These pieces seem to belong more in a museum than a living room. Defying expectations of what furniture should look like, and still managing to be aesthetically interesting is an admirable feat.

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If you’ve never seen the work of Italian artist Alberto Seveso, well, get ready. His latest series of underwater ink photographs is entitled a due Colori and they are simply breathtaking. The images are made by taking high-speed photographs of two colors of ink mixing with water. The results are beautiful and serene studies of color and depth. The series is completely mesmerizing and dreamlike, and I just want to stare at them for hours!

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Derek Manson has created a 3D printed electric guitar composed of suspended polycarbonate polymer “tendons”. The RP Guitar is manufactured in one piece using additive 3D fabrication which is also known as Rapid Prototyping or 3D Printing. The main body is made from a polycarbonate polymer and the central core is CNC machined wood which still allows for excellent tonal properties.

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Designer Lauren Clay has created three-dimensional sculptures out of papier-mâché and painted cut paper (among many other things) that go far beyond the limits of paper’s two-dimensionality. The layered strips of paper create repeated patterns of texture that feel organic but I’m sure they were meticulously placed. Her color choices, materials, and construction show her sharp attention to detail, all of which make me want to see them in person.

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Are you like me and have a pile of books waiting to be taken to a used bookstore? Here is a way you can use up those old books and create a igloo for that book worm in your house! This sculptural installation by Colombian artist Miler Lagos was constructed at the MagnanMetz Gallery using carefully stacked books to create a compact dome that is entirely self-supporting! Read more …

Yes your eyes are correct- this is a bike, actually an electric bike! Designed by Spanish firm ART-TIC, this design is inspired by the Ossa monocasco motorcycle of Santiago Herrero, the legendary Grand Prix racer who died racing in 1970. No word on when it will actually get into production and the only disappointment might be that it’s a bike, not a motorcycle!

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