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The Book of Life

David Kracov was commissioned to create an award to be given in honor of, and named for, Rabbi Yossi Raichik, the beloved director of Chabad’s Children of Chernobyl.

Maria Kristofersson

Maria Kristofersson is a Swedish ceramicist of repute. Whilst her pieces use and interpret traditional patterns, the imperfections of shape and style are both contemporary and historic at the same time.

Iain Macarthur

Not disimilar in style to Claire Scully, Iain Macarthur’s Wildlife set of illustrations possess such detail, and tonal variation and depth, that each item is quite a delight to behold.

Todd McLellan

Todd McLellan – Disassembly from BLDG//WLF on Vimeo. Mr. McLellan has been getting some strong exposure as of late. With a disassembled old-school typewriter adorning the cover of this month’s Icon, his series of  dismantled mechanical objects is proving very popular. Check out the time lapse video above and read on…

Makes you wanna Swoon…

Sometimes you shouldn’t bother trying to say it better than Wikipaedia… Swoon is a [insert appropriate adjective here - highly-talented] street artist originally from Daytona Beach, Florida. She moved to New York at age nineteen, and specializes in life-size wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts of figures.

ArtBox Magazine

After what I can only describe as a lengthy hiatus, the posts are back for 2011, starting with an introduction to Art Box Magazine. As a lover of art and design from everywhere, there are, personally, 3 main literary requirements: Juxtapoz, Creative Review and, erm, the Internet. Having purchased and digested Issue 12, perhaps Art [...]

Rob Ryan offcut…

Believe it or not, the above piece of paper is an offcut of a stencil by Rob Ryan, literally picked up off the floor at the Pick Me Up show at Somerset House. Maybe a little sad, but nevertheless…

Deanne Cheuk

Deanne Cheuk is an Australian-born artist based in New York City. Having worked across many mediums as an art director and illustrator, she has established herself as a renowned, talented creative known worldwide for her illustrative typography.