Matt Pyke at the Liverpool Design Symposium

Matt Pyke, founder of Universal Everything and former member of The Designers Republic gave an inspiring lecture yesterday at
the Liverpool Design Symposium. I liked the way he thinks, finding design inspiration in everyday life as well as the furthest reaches of science and technology. His inclination to look outside of graphic design and it's inherently urban outlook is no doubt responsible for bringing us the beautifully organic and procedural works that reflect his love of being close to nature.

The studio's work gives a very good lesson about teamwork and what can be achieved through collaborations, regardless of physical distances.

He is currently working on Advanced Beauty, a DVD collection of 18 minimal video sound sculptures that you shouldn't miss.

Goodbye La Princess...

Yesterday the Liverpool's Princess finally escaped dramatically forever. The giant spider (Fifty feet high, 37 tonnes) was wandering around to the streets of Liverpool for a while, making everybody feel amazed! The music accompanying her and the wet cloudy weather were making the scenery so real and atmospheric... Quite an addictive show, as many people -thrilled by the sight of it, even though it was cold and extremely busy, were following her around for hours! I've never seen so many people before in the streets of Liverpool. A marvelous creation brought by the French company "La machine" which will stay forever in the minds of the people who had the luck to experience a bit of the magical story!

Don't forget to have a look at the previous magnificent Artichoke production in London "The Sultan's Elephant"

www.lamachine.co.uk
www.thesultanselephant.com
www.artichoke.uk.com

Design Show Liverpool 2008

Here are some pictures from the Design Show that started yesterday at an old warehouse in Liverpool. Catwalks, arts and crafts, furniture, jewllery and many more were exhibited. Worth mentioning was the building itself (The Contemporary Urban centre) that was a pleasure to walk around ... For more details about the show have a look at
www.designshowliverpool.com

The pictures I'm posting contain work from www.petraboase.com which i promised her a link to my blog...A girl with briliant clothes, canvases and toys for kids (or people that still consider themselves kids..!)

What got me well excited was also the handmade moving toys of Mr Robert Race www.robertrace.co.uk that him and his wife kindly let me play around with all of those...(risky, but i didn't break anything!)